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Most of these files \/ photos were created and maintained by “Those Who Were There”<\/strong> and then Handed Down to their friends of Family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bataan Death March<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story of PFC James H. Cowen, USAAF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excellent episode last week with Marcus Brotherton and the Bataan Death March.
Recently a coworker shared with me the short memoir of her grandfather\u2019s brother, PFC James H. Cowen, USAAF. He felt compelled to write his experiences down in 1972 after suffering nightmares and flashbacks as a result of watching the nightly news reports from Vietnam.
Cowen survived the Bataan Death March, and imprisonment at O\u2019Donnell and Cabanatuan P.O.W. camps. He was subsequently liberated by the Army Rangers in the Great Raid at Cabanatuan in January 1945.
Attached please find a copy of the original hand typed memoir, shared with permission. My understanding is that it has never been published (though his story has been mentioned in published works and online).
I know you\u2019ll agree – it\u2019s an honor to read each and every memoir.

Sincerely,
Rona
San Jose, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n