The Rangers launched the raid of Cabanatuan on the evening of Jan. 30, 1945. A P-61 Black Widow fighter plane flew low over the camp creating a diversion, so the U.S. troops could draw in close to ...

Like the Rangers, the Alamo Scouts received Silver and Bronze stars for their heroic efforts at Cabanatuan.

The Rangers who made the raid were from a battalion ... having been transferred to Cabanatuan for medical treatment. Also in the camp were war prisoners from Corregidor and Mindanao, a large ...