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Walt Straka, Minnesota’s last surviving Bataan Death March survivor, dies Of the 64 men from the tank company that left Brainerd who went with the 194th to the Philippines, three were killed in action and 29 died as POWs. Thirty-two survived captivity. Written By: Forum News Service | 3:22 pm, Jul. 5, 2021 × Walt Straka smiles at his home in 2019 while celebrating his 100th birthday in Brainerd. The Bataan Death March survivor died Sunday, July 4, 2021, in Brainerd. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch Walt Straka, lifelong Brainerd resident and Minnesota’s the last survivor of the infamous Bataan Death March, passed away Sunday, July 4. He was 101 years old.

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