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Post by john1 on Jul 17, 2012 17:19:43 GMT 8
I work at the VA hopsital at Ft William Henry Harrison in Helena Montana. The post flag pole is very unique and as such I have been trying to trace its history for a number of years. Recently I was reading a history of Corregidor and came across pictures of the Corregidor Island flag pole. It is identical to the one at FT Harrison. I have read that the Corregidor flag pole is the mast of a Spanish ship sunk in the Spanish American War. Can anyone provide more information as to the history of the Corregidor Island flag pole. FYI: The flag pole at Ft Harrison still has the ratline rigging (seen in pictures and video of the MacArthur flag raising cermony from 2 March 1945) which is now missing from the Corregidor flag pole. Any assistance is much appreciated, Thanks, jjj
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jun 21, 2015 7:41:02 GMT 8
SPANISH FLAG POLE ON CORREGIDOR A MYTH? I think that John1, a guest, got something. I wish he or others would be able to provide a picture of the flagpole at the VA hospital at Ft William Henry Harrison in Helena Montana. I have tried to find one and have not succeeded yet. I found this flag pole and it looks pretty much the same as the one on Corregidor: X606 the Flag pole on Fort Robinson, Nebraska. The picture came from this URL (It should be very interesting to cavalry friends): www.ferry360.com/FerryTrails/Launching_Noah/Launching_Noah/Entries/2011/9/8_Fort_Robinson_Nebraska.htmlX607 this is the plaque at the Old Flagstaff and it says it came from a Spanish ship. Based on what we presented in this forum so far, the plaque could have it wrong! Let’s continue this discussion, not on this thread BUT DO IT ON THIS ONE: The Origins of the Spanish Flag Pole on Corregidor – a myth. corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1797/origins-spanish-flagpole-corregidor-myth
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