Lonnie survived the death march and was a prisoner of war at Camp O’Donnell. He had not previously been reported as a prisoner of war.
Conditions at Camp O’Donnell were harsh. There were not enough facilities to house all of the prisoners who were sent there after the Bataan Death March. On top of this, the Japanese captors did not treat prisoners humanely, as they were taught to die before surrendering and treated prisoners accordingly.
Prisoners had no medical supplies and were given insufficient diets of rice and often rotten potatoes. The number of able-bodied prisoners was outnumbered by the number of prisoners who were sick or incapacitated.
About 20,000 Filipinos and 1,500 Americans died at Camp O’Donnell. Lonnie contracted malaria and died there on August 19, 1942.
Conditions at Camp O’Donnell were harsh. There were not enough facilities to house all of the prisoners who were sent there after the Bataan Death March. On top of this, the Japanese captors did not treat prisoners humanely, as they were taught to die before surrendering and treated prisoners accordingly.
Prisoners had no medical supplies and were given insufficient diets of rice and often rotten potatoes. The number of able-bodied prisoners was outnumbered by the number of prisoners who were sick or incapacitated.
About 20,000 Filipinos and 1,500 Americans died at Camp O’Donnell. Lonnie contracted malaria and died there on August 19, 1942.