things don't happen to Americans, McCoy. I know we've heard of
 
Hitler starving and killing people by the thousands; and we've
 
heard of the Japs using living Chinese for bayonet practice. But
 
we're Americans, McCoy. Nobody ever taught us about things like 
 
that."
 
          When the Bataan prisoners finally reached San Fernando,
 
on the way to O'Donnell, they were jammed one hundred into a box-
 
car and, always in the heat of the day, given a two-hour ride to
 
Capiz, Luzon. Then they marched the remainder of the way.
 
     Conditions at Camp O'Donnell were, if possible, as bad
 
as those along the route of march. The camp commander announced
 
that he had not been notified that such a large number of prisoners 
 
was being sent. He had no facilities for them. This the prisoners 
 
soon saw, for there was only one water spigot for the many
 
thousands, and all the running water in the vicinity rapidly
 
became polluted by the sick and the dead. And, in a regular
 
public speech to the assembled prisoners, the Japanese camp com-
 
mander stated that he did not like Americans, and that he did not
 
care how many died.
 
                            Lieutenant Colonel Mellnik:
 
     When the O'Donnell prisoners arrived at Cabanatuan, or
 
what was left of them, the American leaders in our group did 
 
their best to compile a list of those who had died previously. 
 
This liat was kept up to date as others died at Cabanatuan. As far as I 
 
know,