Manila Bay – Page 98 – 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.

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Zg007. Possible location of the Gen. Wainwright Surrender Marker; several friends had a discussion about the location. I made this Google Earth graph and said this: As John says, no exact landmarks So, to me it looks like possible as indicated on this attachments. Next time I will look here, if anything. I love those […]

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Zg006. Site of Wainwright surrender. Image Zg004 zoomed it , so you can read the sign.it came from this NARA collection, see pages 158-159, click here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80682260

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Zg005. Site of Wainwright surrender. This is the NARA description for the previous picture. It came from this NARA collection, see pages 158-159, click here: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80682260

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Zf982. 1967 view of the West entrance. The top of the post-war church can be seen at the bottom. This is not the same church that is at the same location today.

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Zf981. 1963 view of the West entrance (video capture from ‘Fortress in the Sea).

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Zf980. This undated post-war photo of the East entrance shows 12-inch shells lined up along the road. I wonder if this was a continuation of the tunnel clean-up done in later years.

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Zf988. Gen. MacArthur arrives on Corregidor 2nd March 1945.

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Zf987. Gen. MacArthur arrives on Corregidor 2nd March 1945.

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Zf986. This 1981 photo shows the reconstructed West entrance. The metal doors have not been added yet.

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Zf985. 1969 view of the West entrance. The Gasoline Tunnel entrance is hidden in the bushes to the left.