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Your First Visit? Then Read This.
A selection of articles of general interest
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Canadian Photographer John Moffitt overflew Corregidor in December 2008, and gave us some extraordinary slideshow views of the rehabilitation of the isle's landscape. |
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Weldon Hester had a reputation of serving coffee within an hour on a beachhead, and he was not about to treat Corregidor any differently. |
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Originally published in 1978, our Webmeister explains what got him interested in Corregidor in the first place. |
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Written by Doctor Charles H. Bradford, Captain, Second Battalion Surgeon, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. Dr. Bradford wrote his manuscript six months after the parachute assault on Corregidor and the attitudes and language used accurately reflect the era and is published here as written. On the advice of Chaplain Captain John J. Powers, Bradford not record names. |
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letters of thanks, support and encouragement from relatives of veterans, their kin and interested researchers. |
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In 1922, the US Army took an inventory of premises. |
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Special thank you for special people who have assisted our website, beyond mere cordiality. |
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The extraordinary testimony of Lt. Col. Lawrence which calls into question the assessment of the Japanese invasion at the time of the surrender. | |
| CURRENT AFFAIRS |
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Quo Vadis, Corregidor? |
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Aspects in uncovering history, Corregidor-style. |
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Marines in the Defense of The Philippines - text version |
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- photographic essay (50 pics) |
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A photo collection of Corregidor places and personalities. |
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Active Slideshow of 245 evocative Corregidor views by Canadian photographer John Moffitt. |
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Kirk J. Poole visited Corregidor in 1984. (Photo Collection) |
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Links of prime importance, to contributing authors and to websites with which we enjoy good fellowship.- |
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Corregidor influences different folks in different ways. Additional reading for the addicted |
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Gathers together the links to maps and diagrams on the site. |
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Eyewitness account of May 6, 1942 by Val Gavito |
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| QUO VADIS CORREGIDOR? |
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Current Affairs on Corregidor |
| R.I.P. BILL DELICH |
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Bill Delich was stationed at Searchlight #1 and on the night that MacArthur departed, Bill managed to throw the spotlight upon him. In his later years, Bill revisited Corregidor every year, and he was widely loved by all those living on the island. Eulogy by Al McGrew |
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Tom Murphy dedicated a memorial to Major William Massello on 6 May, 2002 at a small ceremony at Battery Way. |
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A Veteran recalls 6 May 1942. |
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Tony Feredo, Manileños, CDSG member and Corregidoros reports on his recent visit to Caballo. The article includes photos of Ft. Hughes and Ft. Drum so we've broken it into two parts due to the large number of photos. (Parts 1 and 2.) See also the Ft. Hughes, Caballo Island photo index. |
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In the tiresome tradition of 'holiday snaps' this is what the Corregidor Historic Society did in the summer of 2000. |
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Each year we have a get-together on Corregidor where we can indulge in our mutual interests. It's not an organised tour, just a bunch of people "as crazy as we are" coming together for two weeks of discovery. The big news of the 2001 trip is the finding of the WWII Parachute Canopy. We've met every year since 1999 through 2006 but it's been difficult to write a series of articles....and 2001 was especially important because of the canopy... |
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We've discontinued the Communiqué page, and have set up the Bulletin Board instead. Come join us, leave your comments, questions etc. |
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