Zd204

Zd204. Flickr 051. No description for this picture! This is a very unique image, prewar most likely, of a gun control observation post in Fort Mills Coastal Defense Artillery. These are soldiers of the 91st Coast Artillery Regiment, a Coast Artillery Corps regiment in the United States Army, part of the Philippine Scouts. This could be a post for Battery Grubbs or Morrison. The reason we know that, is, the targets listed above the observation slits. Hornos Point is just west of Mariveles. During the siege of Corregidor, it was observed (daytime) that the Japanese Forces were bringing landing boats around that point. The Japanese were immediately targeted and that was the end of daylight trips.

Zd182

Zd182. Flickr 039. SWPA-Sig C-45-13272 6th March 1945, SC271179. View of the lighthouse on Corregidor Island, P.I. Photographer: T/5 Kingsley Fall.

Zd188

Zd188. Flickr 045. SC-118540. Olongapo, P.I. Sept. 1940. Activities of the 24th Field Artillery (P.S.) during target practice. This picture is from my CDSG Friend Karl Wilhelm Schmidt.
Note from Karl: The picture did not have a number but I’m sure the description on another picture jives with the geography. This is what I’m sure of:

The picture is not shot from Ft. Wint which was manned by the Philippine Scouts at that time. It is shot from the area that is Barrio Barretto now (Olongapo City), where I live now, and what used to be the Marine Corps Rifle Range, called Maquinna, the river still has that name. The range was also used for light artillery. The peaks in the distance are from the mountain Cinco Pecos on Redondo Peninsular, separating Subic Bay from the South China Sea. Fort Wint, Grande Island is left and off the picture. I’m 100% sure. This area was turned back to Philippine Authorities, about 1949.

In front, at the beach is what looks like target sleds which perhaps are towed by boats. Targets for the Battleships, Cruisers etc. were bigger and were towed by ships like I served on, ARS, ATA etc.

Zd187

Zd187. Flickr 044. SC-118542. Fort Mills on Corregidor Island the 10th Oct. 1940, Gen. Wilson and Col. Price at work.

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Zd186. Flickr 043. SC 202648. 10 Jan. 1942 Formation at the Signal Corps base camp “Mudhole” on Bataan. Men in the formation are were from the 228th Signal Operation (Sep) and the 252nd Signal Construction P.S. Photo by US Army Signal Corps. Added note from Karl: It also has the words “Prisons Japanese” penciled it. But then the date of Jan. 10th 1942 would not jive with being Japanese prisoners at that date? This description, MAYBE belongs to the previous image # Flickr 042.

Zd185

Zd185. Flickr 042. This picture has no number, I saw it before in our forum but MAYBE the next picture description (Flickr 043) belongs to this image.

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Zd183

Zd183. Flickr 040. SWPA-Sig C-45-13295 6th March 1945, SC271157. View of the water tanks, Topside on Corregidor Island, P.I. Photographer: T/5 Kingsley Fall.

Zd168

Zd168. Flickr 035. SWPA-Sig C-45-13268. 6th March 1945; SC-271150. West entrance of the Malinta Tunnel on Corregidor Island, P.I. Photographer: T/5 Kingsley Fall.

Zd166

Zd166. Flickr 033. SWPA-Sig C-45-20549, SC-263699. 26th Feb. 1945. Gen. Marquat and Col. Jones looking over Gun # 2 at Battery Wheeler in Fort Mills on Corregidor Island which was part of the Manila Bay and Harbor Defense Command. In the distance we can see Mariveles on Bataan. The Col. Is carrying a carbine.