The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war (POW) from the municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles on the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O'Donnell via San Fernando.
A burial detail of American and Filipino prisoners of war uses improvised litters to carry fallen comrades at Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, 1942, following the Bataan Death March.
San Fernando station (Pampanga) April 1942 monument
Fallen soldiers during the Death March
Bataan Death March Memorial featuring Filipino and American soldiers at the Veterans Memorial Park in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Bagac, officially the Municipality of Bagac, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. It covers an area of 231.20 square kilometres (89.27 sq mi), making it the largest municipality in Bataan. However, according to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,365 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
Municipal Plaza
Municipal hall
Heritage Houses, Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar
Bagac Friendship Tower