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Your First Visit? Then Read This.
A selection of articles of general interest
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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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Charles H. Bradford was a surgeon with the 2nd Bn 503d PIR, having joined them in Australia. Originally from Boston, erudite and well travelled, he brought a sensibility to the tough job of being a combat surgeon. When not operating, he accompanied patrols, establishing a repute that wherever you might be on Corregidor, "Doc Bradford" was not far away. In the evenings he took to writing a manuscript, a tribute of sorts to the men he was serving with. He completed it post-war. His manuscript was handed around privately between members of the PRCT, more or less an insider's secret. It was used as the basis of each and every of the books about Corregidor, though Bradford insisted his authorship remained anonymous. Upon his passing, and with the assistance of Charkie's friends, Don Abbott and John Lindgren, I secured the permission of his estate to have the manuscript published under his name. I approached commercial publishers, but they passed on it because it was "too short." I did not want to detract from Doc's content or style, so took on the role myself.
When the 503d PRCT returned to Mindoro, photographs had been taken of all
those returning from Corregidor. These images, known as "The States
Photographs", are included in the book, reproduced from the original
negatives courtesy of Fred Hill.
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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. | |||||||
| MIDDLESIDE AFFAIRS |
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Quo Vadis, Corregidor? |
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Aspects in uncovering history, Corregidor-style. |
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| FIGHTING FOR MacARTHUR |
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Review of John Gordon's book concerning the Navy and Marine Corps' Desperate Defense of the Philippines. | ||||||
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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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| FIELD NOTES |
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A showcase of posts from the Corregidor Then & Now Bulletin Board detailing reports, field observations and current images of Corregidor. Authors as indicated. |
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A photo collection of Corregidor places and personalities. |
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| THE JAPANESE OVERSTRIKE SILVER COIN |
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The Japanese Corregidor Commemorative Coin |
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Kirk J. Poole visited Corregidor in 1984. (Photo Collection) |
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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 |
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| 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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| SALVAGING A SILVER TREASURE |
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Diving for Philippine Pesos off Corregidor in 1945 |
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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 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 have replaced the Communiqué page with a Forum Board instead. Come join us, leave your comments, questions etc. |
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