Alejo Parucha.mov

Alejo Parucha fought against the Japanese Military Forces in World War II, under the United States Armed Forces in the Far East ((USAFFE). Captured at Bataan, he joined the Infamous Death March and was held as a Prisoner of War for 9 months, only released on December 25, 1942 as a Gift of Christmas. From there he was a Guerrilla G-2, captured by the Japanese Kempetie with Filipino collaborators two weeks after marrying Victoria. He was then imprisoned and tortured at Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya Japanese Garrison, from which he was able to escape. He then fought against the Forces of General Yamashita in Kiangan June, 1945 until Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945, after which he was hospitalized due to fatigue for two weeks. After staying with his young wife and newborn daughter for two weeks, he reported to the Army for duty in 1945 and was honorably discharged on May 10, 1946. Alejo returned to his studies at Far Eastern University, took a job at the Philippine Veterans Board, and later transferred to the U.S. Veterans Administration. Many other government positions followed in an impressive career. Alejo came to Canada in 1979. He was interviewed at Crestwood in early 2010. Please see his whole story at www.crestwoodprepco.com in the Oral History Project.

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ma swete po kayo... aming ginagalang na lolo....

Magagandang Campany ang nasamahan ninyo...

Mismohin ninyo.. nag prepare food for the death march :D

nc... but my Grandfather... he escaped the death march.. because.. they will shot him in the back... and he trown in the river... of many many died people...

he wroke.. but he hid in the death bodies... thats why he didnt see the japanese.. he was not a critical shot.. and after escaping.. he join the ''Great Raid''

In Cabanatuan camp...