Edward P. King

thumb| Edward Postell King, Jr. (July 4, 1884 – August 31, 1958) was a major general in the United States Army who gained prominence for leading the defense of the Bataan Peninsula in the Battle of Bataan against the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in World War II. Quotes Tell General Wainwright that I have decided to surrender Bataan. This decision is solely my own, no member of my staff nor of my command has helped me to arrive at this decision. In my opinion, if I do not surrender to the Japanese, Bataan will be known as the greatest slaughter in history. Telephone call to Brigadier General Lewis C. Beebe (April 9, 1942); reported in Louis Morton, The Fall of the Philippines (1953) External links Category:1884 births Category:1958 deaths Category:Military leaders from the United States