Zd218

Zd218. Flickr 055. This image has no SWPA-Sig. number nor is the description clear as to where and when of this combat action took place. But I recognize the Fort ills South Mine Dock and better yet, I recognize the San Jose Point, the south end of Malinta Hill on Corregidor. And we the South-Road going around Malinta Hill. The artillery piece is pointing west towards Breakwater Point and the beaches in between.

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Zd216

Zd216. Flickr 053. SWPA-Sig C-45-20427. I could find the description for this image but it was in the CDSG folder with all the other images of combat on Corregidor or related events in 1945. I assume this is on Corregidor. It seems, a charge was set off or a grenade were thrown into a tunnel with Japanese soldier occupants.

Zd224

Zd224. Flickr 061. The partial description seems to be talking about the USS Intrepid CV-11 under attack as observed from the USS New Jersey. The following paragraph is copied from Wikipedia: A Japanese air raid on 25 November struck the fleet shortly after noon. Two kamikazes crashed into Intrepid, killing sixty-six men and causing a serious fire. The ship remained on station, however, and the fires were extinguished within two hours. She was detached for repairs the following day, and reached San Francisco on 20 December.

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Zd223. Flickr 060. This partial image description is clear about Subic Bay and it indicates the US Forces left this gun there in 1942 and that the Japanese did not use it. The image apparently was shot in 1945. I have been in the former Fort Wint on Grande Island in Subic Bay many times and this gun could be one of several 3 Inch guns of Battery Flake. We see land at left and that should be Bataan.

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Zd222. Flickr 059. This partial image description is clear about Subic Bay and it indicates the US Forces left this gun there in 1942 and that the Japanese did not use it. The image apparently was shot in 1945. I have been in the former Fort Wint on Grande Island in Subic Bay many times and I’s sure this is one of four 3 Inch guns of Battery Jewell. It is facing Mount Cinco Pecos on the Peninsular that separates Subic Bay from the South China Sea.

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Zd221. Flickr 058. This is unique image of the so-called “Mile-Long-Barracks”, the eastern half of it. It must be shot at 1970 or after, the Dome of the Pacific War Memorial is in sight.
Topside Barracks stands shattered on Corregidor which was bombarded intensely by the Japanese in 1941-42 and by American forces as they retook the island fortress in 1945. I see the old flagstaff still stands, said General MacArthur on the day of victory. William Graves, who survived the siege when he was 14, went back to Corregidor 43 years later. His account of the battle and his return appear in the July National Geographic.

Zd220

Zd220. Flickr 057. This image has no SWPA-Sig. number nor a description but it is not needed. This is an aerial shot of Corregidor Island, P.I., perhaps before the 16th Feb. 1945, the day of Liberation for Corregidor. If you zoom in you can recognize all the well-known features of Topside in Fort Mills, The lighthouse, the water tanks, the Mile-Long Barracks etc.

Zd219

Zd219. Flickr 056. SWPA-Sig C-45-14767. 24th April 1945. SC263056. This is the Fort Mills Cine, theatre Topside on Corregidor Island, P.I. WE also see the east end of the so-called “Mile Long Barracks”. Photographer T/4 Harry Young.

Zd206

Zd206. This is an WWII 1945 image of the Battle of the Balete Pass, fought by the 25th Division, to liberate North Luzon and defeat the Japanese Army. Filipino Commonwealth regulars, Constabulary and guerrillas also fought side by side with the 25th and many Filipino carried supplies and casualties. This picture was downloaded from NARA.