On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of 150 American POWs. This biography tells the story of Glenn ("Mac") McDole, one of eleven young men who escaped and the last man out of Palawan Prison Camp 10A. Beginning on December 8, 1941, at the U.S. Navy Yard barracks at Cavite, the story of this young Iowa Marine continues through the fighting on Corregidor, the capture and imprisonment by the Japanese Imperial Army in May 1942, Mac's entry into the Palawan prison camp in the Philippines on August 12, 1942, the terrible conditions he and his comrades endured in the camps, and the terrible day when 139 young soldiers were slaughtered. The work details the escapes of the few survivors as they dug into refuse piles, hid in coral caves, and slogged through swamp and jungle to get to supportive Filipinos. It also contains an account and verdicts of the war crimes trials of the Japanese guards, follow-ups on the various places and people referred to in the text, with descriptions of their present situations, and a roster of the names and hometowns of the victims of the Palawan massacre.

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United States, United States of America

Illustrated, FR, 2004

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165) and index.

<p>On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of the 150 American POWs held at Palawan Prison Camp 10A. This biography tells the story of Glenn ("Mac" McDole, one of the eleven young men who escaped and the last man out.<br> Beginning on December 8, 1941, at the U.S. Navy Yard barracks at Cavite, the story of this young Iowa Marine continues through the fighting on Crregidor, his capture by the Japanese Imperial Army in May 1942, his entry into the Palawan prison camp in the Philippines on August 12, 1942, the vile conditions he and his comrades endured there, and the terrible day when 139 young soldiers were slaughtered. <br> The book offers details of the escapes of the few survivors- who dug into refuse piles, hid in coral caves, and slogged through swamp and jungle. It also contains an account of the war crimes trials of the Japanese guards, follow-ups on the various places and people in the text, and a roster of the names and hometowns of the victims of the Palawan massacre.</p>

Beginning December 8, 1941, this is the story of a young Iowa Marine at the U.S. Navy Yard barracks at Cavite. It continues through the fighting on Corregidor; his capture by the Japanese Imperial Army in May 1942; his entry into the Palawan prison camp in the Philippines on August 12, 1942; the vile conditions that he and his comrades endured there; and the terrible day when, in danger of the camp being over run by the advancing American forces, the Japanese guards massacred 139 American POWs. The guards then burned the camp, hoping that fire and the nature of the jungle would hide the crime. This is also the story of men who survived. Men who dug into refuse pits, hid in coral caves, slogged through swamp and jungle, and braved the sea. It also contains an account of the war crimes trials of the Japanese guards, follow-ups on the various people and places in the text, and a roster of the names and hometowns of the victims of the Palawan massacre.

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