Palawan Sculpture - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 43.565 W 117° 08.934
11S E 486047 N 3620930
This sculpture is located in the Veterans Museum in San Diego's beautiful Balboa Park at 2115 Park Boulevard, San Diego, Ca 92101.
Waymark Code: WMEM7H
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2012
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The sculpture, which is about 2 feet tall, depicts an emaciated man entangled in barbed wire.
The placard accompanying the work reads:
"PALAWAN: US POW MARTYR
Bronze Sculpture by
Don Schloat
Commemortaive memorial for the 147 American
POW's burned to death on December 14, 1944 at the
Philippine town of Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island
during WW II.
The sculptor, Don Schloat, had also been a POW at
Puerto Princesa before the massacre and knew
many of those who perished."
This website (
visit link) has an extensive article about the massacre.