Cabanatuan American Memorial
World War II memorial in Nueva Ecija, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cabanatuan American Memorial is a World War II memorial located in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija in the Philippines. It is located on the site of what was once Camp Pangatian, a military training camp which operated for twenty years until it was converted into an internment camp for Allied prisoners of war during the Japanese occupation.
Cabanatuan American Memorial | |
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American Battle Monuments Commission | |
For the commemoration of the dead of the Bataan Death March and the Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp | |
Unveiled | April 12, 1982 (1982-04-12) |
Location | 15.5110°N 121.0440°E / 15.5110; 121.0440 |
Commemorated | 2,656 |
The memorial was dedicated on 12 April 1982 by the survivors of the Bataan Death March and the prisoner-of-war camp in Cabanatuan during World War II.[1] The memorial has been maintained by the American Battle Grounds Commission since 1989.[2] Prior to this, it was maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
The memorial is located along the Cabanatuan-Palayan road in Barangay Pangatian, eight kilometers north of the city proper.[3]