I Came Back from Bataan

De: Robert Whitmore

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

This is the thrilling first-person story of a young Army Air Corps mechanic caught up in the worldwind of events in World War II. Gautier arrived in the Philippines on Thanksgiving Day 1941. Just two weeks later the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and the Philippines. Gautier was given World War I vintage rifle and sent to Bataan to fight as an infantryman. After the fall of Bataan in April 1942, Gautier survived the infamous Bataan Death March and the horrible conditions at Camp O'Donnel. He was sent along with some other American mechanics to Baguio, where they did all they could to sabotage the Japanese. As the war wore on, Gautier traveled to Japan on the "Hell Ships" where he worked in a coal mine. He along with the other prisoners of war suffered starvation, torture, and beatings until they were liberated in September 1945. Gautier returned to the U.S. to face unforeseen personal challenges, including what would later be known as post-traumatic stress syndrome. His remarkable story is one of personal courage and faith in God and country.