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Post by EXO on May 15, 2012 13:03:46 GMT 8
This map is posted courtesy of David Metherell |
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Post by chadhill on May 15, 2012 13:58:18 GMT 8
Wow, EXO! Another chart drawn on the back of a Cabanatuan POW's ID "card". It looks like it could be the same draftsman who did the minefield chart on the SS Corregidor thread, very high quality. Can we make out a name in the reverse print bleed-thru from the backside?
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Post by EXO on May 15, 2012 18:29:11 GMT 8
The credit for the post goes to Dave Metherell who obtained the document; and to Fots, because he raised with me the identity of the author of the minefield map. I passed the query along to Dave, who was also the source of the minefield map, and the Caballo/Carabao map was Dave's reply.
I will allow Fots to opine as to his own findings as to the authorship.
Such is the way things develop when we have an open exchange of documents, it really does benefit us.
I'm no trekkie, but the while thing sounds a little Borg-ish.
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Post by fortman on Jul 5, 2012 22:50:59 GMT 8
While trawling the Net I came across the USS Cleveland CL-55 Reunion Association website. There are interesting photos of Caballo taken by the cruiser's scouting aircraft during and just after the bombardment of the Island. One of the photos clearly shows a shattered Battery Fuger, Battery Woodruff and a tunnel entrance, presumably to Craighill. There are also photos of the bombardment of Corregidor, but nothing unusual here.
fortman
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Post by armyjunk on Jul 11, 2012 9:37:08 GMT 8
Anyone notice that the armament is wrong? Odd for such a well done map...
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Post by batteryboy on Jul 11, 2012 13:36:14 GMT 8
Yes, the armaments are wrong and and except for the 12-inch mortar the major caliber seacoast guns are in the wrong caliber as well. Another observation on Caballo is that Battery Williams should be more to the right most portion. The two guns were split to be two separate tactical batteries.
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Post by okla on Jul 12, 2012 0:54:35 GMT 8
Hey Guys...Even tho much of the armaments info is in error, the quality of the work is impressive to me. I doubt that this man had the proper drafting materials to turn out such quality work, i.e. drafting table, drawing instruments, desk illumination lamp, and obviously there was no drafting paper. Very intriguing, to say the least. Cheers.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 31, 2015 16:25:39 GMT 8
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jun 21, 2019 14:23:45 GMT 8
The 38th Div. takes Caballo Island, ex Fort Hughes in WWII, 1945.
A very good friend of mine, we met on Corregidor several times sent several 1945 pictures and he said this:
“Hi Karl, I found this 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library. I copied about 40 pictures, go ahead, and post them as you wish”.
My friend Roger Davis is a very active member of the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org) and has contributed much in keeping alive the history of the US Army Coastal Defense.
All of the pictures were uploaded into this album in high resolution, be our guest if you are interested:
www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/albums/72157709117454053
These thirteen pictures are about the 38th Inf. Div. action of landing on Caballo Island and liberating the ex Fort Hughes. They are posted here now, and most have descriptions. Some don’t have descriptions but they were copied and sent in sequence and we can assume they are from the Liberating the ex Ft. Hughes Battle. In this forum page there may be the same picture already or a similar one. But I decided to post them all here again because they came directly from the 38th Inf. Div.
U121. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U122. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U123. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U124. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U125. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U126. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U127. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U128. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U129. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U130. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U131. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U132. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
U133. This is one of 13 images from the battle of landing and liberating Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay. This picture was copied from a 38th Division (Indiana National Guard) Yearbook at the local Library by Roger Davis a member of the CDSG (cdsg.org).
URLs Ft. Hughes, Caballo Island (Updated)
Fort Hughes, Caballo Island with the CDSG in 2006, two pages now.
corregidor.proboards.com/thread/295/fort-hughes-caballo-island-march
Caballo Island Offshore (Trip Report Section)
corregidor.proboards.com/thread/565/caballo-island-offshore
Caballo Island eyed for Ebola quarantine (General Board Sec.)
corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1724/caballo-island-eyed-ebola-quarantine
Reference map of Caballo and Carabao Island (Coast Artillery Sec.)
corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1173/reference-map-caballo-carabao-islands\
Fort Hughes, Caballo Island visit, 3rd Mar 2006 (Coastal Artillery)
corregidor.proboards.com/thread/115/fort-hughes-caballo-island-visit
My group of Caballo Island, ex Fort Hughes albums:
s74.photobucket.com/user/PI-Sailor/library/Manila%20Bay%20Forts-Other/Fort%20Hughes-Caballo%20Island?page=1
38th Inf., Div. Yearbook pictures from Roger Davis:
www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/albums/72157709117454053
Manila - Subic Bay Forts! These pictures were given to me by Karl Schmidt, a leader in the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org) who got these images from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). This album contains aerial images of the Manila and Subic Bay Harbor Defense Forts.
www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/albums/72157658661455655
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