“I can't give you men much advice. Just
always remember you are American soldiers,
and act like soldiers at all times. Someday
our troops will be back. Use your heads, for
godsake, and stick together — no matter what
happens.”
— Captain Albert K. Fields
“Beyond Courage”
One incident of outright
slaughter is the case of over 400 Filipino officers and men
from various USAFFE units who were assembled
together, tied to each other with wire, and executed
with bayonets, one by one.
When a group of 200th Coast
Artillery men arrived at Camp O'Donnell, they
underwent a "shake down". Several of the men were
found to have items of Japanese origin — a comb, a
mirror, a coin perhaps — and were led
away to be executed.
