My father was Lloyd S. (Bud) Pollock. He was one of the Battling *s, and I am looking for anyone who may have served, and survived, with him. I am trying to learn more about my father, and if anyone knew him, or remembers him, please contact me, at osagespirit1@msn.com. This is very important to me and my remaining living family members. My mother has passed, my father passed in 2003, all that remains are my brother, myself and our children and our father was somewhat of a mystery to us, he never told us too much, about what he went through. He told our other brother a Vietnam vet, who died in a car crash 1981 at 33. Thank you, and I just want to say that the men who participated in this hellish march and internment are so much more than heroes, and we must never forget to honor and remember their sacrifices.

Comment by Avery Oakes on 05/01/2008 @ 15:19:45 GMT

Found your website whilie looking for info about my father. He is 92 years young and lives in central Georgia,.He is a survivor of the Bataan Death March. About 20 years ago, He began to write his experiences down in spiral notebooks for his family to have, My brother took this info and put it into book form,
The name of this book is \\\"Trials and Tribulations of an American Prisoner of the Japenese in World War II\\\", My fathers name is Luther Avery Oakes Jr. He spent 3 and 1/2 years in captivity, His faith in God and his belief in his country is what helped him survive. This book was written mainly for our family and friends and contains his personal experiences, He has been interviewed several times on local TV , PBS interviewed him for a classroom internet study on WWII POW\\\'S, He also has worked to help build the POW museum in Andersonville GA, the home of an atrocious civil war prison camp,
If any one is interested in contacting me i can be reached at prnd2l@bellsouth.net

Comment by Adela on 04/28/2008 @ 17:44:19 GMT

My father just celebrated his 90th birthday on 2/23/08. He is a survivor of the Bataan Death March. For years he never wanted to talk about it until one day about 5 yrs ago, my husband sat him down with a video camera and started asking him questions about it and everything just poured out. To hear the experience first-hand is chilling. My husband made our family a dvd from that interview inserting original film clips, etc. It\'s an amazing dvd and tribute to pass on to his grandkids and great-grandkids. Are there other survivors out there that my father can be in contact with? He is an awesome man, very sociable and loving. I\'m sure he would love to meet others who have been thru this ordeal with him. My email: adelaros@sbcglobal.net

Comment by Samantha on 04/27/2008 @ 23:44:53 GMT

Thank you for this site. My uncle was a survivor, but died only months after he returned to the US due to malnutrition and other health issues occurring as a result of that horror. I never got to meet him. At age 15 I read a book called, The Bataan Death March. It changed my life and forged my character. God bless you and all who honor these men and their sacrifice.

Comment by Sydne Campbell on 04/16/2008 @ 17:41:14 GMT

My father was also a survivor of the Bataan Death March. my e-mail address for anyone with more information or stories please contact me at sydne_c@hotmail.com Thank you and god bless.

Comment by Sydne Campbell on 04/16/2008 @ 17:34:59 GMT

It is so good to hear these stories of others who were in the war at this time. My father was a POW in Japan for 3 1/2 years and passed away on December 28, 1996 after living a very full and rewarding life of what he loved to do-rodeo! I loved to sit and listen to him talk about everything although it was so emotionally hard for him to talk about. It was apart of our history. I loved my father dearly and thanked him everyday for what he did for our country. I love going to different web sites and reading about different experiences from those who had also expereinced. God Bless You!!

Comment by Mark Hugo on 04/11/2008 @ 02:08:25 GMT

Cold and snowy April night. Felt really \"locked in\" tonight. But was poking around and found your site Alf. Suddenly I was glad for everything! Your CHARACTER and humor and love of life lifted me.

And, yes..I\'m not quite as far along as you, but my letter to God also says, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING! I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS!

Mark

Comment by Jerry Gervacio on 04/09/2008 @ 00:37:55 GMT

Back to Bataan is great! Thank you Mr. Peterson.

In section, Road to Bataan, the question, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Could they speak English?\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" has answer that mentioned the island of Mindora, it is actually Mindoro not Mindora.

See: http://www.bataansurvivor.com/content/the_road_to_bataan/2.php

Please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindoro

Thank you. Regards,

Jerry Gervacio
jerry.gervacio@gmail.com

Comment by jwerickson on 04/07/2008 @ 21:22:24 GMT

Re: Paul & Frank Kudlac 2/19/08.
Paul Kudlac was a member of the 60th CA Regt. This means he was captured on Corregidor, and thus, did not make the Death March. The only other Kudlac I can find in NARA pow records is Milton J. Kudlac, also of the 60th CA. Could this be Frank Kudlac?
contact me at:
jwerickson
at
neo dot tamu dot edu

Comment by Rose on 04/06/2008 @ 15:27:31 GMT

I do not have anyone in my family who was on the death march. But I would like to say Thank You for your contributions to our great country. I had only expected to read a few pages today but I was so engrossed in it I completely finished it. Alf you and the other men are an inspiration to us all on about not giving up. Thank you for sharing the story and it should be heard by everyone.

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