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When I was in sixth grade, during our Veteran’s Day program, someone’s grandparents attended. This is when I learned of the Bataan death march. The gentleman was in the march and was unable to tell the story so his wife did. He stood beside her bawling his eyes out the entire time. That is THE QUIETEST I have ever heard hundreds of kids in a gym at any time in my life and that was the day I knew I was going to serve.
I can’t imagine being a kid, and hearing this from someone. When I was in 7th grade the school did like a scared straight thing. A few drunk drivers that killed people scared the crap out of us
@@tompatchak8706 it was intense, to say the least. To this day, I still avoid saying “I’m starving.” Same school did one of those too lol. We took a field trip to the state pen. During the trip we had a sit down with a couple of lifers. The one I remember was in for killing a man he was trying to rob. The man was soliciting prostitution from the lifer’s girl. He jumped out a closet to rob him and ended up killing him in the process. Different times lol
Was the speaker named Ted R. Williams, and was he in the air warning detachment, 3rd marines, fourth battalion? (NOT THE BASEBALL PLAYER) if he was, that was my great-uncle.
As a Fil-Am service member, thank you for covering Bataan and the Philippine Scouts. They’re very much the unsung heroes of the opening acts of WWII and it warms my heart to see them get the recognition they deserve
I never served WITH the Philippine scouts, that would have been an honor. However, I did have the lucky opportunity be Apart of a train up with them on an IA deployment that was halted my second year as a TACP and I thought I was in shape... I was proven wrong in almost every way possible except for pull ups. Everywhere I've gone I've always been the best at SOMETHING.... but not in the Phillipines, they're no joke and it would have been an honor to fight beside them. Hell I got out shot at just over a mile by a dude/kid that was JUST getting his moustache... and I'm a damn good shot even under stress... makes you wonder if they're all just pretty equally badass. No quit in those men whatsoever! BAHALA NA!
You don't really have to imply that warfighters today aren't as good. There are a few exceptional ones today just as in ww2 and none if them were forced to serve. 😮 My grandfather and grandmother's twin went to the eastern front. One came back. I'm gladvthat we have advanced SO much that we won't have to makevso many heros or lose so many people. I hope.
@@rodgerfoshee7378no Americans fought the eastern front. The soviets wouldn't of let them. All we did was supply them. But according to history there were no American or British on the eastern front. Unless you're German. Than carry on.
My Grandfather was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. I was too young at the time to understand the gravity of the stories my father (a marine himself) would tell me about his dad. To this day, I remember seeing the pride he had of *his* father. I lost my dad a few years back so the memories hit a little harder but I Thank You for bringing this story back to the surface for me. These brave souls should never be forgotten.
Lost my dad almost 4 years ago, crazy how you only think to ask certain things after they're gone. I lost him when I was 21 and thought I was an adult and knew what to ask and would remember everything but once they're gone it's just gone. It's weird, hope you're going well brother, your dad sounds a lot like mine🤙
I was blessed with the opportunity to meet a Canadian survivor of a Japanese POW camp. He didn't talk much about what he went through, but i remember the look in his eyes when a Japanese gentleman walked up to us. He lifted himself from the table and turned his back to walk away. Before leaving, he apologized to the Japanese man but told him the memories of what his people did to his comrades forced him to leave. I have visited the edges of hell, but that man had lived there
I grew up thinking we hated the Japanese for being different. I think we just might have hated them for being monsters... I don't know how Japan gets so little flak for what they did compared to Germany... The Germans were perfecting horrific acts while the Japanese were inventing new ways to be inhuman monsters. My college education made me face what Japan did to other countries... What Japan did to women and children. We have photos of what they did. It wasn't forever ago. It wasn't even 100 years ago. I hate thinking about it. I'm Polish and I've seen the photos of the camps... My uncle's photos from visiting family outside Auschwitz. Seeing that prison boat made me wish for the camps. Such horrific suffering...
@@SifernosRatLord wait till you see what the USA did in japan, Vietnam, Laos, Iraq and Others...However it hows no candle to what Stalin did to his own people....in the name of advancement! yeah history is fracked
@@mahtowaNot really to scale, and mostly isolated incidents. Besides Vietnam and Laos. You would have to go back to early colonial Philippines when the US first got control to really see anything near what the Japanese did in WWII.
@@mahtowathe japanese used to infect the chinese people with various diseases then disect them while they were still alive to see what the disease was doing to their bodies. The japanese made hitler look like an amateur.
Back in 1983, I had the pleasure of meeting a survivor of that death March, the stories he told me. He was liberated from a Japanese controlled coal mine in 1946. Think the fact I was a Air Force brat who had lived on Clark AFB in the mid 50's caused him to take a liking to me...plus I was a recently discharged Vietnam Era Marine. He was a hellava man to call friend. As usual, a great video by the Fat Electrician.
So...I've watched this video 3 times trying to find some way to react to it other than being numbed by the weight of the story being told. It's shocking...disturbing...to listen to this account while knowing what happened to the soldiers who were forced into the Bataan Death March. You find these snippets of history that SHOULD be taught and bring them to light. Thank you. Until 2 days ago...I didn't even know the Philippine Scouts were a thing. Finding out how absolutely badass they are...damn.
Thank you for these stories. They are a reminder that what we have did not come cheap but was built on the blood, sacrifice, and courage of brave men throughout our history. These were our fathers and grandfathers and we are proud of them.
Stories of the Philippines scouts from the unit history of the 26th Cavalry still ring in my ears from when I started reading them in the '80's only reinforced by media accounts (movies etc) when it comes to you that these men were real flesh and blood, that they actually did these Herculean things and more plus so many of them just evaporated from history like they did it's nothing short of heartbreaking. The unit I was assigned to (decades later) C Troop 1st Squadron of the 26th Cavalry at a certain point in time their history simply goes quiet, it's known the remainder of the unit refused to surrender and retreated to the mountains to carry on gurrella warfare, apparently none survived. Remnants of the 26th were on the death march, some survived that too, my understanding is that none of C Troop survived the war. Here's to lifting a Red Horse to my elder brothers in arms when I return to the Philippines again, I'm very proud of my vague association with you all.
Have you read Ghost Soldiers? Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission. It is insane. I think I held my breath through a good part of it. If you haven’t read it, I think you’d really enjoy it. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Soldiers
You sir are filling the gaps that public school left in my knowledge. I never liked or was very interested in history class my entire schooling career, but you have lit a fire in me. I am hungry for knowledge about the history of this country and others, wars, and general badassery from the US and others. Guns and planes and tanks and ships, youve fueled the red blooded american in me and make me more knowledgeable with each of your videos. Plus I fucking love your sense of humor Keep doing the damn thing man, love you and your content. Quack bang out
I was very lucky in HS many many years ago in that I had some very good teachers, one of which is now mentioned in the National Museum of the United States Air Force. As well, I grew up surrounded by Air Force members and veterans that had been involved in a myriad of Air Force projects in the 1960's and 70's. BUFF pilots, EFB-111 Aardvark pilots, F-4 pilots, Project Blue Book type guys, Astronaut program and my flight instructor was a retired Brigadier General who "learned to fly in a P-40" and at 70+ years old was still teaching University courses and taking glider lessons. RIP Chief Master Sargent George Artuso and General Stanley J. Czyzak. These men LIVED history!
@MrSirwolf2001 I graduated high school last year and just recently became obsessed with this whole community, Demo, Brandon, Donut, Fat Electritian, and others. I wish I could've been introduced to all of this sooner, but I'm glad I am now! That's an incredibly interesting upbringing, my family is very patriotic, but I believe only my great grandfather was in the military, and i know very little about it. I have immense respect to anyone serving, from Fire and EMS to police to military, God bless all those who serve and have served!
This story is not only a great rendition of Arthur Wermuth, combined with a realistic recount of life as a Japanese POW which our Anzac's certainly know, but a solemn reminder of how ferocious the Phillipino soldiers are and why they fight so hard.
My grandfather fought in Bataan and was POW for the entire war. The few stories he told were unreal. He weighed 96 pounds when the war was over. He worked in a steel mill for Mitsubishi Ship Works, I believe.
First of all your grandfather is a hero! My dad was a veteran of the US Navy South Pacific and growing up in our household there was never anything that was made in Japan. Ever. When I was old enough to buy a car my dad's exact words, not mine, were "there's no way in hell you're going to buy one of those Jap cars." He had a couple of buddies who were captured and worked in the coal mines and companies such as Mitsubishi, but not Mitsubishi. I don't recall the name it's been so many years. But like your grandfather, my dad's buddies were walking skeletons by the end of the war and they could never shake the brutality they endured at the hands of the Japanese. I didn't share my father's feelings especially because since the second grade my best friend is Japanese-American. But at this point in my life being 69 years old I don't fault my dad for his feelings. It was a different time and it was a hellish war in the Pacific. Not that the ETO wasn't but the war in the Pacific was a different beast.😢🙏💖⚓️🇺🇲💯
My father was in the Philippines after the start of WW2, with the US Army Air Corp. with Philippine scouts. He never talked about this time in his life. He only spoke of time in service after the end of the war. Serving in Japan, England, Morocco, and State side with Air Force. 22 year of services Master Sargent at time of retirement. Everyone just called him Sarg.
The fact that Sabaton hasn’t written _ANY_ songs about the veterans TFE has covered is surprising. They’re like the encyclopedia of war heroes (though someone like McNasty would detest that hero label)
My brother in law is Phillipines Special Operations. I met my current wife through him, while I was on a private contract helping during the time of Marawi (I’m former Psychology Operations). Phillipine Special Operations are some of the coolest, funnest, skilled, and motivated people I ever met. Loved my time with them!
You really deserve to be one of the biggest channels especially because you tell the lost stories of amazing warriors that no one else is telling. We need patriots not people who hate our great country!
My uncle’s grandfather was in the Philippine Scouts and survived the March. Not sure about specifics but I saw the video and shared it with him and he told me some of what happened. The Japanese went looking for his pregnant wife (grandma pregnant with his dad) and the family hid her in the oven because they didn’t know what would happen. Both survived the war and moved to the US.
15:42 This one sentence gave me more info on what led to my great-grandpa’s death than any of my history classes or family historians did (I.E. the “why” behind the marches). My sincere thanks to you.
From what I recall, my maternal grandfather was a Filipino guerrilla, but was unrecognised for some reason. It's such a shame we lost him in 2002, when I was still around 9 years old, and never get to know his whole story and whether or not he was in Bataan. Either way, thanks for doing this, QB.
My great uncle survived the Bataan death march. His son used his fathers diary to write a book "the naked flag pole". My great uncle never talked about his experience, but you could tell it affected him deeply.
My father also never talked about the war. I only found out what happened after his death by obtaining his Army records from the National Archive. The reports for that period couldn't tell the whole story, but they were mind-blowing anyway.
First, I love your channel and have gone through almost all your videos in short order. I wish you had been my high school history teacher. One thing you may not know, though I wouldn't be willing to bet on it, is the impact Bataan had on my home state of New Mexico. Of those captured were the 200th Coast Artillery, New Mexico National Guard. Of the 1816 men identified, 829 never came home. In 1989 NMSU ROTC began sponsoring the Bataan Memorial Death March. In 1992 the White Sands Missile Range and the New Mexico National Guard joined the sponsorship and the march was moved to the White Sands Missile Range. Survivors of Bataan have attended regularly, though I am not certain if any are still alive at this time. Participation has grown from approximately 100 participants initially to almost 10,000. There are military and civilian divisions. My cousin has participated in this march several times, though our family didn't have anyone there (Grandaddy fought in the trenches of France in WWI, I was an Army Nurse but never saw combat), he wishes to show respect to those who were there. Thank you for bringing these people and their history to us and giving them the recognition they deserve.
I've thought I've heard every story about World War 2 until I heard this. I don't know how I missed it but thank God you did a video on this absolute "unit" of a man. What a warrior. I wouldn't mind hearing more about "Jock" or "joc" as well.
Guys like you are why I loved history so much I never got below a b on any project in any history class I ever had. You’re a talented story teller bro major props💯
Side note I’m surprised you haven’t done a video on the legend of Gen Mad Dog Mattis, he has enough bad ass quotes to make you feel like you can fight Godzilla, 2 King Kongs, a pikachu on cocaine, and a horde of liberal karens were just told their non binary cat identifying child was a boy
I worked with a Philippine Scout Veteran & survivor of the Bataan death march. He only had the use of one of his arms due to the damage the Japanese inflicted upon him in captivity. I could see the pain in his eyes when he told us stories.
I did a report on this in high school, thank you for filling in the backstory. One of the reasons I enlisted was because of the battling bastards of Bataan
I just stumbled upon your channel and I've been binge-watching all your crazy American history videos. Seriously, you've gotta make more of those! You're awesome!
Thank you for sharing this story. My grandfather was a Bataan Death March survivor and POW but never talked about it, though I understand why. Some of my greatest conversations while on active duty was with the retirees who came to the hospital for treatment. Putting out these stories helps keep their history known and not forgotten in the dusty tomes of a library, especially with the WW2 generation all but gone and so many lessons lost.
It is good to see such valor remembered. Living in southern New Mexico I grew up knowing quite a few gentleman that knew the ghost. An entire regiment of "crazy cowboys" were sent out there just before the war. I see the Bataan bridge almost every day. Some year perhaps you can come out and walk the annual remembrance walk in Las Cruces.
I think it is a strong testament to the idea of America that so many of their soldiers defer glory of their actions to the actions of the non-Americans who helped them along the way. Excellent video. Thanks for all that you do.
You do realize that the Philippines was a US territory at the time. The people born there were Commonwealth citizens of the USA, just like Hawaiians and Guamanians.
@gryghin that's right and it's not an american/non-American thing. It's what heroes and great people do, recognize the others who sacrificed as much or more in their eyes.
@@the_fat_electrician My great uncle was in the army and told me one of his instructors was a Philipino. He would "tell" them how bad they were at marching and say that they had no excuse because he did the Bataan death march with a bayonet broke off in his @$$. And when he graduated, my Uncle asked him if that was true, and he said yes. He was stabbed by a Japanese bayonet but the angle was so pitched, and there was so much force, that it broke off, and wasn't removed until after the march.
Dude, I love your story telling. Make a military history documentary. Topic would be irrelevant with the way you weave stories. I would absolutely be so about that. Cheers, brother. Thanks for all the great content.
Thank you for the mention of Northwestern Military Academy, We learned about him in our "Smart Books" as I am Alum of St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (SJN 2008). Northwestern merged with St. Johns in the 1990's. There is a pure list of BAMFIC that came from these academies, incase you ever wanted to know anything, I'd be happy to share.
Wow! I am at a loss for words that can adequately express my sadness at the loss of life. Yet I am filled with awe at the bravery of men in the midst of war. Thank you for the history lesson
Your content always brings me joy to see, I love history and you've exposed me to so many people and events that slip through the cracks and I've previously only vaguely heard of at best. Hope every bit of success you deserve comes to you.
Yo, F E. Your delivery and range are perfect for this excellent channel you've created. I cannot thank you enough for providing stories and truths I was never taught in any school. I'm addicted. Keep on keeping on, and God Bless. And oh yeah: QuackBang, Out!
I love that while you're delivering these somber stories, you still use your FE wit and humor but places them perfectly to not overshadow the story. These longer videos are also playing out great and I find it cool that I was on here (my other account at least) during the early times when there were less subs and the videos were maybe 3mins max. Also, a story about the Battle of Leyte Gulf would be awesome or if too long, my favorite from it would be the one about the USS Samuel B. Roberts. Damn that boat fought hard.
When my father was stationed at Clark AB in the P.I., every year, we would march part of the Bataan trail. We would stop at this monument to help clean it up. Sometimes, dog tags or pieces of bone would be found. The caretaker of the the property would take them and attempt to identify the bone pieces by matching them to other found pieces in hopes of returning them home so they could rest in peace.
As someone who's grandfather and great grandfather were native Fillipino scouts for the US army, and were survivors of the Bataan death march, this is glorious.
I participated in a re-enactment of the Bataan Death March on the actual path. It culminated in a mock battle in front of a crowd of veterans. It was pretty fun and emotional for those guys!
My great grandfather was in the Bataan Death march. He threw off his dog tags and someone found them to give back to my great grandmother a couple years before she died. He made it back at the end of the war but was 60lbs under weight
The best military leaders credit their accomplishments to the best soldiers that they happen to command. Humility. The best soldiers tend to be picky about who they allow to lead them. Respect.
Your so good at telling stories that I want to listen to your commercials. I don’t even have a dog but you deserve every cent you can make. Exactly my brand of communication.
Walking around enemy territory alone is wild, running towards an occupued bridge alone is wild, joining an enemy march because you know you cant kill them all is freaking insanity, but having direct comms with said men to trick them into not noticing you is 🤯 Can you imagine the fear before you commit to that first "shhh" E: handing homie a live grenade is even nuttier lmao. Its like the kid from highschool who just wont stop messing with people grew up and went to war.
The Bataan Death March was partially explained by the blind obedience of Japanese soldiers. They expected any relevant information to be given to them and didn't ask questions. So as each group of guards passed the prisoners along to the next group, no Japanese bothered to ask if the prisoners had rested or been fed - they just followed the orders and moved them along to the next checkpoint and the next group of guards. I remember reading in a memoir from a survivor about how the Japanese were equally brutal to their own soldiers. As the POWs are being marched away, they're being passed on the road by Japanese troops headed for the build-up to take Corregidor. The veteran vivildy described seeing one of the Japanese soldiers pass out from the heat. A sergeant comes along and beings beating him with a switch until the soldier finally stands up and manages to stagger back into line. The veteran's response to watching this was 'if they treat their own people like this, what the hell are they going to do to us.'
Love all your videos, easy to follow, concise and genuinely interesting. Could you look into other history around the world too, be it war based or otherwise? I think you'd do a great job whatever country/countries you look into on any subject, as you actual look properly into and research any video you do. Just a thought, but either way I love your content man, keep up the good work 👌
with stories like this, im always flabbergasted how different the human body is from one person to the next. some people trip unlucky and die.. and then there are people like arthur where you legitimately wonder wtf are they made of.
I'm from Deming N.M. The Air Defense Artilery National Guard units from Deming, Las Cruces N.M. and El Paso Texas were in Bataan. In Deming, there's a monument that lists the names and what county they're from of those lost at bataan from N.M.
My great-uncle was in the air warning detachment of the 3rd marines, 4th battalion, stationed at cavite.(known as the “Rouges of Bataan”) He later wrote a few books on his experiences during the war. He was one of the survivors of the death march, as well as the PoW camps and the hell ships.
It’s extremely hard to find anything on my great-uncle due to him sharing a name with another, much more famous wwii marine and baseball player, Ted Williams.
No humor necessary with this story.. just loved the respect you show to those of us who've seen the muzzle end of this messed up world.. Charlie Mike, Brothers! Cheers! #BOHICA
The raid on the Cabanatuan POW camp by the Rangers would make an interesting video, I think. Probably wouldn't have as much humor in it as your other videos, either, but it is a great piece of history.
Ur dogs adorable, soon as he seen that bag he started getting excited lloll...didnt even need to look at ur hand for the handshake, smart pupper!! Thanks for another GREAT IMFORMATIVE video, TFE 4 life!!
My dad and 3 uncles served during WW2. My dad younger brother was the only one of them not to make it home. He and a buddy hitchhiked from Texas A&M in the spring of 1941 and went to Detroit then into Canada and joined the RCAF and flew with them in England. After Pearl Harbor he took a commission with the USAAF and was apart of the 8th AF. My dad said he did not like flying heavy bombers so he took a transfer into flying P-38 pursuit planes then was transferred back to the states to fly B-25’s and A-20’s. He ended up in the Pacific with the 3rd and 5th AF and was KIA over Luzon in May of 1945. I spoke with his former XO a number of years ago and he told me my uncle was the high point man in the unit when he came to them. He also said when asked about it he always replied he was either going to walk on the streets if Tokyo or be brought home under the flag. He was buried in the Philippines but my grandmother had him brought home and is buried here in our hometown of Beaumont Texas. Thanks for all the great stuff you do. We must never forget the sacrifices that were made to keep up free.
I said this in the last video, but I really think you should cover Simo Hayha. He was called the “White Death” by Russian soldiers (he was Polish, and it was WWII), and is the world’s deadliest sniper to this day. He has a lot of neat facts about him to, for example he only ever used iron sights because the scope glare would give him away, and he could shoot farther with iron sights than most could with a scope. That’s all I’ll say, or else a video won’t be needed 😀
Reminds me of the USS Johnston. She sank after one hell of a fight and a Japanese destroyer pulls along side the survivors. They are expecting to be fired on with the AA guns aboard the ship, instead the Japanese crew stands at attention along the ships rails and the captain salutes the floating Americans as they sail past leaving the Americans unmolested.
It is so important to tell the whole story. Thank you. I have had so many Filipino coworkers, those that are close to my seventy years of age have a deep love of our country. But they would always ask me, why don’t others know about Bataan and the Philippines? Had to answer, my mother made me read as many nonfiction books as fiction, I got hooked on history at an early age.
I like to think I’m knowledgeable about warfare or our country and countries of origin in my family, but this is one I’m happy to say I didn’t know. And man, am I excited to find books on this crazy ass. Thanks for your amazing delivery!
I can't understand why anyone would overlook this man for the medal of honor. He couldn't be killed by either of the major forces. Us or Japan. Shot, stabbed, starved, blown up and yet he returns home. I don't know what more you need to do in order to be awarded the medal of honor.
I love your videos and want to suggest a WW II hero, Lieutenant Charles Carpenter. He was a scout pilot nicknamed Bazooka Charlie for mounting six bazookas on his L4 Grasshopper and credited with six tank kills and dozens of tanks disabled.
Sorry not as much humor & excitement. Really hard talking about Bataan. But I still thought it was and important story.
I’m sorry no video ideas for now but one day I’ll get em
Everything you put out is important, the humor is just a bonus dude.
can you make a video on the F-14
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When I was in sixth grade, during our Veteran’s Day program, someone’s grandparents attended. This is when I learned of the Bataan death march. The gentleman was in the march and was unable to tell the story so his wife did. He stood beside her bawling his eyes out the entire time. That is THE QUIETEST I have ever heard hundreds of kids in a gym at any time in my life and that was the day I knew I was going to serve.
I can’t imagine being a kid, and hearing this from someone.
When I was in 7th grade the school did like a scared straight thing.
A few drunk drivers that killed people scared the crap out of us
@@tompatchak8706 it was intense, to say the least. To this day, I still avoid saying “I’m starving.”
Same school did one of those too lol. We took a field trip to the state pen. During the trip we had a sit down with a couple of lifers. The one I remember was in for killing a man he was trying to rob. The man was soliciting prostitution from the lifer’s girl. He jumped out a closet to rob him and ended up killing him in the process. Different times lol
Was the speaker named Ted R. Williams, and was he in the air warning detachment, 3rd marines, fourth battalion? (NOT THE BASEBALL PLAYER) if he was, that was my great-uncle.
@@tompatchak8706head a scare straight thing at my school too for billing but the guy only wanted to sail his book
@@JustinRay-jt1ud well what did that teach you?
As a Fil-Am service member, thank you for covering Bataan and the Philippine Scouts. They’re very much the unsung heroes of the opening acts of WWII and it warms my heart to see them get the recognition they deserve
They do deserve more recognition. The Japanese ignored all rules of war.
If you want another great story out of the 57th PS, look into the absolute UNIT that was Narcisco Ortilano
BaHala-Na
BAHALA NA!
I never served WITH the Philippine scouts, that would have been an honor. However, I did have the lucky opportunity be Apart of a train up with them on an IA deployment that was halted my second year as a TACP and I thought I was in shape... I was proven wrong in almost every way possible except for pull ups. Everywhere I've gone I've always been the best at SOMETHING.... but not in the Phillipines, they're no joke and it would have been an honor to fight beside them. Hell I got out shot at just over a mile by a dude/kid that was JUST getting his moustache... and I'm a damn good shot even under stress... makes you wonder if they're all just pretty equally badass. No quit in those men whatsoever!
BAHALA NA!
This man absolutely should be honored with the Medal of Honor, he’s absolutely a legend and we need more men like him these days
You don't really have to imply that warfighters today aren't as good. There are a few exceptional ones today just as in ww2 and none if them were forced to serve. 😮 My grandfather and grandmother's twin went to the eastern front. One came back. I'm gladvthat we have advanced SO much that we won't have to makevso many heros or lose so many people. I hope.
War has changed. It's hard to have heroes like this legend because of how distinctly different war is.
Today's military isn't interested in heroes. The leadership want yes men.
@@rodgerfoshee7378no Americans fought the eastern front. The soviets wouldn't of let them. All we did was supply them. But according to history there were no American or British on the eastern front. Unless you're German. Than carry on.
@ScootsMcPoot M.J. Nicholas google him, there certainly were volunteers who joined Years before America entered the war
My Grandfather was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. I was too young at the time to understand the gravity of the stories my father (a marine himself) would tell me about his dad. To this day, I remember seeing the pride he had of *his* father. I lost my dad a few years back so the memories hit a little harder but I Thank You for bringing this story back to the surface for me. These brave souls should never be forgotten.
Lost my dad almost 4 years ago, crazy how you only think to ask certain things after they're gone. I lost him when I was 21 and thought I was an adult and knew what to ask and would remember everything but once they're gone it's just gone. It's weird, hope you're going well brother, your dad sounds a lot like mine🤙
I was blessed with the opportunity to meet a Canadian survivor of a Japanese POW camp.
He didn't talk much about what he went through, but i remember the look in his eyes when a Japanese gentleman walked up to us.
He lifted himself from the table and turned his back to walk away. Before leaving, he apologized to the Japanese man but told him the memories of what his people did to his comrades forced him to leave.
I have visited the edges of hell, but that man had lived there
I grew up thinking we hated the Japanese for being different. I think we just might have hated them for being monsters... I don't know how Japan gets so little flak for what they did compared to Germany... The Germans were perfecting horrific acts while the Japanese were inventing new ways to be inhuman monsters. My college education made me face what Japan did to other countries... What Japan did to women and children. We have photos of what they did. It wasn't forever ago. It wasn't even 100 years ago. I hate thinking about it. I'm Polish and I've seen the photos of the camps... My uncle's photos from visiting family outside Auschwitz. Seeing that prison boat made me wish for the camps. Such horrific suffering...
@@SifernosRatLord wait till you see what the USA did in japan, Vietnam, Laos, Iraq and Others...However it hows no candle to what Stalin did to his own people....in the name of advancement! yeah history is fracked
@@mahtowaNot really to scale, and mostly isolated incidents. Besides Vietnam and Laos. You would have to go back to early colonial Philippines when the US first got control to really see anything near what the Japanese did in WWII.
@@mahtowathe japanese used to infect the chinese people with various diseases then disect them while they were still alive to see what the disease was doing to their bodies. The japanese made hitler look like an amateur.
For him to retain enough humanity to explain and apologize before leaving displays a strong moral core. I pray he can find his peace.
Ya know.... Your dog being named Mushu makes.... It just makes sense
Lol
“My ancestors sent me a lizard?”
@@aryehhallerI like the idea of his reaction better😂
@@WilliamPhillips-og4be “dragon, dragon! I don’t do that tongue thing!😝”
Arthur hiding in an Japanese platoon and comically handing a grenade to someone before running off is some video game MC shit
Back in 1983, I had the pleasure of meeting a survivor of that death March, the stories he told me. He was liberated from a Japanese controlled coal mine in 1946. Think the fact I was a Air Force brat who had lived on Clark AFB in the mid 50's caused him to take a liking to me...plus I was a recently discharged Vietnam Era Marine. He was a hellava man to call friend. As usual, a great video by the Fat Electrician.
So...I've watched this video 3 times trying to find some way to react to it other than being numbed by the weight of the story being told. It's shocking...disturbing...to listen to this account while knowing what happened to the soldiers who were forced into the Bataan Death March. You find these snippets of history that SHOULD be taught and bring them to light.
Thank you.
Until 2 days ago...I didn't even know the Philippine Scouts were a thing. Finding out how absolutely badass they are...damn.
There’s a phenomenal book GHOST SOLDIERS you may like.
Thank you for these stories. They are a reminder that what we have did not come cheap but was built on the blood, sacrifice, and courage of brave men throughout our history. These were our fathers and grandfathers and we are proud of them.
Stories of the Philippines scouts from the unit history of the 26th Cavalry still ring in my ears from when I started reading them in the '80's only reinforced by media accounts (movies etc) when it comes to you that these men were real flesh and blood, that they actually did these Herculean things and more plus so many of them just evaporated from history like they did it's nothing short of heartbreaking.
The unit I was assigned to (decades later) C Troop 1st Squadron of the 26th Cavalry at a certain point in time their history simply goes quiet, it's known the remainder of the unit refused to surrender and retreated to the mountains to carry on gurrella warfare, apparently none survived. Remnants of the 26th were on the death march, some survived that too, my understanding is that none of C Troop survived the war.
Here's to lifting a Red Horse to my elder brothers in arms when I return to the Philippines again, I'm very proud of my vague association with you all.
Have you read Ghost Soldiers? Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission. It is insane. I think I held my breath through a good part of it. If you haven’t read it, I think you’d really enjoy it.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Soldiers
@@Gary_OwenC126thank you for your service, sir! 🍻
You sir are filling the gaps that public school left in my knowledge. I never liked or was very interested in history class my entire schooling career, but you have lit a fire in me. I am hungry for knowledge about the history of this country and others, wars, and general badassery from the US and others. Guns and planes and tanks and ships, youve fueled the red blooded american in me and make me more knowledgeable with each of your videos. Plus I fucking love your sense of humor
Keep doing the damn thing man, love you and your content. Quack bang out
I was very lucky in HS many many years ago in that I had some very good teachers, one of which is now mentioned in the National Museum of the United States Air Force. As well, I grew up surrounded by Air Force members and veterans that had been involved in a myriad of Air Force projects in the 1960's and 70's. BUFF pilots, EFB-111 Aardvark pilots, F-4 pilots, Project Blue Book type guys, Astronaut program and my flight instructor was a retired Brigadier General who "learned to fly in a P-40" and at 70+ years old was still teaching University courses and taking glider lessons. RIP Chief Master Sargent George Artuso and General Stanley J. Czyzak. These men LIVED history!
@MrSirwolf2001 I graduated high school last year and just recently became obsessed with this whole community, Demo, Brandon, Donut, Fat Electritian, and others. I wish I could've been introduced to all of this sooner, but I'm glad I am now! That's an incredibly interesting upbringing, my family is very patriotic, but I believe only my great grandfather was in the military, and i know very little about it.
I have immense respect to anyone serving, from Fire and EMS to police to military, God bless all those who serve and have served!
"Those that cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it". George Santayana. I LOVE HISTORY!
This story is not only a great rendition of Arthur Wermuth, combined with a realistic recount of life as a Japanese POW which our Anzac's certainly know, but a solemn reminder of how ferocious the Phillipino soldiers are and why they fight so hard.
My grandfather fought in Bataan and was POW for the entire war. The few stories he told were unreal. He weighed 96 pounds when the war was over. He worked in a steel mill for Mitsubishi Ship Works, I believe.
First of all your grandfather is a hero! My dad was a veteran of the US Navy South Pacific and growing up in our household there was never anything that was made in Japan. Ever. When I was old enough to buy a car my dad's exact words, not mine, were "there's no way in hell you're going to buy one of those Jap cars." He had a couple of buddies who were captured and worked in the coal mines and companies such as Mitsubishi, but not Mitsubishi. I don't recall the name it's been so many years. But like your grandfather, my dad's buddies were walking skeletons by the end of the war and they could never shake the brutality they endured at the hands of the Japanese. I didn't share my father's feelings especially because since the second grade my best friend is Japanese-American. But at this point in my life being 69 years old I don't fault my dad for his feelings. It was a different time and it was a hellish war in the Pacific. Not that the ETO wasn't but the war in the Pacific was a different beast.😢🙏💖⚓️🇺🇲💯
My father was in the Philippines after the start of WW2, with the US Army Air Corp. with Philippine scouts. He never talked about this time in his life. He only spoke of time in service after the end of the war. Serving in Japan, England, Morocco, and State side with Air Force. 22 year of services Master Sargent at time of retirement. Everyone just called him Sarg.
The turning from Rambo to Bugs Bunny got me laughing way too hard. Cant believe something like that actually worked
The fact that Sabaton hasn’t written _ANY_ songs about the veterans TFE has covered is surprising. They’re like the encyclopedia of war heroes (though someone like McNasty would detest that hero label)
There definitely needs to be a Heros 2 album
@@LOTR22090able Mad Jack Churchill needs to be in it when they do.
Also that Japanese soldier that kept fighting until the 1970s.
Don’t care if it was humorous or not. It was still fascinating hearing Wermuth’s story and what he was able to do in the Bataan peninsula.
My brother in law is Phillipines Special Operations. I met my current wife through him, while I was on a private contract helping during the time of Marawi (I’m former Psychology Operations). Phillipine Special Operations are some of the coolest, funnest, skilled, and motivated people I ever met. Loved my time with them!
You really deserve to be one of the biggest channels especially because you tell the lost stories of amazing warriors that no one else is telling. We need patriots not people who hate our great country!
He isn't the first by far... not even the first one that is setup like this...
My uncle’s grandfather was in the Philippine Scouts and survived the March. Not sure about specifics but I saw the video and shared it with him and he told me some of what happened. The Japanese went looking for his pregnant wife (grandma pregnant with his dad) and the family hid her in the oven because they didn’t know what would happen. Both survived the war and moved to the US.
There is gangster….then there is gangster handing a frag to an enemy you’ve been following less than 10 feet away for miles
Shh 🤫👻😂
The way you tell these stories is nothing short of beautiful, teared up a few times during this vid
After much inspection I can confirm that mushu is in fact, a good boy
15:42 This one sentence gave me more info on what led to my great-grandpa’s death than any of my history classes or family historians did (I.E. the “why” behind the marches). My sincere thanks to you.
From what I recall, my maternal grandfather was a Filipino guerrilla, but was unrecognised for some reason. It's such a shame we lost him in 2002, when I was still around 9 years old, and never get to know his whole story and whether or not he was in Bataan.
Either way, thanks for doing this, QB.
My great uncle survived the Bataan death march. His son used his fathers diary to write a book "the naked flag pole". My great uncle never talked about his experience, but you could tell it affected him deeply.
My father also never talked about the war. I only found out what happened after his death by obtaining his Army records from the National Archive. The reports for that period couldn't tell the whole story, but they were mind-blowing anyway.
You are without a doubt my favorite TH-camr/history teacher. Thanks for the amazing content!
An incredible episode. I love the jokes, but this story deserves the respect you showed it
First, I love your channel and have gone through almost all your videos in short order. I wish you had been my high school history teacher. One thing you may not know, though I wouldn't be willing to bet on it, is the impact Bataan had on my home state of New Mexico. Of those captured were the 200th Coast Artillery, New Mexico National Guard. Of the 1816 men identified, 829 never came home. In 1989 NMSU ROTC began sponsoring the Bataan Memorial Death March. In 1992 the White Sands Missile Range and the New Mexico National Guard joined the sponsorship and the march was moved to the White Sands Missile Range. Survivors of Bataan have attended regularly, though I am not certain if any are still alive at this time. Participation has grown from approximately 100 participants initially to almost 10,000. There are military and civilian divisions. My cousin has participated in this march several times, though our family didn't have anyone there (Grandaddy fought in the trenches of France in WWI, I was an Army Nurse but never saw combat), he wishes to show respect to those who were there. Thank you for bringing these people and their history to us and giving them the recognition they deserve.
I've thought I've heard every story about World War 2 until I heard this. I don't know how I missed it but thank God you did a video on this absolute "unit" of a man. What a warrior. I wouldn't mind hearing more about "Jock" or "joc" as well.
Guys like you are why I loved history so much I never got below a b on any project in any history class I ever had. You’re a talented story teller bro major props💯
Side note I’m surprised you haven’t done a video on the legend of Gen Mad Dog Mattis, he has enough bad ass quotes to make you feel like you can fight Godzilla, 2 King Kongs, a pikachu on cocaine, and a horde of liberal karens were just told their non binary cat identifying child was a boy
Dude I remember in high school having to explain shit the teacher didn't even know bc of my love of history
@@Finallyfree423 facts, then the teacher gets mad because you explain it better than they could
I worked with a Philippine Scout Veteran & survivor of the Bataan death march. He only had the use of one of his arms due to the damage the Japanese inflicted upon him in captivity. I could see the pain in his eyes when he told us stories.
Thank you for this story. Full respect for Mr Wermuth. He deserves the Medal of Honor, in my opinion.
All I can say is thank you for the story, may this man never be forgotten.
I did a report on this in high school, thank you for filling in the backstory. One of the reasons I enlisted was because of the battling bastards of Bataan
I just stumbled upon your channel and I've been binge-watching all your crazy American history videos. Seriously, you've gotta make more of those! You're awesome!
Thank you for sharing this story. My grandfather was a Bataan Death March survivor and POW but never talked about it, though I understand why. Some of my greatest conversations while on active duty was with the retirees who came to the hospital for treatment. Putting out these stories helps keep their history known and not forgotten in the dusty tomes of a library, especially with the WW2 generation all but gone and so many lessons lost.
It is good to see such valor remembered. Living in southern New Mexico I grew up knowing quite a few gentleman that knew the ghost. An entire regiment of "crazy cowboys" were sent out there just before the war. I see the Bataan bridge almost every day. Some year perhaps you can come out and walk the annual remembrance walk in Las Cruces.
I think it is a strong testament to the idea of America that so many of their soldiers defer glory of their actions to the actions of the non-Americans who helped them along the way. Excellent video. Thanks for all that you do.
You do realize that the Philippines was a US territory at the time. The people born there were Commonwealth citizens of the USA, just like Hawaiians and Guamanians.
@gryghin that's right and it's not an american/non-American thing. It's what heroes and great people do, recognize the others who sacrificed as much or more in their eyes.
While that may be true, I don't know anybody who was born in the Phillipines who would answer "What nationality are you" with "American" @@gryghin
Petition to change the linke Button Intro a quack - bang 🦆🦆💥💥
Thatd be awesome
@@the_fat_electrician My great uncle was in the army and told me one of his instructors was a Philipino. He would "tell" them how bad they were at marching and say that they had no excuse because he did the Bataan death march with a bayonet broke off in his @$$. And when he graduated, my Uncle asked him if that was true, and he said yes. He was stabbed by a Japanese bayonet but the angle was so pitched, and there was so much force, that it broke off, and wasn't removed until after the march.
Dude, I love your story telling. Make a military history documentary. Topic would be irrelevant with the way you weave stories. I would absolutely be so about that. Cheers, brother. Thanks for all the great content.
Thank you for the mention of Northwestern Military Academy, We learned about him in our "Smart Books" as I am Alum of St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (SJN 2008). Northwestern merged with St. Johns in the 1990's. There is a pure list of BAMFIC that came from these academies, incase you ever wanted to know anything, I'd be happy to share.
This has to be the saddest video yet. He is a hero but he was in an unwinnable situation. He still persistent. It's amazing
Another amazing story of an American hero I knew about. Thanks FE and please keep these motivating and great history lessons coming. CW4 Chief
Wow! I am at a loss for words that can adequately express my sadness at the loss of life. Yet I am filled with awe at the bravery of men in the midst of war.
Thank you for the history lesson
The fact that I just now found your channel, blows my mind. I love this stuff Soo much
Just an amazing story about an incredible super soldier!
Some things are above and beyond humor when you're awestruck!
Great work as always sir!
Your content always brings me joy to see, I love history and you've exposed me to so many people and events that slip through the cracks and I've previously only vaguely heard of at best. Hope every bit of success you deserve comes to you.
I just found your channel!! All these stories remind me of my Pop. Army/Korean
I miss him and your stories brings him back. Thanks
You have become my favorite internet historian! Loving the long form, wish there was more!
You did a great job telling this story and respecting all the great soldiers,
Yo, F E. Your delivery and range are perfect for this excellent channel you've created. I cannot thank you enough for providing stories and truths I was never taught in any school. I'm addicted.
Keep on keeping on, and God Bless.
And oh yeah: QuackBang, Out!
Dude this could be a movie. Absolutely love the history you bring. God bless.
I absolutely love your videos. Makes my day.
I love that while you're delivering these somber stories, you still use your FE wit and humor but places them perfectly to not overshadow the story. These longer videos are also playing out great and I find it cool that I was on here (my other account at least) during the early times when there were less subs and the videos were maybe 3mins max.
Also, a story about the Battle of Leyte Gulf would be awesome or if too long, my favorite from it would be the one about the USS Samuel B. Roberts. Damn that boat fought hard.
When my father was stationed at Clark AB in the P.I., every year, we would march part of the Bataan trail. We would stop at this monument to help clean it up. Sometimes, dog tags or pieces of bone would be found. The caretaker of the the property would take them and attempt to identify the bone pieces by matching them to other found pieces in hopes of returning them home so they could rest in peace.
He should have received the Medal of Honor
Agreed
As someone who's grandfather and great grandfather were native Fillipino scouts for the US army, and were survivors of the Bataan death march, this is glorious.
I participated in a re-enactment of the Bataan Death March on the actual path.
It culminated in a mock battle in front of a crowd of veterans.
It was pretty fun and emotional for those guys!
My great grandfather was in the Bataan Death march. He threw off his dog tags and someone found them to give back to my great grandmother a couple years before she died. He made it back at the end of the war but was 60lbs under weight
The best military leaders credit their accomplishments to the best soldiers that they happen to command. Humility. The best soldiers tend to be picky about who they allow to lead them. Respect.
Very cool video. Never heard of Wermuth in all my years of reading about WW2.
Your so good at telling stories that I want to listen to your commercials. I don’t even have a dog but you deserve every cent you can make. Exactly my brand of communication.
You are really good at telling great historical stories. Thank you
Walking around enemy territory alone is wild, running towards an occupued bridge alone is wild, joining an enemy march because you know you cant kill them all is freaking insanity, but having direct comms with said men to trick them into not noticing you is 🤯
Can you imagine the fear before you commit to that first "shhh"
E: handing homie a live grenade is even nuttier lmao. Its like the kid from highschool who just wont stop messing with people grew up and went to war.
The Bataan Death March was partially explained by the blind obedience of Japanese soldiers. They expected any relevant information to be given to them and didn't ask questions. So as each group of guards passed the prisoners along to the next group, no Japanese bothered to ask if the prisoners had rested or been fed - they just followed the orders and moved them along to the next checkpoint and the next group of guards. I remember reading in a memoir from a survivor about how the Japanese were equally brutal to their own soldiers. As the POWs are being marched away, they're being passed on the road by Japanese troops headed for the build-up to take Corregidor. The veteran vivildy described seeing one of the Japanese soldiers pass out from the heat. A sergeant comes along and beings beating him with a switch until the soldier finally stands up and manages to stagger back into line. The veteran's response to watching this was 'if they treat their own people like this, what the hell are they going to do to us.'
Hey man, I really like your videos! Thank you so much for making these - making my lunch breaks much better!
I love watching these on my breaks during my overnight shifts. Thank you, sir..don't stop!
Juat found your channel and im hooked on these videos man!!
Same! Love this format of content
Love all your videos, easy to follow, concise and genuinely interesting. Could you look into other history around the world too, be it war based or otherwise? I think you'd do a great job whatever country/countries you look into on any subject, as you actual look properly into and research any video you do. Just a thought, but either way I love your content man, keep up the good work 👌
Amazing and thank you for educating me beyond my public school.
with stories like this, im always flabbergasted how different the human body is from one person to the next.
some people trip unlucky and die.. and then there are people like arthur where you legitimately wonder wtf are they made of.
I'm from Deming N.M. The Air Defense Artilery National Guard units from Deming, Las Cruces N.M. and El Paso Texas were in Bataan. In Deming, there's a monument that lists the names and what county they're from of those lost at bataan from N.M.
Damn brother, out of all your videos, this one had me in tears…
My old sergeant in the police department dad was shot down in ww2 and was in the Batman death march. Some of the stories he told us were horrific.
My great-uncle was in the air warning detachment of the 3rd marines, 4th battalion, stationed at cavite.(known as the “Rouges of Bataan”) He later wrote a few books on his experiences during the war. He was one of the survivors of the death march, as well as the PoW camps and the hell ships.
It’s extremely hard to find anything on my great-uncle due to him sharing a name with another, much more famous wwii marine and baseball player, Ted Williams.
No humor necessary with this story.. just loved the respect you show to those of us who've seen the muzzle end of this messed up world.. Charlie Mike, Brothers! Cheers! #BOHICA
fun fact as a boy scout i got to sleep on the USS Hornet and it was really cool seeing a tomcat and a hellcat in person right next to each other
Dude, love your stuff. Keep up the great work. Men like you make me proud of my 22 years of service for the Army Reserves.
The raid on the Cabanatuan POW camp by the Rangers would make an interesting video, I think. Probably wouldn't have as much humor in it as your other videos, either, but it is a great piece of history.
Good god dude! I swear every video you put out is a banger. These are stories I’ve never heard of, but there’s no TH-camr I’d rather learn from.
As always, excellent telling of an amazing story.
Ur dogs adorable, soon as he seen that bag he started getting excited lloll...didnt even need to look at ur hand for the handshake, smart pupper!! Thanks for another GREAT IMFORMATIVE video, TFE 4 life!!
The last guy in a March has a special role and would know if someone started following behind him in the Army.
My dad and 3 uncles served during WW2. My dad younger brother was the only one of them not to make it home. He and a buddy hitchhiked from Texas A&M in the spring of 1941 and went to Detroit then into Canada and joined the RCAF and flew with them in England. After Pearl Harbor he took a commission with the USAAF and was apart of the 8th AF. My dad said he did not like flying heavy bombers so he took a transfer into flying P-38 pursuit planes then was transferred back to the states to fly B-25’s and A-20’s. He ended up in the Pacific with the 3rd and 5th AF and was KIA over Luzon in May of 1945. I spoke with his former XO a number of years ago and he told me my uncle was the high point man in the unit when he came to them. He also said when asked about it he always replied he was either going to walk on the streets if Tokyo or be brought home under the flag. He was buried in the Philippines but my grandmother had him brought home and is buried here in our hometown of Beaumont Texas. Thanks for all the great stuff you do. We must never forget the sacrifices that were made to keep up free.
I said this in the last video, but I really think you should cover Simo Hayha. He was called the “White Death” by Russian soldiers (he was Polish, and it was WWII), and is the world’s deadliest sniper to this day. He has a lot of neat facts about him to, for example he only ever used iron sights because the scope glare would give him away, and he could shoot farther with iron sights than most could with a scope. That’s all I’ll say, or else a video won’t be needed 😀
Patron saint of hole punching, John Moses Browning absolutely got me… 😂
I thought this said “the ghost of Batman” the first time I saw this in my feed last night. I was so perplexed
Reminds me of the USS Johnston. She sank after one hell of a fight and a Japanese destroyer pulls along side the survivors. They are expecting to be fired on with the AA guns aboard the ship, instead the Japanese crew stands at attention along the ships rails and the captain salutes the floating Americans as they sail past leaving the Americans unmolested.
*walking in the column and the last man looks back* “do you have a grenade?”
Arthur: “No, You have a grenade”
It is so important to tell the whole story. Thank you. I have had so many Filipino coworkers, those that are close to my seventy years of age have a deep love of our country. But they would always ask me, why don’t others know about Bataan and the Philippines? Had to answer, my mother made me read as many nonfiction books as fiction, I got hooked on history at an early age.
I like to think I’m knowledgeable about warfare or our country and countries of origin in my family, but this is one I’m happy to say I didn’t know. And man, am I excited to find books on this crazy ass. Thanks for your amazing delivery!
I can't understand why anyone would overlook this man for the medal of honor. He couldn't be killed by either of the major forces. Us or Japan. Shot, stabbed, starved, blown up and yet he returns home. I don't know what more you need to do in order to be awarded the medal of honor.
I love your videos and want to suggest a WW II hero, Lieutenant Charles Carpenter. He was a scout pilot nicknamed Bazooka Charlie for mounting six bazookas on his L4 Grasshopper and credited with six tank kills and dozens of tanks disabled.
Had the honor of meet a medal of honor recipient. I spent 10 years in the Army. He was so Vietnam vet
That man truly went through hell.. and survived.
The Fat Electrician QUACK Bang "grenade" in the beginning is how my fart sounded, I just didn't have a pin to pull. QUACK!
Thank you! awesome as always.🇺🇲
I love your narration! Amazing stories about exceptional humans!
Thank you for all of your entertaining videos, I love history, and my dad and I spend time together laughing our asses off due to your videos.