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separate system of tunnels north of this housed the underground hospital with 12 laterals of its own. The facility could be reached either through the main tunnel or by a separate outside entrance on the north side of
Malinta Hill. The Navy tunnel system was located south of the quartermaster area that extended south of Lateral 8. Petrol was stored near the west entrance, while General MacArthur's headquarters was located in Lateral 3, next to General George Moore's headquarters in Lateral 2, and President Quezon's quarters next to the east entrance. Reinforced with concrete walls, floors, and overhead arches, it also had blowers to furnish fresh air and an electric trolley along the east–west passage.
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effort without support weapons. Sato bid his time, strengthening his line, while waiting for the reinforcements expected at dawn. At 4:30 a.m. Paul C. Moore's Q Company, followed by R, S, and T joined the battle, but at 4:40 a.m., an additional 21 Japanese landing craft were spotted headed for the
Corregidor shore. The American counterattack started at 6:15 a.m., but supported with only grenades, faltered by 9 a.m. However, some officers bypassed on the tail of the island, were able to form a defensive perimeter at Monkey Point, causing trouble for the Japanese on the other side of Kindley Field.
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Malinta Hill. The Japanese suffered high losses, one Japanese officer calling it a "dreadful massacre", with a least 22 half-sunk landing craft full of Japanese dead, but enough made it ashore to consolidate a beachhead. By 1:30 a.m. the Denver battery and the forward slope of Water Tank Hill had been captured by Sato's men.
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American and Filipino defenders, whose 37 mm artillery exacted a heavy toll on the invasion fleet. It was a bloodbath. Observers at Cabcaben described the scene as "a spectacle that confounded the imagination, surpassing in grim horror anything we had ever seen before."
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Corregidor Muster. It was then that began to evolve into how it is known today, when students and alumni also honor fellow Aggies who have died. Dr. John Ashton of A&M's class of 1906 also wrote a poem in 1943 at McQuillen's request. Entitled "The Heroes' Roll Call", also known
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on 9 April. It became intense over the next few weeks as more guns were brought up, and one day's shelling was said to equal all the bombing raids combined in damage inflicted. However, after an initial response from a 155 mm GPF battery, Wainwright prohibited counterbattery fire for three days,
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correspondent about the gathering, and the reporter sent an article back to the United States about the 25 Aggies who had "Mustered". Although the Aggies on
Corregidor did not physically gather for Muster, stories were widely published celebrating their heroic assembly in an island tunnel including
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Schaeffer's Regimental Reserve in support of Beecher. Robert Chambers' O Company and William F. Hogaboom's P Company led the effort. However, on their way to Water Tank Hill, O Company was decimated by Japanese artillery. The remaining men could not put up a coordinated
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on Carabao Island is 8.1 mi (13.0 km) south of Corregidor's lighthouse, near the Cavite shoreline, and rises 180 ft (55 m) above the sea. Batteries Greer and Crofton have single 14-inch gun M1907s, while Battery Koehler has eight 12-inch gun M1908s, and Battery Hoyle has dual
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soldiers in training were organized into the 1st and 2nd Coast Artillery Regiments (PA) but operated under the control of the two PS regiments. Moore organized the force into four commands to exercise tactical control: (1) seaward defense, and (2) North and South Channels defense, under Colonel
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On 24 April, Battery Crockett's guns were hit and put out of action. On 1 May, the Japanese bombardment increased, concentrating on landing sites. On 2 May, 3600 240mm shells fell on Batteries Cheney and Geary, and Battery Geary's magazine detonated, putting all eight guns out of action. The
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Unlike the Filipinos and Americans on Bataan who surrendered to the Japanese forces, the Prisoners of War (POWs) in Corregidor were not subjected by the death march. They were only sent to Bataan to collect the dead Japanese for cremation, and bury the dead Americans and Filipinos.
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whereby Texas gained its independence from Mexico – would be a school holiday, and it had evolved into a day for current students and alumni to gather wherever they were. Dooley told a
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American Defenses of Corregidor and Manila Bay 1898–1945 (Fortress)
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by foot and truck as Japanese look on, 25 May 1942.
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2261:"Roll Call for the Absent (The Heroes' Roll Call)"
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2159:. New York: Hippocrene Books. pp. 481, 489.
1351:, while Batteries Morrison, Ramsay and James had
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1906:in the Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bay"
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1584:Homma's invasion plan relied on Kenzo Kitano's
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2368:Corregidor: The American Alamo of World War II
2305:Berhow, Mark A.; Terrance C. McGovern (2003).
1944:Corregidor: The American Alamo of World War II
1849:. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 19, 28.
2474:Hyperwar: The Siege and Capture of Corregidor
2469:United States Army Center of Military History
2393:United States Army Center of Military History
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2208:Flake, Dennis Edward; nrueda (May 6, 2024).
2053:. Emerald Coast A&M Club. Archived from
2496:Chicago's Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge
2003:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1538:flew out 50 nurses and headquarters staff.
2575:United States Marine Corps in World War II
2347:Jackson, Charles; Bruce H. Norton (2003).
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1845:Berhow, Mark; McGovern, Terrance (2003).
1735:Wrapped in Nipponese propaganda leaflets.
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1208:United States Army Forces in the Far East
1724:We have jumped into every hole and ditch
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1401:All four forts in Manila Bay—as well as
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2328:MacArthur and Defeat in the Philippines
1982:Belote, James; Belote, William (1967).
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2501:Proclamation of Bataan-Corregidor Day
2486:Corregidor Historical Society website
2421:Waldron, Ben; Emily Burneson (2006).
1923:from the original on October 17, 2013
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2288:Corregidor: The Saga of a Fortress
1781:The Association of Former Students
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371:803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
2332:. New York: The Overlook Press.
2006:. Naval Historical Center. 1970.
1803:Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
1726:And for us the fightin' was fun.
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1731:But not cigars and cigarettes,
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2395:. CMH Pub 5-2. Archived from
2324:Connaughton, Richard (2001).
1579:Imperial General Headquarters
1373:, Battery Craighill had four
1345:12-inch coast defense mortars
361:92nd Coast Artillery Regiment
351:91st Coast Artillery Regiment
341:60th Coast Artillery Regiment
331:59th Coast Artillery Regiment
2196:Corregidor: Isle of Delusion
2076:Tutt, Bob (April 16, 1994),
1742:They saw the beaches guarded
1381:Fort Drum (El Fraile Island)
748:1st Battle of Mangima Canyon
412:2nd Coast Artillery Regiment
402:1st Coast Artillery Regiment
389:Philippine Commonwealth Army
2565:Philippines in World War II
2459:The Fall of the Philippines
2388:The Fall of the Philippines
2182:The Fall of the Philippines
1900:Bocksel, Arnold A. (1946).
1687:Santo Tomas Internment Camp
1295:between Europe and Africa.
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2102:"The Aggies of Corregidor"
1738:When the Army and the Navy
829:Dutch East Indies campaign
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2447:. Chicago, H. Regnery Co.
2309:. Osprey Publishing Ltd.
1744:by more than one Marine!
1722:From dawn to setting sun.
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1543:Texas A&M University
1315:Mortars at Corregidor's
1298:The tunnel system under
1046:Neutralisation of Rabaul
912:Solomon Islands campaign
510:Japanese Fourteenth Army
454:U.S. Navy Inshore Patrol
19:Not to be confused with
2560:1942 in the Philippines
2425:. Trafford Publishing.
2412:Schultz, Duane (1981).
2370:. Cooper Square Press.
1913:Coast Artillery Journal
1904:General George Harrison
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2445:Escape from Corregidor
2385:Morton, Louis (1993).
2180:Morton, Louis (1953).
2157:Bataan: Our Last Ditch
2155:Whitman, John (1990).
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172:Jonathan M. Wainwright
159:Commanders and leaders
2366:Morris, Eric (2000).
2057:on September 27, 2007
1942:Morris, Eric (1981).
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571:Casualties and losses
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294:Ground units
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255:Kizon Mikami
112:
107:Belligerents
84:Luzon Island
66:5–6 May 1942
42:World War II
36:Part of the
25:
2595:Last stands
2534: /
2522:120°25′01″E
2136:Japan's War
2017:Morton 1993
1927:11 February
1902:"The USAMP
1367:Fort Hughes
1317:Battery Way
1279:; 5.6
1265:World War I
1001:Persecution
924:New Georgia
919:Guadalcanal
893:2nd Tarakan
841:1st Tarakan
679:Death march
649:Clark Field
88:Philippines
2590:Corregidor
2549:Categories
2519:14°40′00″N
2403:October 5,
2280:References
2166:0870528777
2108:August 17,
2087:August 16,
1984:Corregidor
1679:Cabanatuan
1488:bound for
1395:Fort Frank
1275:(3.0
1261:Manila Bay
1257:Fort Mills
1238:Background
1220:Manila Bay
1216:Corregidor
1153:Balikpapan
1080:Leyte Gulf
888:2nd Borneo
836:1st Borneo
817:1st Bataan
684:Corregidor
592:900 killed
576:800 killed
282:Col. Inoue
273:Col. Koike
80:Manila Bay
78:island in
76:Corregidor
1637:Aftermath
1494:Princessa
1464:USS
1431:Fort Wint
1407:Subic Bay
1403:Fort Wint
1289:Gibraltar
1234:in 1945.
1182:コレヒドールの戦い
994:Recklesss
958:Buna–Gona
948:Coral Sea
812:Lamon Bay
738:Zamboanga
692:Lamon Bay
419:Battery F
416:Battery D
375:Company A
2504:Archived
2462:Archived
2443:(1958).
2245:June 11,
1921:Archived
1885:July 16,
1792:See also
1490:Mindanao
1486:PT boats
1435:Olongapo
1307:Defenses
1186:Japanese
1178:Japanese
1170:Filipino
1148:Beaufort
1105:Mindanao
1012:Noemfoor
878:Java Sea
728:Cotabato
718:Malabang
714:Mindanao
558:Strength
71:Location
1754:Chicago
1365:, with
1333:mortars
1283:) from
1195:during
1191:of the
1133:Tarakan
1100:Visayas
1051:Talasea
1017:Morotai
863:Sumatra
701:Visayas
697:Legazpi
580:11,000
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1917:LXXXIX
1853:
1667:Manila
1498:USAFFE
1391:each.
1285:Bataan
1143:Labuan
853:Manado
733:Parang
674:Bataan
664:Aparri
149:
133:
119:
95:Result
1909:(PDF)
1809:Notes
1472:Trout
1466:Trout
1454:Siege
1212:Luzon
1127:Semut
1090:Luzon
1075:Leyte
1036:Arawe
873:Timor
858:Ambon
723:Davao
705:Panay
659:Vigan
476:Quail
468:Luzon
152:Japan
2427:ISBN
2405:2008
2372:ISBN
2353:ISBN
2334:ISBN
2311:ISBN
2292:ISBN
2269:2024
2247:2018
2221:2024
2161:ISBN
2140:ISBN
2110:2024
2089:2007
2063:2006
1948:ISBN
1929:2018
1887:2023
1851:ISBN
1748:The
1592:Fall
1536:PBYs
1202:The
1164:The
1120:Agas
1007:Biak
883:Java
710:Cebu
582:POWs
460:Oahu
63:Date
1768:in
1764:on
1673:to
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213:POW
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