NHCP Photo Collection, 2022
The Fall of Bataan 9 April 1942
Location:
Bataan Provincial Capitol Grounds, Balanga City, Bataan
Category:
Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
9 April 1952
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
THE FALL OF BATAAN
9 APRIL 1942
SEALED IN BLOOD THE PERMANENT TIES OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATES. THIS MARKER IS DEDICATED, 9 APRIL 1952, TO THE MEMORY OF THE GALLANT FILIPINO AND AMERICANS SOLDIERS AS WELL AS CIVILIANS, WHO FOUGHT AND DIED SIDE BY SIDE IN THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY.
