92D GARAGE AREA, CORREGIDOR - LOOKING NORTH
Reconnaissance photographs were taken in the days leading to
the drop, and Rock Force officers were taken on bombing
missions over the island to get an idea of its topography.
Unfortunately, there was little time available to have the
information transferred to the maps which were supplied to
the 'troopers. Although detailed maps of Corregidor had
been available pre-war, they were still classified TOP
SECRET and were thus denied to Colonel Jones. The
photograph above is of the 92d Garage area, formerly the
seaplane ramp. The photo was taken on 6 February, ten days
prior to the jump. In 1942, all of Corregidor's American and
Filipino prisoners, probably over 12,000 of them, had been
confined in this area for over two weeks before being
transferred to Bilibid Prison in Manila.
