Bataan (/bɑːtɑːˈʔɑːn/, /bɑːˈtɑːn/), officially the Province of Bataan (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Bataan, Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Bataan, Ilocano: Probinsia...
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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...
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USS Bataan (LHD-5) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship in the United States Navy. The ship is named after the Battle of Bataan, fought in the Philippines...
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Bataan Nitollano, also known as Joe Bataan (born 5 November, 1942) is a Filipino and American Latin soul singer, songwriter and musician best known world-wide...
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have been named USS Bataan, after the Bataan Peninsula, the scene of the Battle of Bataan in 1942 in the Philippines. USS Bataan (CVL-29), was a light...
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The Battle of Bataan (Tagalog: Labanan sa Bataan; January 7 – April 9, 1942) was fought by the United States and the Philippine Commonwealth against Imperial...
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Look up Bataan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bataan is a province of the Philippines. Bataan may also refer to: Bataan Peninsula, the landmass in...
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Bataan is a 1943 American black-and-white World War II drama film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Irving Starr (with Dore Schary as executive producer)...
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New Bataan, officially the Municipality of New Bataan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bag-ong Bataan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bagong Bataan), is a 1st class municipality...
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Back to Bataan is a 1945 American black-and-white World War II war film drama from RKO Radio Pictures, produced by Robert Fellows, directed by Edward Dmytryk...
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The Angels of Bataan (also known as the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor" and "The Battling Belles of Bataan") were the members of the United States Army...
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region in the Philippines. The region comprises seven provinces: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga (with its capital, San Fernando City serving...
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HMAS Bataan (D9/I91/D191) was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Laid down in 1942 and commissioned in 1945, the destroyer was...
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The Bataan Provincial Building, Bataan Provincial Capitol, or The Bunker is the seat of the provincial government of Bataan in the Philippines. The first...
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The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is a nuclear power plant on the Bataan Peninsula, 100 kilometers (62 mi) west of Manila, Philippines. Completed but...
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dedicated to the U.S. and Filipino prisoners who suffered or died during the Bataan Death March. There is also a wide variety of commemorative events held to...
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The Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge, also known as the Manila Bay Bridge is a planned bridge which will cross Manila Bay and connect the provinces of Bataan...
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USS Bataan (CVL-29/AVT-4), originally planned as USS Buffalo (CL-99) and also classified as CV-29, was an 11,000 ton Independence-class light aircraft...
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Philippines campaign (1941–1942) (section Withdrawal into Bataan, 24 December 1941 to 6 January 1942)
(1990). Bataan: Our Last Ditch: The Bataan Campaign, 1942. Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-87052-877-7. Young, Donald J. (1992). The Battle of Bataan: A History...
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Douglas MacArthur (redirect from Bataan Gang)
the Philippines. MacArthur's forces were soon compelled to withdraw to Bataan, where they held out until May 1942. In March 1942, MacArthur, his family...
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Balanga), is a 2nd class component city and capital of the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 104,173...
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Bataan 1 and Bataan 2 were two demilitarized Japanese bomber/transport aircraft that carried the first surrender delegations from Japan to Ie Shima as...
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Mariveles (redirect from Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines)
Mariveles (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mariveles), is a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 149,879...
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Bataan (AFAB) is a government agency attached to the Office of the President of the Philippines that operates and manages the Freeport Area of Bataan...
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2024 Manila Bay oil spill (redirect from Bataan oil spill)
capsized and sank in Manila Bay, off the east coast of Lamao Point, Limay, Bataan, causing an ongoing oil spill. The tanker was carrying nearly 1.5 million...
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Day of Valor (redirect from Bataan Day)
commemorates the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops during World War II. The day is officially celebrated every April 9, the start of the Bataan Death March, although...
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Bataan dialect may refer to: The Tagalog language dialect spoken in Bataan The Kapampangan language dialect spoken in Bataan The Mariveleño language This...
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The Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center (formerly Bataan Provincial Hospital) is a tertiary level government hospital in the Philippines with a...
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Bataan Transit Co., Inc. is a provincial bus company in the Philippines plying Central and North Luzon, particularly to the provinces of Bataan and La...
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The Bataan Memorial Death March is an annual commemoration of the Bataan Death March attended by many of the survivors of the march, along with thousands...
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