Corregidor Flag 04, a better copy!
General Douglas MacArthur’s quote, “I see the old flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down,” was spoken on March 2, 1945, on Corregidor Island.
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Corregidor Flags Stories
Section # One (1)
On the 16th of Feb. 2026 the VFW 11447 “Post Paul P. Busek” will continue the tradition to raise the 48 Star Flag on Corregidor to commemorate, that the Paratroopers of the 503d PRIP hoisted the flag on the first day of assaulting Corregidor for its liberation. This is the 81st Anniversary of liberating Corregidor and the Philippines.
Now, in Jan. 2026, in memory of Corregidor’s history, I worked a few days and put together pictures and stories of Flags on Corregidor, the former Fort Mills. I selected about 105 pictures and will share them, post them in sections per email and Facebook.
Two WebPages will also be established with all of the Corregidor Flag Stories and pictures, both in the Corregidor Forum and my webpage.
I started visiting Corregidor in only 2003, I wonder how many stories I may have missed!
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When the 503rd returned to Corregidor, 1st Sgt. Carl N. Shaw of Reg. HQ and HQ Co. saw to it that the flag be raised again shortly after landing. His 2 volunteers were T-5 Frank G. Arrigo and Pfc. Clyde I. Bates. Click here!
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The flag survived and is now displayed at the Infantry Museum, click here!
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The Flags represent us, we were defeated in this defense battle but and We Liberated it All, in Glory.
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General Douglas MacArthur’s quote, “I see the old flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down,” was spoken on March 2, 1945, on Corregidor Island.
Corregidor Flag 04, a better copy.
General Douglas MacArthur’s quote, “I see the old flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down,” was spoken on March 2, 1945, on Corregidor Island.
Japanese propaganda lies, these pictures are screen shots of Japanese reenactment. The original Flag was burned by Corregidor Artillry troops.
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Piece of the flag is in West Point.
Before the Corregidor flag was destroyed, an army officer, Col. Paul Bunker, cut out two small patches. He hid one piece in his shirt under a patch and gave the other to a fellow officer, Col. Delbert Ausmus, swearing him to secrecy about its existence.
Bunker’s instructions to Ausmus, if Bunker didn’t survive the POW camp, was that Ausmus personally deliver it to the secretary of war in Washington when he returned home. Click here!
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A flag is even used in the famous Malinta Hill Tunnel.
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I wonder how many times President Quezon and Gen MacArthur saluted the flags on Corregidor.
Here is one historic picture. The Philippine Government and the U. S. Armed Forces of the Far East HQ evacuated Manila and retreated to Corregidor. The Malinta Tunnel became the seat of the Philippine Government. This is President Quezon with family and Mrs. MacArthur. He was sworn in here for his 2nd term as President.
They declared Manila an Open City and spared it from further destruction but how did the Japanese Aggressors returned the favor in 1945?
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This is the last moment of the Corregidor, Malinta Hill Tunnel Light and Sound Show. This is Star Paper picture.
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Section # Two (2)
The flags fly at the Gen. Wainwright and Nurses Memorial; it is located Bottomside on Corregidor, the South Side.
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The Gen. Wainwright and Nurses Memorial; it is located Bottomside on Corregidor,
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The official Philippine Plaque is located at the Gen. Wainwright Memorial and tells the story of Corregidor.
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These are the famous words of Gen. MacArthur about Corregidor. He had to be ordered several times by President Roosevelt to evacuate. He had his wife and young son with him on the island and he chose the Navy PT Boats to break thru the Japanese lines. It is located at the Gen. Wainwright Memorial and tells the story of Corregidor.
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The Philippine Flag always flies at the present Corregidor Admin building
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The present Corregidor Admin Building with its Philippine Flag flying proudly!
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I believe these former Spanish era buildings were standing about the same place as the present admin buildings. But it looks like the US has taken them over already in this picture. The present buildings of pic # 11 seem to be copied after these.
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In the present Admin building are some nice historical pictures, here is one of President Carter and the First Lady.
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The Story of the First American Flag
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The First American Flag on Corregidor; it was hoisted over Corregidor from December 2 1898 to May 14 1899. It is displayed in the Pacific War Memorial Museum on Corregidor.
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The First American Flag on Corregidor; this is a great gift to the Philippines by the American Veterans of the 10th Pennsylvania Infantry.
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Section # Three (3)
The Spanish administered this island before the Americans and Philippines
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The Flags of the Philippine-Spanish Friendship Marker at Corregidor Topside near the Lighthouse.
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The Philippine-Spanish Friendship Marker at Corregidor Topside near the Lighthouse.
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The Spanish Fort on Corregidor, much of the walls are still there. This picture was provided by John Moffitt.
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The walls of the Spanish Fort; I would say 50 % of the walls are still standing.
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The South-East corner of the Spanish Fort on Corregidor got a gun cover from the Americans, I believe, for a 75mm artillery piece which covered the South Shore approaches at Corregidor Bottomside. The new Philippine Corregidor Foundation Inc (CFI) Manager used that gun cover location for generator service.
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Topside inside the Lighthouse is established a nice Spanish-Philippine Museum, presenting some of the technical accomplishments of the Spanish Colonial Administration, bridges, churches etc. This picture shows that the Spanish Museum was first in the next door buildings.
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Is the famous Flag Pole of the former Fort Mills on Corregidor Island a mast from a Spanish war ship, sunk by Commodore Dewey?
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This picture of the 60th anniversary recapturing Corregidor has a sign that says so! This anniversary was conducted 2005-03-02. US Army soldiers are getting ready to raise the US Flag on the Old Flagstaff, as Gen. MacArthur ordered in on the 2nd March 1945.
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An official plaque at the foot Old Flagstaff on Corregidor says so also
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In 2012 a Corregidor Forum guest told us that he knows of two flag staffs, that they look exactly like the Old Flagstaff on Corregidor. He asked: how can that Corregidor Flagpole be a Spanish One, is that a myth? The URL to his input, click here:
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The flagpole in Fort Robinson
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We went to work, asked for help and documented our effort in this URL: Is the Spanish flagpole a myth, I think so, click here?
THE US ARMY BUILT THE FORT MILLS FLAG POLE ON CORREGIDOR ISLAND IN 1910
so says an US Army Completed Work Report.
The US Army built the Fort Mills Flag Pole on Corregidor Island in 1910, so says a US Army Completed Work Report. These two images were provided by Karl Schmidt, a leader in the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org), who got it from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The flag pole in 1910 looks like all the other US Army flag poles in the US Western Forts in that era.
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The Fort Mills flag pole on Corregidor in 1910
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The Fort Mills flagpole on Corregidor completed work report 1910
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The Fort Mills flag pole on Corregidor in 1924
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Section # Two (2)
The Flags were flying on the 60th Anniversary of Liberating Corregidor
Her Excellency Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Presiding
3 bands, one US and lots of Senior Personnel
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Corregidor 60th Liberation Anniversary, Her Excellency Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo President Gloria arrives
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Corregidor 60th Liberation Anniversary, Welcome to Her Excellency Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo President Gloria
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Corregidor 60th Liberation Anniversary, the flags are flying, side by side. Note: as of Jan 2026, actually earlier, the halyards and pulley sheave are not installed anymore!
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Corregidor 60th Liberation Anniversary, Her Excellency Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo President Gloria, Officers and Diplomats
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Corregidor 60th Liberation Anniversary, at the Pacific War Memorial on Corregidor, the flags were standing here on stands also.
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Corregidor 60th Liberation Anniversary, the National Anthems are being played.
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Corregidor 60th Liberation Anniversary, my daughter looks tiny next to these sharp looking Philippine Marines.
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Three Historical Flag Landmarks for me
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Corregidor is turned over to RP government the 12 Oct. 1947, a very important day. I saw flags for this event in the www, but can’t find them now. Maybe some else can? Please pass along.
Color Guard of Philippine Scouts with U.S. flag where Corregidor is turned over to RP government. Click here:
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My first visit to Corregidor was in 2003. I teamed up with Paul Whitman (he had come here for the first time in the 1970s) the next year and we raised his 48 Star Flag on the Gen. MacArthur’s Old Flagstaff on the 16th Feb. 2004.
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This is the 48 Star flag belongs to Paul Whitman. Paul is an Australian from Brisbane and writes about the WWII history in the SW Pacific. He is the webmaster of the huge, huge webpage Corregidor.org. He is also the monitor of the great Corregidor Forum page with all kinds of current information. The URLs are, click here:
The huge and big Corregidor webpage:
The forum, click here:
His father was an Australian service man on Gen. MacArthur’s Intelligence Staff, was in Manila with the General, obtained this flag and brought it home to Brisbane. This flag is history, we asked and the Gen. MacArthur Memorial sent us a new one, we use it now. This new 48 Star flag is now in the hands of the Corregidor Staff.
Paul shared a lot of Corregidor information with me, thanks Paul!
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Things don’t always go right. In 2017 the former old Corregidor Foundation Inc. (CFI) gave us the wrong one for our annual First Flag Raising Anniversary.
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Section # Five (5)
The Last Para Trooper Tony Lopez raises the flag on the 2nd of March 2010. (We said “last” but in a few years, we met another Vet.). For various reasons the US Bureaucracy caused him to miss our wanted date on the 16th Feb. His travel and his war memory are in this URL, click here for the Corregidor Forum:
or click here for Photobucket 69 images:
or click here for Photobucket 191 images:
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Paratrooper Tony Lopez, 503d PIR, signs the VIP Visitor Log on Corregidor in March 2010.
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Paratrooper Tony Lopez, 503d PIR on Corregidor in March 2010.
There was a rehearsal of the ceremony on Monday morning. The men in mid-ground are he Flag Party, those in the background fired the salute.
On Tuesday, the ceremony was held at the site of the 503rd marker. Marcia served as the master of ceremonies and Steve was one of the speakers. It lasted about an hour and consisted of several honor guards, both national anthems with raising of the flags, wreath laying, and several brief speeches. Lt. Col. Art Matibag spoke of the history of the day, Leslie Murray told her story of civilian internment as a young child and gave a brief overview of F.A.M.E., Steve expanded on the meaning of the day, and then Tony answered a few questions from Steve about his remembrances and how he felt returning to Corregidor. The emotional celebration concluded with Tony hoisting a 48-star flag to the peak of the old Spanish flagpole, the same pole that has been here for over 100 years.
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Paratrooper Tony Lopez, 503d PIR on Corregidor in March 2010.
On 2 March, 65 years after the flag was raised on Corregidor in the presence of Gen. MacArthur,
Paratrooper Anthony Lopez raised it again.
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Paratrooper Tony Lopez, 503d PIR on Corregidor in March 2010.
All were honored to have Tony in attendance. We wonder if he will be the last American Corregidor survivor to be able to attend an anniversary here. Thanks to Sun Cruises shifting their schedules, their tourists wre able to attend the festivities and greet Tony personally. It made for a very nice turnout, and Tony was overcome by the expressions of gratitude and honor he received. We really enjoyed spending time in the evenings with Tony and his family.
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Paratrooper Tony Lopez, 503d PIR on Corregidor in March 2010.
Tony checked out the interior of the NCO Married Qtrs. As the Japanese could easily lob grenades on the verandah, the men would take cover in the inside rooms. Tony was the BAR man.
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Paratrooper Tony Lopez, 503d PIR on Corregidor in March 1945, the original ceremony!
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Tribute to Filipino Heroes on Corregidor 7th April, 2018
As part of the Philippine Veterans Week April 5 to 11, 2018, on April 7, 2018 Tribute to all Filipino Heroes is observed on Corregidor Island in Manila Bay. The site of the Tribute is at the Filipino Heroes Memorial. The advance party to set up things landed on the 6th of April.
I came on the Island to meet the Valor Tour group and friends and was not aware that this commemoration was observed every year. So I tried to take pictures but run out of batteries and had to run to Bottomside and back to get more. And so I missed the important part of the ceremony. But I think you still get an idea how the ceremony was conducted.
But I posted some pictures, click here:
https://philippine-sailor.net/tribute-to-filipino-heroes-on-corregidor-7th-april-2018/
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This is a picture of the Tribute to All Filipino Heroes, 7 April 2018, at the Filipino Heroes Memorial on Corregidor Island. The Pamphlet
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This is a picture of the Tribute to All Filipino Heroes, 7 April 2018, at the Filipino Heroes Memorial on Corregidor Island. The Site
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This is a picture of the Tribute to All Filipino Heroes, 7 April 2018, at the Filipino Heroes Memorial on Corregidor Island. The Filipino Heroes Memorial
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This is a picture of the Tribute to All Filipino Heroes, 7 April 2018, at the Filipino Heroes Memorial on Corregidor Island. The Site Map
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This is a picture of the Tribute to All Filipino Heroes, 7 April 2018, at the Filipino Heroes Memorial on Corregidor Island. The Filipino Heroes Memorial Plaque
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This is a picture of the Tribute to All Filipino Heroes, 7 April 2018, at the Filipino Heroes Memorial on Corregidor Island. The Flag
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This is a picture of the Tribute to All Filipino Heroes, 7 April 2018, at the Filipino Heroes Memorial on Corregidor Island. The Marines
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Section # Six (6)
More Flags at the Corregidor Tailend.
Speech of President Aquino at the 45th anniversary of Jabidah Massacre, March 18, 2013, click here:
45th and 50th anniversary of the Jabidah Incident
Corregidor Surprise, the Jabidah Incident, click here:
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This is a picture of the Mindanao Peace Garden at the Corregidor Tailend, exactly at the entrance of the Kindly Field. It has conducted several commemoration anniversaries at this location. The Philippine President presided.
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This is a picture of the Mindanao Peace Garden at the Corregidor Tailend, exactly at the entrance of the Kindly Field. It has conducted several commemoration anniversaries at this location. This is the West End of the Mindanao Peace Garden.
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This is a picture of the Mindanao Peace Garden at the Corregidor Tailend, exactly at the entrance of the Kindly Field. It has conducted several commemoration anniversaries at this location. The 45th Jabidah anniversary
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This is a picture of the Mindanao Peace Garden at the Corregidor Tailend, exactly at the entrance of the Kindly Field. It has conducted several commemoration anniversaries at this location. The 45th Jabidah anniversary
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This is a picture of the Mindanao Peace Garden at the Corregidor Tailend, exactly at the entrance of the Kindly Field. It has conducted several commemoration anniversaries at this location. This plaque is fastened at the entrance of a small post WWI (ONE) Corregidor coastal defense position. There is study material posted inside!
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This is a picture of the Mindanao Peace Garden at the Corregidor Tailend, exactly at the entrance of the Kindly Field. It has conducted several commemoration anniversaries at this location. The 50th Jabidah anniversary
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This is a picture of the Mindanao Peace Garden at the Corregidor Tailend, exactly at the entrance of the Kindly Field. It has conducted several commemoration anniversaries at this location. The location of the Mindanao Peace Garden
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This is a picture of the Mindanao Peace Garden at the Corregidor Tailend, exactly at the entrance of the Kindly Field. It has conducted several commemoration anniversaries at this location. There was war here, two battles 1942 and 1945, my small daughter found these bullets.
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Kindley Field and the post WWII airfield control building have a flagstaff. I assume it has flown the Philippine Flag more than ones.
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Kindley Field and the post WWII airfield control building have a staff/pole for the windsock.
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Section # Seven (7)
Texas A&M Aggie Muster on Corregidor 2015
(Karl says: there are a lot of Patriots in Texas)
Today we were honored to have about three dozen Texas A&M “Aggies” on Corregidor to dedicate a new Topside monument, click here
All pics and texts are from this URL.
Each April 21, Aggies gather in more than 300 places around the world to remember their days at A&M. The most famous “musters” not held on the A&M campus occurred on Corregidor during fierce fighting in 1942, which was possibly limited to a roll call of Aggies who had passed away in the past year, and in 1946, when over 130 Aggies gathered at the mouth of Malinta Tunnel.
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This is a 2015 picture of the Texas A&M Aggie Muster Monument on Corregidor from the Kwiecinski Family. The 1942 Muster roster, one of four plaques on the monument
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This is a 2015 picture of the Texas A&M Aggie Muster Monument on Corregidor from the Kwiecinski Family. Aggie Muster, Corregidor, April 21, 1946
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This is a 2015 picture of the Texas A&M Aggie Muster Monument on Corregidor from the Kwiecinski Family. The unveiled monument and the wreath of red and white roses
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This is a 2015 picture of the Texas A&M Aggie Muster Monument on Corregidor from the Kwiecinski Family. Fourteen candles were lit, one for each man named in the “roll call for the absent”
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This is a 2015 picture of the Texas A&M Aggie Muster Monument on Corregidor from the Kwiecinski Family. Bob and cadets placing the A&M seal
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This is a 2015 picture of the Texas A&M Aggie Muster Monument on Corregidor from the Kwiecinski Family. All Aggies present stand before the new monument
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Section # Eight (8)
Karl’s Flag Tid-Bits from Corregidor.
Since 2003, I was on Corregidor every year except 2020 because I had taking my daughter to Hawaii to join the Navy.
I participated or witnessed many events with the Philippine and American Flags flying proudly on “The Rock”.
We were an international crowed, Filipinos and people from everywhere and we met to commemorate the liberation of Corregidor, the Philippines and all the people, civilian and military, Filipinos and Americans who served and done their duties on Corregidor.
Flagpole Monument? Click here
The original 503d PIR First Flag Pole, how we found it, click here:
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture, this is my first flag hoisting on Corregidor; I proudly say so!
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2009, sometime it got wet, and this day we hoisted the flag, together with the Philippine Flag, on the two Flagstaffs between the Pacific War Memorial and the Philippine-American Friendship Park.
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2009, sometime it got wet, and this day we hoisted the flag, together with Philippine Flag, on the two Flagstaffs between the Pacific War Memorial and the Philippine-American Friendship Park.
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2012, this year we were still able to hoist it at the Gen. MacArthur’s “Old Flagstaff”
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When the 503rd liberated Corregidor, 1st Sgt. Carl N. Shaw of Reg. HQ and HQ Co. saw to it that the flag be raised again shortly after landing. His 2 volunteers were T-5 Frank G. Arrigo and Pfc. Clyde I. Bates. Click here!
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2010, the map, we wanted to find the 503d PRCT flag pole and we did.
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2015, someone had the idea to mark the spot of the 503d PRCT flag pole and with the help of many it happened, click here
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2016; we used Gen. MacArthur’s “Old Flagstaff” this year and one more in 2017.
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2018, the former old Corregidor Foundation Inc. found an old pole, put it here and we started commemorating of hoisting the First Flag at the new First Flag Monument Marker. We were an international crowed. Australian, Canadian, German, Australian, American and me as the German–American didn’t get on the picture. Thank you, old former CFI Staff
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2018, , the former old Corregidor Foundation Inc. found an old pole and we started commemorating of hoisting the First Flag at the new First Flag Monument Marker. Thank you to the old former CFI. This gentleman is a retired, West German Army Officer and family friend who joined me for this event about 5 years, thank you Harald!
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2023, the former new Corregidor Foundation Inc. had to replace the old pole (rotten), put in place by the old former CFI. They found a fine metal pole, rigged it as a flagpole and we continued our tradition. Thank you very much to the former new CFI.
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2023, the former new Corregidor Foundation Inc. had to replace the old pole (rotten), put in place by the old former CFI. They found a fine metal pole, rigged it as a flagpole and we continued our tradition. Thank you very much to the former new CFI. I’m a retired Navy enlisted man but on this occasion I wore my great athletic Army shirt to honor my Army comrade brothers.
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This is a Corregidor Flag Picture in 2018; this is a fine picture to close this section. It shows the flagstaffs between the Philippine-American Friendship Park and the Pacific War Memorial, Topside on Corregidor and the flags are flying! What is great about the Friendship Park, it has stones, placed around the park, with the name of all the major Allied Commands who defended the Philippines.
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Section # Nine (9)
Richard “Dick” Adams, the last Paratrooper on Corregidor, from John Moffitt. Click here:
My second trip, in 2020, was to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 503lick Here: d PRCT airborne assault onto Corregidor. This was the start to retaking the island from the Japanese on February 16th, 1945. What made the trip memorable was the presence of the last remaining paratrooper who jumped on Corregidor that day. Dick Adams at 98 years old was a pleasure to meet again. By the way, he still smokes cigars and drinks Red Horse beer! He was accompanied by his daughter Alyson who is retired from the USAF. I even had a brief chat with one of our forum members, Will Walker who was making his first visit to the island.
It was a pleasure to meet Peter Parsons again. Anyone familiar with Philippine WWII history is well aware of Chick Parsons, Peter is his son. Peter himself who was a boy in Manila at the start of the war has amazing stories of his own. You can read all the books you want but how many opportunities remain where you can hear first-hand accounts of battles and wartime memories such as this.
EXO and three other Corregidor friends, John Byrne, Harald Klose and Mike Ross rounded up the group.
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Dick Adams visited Corregidor several times, this was in 2011 and we commemorated the Corregidor Liberation at the Rock memorial Monument.
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Dick Adams visited Corregidor several times, but this is a 2020 picture from John Moffitt. But I do remember this moment on his first post WWII visit when he saw this picture and he called out: “That’s me”. He was with other troopers standing around the jeep with Gen. Mac Arthur on the 2nd of March 1945.
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Peter Parsons and Dick Adams
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Peter Parsons, Dick Adams and Alyson Adams
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Dick Adams and friends commemorating the liberation of Corregidor at the Rock Force Memorial Monument Topside, Corregidor in 2020
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Dick Adams and friends commemorating the liberation of Corregidor at the Rock Force Memorial Monument Topside, Corregidor in 2020
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Dick Adams passed away, click here:
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Richard “Dick” Adams, one of the 7 featured brave men that jumped to liberate Corregidor during the last days of WW2. Spyron-AV Manila produced “Corregidor: The Road Back” and was gala premiered at the Charles Parsons Ballroom of the US Embassy Manila in Feb 18, 2020. This was the last time the 503rd and compatriots saw him speak. Saludos Dick from Peter Parsons and myself. Our heartfelt condolences to Capt Aly Adams and to the bereaved family. We thank you for your service and may God bless and keep you on His side. Amen.
In memoriam. Richard Adams. Thank you Sir for your service. Saludos!
Lucky Guillermo, the producer of WWII Documentaries presented the above picture and commemoration in his Facebook page, this is the URL, click here:
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To me Dick was an extraordinary man, very impressive! I walked up to Malinta Hill with him, as a 90 + years, and he showed where his fox hole had been and told me about the nights defending that hill against the Japanese. It was a great joy meeting his whole family.
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What a Solemn Place, the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
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Section # Ten and Last One (10)
Fall of Corregidor and the Philippine Islands; 75th Anniversary Commemoration on Corregidor, the 6th of May 2017. Click here:
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Aircrafts with VIPs and participants of the 75th Anniversary Commemoration on Corregidor, the 6th of May 2017 are arriving on the former Fort Mills Parade Ground on Corregidor Island.
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When I looked at this picture closer, I zoomed in and realized that I forgot to mention FAME. FAME stands for:
THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT INCORPORATED
The Filipino-American Memorial Endowment Incorporated (FAME) is a non-stock, non-profit foundation established in the Philippines and the United States by business executives and veterans. Founded in 1986 under the auspices of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc., FAME, Inc. is solely supported by donations with an all-volunteer Board and Advisory Councils.
FAME‘s mission is to help preserve and maintain tangible reminders of the shared values for which Americans, Filipinos and their allies fought side-by-side in World War II.
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About noontime, the Marine Corps Attaché and the Executive Officer of the Corregidor Foundation (CFI) Lt. Col. Matibag had discussions to manage things.
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The Honorable Delfin Lorenzana, Philippine Secretary of National Defense and the Honorable Sung Y. Kim, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines advance up from the former Fort Mills Parade Ground and are approaching the Philippine- United States Friendship Circle. They are joined by the leader or director of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office and the Executive Director of the Corregidor Foundation Inc. They are now approaching the Pacific War Memorial. The V-22 Osprey departed the island before the ceremony and returned later. They are from another US Marine unit which is in country for an annual exercise.
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Cadets of a maritime academy are presenting the Colors. Across the Manila Bay North Channel on Bataan is a large Maritime Academy and their student cadets provided the Color Guard and wreath laying helpers; they looked sharp! It is 1100 Hours and notice the light circle on the floor, right of the altar, that streams thru the top of this Pacific War Memorial Shrine Dom.
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Wreaths laying by the VIPs at the Pacific War Memorial on Corregidor is now complete.
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This picture is from the official US Marines webpage; this is the URL, click here:
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This is USMC Col. Kevin A. Norton, commanding officer of 4th Marine Regiment. He is an officer who believes in the Esprit de Corps and insists that his Marines learn about the history of the Corps. He accompanied about 40 Marines to the Philippines for the commemoration. Below is a quote from a video:
’Lest we forget,’ those three words are the reason we are out here today honoring the memory of the 4th Marines that fought here, honoring the regimental colors, and with humble pride, remembering that this is an important part of our history,” said Col. Kevin A. Norton, commanding officer of 4th Marine Regiment.
Note from Karl:
The 4th Marines, the China Marines, were withdrawn from China and arrived in Subic Bay on the 30th Nov. 1941. The Marines of Olongapo, Cavite and Mariveles were added and were ordered to defend Corregidor and Mariveles by Gen MacArthur.
During the siege of Corregidor the strength of the 4th Marines increased to about 4000 men, which more than half were soldiers and sailors from the other Philippine and American units.
4th Marines on Corregidor and in Mariveles, click here.
4th Marine Reconnoiter Corregidor 7th Nov. 2016
The 4th Marines, head quartered in Okinawa, had plans to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Fall of Corregidor on the 6th of May 2017.
They contacted Corregidor.org and when they sent 2 Officer on the mission. I was asked by Corregidor.org to help out.
On this day two Marine Officers (both Captains) from the 4th Marines visited Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills. They invited me to come along so I can point out specific 4th Marine History points on Corregidor. This was for the purpose of the 4th Marines participating next year for the 75th Anniversary of the Fall of Corregidor. We signed up for the regular day tour package, ferry from Manila, trolley guided tour, buffet lunch. The weather was great and here are a few images from that visit. I spent a lot of time talking to the two visitors and only took very few pictures. Most of these pictures are of some changes on Corregidor.
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Capt Vonn, (1st name only) 4th Marines, on Corregidor 2016-11-07.
I had to take this picture with Capt. Vonn (an immigrant from the Philippines) standing by the old style 4th Marine Colors. The history of these 4th Marines Colors will be in the next picture.
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This is the history of the Old Blue, former Colors of the US Marine Corps 4th Regiment; it is posted in the Pacific War Memorial Topside on Corregidor.
Marines and Filipinos were very close in WWII
The United States Marine Corps Fourth Regiment established and continued support the Corregidor School because out of gratitude to the people of the Philippines for the help and treatment given during WWII.
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The 4th Marines support the first and oldest high school in Mariveles
On my many walks thru Bataan I came across a high school in Mariveles that had a sign which said this:
Llamas Memorial Institute. Corregidorian 4th Marines Center of Knowledge.
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Mariveles, this is a 2011-10-10 picture of the Llamas Memorial Institute in Mariveles at corner of Lakandula St. and 2nd St.
End of Section Ten (10), the last one!