For the 400 American soldiers who escaped the Bataan Death March and hundreds of others who refused to surrender, escaping the Bataan Peninsula to Luzon was a life-or-death journey. Among the local families who risked their lives to provide food and shelter to fleeing American soldiers were twin brothers Bill and Martin Fassoth. The stories of the Fassoths, the soldiers, and the fates of all involved following the Fassoths surrender to raiding Japanese forces are an important and fascinating chapter of World War II history.
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For the 400 American soldiers who escaped the Bataan Death March and hundreds of others who refused to surrender, escaping the Bataan Peninsula to Luzon was a life-or-death journey. Among the local families who risked their lives to provide food and shelter to fleeing American soldiers were twin brothers Bill and Martin Fassoth. The stories of the Fassoths, the soldiers, and the fates of all involved following the Fassoths surrender to raiding Japanese forces are an important and fascinating chapter of World War II history.
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