N.M. Stat. § 12-5-7
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."