a new one, the others are full.
Zg635. This was our GPS track to find the Fort Frank Waterdam in the Sinalang Cove Valley as recorded by my friend John Moffitt; he spells it Sinilang. We had plans to visit Carabao Island on the 9th of Jan. 2024 and John suggested we find the water dam, by dropping down into the Sinalang […]
Read MoreZg634. This is a 2012 view of Carabao Island, the former Fort Frank, from the west side of the Kaybiang Tunnel when it was built and not opened yet.
Read MoreZg633. Sinalang Cove as viewed from a boat that just departed from Carabao Island in 2012, the former Fort Frank, part of the Manila Bay Defense Command. Fort Frank got its water from there. Friends and I are interested in history and we wanted to check on the Fort Frank water source story. The pictures […]
Read MoreZg649. This picture is the Sinalang Cove Beach from my exploration trip on the 10th Dec. 2023. We noticed 2 structures and a boat and I believed that on our future planed trip to Carabao Island we will check this out. We knew from history that the US Army had structures for maintenance personnel here […]
Read MoreZg648. This is the Fort Frank Fresh Water Storage Dam in the Sinalang Cove Valley, left is the down-river side; right is the up-river side, now filled to the rim with small rocks. The post-war American and Philippine occupation of Carabao brought no attempt to restore the fortifications. When the Philippine government took possession of […]
Read MoreZg647. This is the Fort Frank Fresh Water Storage Dam in the Sinalang Cove Valley, left is the down-river side; right is the up-river side, now filled to the rim with small rocks. Assault waves of the 1st Battalion of this 151st Infantry went ashore 9:03 a.m. April 16 supported by C Company, 113th engineers. […]
Read MoreZg646. This is the Fort Frank Fresh Water Storage Dam in the Sinalang Cove Valley, this is a view down-river. The morning of March 20 brought tragedy to Fort Frank. The garrison was lined up in Crofton Tunnel to be inoculated. While waiting in line 240mm shell penetrated the roof of the tunnel and exploded. […]
Read MoreZg645. This is the Fort Frank Fresh Water Storage Dam in the Sinalang Cove Valley, left is the down-river side; right is the up-river side, now filled to the rim with small rocks. Next day the bombardment continued. General Moore’s after-action report stated of this continued bombardment: “A 240mm shell hit at junction of the […]
Read MoreZg644. This is a US Army project completion report 20th June 1932 of the completion of a Fresh Water Storage Dam in the Calumpang Reservation for Fort Frank; with a picture of the dam zoomed in. With fuel stocks running low a new attempt was made on March 9 to repair the water line. Under […]
Read MoreZg643. This is a US Army project completion report 20th June 1932 of the completion of a Fresh Water Storage Dam in the Calumpang Reservation for Fort Frank; with a picture of the dam. Battery Ermita drew blood again on March 6 when it shot down a Japanese plane on reconnaissance over the fort. It […]
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