From Bataan to Freedom
Judy Reed
Errett Lujan served during World War II with the U.S. Army 200th/515th Coast Artillery (Anti-aircraft) Regiment in the Philippines, the largest regiment on the islands when the Japanese invaded just hours after Pearl Harbor. The regiment was credited as both the first and the last to fire on the enemy before surrendering. Lujan survived the invasion, the Bataan Death March and more than three years in POW camps.
After the war, he said little to his family about his harrowing experiences. Written by his daughter, this lovingly researched narrative pieces together the story of his service and his imprisonment, drawing on Lujan’s diaries and letters, and original interviews with 200th/515th survivors and former POWs.
Duration - 10h 41m.
Author - Judy Reed.
Narrator - Louis Lujan.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2024 McFarland ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Errett Lujan served during World War II with the U.S. Army 200th/515th Coast Artillery (Anti-aircraft) Regiment in the Philippines, the largest regiment on the islands when the Japanese invaded just hours after Pearl Harbor. The regiment was credited as both the first and the last to fire on the enemy before surrendering. Lujan survived the invasion, the Bataan Death March and more than three years in POW camps. After the war, he said little to his family about his harrowing experiences. Written by his daughter, this lovingly researched narrative pieces together the story of his service and his imprisonment, drawing on Lujan’s diaries and letters, and original interviews with 200th/515th survivors and former POWs. Duration - 10h 41m. Author - Judy Reed. Narrator - Louis Lujan. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2024 McFarland ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:27
Introduction
Duration:00:03:24
Chapter 1: The Far East Before World War II
Duration:00:11:21
Chapter 2: Sign Me Up!
Duration:00:18:19
Chapter 3: Antiaircraft Training at Ft. Bliss
Duration:00:25:12
Chapter 4: Deployment to the Philippines
Duration:00:32:00
Chapter 5: Combat Begins
Duration:00:40:10
Chapter 6: Retreat to Bataan
Duration:00:28:00
Chapter 7: Losing Ground
Duration:00:18:35
Chapter 8: The Lull
Duration:00:16:21
Chapter 9: War News Stirs the Home Front
Duration:00:19:20
Chapter 10: Surrendered
Duration:00:27:25
Chapter 11: In Enemy Hands
Duration:00:18:27
Chapter 12: Wrestling with Defeat Stateside
Duration:00:14:04
Chapter 13: A Parade of Death at Camp O’Donnell
Duration:00:16:12
Chapter 14: Life at Cabanatuan and Bilibid Prison
Duration:00:26:16
Chapter 15: Entering Japan
Duration:00:22:57
Chapter 16: Settling into Camp at Mitsushima as a POW
Duration:00:22:07
Chapter 17: The Worst Winter
Duration:00:37:09
Chapter 18: Remaining Months at Mitsushima
Duration:00:25:55
Chapter 19: Changing of the Guards
Duration:00:36:23
Chapter 20: The First Leg at Kanose
Duration:01:04:51
Chapter 21: The Last Leg at Kanos
Duration:00:43:15
Chapter 22: Liberation
Duration:00:51:14
Epilogue
Duration:00:07:00
Acknowledgments
Duration:00:02:28
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:25