Prisoners of War in the Philippines

Class - In Person & Zoom | Available (Membership Required)

1700 College Crescent Virginia Beach, VA 23453 United States
Pungo Auditorium - F133
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Monday, July 21, 2025 (one day)
10:00 AM-12:00 PM on Mon
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$15.00

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Prisoners of War in the Philippines

Class - In Person & Zoom | Available (Membership Required)

This is the story of the 70,000 Filipino and American soldiers who were surrendered in the Philippines during World War II in April-May 1942. The talk will cover the Bataan Death March, surrender of General Wainwright, and the camps at O;Donnell, Cabanatuan, Bilibid and Davao. The talk will also cover those who did not surrender and the movement to Japan of all American POWs on the hellships of 1944-45. Nearly 50% of the 20,000 Americans taken prisoner would not survive.

James Zobel

James Zobel received his history degrees from Old Dominion University and now serves as curator of manuscripts, librarian, and caretaker of over two million documents, 100.000 photographs, six hundred films, and a 40,000-volume library with a collection of 175 record groups. His duties include preservation, cataloguing, conducting oral histories, and providing research assistance for the thousands of patrons that use the MacArthur Archives and Library each year. He is also the author of several articles and books.