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The Bataan Death March

In 1942 the Japanese believed surrender was dishonorable. They treated prisoners of war (Pow's) with little respect. Americans who were captured at Bataan were forced by the Japanese to march about 65 miles to prison camp. Almost 5,200 Americans died along the way from starvation. This encouraged the American soldiers to fight harder. Many of the prisoners were shot by the Japanese and left behind as the march went on. Also some of the Japanese took the prisoners canteens too.