Joe09 Corregidor picture shows VFW11447 arriving inside of the North Mine Dock on the North Shore of Corregidor with Villa Carmen boats.
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Members, spouses and friends of VFW Post Paul P. Busek 11447 visited Corregidor to observe the Liberation First Flag 81st Anniversary of the 503d PIR raising the US 48Star Flag on Corregidor on the 16th Feb. 1945. This was done with the cooperation of TIEZA, the new management of Corregidor, and their on-Island Staff. All the details of providing boats, a guide, the transportation on the island, notifying the Coast Guard and topping it of with a plate lunch was provided by Villa Carmen at the bottom, SE corner of Bataan.
Note #1: For your information the only other Corregidor tour company I’m aware of and I used it, is this one: (I was happy with their service also).
The Tour Company, click here:
The Corregidor Tour, click here:
Call to book your tour – Phone, Viber & Whatsapp
+63 997 764 0946
These presentations are a selection of random, general pictures of our visit and are not of a specific gun battery or other specific subject.
This first batch of pictures (Section 1) was provided by Mr. Jose Paderon
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Photo descriptions:
Joe01 to Joe04 Corregidor, VFW11447 pictures shows us arriving at Villa Carmen, organize us and get ready on to two boats, 10 persons each; we were a party of 20 people.
Joe01 Corregidor, VFW11447
Joe02 Corregidor, VFW11447
Joe03 Corregidor, VFW11447
Joe04 Corregidor, VFW11447
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Joe05 to mJoe09 Corregidor, VFW11447 pictures show us on one of the Villa Carmen boats, transferring across the North Channel of Manila Bay. Pictures Joe07 to Joe09 shows us debarking the boats inside of the North Mine Dock on the North Shore of Corregidor.
Joe05 Corregidor, VFW11447
Joe06 Corregidor, VFW11447
Joe07 Corregidor, VFW11447
Joe08 Corregidor, VFW11447
Joe09 Corregidor, VFW11447
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Joe10 Corregidor, VFW11447, we are on the trolley and are on our way to view the famous island Corregidor and the former Fort Mills protecting Manila and bay. Almost everyone is smiling, that is a good sign! The lady at right is our tour guide.
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Joe11 to Joe13 Corregidor, VFW11447 pictures are Google Earth graphs showing the way how most visitors visit Corregidor these days, since the virus from China shut down Sun Cruises a few years ago. Guia del Mar tour operator offers transportation from Manila!
Joe11 Corregidor, VFW11447
Joe12 Corregidor, VFW11447
Joe13 Corregidor, VFW11447
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VFW Post 11447 (Subic) visited Corregidor 2026.
This second batch of pictures (Section Two) was provided by L. Alex Simmy
These presentations are a selection of random, general pictures of our visit and are not of a specific gun battery or other specific subject.
Members, spouses and friends of VFW Post Paul P. Busek 11447 visited Corregidor to observe the Liberation First Flag 81st Anniversary of the 503d PIR raising the US 48Star Flag on Corregidor on the 16th Feb. 1945. This was done with the cooperation of TIEZA, the new management of Corregidor, and their on-Island Staff. All the details of providing boats, a guide, the transportation on the island, notifying the Coast Guard and topping it of with a plate lunch was provided by Villa Carmen at the bottom, SE corner of Bataan.
Note #1: For your information the only other Corregidor tour company I’m aware of and I used it, is this one: (I was happy with their service also), click here:
Call to book your tour – Phone, Viber & Whatsapp
+63 997 764 0946
LAS17 and LAS21 Corregidor, VFW11447 pictures are historical and were collected by my friend John Moffitt who presented them into this Corregidor Forum webpage, click here:
(Unfortunately Photobucket watermarked almost all the pictures)
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LAS01 to LAS03 Corregidor, VFW11447 pictures show our two boats and boat landing provided by Villa Carmen, who organized us into two boats, 10 persons each; we were a party of 20 people. Picture LAS01 shows the Tailend of Corregidor and we also see peaks of Caballo Island behind it, which is occupied by the Philippine Navy now. LAS03 picture shows the full length of Corregidor Island.
LAS01 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS02 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS03 Corregidor, VFW11447
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LAS04 to LAS06 Corregidor, VFW11447 pictures show us debarking the boats, inside of the North Mine Dock on the North Shore of Corregidor. Putting the bow into the hole of the concrete shore made the debarking a little easier (picture LAS04). But all 3 pictures show us the trash problem in Manila Bay, especially now with the prevailing NE Winds driving the trash right into this Corregidor cove.
LAS04 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS05 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS06 Corregidor, VFW11447
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LAS07 and LAS08 Corregidor, VFW11447 pictures show us on the trolley and are on our way to view the famous island Corregidor and the former Fort Mills protecting Manila Bay. Picture LAS08 shows the Corregidor/Fort Mills map which was posted in the trolley.
LAS07 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS08 Corregidor, VFW11447
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LAS09 and LAS13 Corregidor, VFW11447 pictures show the Middleside Barracks, that was our first stop and we debarked and had a closer look. The pictures show that unfortunately wild vegetation is occupying Middleside Barracks ruins again and I’m sure, that this will cause the ruins to be damaged at a faster rate now. This same unfortunate situation is also developing at the so called “Mile Long Barracks” Topside on Corregidor. At the end of this presentation I will show four (4) historical pictures that demonstrate the wild vegetation problems in the ruins!
LAS09 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS10 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS11 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS12 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS13 Corregidor, VFW11447
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LAS14 and LAS16 Corregidor, VFW11447 pictures show the outer area of Battery Way, this was our 2nd stop where we debarked our trolley. We already presented a special picture presentation of this battery a few days ago. This site is kept free of wild vegetation which will help to protect it from the destructive nature of wild vegetation covering the other ruins.
LAS14 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS15 Corregidor, VFW11447
LAS16 Corregidor, VFW11447
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LAS17 and LAS21 Corregidor, VFW11447 pictures are historical and were collected by my friend John Moffitt who presented them into this Corregidor Forum webpage, click here:
(Unfortunately Photobucket watermarked almost all the pictures)
LAS17 Corregidor, VFW11447 picture is a 1945 view of Middleside. The two Middleside Barracks are in the foreground and the large building middle left was the Army Service Club (YMCA).
LAS18 Corregidor, VFW11447 picture is a 1962 view of Middleside Barracks.
Corregidor Island was in the hands of the Philippine Military since 1947 and open Corregidor to tourism was not their responsibility and that is why the Middleside Barracks looked this way in 1962.
LAS19 Corregidor, VFW11447 picture is a 2006 view of the Middleside Barracks, so the clean-up and reinforcement of the barracks ruins did not start until about 2007. I believe this wild vegetation must have caused faster damage to the ruins!
LAS20 Corregidor, VFW11447 picture is a 2007 aerial view of the Middleside Barracks. About this year the former Old CFI must have received a grant of money the barracks ruins were completely cleared of vegetation and a contract was initiated to reinforce the barracks ruins and they looked pleasantly great and strong to weather the history to come.
LAS21 Corregidor, VFW11447 picture is my 2007 view of the Middleside Barracks. About this year the former Old CFI must have received a grant of money the barracks ruins were completely cleared of vegetation and a contract was initiated to reinforce the barracks ruins and they looked pleasantly great and strong to weather the history to come.
Unfortunately the Corregidor Middleside Barracks or the so called “Mile-Long Barracks” are no longer in the 2007 condition!