103-year-old Thomas Mayor was among the tens of thousands of Filipino and U.S. soldiers who took part in the infamous Bataan Death March during World War II.
The man believed to be the last survivor of the Bataan Death March during World War II has passed away at the age of 103.to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Bataan Death March was a march of some 66 miles in the Philippines involving 66,000 Filipinos and 10,000 American held as prisoners of war by Japanese forces.
"They were [malnourished]," said Mayor's son, Raymond Mayor. "[They] didn’t have anything to eat. Just pretty much drank their own sweat if they needed to. As far as any food, just trying to eat on roots of the plants that may be around the area." As for Mayor, he moved from the Philippine to the United States, becoming the definition of resiliency and strength for his family.
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