University Place

The Janesville 99 and the Fall of Corregidor

Special | 55m 59s

Christopher Kolakowski, Director of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, recounts the histories of the 1942 Battle of Bataan and Corregidor Island, and the 192nd Tank Battalion, Company A, from Janesville.

Aired: 10/19/22 | Rating: TV-G

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