National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines: The Fall of Bataan 9 April 1942

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Location: Bataan Provincial Capitol Grounds, Balanga City, Bataan
Category: Site/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level II - Historical marker
Marker date: 9 April 1952

Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

Marker text:

THE FALL OF BATAAN

9 APRIL 1942

SEALED IN BLOOD THE PERMANENT TIES OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATES. THIS MARKER IS DEDICATED, 9 APRIL 1952, TO THE MEMORY OF THE GALLANT FILIPINO AND AMERICANS SOLDIERS AS WELL AS CIVILIANS, WHO FOUGHT AND DIED SIDE BY SIDE IN THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY.

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LEVEL I - Sites and Structures declared as National Shrine, National Historical Landmark, National Historical Site, and National Monument (Entries with asterisks)

LEVEL II - Sites and Structures declared as Heritage Zones/Historic Centers, Heritage Houses and bearing Historical Markers

DELISTED - Declared and/or marked historic sites and structures that were removed from the national registry

LIFTED - Sites and structures 50 years old and above removed of its presumption as Important Cultural Property (R.A. 10066)

The Fall of Bataan 9 April 1942

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