Corregidor Isl.-Fort Mills – Page 77

Media Category: Corregidor Isl.-Fort Mills

All the information about Corregidor Island, the ex Fort Mills, before, during and after WWII.

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Zg327. For large groups visiting Corregidor Island, at least for this one. It departed from the terminal ESPLANADE SEASIDE TERMINAL, SEASIDE BLVD., MALL OF ASIA COMPLEX. This is right beside Vikings Restaurant.

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Zg331. It seems some military visitors organized their own Corregidor visit (April 2023) and tight up their special crafts to the famous Lorcha Dock were Gen. MacArthur departed from in March 1942 with a heavy heart for Australia to organize his return to the Philippines and the defeat of Japan per repeated orders of President […]

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Zg330. The brand new dining, coffee and multipurpose hall at the Former MacArthur Café on Corregidor Island near the Gen. MacArthur stature was used for the lunch buffet.

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Zg329. At Topside on Corregidor Island, on the Parade Ground of the former Fort Mills the flags were flying.

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Zg328. The familiar Sun Cruises Corregidor Trolley’s are still available, CFI sold some but 3 to 4 Trolleys are still on the island.

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Zg321. One of the 12 Inch gun barrels is being installed at Battery Cheney in Fort Mills on Corregidor Island, Manila Bay, Philippines. It looks like they are using hydraulic jacks. This is a picture from the Karl Schmidt Collection, CDSG. He just sent it now, the 17th of June 2023 and gave me permission […]

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Zg314. This is one of 9 images from several newspaper articles about Gen Wainwright returning to the USA after he witnessed the Surrender of the Japanese Empire in Tokyo Bay and the Surrender of Gen. Yamashita and his Japanese Imperial Forces in Baguio. One picture was purchased at eBay, some are complete newspaper articles or […]

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Zg313. This is one of 9 images from several newspaper articles about Gen Wainwright returning to the USA after he witnessed the Surrender of the Japanese Empire in Tokyo Bay and the Surrender of Gen. Yamashita and his Japanese Imperial Forces in Baguio. One picture was purchased at eBay, some are complete newspaper articles or […]

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Zg312. This is one of 9 images from several newspaper articles about Gen Wainwright returning to the USA after he witnessed the Surrender of the Japanese Empire in Tokyo Bay and the Surrender of Gen. Yamashita and his Japanese Imperial Forces in Baguio. One picture was purchased at eBay, some are complete newspaper articles or […]

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Zg320. This is one of 9 images from several newspaper articles about Gen Wainwright returning to the USA after he witnessed the Surrender of the Japanese Empire in Tokyo Bay and the Surrender of Gen. Yamashita and his Japanese Imperial Forces in Baguio. One picture was purchased at eBay, some are complete newspaper articles or […]