The Price of Unpreparedness: POWs in the Philippines During WWII Exhibit Opening
Categories: Museums • Speakers & Seminars
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Sep 30, 2023 10am - 11:15am
Location
MacArthur Memorial
198 Bank St
Details
Within five months of its decision to go to war with the Western powers in December 1941, Japan's empire expanded to embrace 110 million new subjects and its military captured over 132,000 prisoners of war. After a five-month campaign against the Philippines, then an American commonwealth, 20,000 American and 70,000 Filipino personnel were surrendered and taken into captivity by the Japanese in April-May 1942. Thousands of Allied civilians in the Philippines were also incarcerated.
The nightmare of what these POWs were forced to endure for the next three and a half years is the subject of the MacArthur Memorial's new special exhibit: The Price of Unpreparedness: POWs in the Philippines during World War II.
Join MacArthur Memorial for the opening of this new exhibit on September 30. A ribbon cutting will follow several short presentations about the experiences of military and civilian POWs during the war, as well as those who evaded captivity.
