Bataan Day
NMSA 1978, § 12-5-7
in effect12-5-7. Bataan Day
In honor of the brave and patriotic New Mexicans composing the 200th and 515th Coast Artillery Regiments (anti-aircraft) who served in the Philippine Islands during World War Two, fighting insuperable odds and enduring every deprivation, and who, following surrender, entered upon a tragic "death march," the day of April 9 is designated "Bataan Day."
1953 Comp., § 56-1-6.1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 63, § 1.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18512/index.do#!b/12-5-7Fetched: 10/20/2026