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Edward Postell King, Jr. (July 4, 1884 – August 31, 1958) was a major general in the United States Army who gained prominence for leading the defense of the Bataan Peninsula in the Battle of Bataan against the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in World War II.
On April 9, 1942, faced with sick, starving, battle-fatigued men and the onslaught of Japanese advances, Gen. Edward King made a momentous decision: He surrendered Bataan Peninsula to Japanese forces. It was an effort to save the 78,000 servicemen under his command.
14 de nov. de 2015 · The Battle of Bataan ended on April 9, 1942, when Army Major General Edward P. King surrendered to Japanese General Masaharu Homma. About 12,000 Americans and 63,000 Filipinos became prisoners of war. What followed became known as the Bataan Death March — one of the worst atrocities in modern history.
21 de feb. de 2010 · Edward King, a former cavalry officer, was the commander of the U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines in 1941. He surrendered to the Japanese on Bataan in April 1942, while Jonathan Wainwright, his successor, signed the capitulation on Corregidor in May 1942.
9 de abr. de 1992 · The web page reports on the 50th anniversary of the Bataan Death March, when about 76,000 U.S. and Filipino troops were captured by the Japanese in the Philippines. It features the stories of some survivors, including Edward P. King, who surrendered to the Japanese.
About the author: Edward Postell King (July 4, 1884 – August 31, 1958), Major General, U.S.A. Born, Atlanta GA. Made Brigadier General and sent to the Philippines in 1940. Head of artillery at the outbreak of the war, made commander of USAFFE (later USFIP) troops in Bataan, March 11, 1942.
7 de abr. de 2022 · (April 8, 2022) This week, 80 years ago, Maj. Gen. Edward P. King Jr. surrendered a combined force of 75,000 starving American and Filipino soldiers that were defending the Bataan Peninsula, on Luzon Island, in the Philippines.
