Survivors of the Bataan Death March, such as Vincent Silva, above, will be honored during a special event on Saturday.
Press file photo
Press file photo
A social time begins at noon; luncheon at 12:30. The buffet ticket is $35.
The three-month battle for Bataan ended on April 9, 1942, when 72,000 Filipino, American and Chinese soldiers near starvation surrendered to the Japanese and were led on the infamous Bataan Death March of 90 miles, resulting in approximately 18,000 deaths.
A Memorial Mass will be held Sunday, April 10 at noon at the Church of Good Shepherd, 3200 Harbor St. in Pittsburg.
For more information, call Roger Tumbaga at 925-890-5859 or Walter Ruehlig at 925-756-7628.
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