Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

Nif'hfu ~ - va IidllINf NhiNifI
swung his rifle from one Of
them in passing and knocked
an American prisoner uncon-
scious beside the road.
Through the dust clouds and
blistering heat We marched
that entire day without food.
We were allowed Ia drink dirty
water from "a roadside stream
at noon. Some time later three
officers were taken from our
marching column. thrown inI0-
an automobile and driven off.
never learned What became
of them. They never arrived at
amy ~ the prison camps.
SUPPLIED NO FOOD
"Our guards repea tied ~
promised III food, hut never
produced IL. The night of the
eleNe nth, We again were
searched and then the march
resumed. Totally done in,
American and Filipino prison
ers fell out frequently, and
threw themselves moaning be-
side the roadside. The stronger
were not permitted to help the
weaker. We then would hear
shots behind us.
AT O'Clock ON the MORN
ing of April -, they Sh0Oed a.
into il barbed-wire bull pen biz
enough TO accommodate 200.
There were ZOO inside the pen
no room 20 lie down, human
tilth ard magtnts were every
where.
Sun TREATMENT
Throughout the twelfth, we
were introduced 10 "A form oi
torture which came To he
known a. the sun treatment.
We were made Ia Ill In the
boiling SIN all day long with
ont cover. We had very little
water; our thirst was intense.
Many of ~ went crazy and
several died. The Japanese
dragged QUE the sick and de
lirious. Three Filipino an q
three American soldiers were
buried while still alive.
ION the thirteenth, each of
those who survived Was given
mess kit of rice. We were
given another full daN Of the
sun treatment vt nightfall- Ase
were forced 10 resume our
march. We marched without
water until dawn of April ~
with one two hour interval
when Ne were permitted 30 >it
beside the roadside.
FACED BY BICYCLES
"The very pare of our march
itself was "A torture. sometimes
We had 10 go very fast, with
the Japanese pacing " on hi
cVCles. At other times, We were
forced 10 shuttle along very
slowly. The muscles of my lex,
began 10 draw and each step
was an agony
Filipino civilians tried 60
help both Filipino and Nmeri-
can soldiers bN tossing H. food
and rigarcts from windows ar
from behind houses. Those who
were caught were beaten
The Japanese had food
stores along the roadside. \
t y NrmN colonel pointed 10
some of the cans of salmon and
asked for food for hi> men \
japanese officer picked up
can and hit the colonel IN the
face with II, cutting hi, check
wide open. mother colonel
and brave Filipino picked mp
three american soldiers who
had collapsed before the laps
could get 10 them. They placed
them pn cart and started
down the road toward san
Fernando The japanese seized
them ~ well a.. the soldiers,
who we're in a coma, ana horse
whipped them fiercclN
"Along tho road in the pro,
ince Of PampAnga there are
many wells. Half-craied with
thirst Nix Filipino soldiers UsJ IT..
dash for one NJ the wells. MI
>iN were killed. ~ We passed
Iubao we marched by Filipino
soldier Quilted and hanging over
a harbed-wire fence. Late that
night of the fourteenth Ne we're
damned into another bullpcn at
San Fernando with again no
room to lie down. During the
night japanese soldiers with
fiNrd baNonets charged into the
compound TO tcrroriLr the pri>-
OnerS.
LOCKED N BON CAR
Before daylight on April -
we were marched out aud rs of
III were packed into small
narrow gauge boNcar. The doors
were closed and locked Move
ment was impossible. MANY of
the prisoners were suffering
from diarrhea and dN>cnterN.
The heat and stencil were un-
bearable.
we all wondered il we would
get ont of the bnE ear alive. NJ
Capi1 TarIac we Ncrc taken out
and given the sHh treatment for
three hours. Then We were
marched To Camp O'Donnell, "A
prison camp under conStruc-
ton. surrounded with harbed
wire and high towers, with sep
aratc inner compounds ot\ wire.
On this last leg of the journey