Manila Bay – Page 147 – Philippine-Sailor

Media Category: Manila Bay

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.

Zd121

Zd121. Flickr 020. SWPA-Sig C-45-13270. SC-271169. Soldiers make their way on top of mountainous rubble heap of the bombed area surrounding the wreckage of Topside Officer’s Quarters. Photographer: T/5 Kingsley Fall. Note: This seems to be the last east Senor Officer Quarters which was totally destroyed.

Zd120

Zd120. Flickr 019. SWPA-Sig C-45-13279. 6th March. 1945; SC-271163. View of wreckage strewn around the North Dock, Corregidor Island, P.I. Photographer: T/5 Kingsley Fall

Zd119

Zd119. Flickr 018. SWPA-Sig C-45-13260. 6th March. 1945; SC-271157. Topside Barracks from the Lighthouse on Corregidor Island, Manila Bay. Photographer: T/5 Kingsley Fall

Zd118

Zd118. Flickr 017. SWPA-Sig C-45-13103. SC-271149. 2nd March. General Douglas MacArthur on tour of inspection in Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, P.I., inspecting the Malinta Tunnel. Before his inspection tour Gen. MacArthur and his staff were present during the raising of the American Flag over the Island. Photographer: T/5 Kingsley Fall. Note: this is the East Entrance of the Malinta Tunnel.

Zd117

Zd117. Flickr 016. SWPA-Sig C-45-13102. SC-271143. 2nd March. Seated in front of the jeep General Douglas MacArthur, and members of his staff in the following jeeps, start out on an inspection tour in Fort Mills, Corregidor Island P. I. On this day the day the American flag was raised again on the island. Photographer: T/5 G. Arend. Note: of course, we know now, this is in front of the so called “Mile Long Barracks” Topside, Fort Mills on Corregidor.

Zd116

Zd116. Flickr 015. SWPA-Sig C-45-13110. SC-271117. 2nd March. General Douglas MacArthur on tour of inspection in Fort Mills, Corregidor Island, P.I., inspecting the Malinta Tunnel. Before his inspection tour Gen. MacArthur and his staff were present during the raising of the American Flag over the Island. Photographer: T/5 Kingsley Fall. Note: this is the East Entrance of the Malinta Tunnel.

Zd115

Zd115. Flickr 014. SWPA-Sig C-45-20566. 6th March. 1945; SC-263703. Burning ammunition dump at the 503rd RCT CP on Corregidor Island. Fire was caused by a mysterious explosion which subsequential destroyed the entire dump as well as that section of the building directly behind it. Photographer T/4 Ernani D’Emedio. Note: of course, we know now, this is the so called “Mile Long Barracks” Topside, Fort Mills on Corregidor.

Zd114

Zd114. Flickr 013. SWPA-Sig C-45-20565. 6th March. 1945; SC-263702. Burning ammunition dump at the 503rd RCT CP on Corregidor Island. Fire was caused by a mysterious explosion which subsequential destroyed the entire dump as well as that section of the building directly behind it. Photographer T/4 Ernani D’Emedio. Note: of course, we know now, this is the so called “Mile Long Barracks” Topside, Fort Mills on Corregidor.

Zd113

Zd113. Flickr 012. SWPA-Sig C-45-20539. SC-263698. 27th Feb. 1945. Jap. “Q” boats, based on Corregidor Island, P.I. (were manned by suicide volunteers called “Tojo Men” who drove these boats) are brought out on tracks to the ocean. Photographer: T/5 G. Arend. Note: Now we know these are the suicide boat tunnels at the former Fort Mills Officer Beach, north shore, Tailend on Corregidor.

Zd112

Zd112. Flickr 011. SWPA-Sig C-45-20537. SC-263697. 27th Feb. 1945. Jap. “Q” boats, based on Corregidor Island, P.I. (were manned by suicide volunteers called “Tojo Men” who drove these boats) are brought out on tracks to the ocean. Photographer: T/5 G. Arend. Note: Now we know these are the suicide boat tunnels at the former Fort Mills Officer Beach, north shore, Tailend on Corregidor.