MF, had an old neighbor (now RIP), name of John McCarty, who was a POW on the Bataan Death March. I used to buy hay from him. My old runabout, a ’76 Landcruiser (which i still have tho it’s now behind-the-barn furniture alas until i get offn duff and fixit) was not allowed on his property –i had to park out on the road and walk in to deal on the hay. he would talk if you asked him questions (i knew from his relatives in the area his WWII history). He said the Filipino civilians along the route were all that kept him alive –that they took terrible chances to run out and give water. Some got caught and murdered on the spot. They also found ways to sneak food to the camp perimeters. It was funny that i an avid reader knew the campaign better than he –who never read on it. All he knew was the real thing –and that it was the locals that saved their lives.