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.
