Living Conditions during the Bataan Death March by Raymond and Eric
The Bataan Death March and all the events surrounding it gave unsanitary and hazardous living conditions to the people affected by it. These living conditions existed even before General King's surrender of the American troops to the Japanese. During this time period, soldiers typically received less than 15 ounces of rations per day. Their equipment was old and sometimes uneffective. Many diseases were circulating, such as dengue fever, cerebral malaria, and many forms of dysentery. Men on the frontlines had to face worse conditions such as even fewer rations of food, causing them to substitute unconventional foods such as cats, slugs, and monkeys, for their daily nutrition.
After the surrender, these conditions did not improve at all. In fact, they worsened because they now faced heat, hatred, and brutality that sometimes went beyond beating. For example, the Japanese took and beheaded 350 members of the Phillipine Army. Other instances included using prisoners as artilery screens. In the Death March, if anyone would fall behind, they would face beatings and/or death. When they arrived at their camps, the camps were unsanitary and served unappetizing food. Due to these conditions, many men died.
The Bataan Death March and all the events surrounding it gave unsanitary and hazardous living conditions to the people affected by it. These living conditions existed even before General King's surrender of the American troops to the Japanese. During this time period, soldiers typically received less than 15 ounces of rations per day. Their equipment was old and sometimes uneffective. Many diseases were circulating, such as dengue fever, cerebral malaria, and many forms of dysentery. Men on the frontlines had to face worse conditions such as even fewer rations of food, causing them to substitute unconventional foods such as cats, slugs, and monkeys, for their daily nutrition. 
After the surrender, these conditions did not improve at all. In fact, they worsened because they now faced heat, hatred, and brutality that sometimes went beyond beating. For example, the Japanese took and beheaded 350 members of the Phillipine Army. Other instances included using prisoners as artilery screens. In the Death March, if anyone would fall behind, they would face beatings and/or death. When they arrived at their camps, the camps were unsanitary and served unappetizing food. Due to these conditions, many men died.
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