David K Stone (Oregon, 1922 - 2001) "Surrender of Bataan and Death March" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 29c Surrender at Bataan/Death March 1942 stamp issued April 9, 1992. By December 24, 1941, more than 60,000 Japanese troops were positioned near the Philippine capital of Manila. U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur withdrew his combined American and Filipino forces to the Bataan Peninsula and settled in for a siege. Ill with malaria and dysentery, the soldiers grew steadily weaker on their diet of dog, iguana, roots and berries. Ordered to Australia in March of 1942, MacArthur passed command to Gen. Jonathan Wainwright. On April 8, Wainwright and a small force withdrew to Corregidor. The following day, the 35,000 men left on Bataan surrendered and six days later were forced to trek 60 miles for transport to prison compounds. At least 10,000 men died on the Bataan Death March, victims of heat, starvation, heinous torture and execution. Image Size: 25 x 15.5 in. Overall Size: 27 x 24 in. Unframed. (B13719)