Ben Steele POW

Photo from livelytimes.comThe following article is about Ben Steele - the central character in the book, Tears in the Darkness by Michael and Elizabeth Norman. Ben Steele is now 94 years old. He is one of the only few remaining survivors of that catastrophic event in the history of the Philippines today-The Bataan Death March. WWII POW uses artwork to counter dark memories By Joe Nickell Missoulian Mtstandard.com | Posted: Monday, October 3, 2011 12:00 am MISSOULA (AP) — Ben Steele remembers...Read Full Story

Photo from livelytimes.comThe following article is about Ben Steele - the central character in the book, Tears in the Darkness by Michael and Elizabeth Norman. Ben Steele is now 94 years old. He is one of the only few remaining survivors of that catastrophic event in the history of the Philippines today-The Bataan Death March. WWII POW uses artwork to counter dark memories By Joe Nickell Missoulian Mtstandard.com | Posted: Monday, October 3, 2011 12:00 am MISSOULA (AP) — Ben Steele remembers...Read Full Story

Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath Overview For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America’s first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history.The defeat, though, was only the beginning, as Michael and Elizabeth M. Norman make dramatically...Read Full Story

Yesterday, I posted my review of the book on the Bataan Death March, Tears in the Darkness. The protagonist in the book is Ben Steele, a cowboy from Montana who became a painter and Professor of Art after the war. In the first video, Ben Steele sketches and drawings are shown with his own description of the events. The next four videos are professional videos of the Bataan Death March up to the Raid of Cabanatuan-saving the prisoners of war from the camp in early, 1945 just before the end of...Read Full Story

Yesterday, I posted my review of the book on the Bataan Death March, Tears in the Darkness. The protagonist in the book is Ben Steele, a cowboy from Montana who became a painter and Professor of Art after the war. In the first video, Ben Steele sketches and drawings are shown with his own description of the events. The next four videos are professional videos of the Bataan Death March up to the Raid of Cabanatuan-saving the prisoners of war from the camp in early, 1945 just before the end of...Read Full Story

Europa Newswire.Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Wolfe.It is said that everyone has a story to tell. If that is true, Stan Angleton's story would be on the best seller's list. Angleton, a World War II veteran and prisoner of war, took the time to talk with the Thunderbolt about his experiences as a POW for 15 and a half months at prison camp Stalag 17B in Krems, Austria. After being drafted into the Army Air Corps Nov. 5, 1942, Angleton, a Kansas native, trained as a flight mechanic in Texas...Read Full Story

World War II POW shares harrowing tale At the corner of Northwest 41st Avenue and 16th Terrace, in a plain brown two-bedroom duplex, lives a true American hero: 95-year-old Clair “Rusty” Swarmer was held as a prisoner of war in Germany for the duration of World War II, mainly at the infamous Stalag 17B. Read more on The Gainesville SunRead Full Story

Ben Steele, a POW during WWII and the only living Montana survivor of the Bataan Death March by the Japanese is using the extreme experiences he suffered as inspiration for art.His paintings, which feature depictions of wartime prisoners, have been featured in exhibits around the US.KILR8 reported:Thursday night he discussed the paintings now on display with a crowd of about 200. His work has been featured in galleries around the country. But this is the first time in 20 years he's had an...Read Full Story