THE SALINAS AREA’S LAST BATAAN DEATH MARCH SURVIVOR HAS PASSED AWAY. 96 YEAR-OLD ROY DIAZ ALSO MADE IT THROUGH 3-AND-A-HALF YEARS IN A JAPANESE SLAVE-LABOR CAMP. HE WAS 1 OF ONLY 46 SURVIVORS (OF THE 105 MEMBERS OF COMPANY C, 194TH TANK BATTALION TO MAKE IT HOME ALIVE. DIAZ DIED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE FINAL SURVIVING MEMBER OF THAT UNIT IS MANUEL NAVAREZ, AND HE LIVES IN SPARKS NEVADA.
