Manila Bay – Page 131 – Philippine-Sailor

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For the 4 islands in Manila Bay that used to be the Manila Bay Defense Forts, Corregidor-Ft. Mills, Caballo-Ft. Hughes, Fraile-Ft. Drum, Carabao-Ft.Frank.

Zf054

Zf054. This is a section of the 1936 Fort Mills on Corregidor Island map covering the images of this 6th and the next, # 7 segments, of this presentation. I marked the map with the subjects to be covered in this 6th and the next Segment.

Zf053

Zf053. One of several structures or earth heaps in the Anti Air Craft (AA) WWII Battery Chicago, which was placed in the 1917 built AA Battery area on Morrison Hill, Fort Mills on Corregidor Island. This, we believe was the Battery Chicago Range Finder Station built on an earth heap.

Zf052

Zf052. One of several structures or earth heaps in the Anti Air Craft (AA) WWII Battery Chicago, which was placed in the 1917 built AA Battery area on Morrison Hill, Fort Mills on Corregidor Island. This, we believe was the Battery Chicago Range Finder Station built on an earth heap.

Zf061

Zf061. I continued my march on Morrison Hill and spotted the row of about 20 sets of open air fuel tank stands

Zf060

Zf060. This is a look into the West Defense Officer Station in Fort Mills on Corregidor Island.

Zf059

Zf059. It took a little doing but I got down and around to the entrance of the West Defense Officer Station of Fort Mills on Corregidor Island.

Zf044

Zf044. This is a section of the Fort Mills 1936 map, and I marked the 4 venues for this 5th segment of my 4th Day report, visiting Corregidor for the 76th First Flag Anniversary.

Zf043

Zf043. One of the two 155mm Gun Shelters near Battery James. The Battery James Road had a fallen tree just before this shelter on the way to Battery James from Middleside. But I only cleared new plants/trees that have grown at the entrance of this shelter.

Zf042

Zf042. One of the two 155mm Gun Shelters near Battery James. The Battery James Road had a fallen tree just before this shelter on the way to Battery James from Middleside. But I only cleared new plants/trees that have grown at the entrance of this shelter.

Zf051

Zf051. This is the top of Morrison Hill and I promptly found the No.4 Gun Block, the northern one. This was for an anti aircraft battery, established in 1917 as a result of WW One (The Great War to end all Wars). There were 5 anti aircraft batteries/sites established in Fort Mills, on Corregidor Island at that time.