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Post by The Phantom on Aug 12, 2009 5:47:29 GMT 8
Thanks Okla, that's shooting pretty far..............
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Post by batteryboy on Aug 12, 2009 7:14:45 GMT 8
Pucot is actually a hill but some maps place it as Mt. Pucot. The Logoskawayan shoot was said to be near the extreme range of the 12-inch mortars firing zone (Zone 10). The 12-inch mortars hava maximum range of 14,000 yards. Longoskawayan was said to be near 10,000 yards , just 2,000 short of Zone 10.
In the Cavie side, I have been to the spots where the Japanese emplaced their artillery. (Barrio Sapong, Halag, Patungan). In Halag, we were brought to the spot where there were big craters (effect of the Hearn and Koehler shoots?) . In Barrio Sapong, the Japanese had a good defilade.
The Philippine Marine camp in Ternate is another place. However, much has changed in the area.
Regards,
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Post by The Phantom on Aug 13, 2009 5:00:43 GMT 8
Thanks for the explanations and locations questioned, more places for the visit list.........
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Post by The Phantom on Aug 13, 2009 5:45:44 GMT 8
SUNDAY, 22 MARCH 1942
" AWOKE AT 6:00 AM AND WENT TO C1. AFTER BREAKFAST I WALKED THROUGH OUR TUNNEL AND ENGINEERS SAY THEY'LL BE THROUGH LAYING PIPE TODAY. BUT THEY ARE STILL LAYING PIPE ABOVE G1. HAD MY STAFF WORKING OUT LAYOUTS OF LIGHTS AND PHONES IN THE TUNNEL."
"GENERAL MOORE CAME AND WE CHATTED FOR AWHILE. I SUGGESTED WE REMOVE THE BREECH BLOCKS FROM BTRIES. GREER AND CROFTON, ( 2 14 INCH GUNS AT FT. FRANK) AND STORE THEM HERE ON CORREGIDOR. THOSE 2 GUNS ARE NO GOOD FOR LANDWARD FIRING BUT, IF THE JAPS CAPTURED FORT FRANK, WOULD BE EFFECT AGAINST EVERY OTHER FORT.
MOORE SAID HE'D THINK IT OVER, WHEN I ASKED HIM FOR REPLACEMENTS FOR FRANK HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WOULD GET THEM."
"THE USAFFE BULLETIN IS FULL OF FULSOME PRAISE OF LT. GEN. "SKINNY" WAINWRIGHT, NOW COMMANDING HERE IN THE P.I.--- THOUGH GEN. BEEBE IS DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR MACARTHUR STILL."
"WORKED ON FIRING DATA UNTIL BORED, THEN PICKED UP COL. RUTHERFORD AND SET OUT IN MY CAR, SINCE THE HEAVENLY TWINS WERE USING THE REGIMENTAL CAR.
BAWLED OUT MCCARTHY FOR NOT SUPERVISING THE CAMOUFLAGE PAINT JOB AT C1--AND FOR FAILING TO GET OUR CHANNELS WELDED WHILE THE ENGINEERS WELDING UNIT WAS UP HERE. ANDERSON ORDERED IT TO BOTTOMSIDE DAMMIT!"
"THEN VISITED G3 AND TALKED WITH DECARRE ABOUT THE CAMOUFLAGE OF HIS STATION. THEN TO G4 WHERE I FOUND SIMMONDS AND EDISON AND CHINNED WITH COL. MITCHELL ABOUT HAVING ALL"MET"(METEOROLOGICAL) DATA POSTED--- AND OFFICERS INSTRUCTED IN ADJUSTMENT OF FIRE.
THEN BACK TO C1 WHERE I FIND MCCARTHY WIELDING A PAINT BRUSH ON THE PAINT JOB.
TO MY DUGOUT WHERE I CONFERRED WITH RUTHERFORD ON THE PLACEMENT OF LIGHTS IN OUR NEW TUNNEL. AS DRAWN THEY SEEM EXCESSIVE---VERY--- BUT THEY USE ONLY 2 KILOWATTS."
"AFTER CHOW, WHICH INCLUDED ICE CREAM, WE HAD OUR SHOWERS AND THEN ADJOURNED TO BATTERY HEARN (A/59) AND GASSED THERE FOR AN HOUR.
FIGURED UP THE SCHEME OF DRUM FIRING SURPRISE SALVOS AT NIGHT AS HARASSING AND INTERDICTION FIRES. IN DAYLIGHT IT ISN'T SAFE TO FIRE TOWARDS LAND, BECAUSE THE JAPS IMMEDIATELY FIRE COUNTER BATTERY WITH EXTREME ACCURACY AND MIGHT BLOW AN OBSTRUCTION INTO THE BORE OF A GUN WHICH WAS JUST ABOUT TO SHOOT.
TONIGHT HE WILL FIRE ONE SHOT TOWARDS NAIC, IF HE CAN REACH IT, OTHERWISE MARAGONDON.
IF KOEHLER'S MORTARS ARE DUG OUT OF DEBRIS, THEY WILL FIRE A COUPLE OF SALVOS, AT 6:45 AM, TOMORROW AT THE POSITION OF AN ENEMY GUN, AS REPORTED BY MAYHEW'S AMATEUR SEISMOGRAPHIC SOUNDING DEVICE.
(SEISMOGRAPHIC SOUNDING DEVICE?)
"POKER GAME ARRANGED BY RUTHERFORD TONIGHT. WON FREELY P8.00.
THERE IS MUCH MALARIA AMONG OUR TROOPS ON BATAAN, ABOUT 25% OF OUR CASUALTIES---OR MORE.
THEY SAY A PLANE FLEW IN HERE THE OTHER NIGHT (KINDLEY FIELD) CARRYING QUININE, WHICH IS VERY SCARCE."
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Post by fots2 on Aug 24, 2009 0:12:11 GMT 8
One of the places Col. Bunker mentions visiting is G1. I went there for the first time last week and was actually impressed. It was more interesting than C1.
Since I took lots of photos, I'll post them as a mini trip report in that forum.
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Post by The Phantom on Aug 29, 2009 5:29:29 GMT 8
Sure shots of G1 under "Trip Reports" this Site were outstanding.
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Post by The Phantom on Aug 29, 2009 6:29:08 GMT 8
Nothing entered on the 21st.
TUESDAY, 24 MAR 1942
"ONE OF THIS MORNING'S BOMBS LANDED NEAR THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO C1, BUT EVIDENTLY DID LITTLE DAMAGE EXCEPT TO A WATER COOLER. OUR POWER PLANT WAS UNHURT.
ANOTHER STICK DROPPED NEAR BATTERY MONJA AND DEPOSITED MUCH DIRT ON RUNWAY TO #4 LIGHT AND RAISED CAIN WITH 2 KITCHENS THERE. GENERAL WAINWRIGHT WAS IN BATTERY MONJA TUNNEL WHEN IT HAPPENED WHICH MAY HELP.
IN ORDER TO DO MY BIT TOWARDS SAVING POWER, I AM WEARING MY OUTER UNIFORM 2 DAYS INSTEAD OF ONE, SO CHANG CAN SAVE HIS ELECTRIC IRONING.
WHILE AT MY DUGOUT THIS EVENING CAPT. TRACY REPORTED FOR DUTY AND I PUT HIM IN COMMAND OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE WHOLE SEWARD DEFENSE--AND TOLD HIM THE FIRST JOB IS TO GET THE PHONES AT C1 WORKING.
AFTER THE AIR ALARMS CEASED THE GANG OF FILIPINOS WERE BACK AT THE JOB OF REPAIRING THE THE BIG BREAK IN OUR CABLES NEAR ORDNANCE OFFICE AND WILL WORK ALL NIGHT.
(Cables from C1 to G1? Phones still not working in C1 as noted above.)
THE ENGINEERS HAVE SENT INSPECTORS TO VIEW THE DAMAGE AT WHEELER, BUT NOBODY HAS STARTED TO WORK ON THE JOB, SO WE HAD TO START OUR 25-KW SETS THERE AND WILL RUN THEM DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS.
THIS GIVES LIGHT TO C1 (AND MY DUGOUT) AND ALSO TO OUR TUNNEL--BESIDES #1 SEARCHLIGHT. LUCKILY THE POWER CABLES FROM WHEELER TO C1 WERE NOT DAMAGED.
SIMMONDS AND EDISON CAME DOWN TO MY AZATEA AT SUNSET AND WE CHINNED AND HAD A SMALL COCKTAIL APIECE. THEN EDISON LEFT TO GIVE FORT COMMANDERS OUR FIRING DATA FOR THE NIGHT AND MORNING SHOOTS. I ALSO TOLD COTTRELL TO ASSIGN TO GROUP 4 THE JOB OF HANDLING ALL BOAT TRAFFIC AND MINEFIELD FOR TONIGHT.
ADJOURNED TO MY DUGOUT TO FIGURE UP MORE FIRING DATA, WRITE UP THIS LOG, AND READ ABOUT ARCHITECTURE.
EVEN HAD WE BEEN MOVED INTO OUR TUNNEL, ALL OUR PHONES WOULD HAVE GONE OUT, BECAUSE THE "bomb" HIT BEFORE THE LINES BRANCH.
IT IS A CINCH WE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT VULNERABILITY OF POWER AND WATER SYSTEMS. BOMBS HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH INSTALLATIONS. AT THAT THE JAPS HAVE THE LUCK OF THE DEVIL AT THE FEW BOMBS WHICH MISS VITAL POINTS: WATER MAINS, BIG TELEPHONE AND POWER CABLES ETC.
THE ORDNANCE STOREHOUSE WHICH HELD THE 3" AA AMMUNITION WHICH WAS EXPLODING ALL DAY, WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BOMBPROOF!"
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Post by The Phantom on Sept 25, 2009 4:55:51 GMT 8
WEDNESDAY 25 MAR 1942
" AFTER BREAKFAST WENT TO RSO FOR A FEW MINUTES AND, ON THE WAY BACK ACROSS THE PARADE GROUNDS STOPPED TO INSPECT SOME LAZY FILIPINO'S EXCAVATING A DEEP BOMB CRATER TO REPAIR CABLES. ANOTHER GROUP WAS WORKING ON THE BROKEN WATER MAIN NEAR QUARTERS 28. AS THE AIR RAID SOUNDED WELCH AND I BEAT IT TO MY DUGOUT. THEN I WALKED DOWN TO MY TUNNEL AND FOUND OUR TUNNEL FULL OF A HODGE -PODGE OF HUMANITY.
TWO BOMBS DROPPED AT 9:20 WHICH I HEARD FROM THE TUNNEL. AS THINGS BECAME QUIET I WENT TO C1. THE JAPS RETURNED DESPITE OUR AA FIRE AND DROPPED MORE BOMBS AT 10:47 PERHAPS IN THE DIRESTION OF BATTERY GEARY. EDISON AND I CHECKED FIRING DATA AND I WROTE A LETTER URGING A BAFFLE WALL BE BUILT FOR OUR MAIN ENTRANCE TO OUR TUNNEL BECAUSE THE TUNNEL NOW POINTS EXACTLY ALONG THE Japanese TRAJECTORY.
QUIET NOW PREVAILING, I RETURNED TO MY AZATEA, ( DESCRIBED BY PAUL W. SITTING AT MY TABLE HERE IN DALLAS, AS A ROOFED ENCLOSURE), TO WORK ON FIRING DATA BUT AT 11:15 THE DAMN JAPS CAME OVER AGAIN AND DROPPED A FEW MORE BOMBS. THEY DO IT WITH IMPUNITY BECAUSE THEY KNOW WE HAVE NOT A SINGLE PLANE WITH WHICH TO BOTHER THEM!"
"VERY LITTLE WORK BEING DONE BECAUSE THE PLANES COME BACK REPEATEDLY. JUST AS WE WERE FINISHING OUR CHOW, ANOTHER AIR RAID SOUNDED AND OUR AA FIRED BUT NO BOMBS FELL. WE WAITED AROUND FOR AWHILE THEN HAD WELCH DRIVE US TO RSO FOR OUR SHOWERS. AS WE REACHED THERE THE ALL CLEAR SOUNDED. WELCH GATHERED UP MY CLOTHS AND HEADED FOR MIDDLESIDE BUT, BEFORE HE COULD GET THERE ANOTHER ALARM SOUNDED AND HE HAD TO DUCK INTO BATTERY RAMSEY, UNTIL THE FUSELAGE WAS OVER, GOT MY CLOTHS AND STARTED BACK, WHEN ANOTHER BURST OF FIRE MADE HIM TAKE COVER IN A DITCH. STILL NO BOMBS, JUST NUISANCE FLYING. (ALREADY THE 60TH HAS CLAIMED 5 PLANES SHOT DOWN, BUT THEY, UNFORTUNATELY LIE LIKE HELL!) WE FINISHED OUR BATHS AND, EVERYTHING APPEARING QUIET, WE DROVE TOWARDS C1 BUT JUST AS WE GOT TO B60, IT STARTED FIRING, SO WE TOOK COVER IN WHEELER, WITH SIMMONDS IN THE LEAD--SO MUCH SO THAT HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIS NOSE AND BARKED HIS KNEE! NO BOMBS FELL AND SO AFTER HANGING AROUND FOR AWHILE, I WALKED DOWN TO C1 WHERE I FINALLY GOT MR STRONG AND HIS FILIPINO'S OUT OF THE TUNNEL TO TAKE DOWN THE FORMS AROUND G1."
TODAY'S BOMBING SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AIMED AT BOTTOMSIDE. WE REJOICE THE BOMBS FELL ON BOTH SIDES OF MALINTA TUNNEL ENTRANCES. THE BAKERY WAS HIT ANS WAS THE MARINE SHOPS. AT THE CARPENTERS SHOP A FEW OF THE WORKMEN WERE TRYING TO FIRE BREAK THE BLAZE, AND AT THE SAME TIME, SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE 'FIRE DEPT.' PROUDLY SPORTED THEIR RED ARM BANDS, WERE SNUG AND SAFE IN THE TUNNEL, AND REFUSED-OR FAILED-TO COME OUT TO FIGHT THE FIRE."
ENGINEERS REPAIRING WHEELER TRANSFORMER DAMAGE, BROUGHT UP AND INSTALLED INADIQUAITE NEW TRANSFORMERS-AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ELSE.
TODAY THE NAVY MUSTERED THE COURAGE TO SENT OUT THE GUNBOAT MINDANAO A FEW MILES TOWARDS MANILA, AFTER A CONCENTRATION OF BOATS. THEY ALL ESCAPED OF COURSE. JAPS AT CAVITE FIRED. I'LL BECHA THE MINDANAO CREW WILL ALL GET SILVER STARS! THIS WAS THE FIRST SIGN OF LIFE FROM THE NAVY IN MONTHS."
(THE BOOK--"COLONEL BUNKERS WAR" IS SOMETIMES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON EBAY.COM OR OTHER USED BOOKSELLERS SITES WHICH IS HOW I GOT MY COPY.)
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Post by okla on Sept 25, 2009 9:15:39 GMT 8
hey phantom....am thoroughly enjoying the colonel bunker diaries, but there are a few threads that continually crop up that irk me to some degree....he seems to have a hatred for the US Navy, animosity and lack of respect for filipinos and he never misses chow call. he may be the best soldier since sergeant york, but methinks he definitely has some character flaws that continually surface for all to see. making the chow line is no character defect, but when others, especially the guys on bataan, aint eating too well, the good colonel seems to make out pretty well in this area. of course RHIP does hold true, even during the dire, dismal conditions on "rock".
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Post by The Phantom on Oct 5, 2009 4:23:47 GMT 8
Thurs, 26th March
" I never saw a more beautiful morning than this one: the air, at my azatea in the woods, is cool and fragrant; the sunlight sifts down through the trees and dapples the ground; a light cool breeze rustles the leaves and brings strange exotic scents of dead leaves and forest mold; birds beyond number are whistling, cooing and flirting about- and there is the thumping of Colin's heel, under my cot as he scratches a flea. One is glad to be alive to enjoy such beauty!
Air alarms and raids continue almost without interruption. At 2:45 they bombed the vicinity of Battery Hamilton. At 3:15 another raid. At 4:40 we took cover again and finished our chow inside the Battery. Then I started for a bath, but 27 bombers came over and simultaneously, the japs started shelling us. Colin and I took cover again. One of the bombs hit a concrete NCO set, back at Battery Wheeler, and set fire to a powder dump there. Probably 155 mm powder. Furious fuselage. Capt. Schenck's men prepared to fight the fire. During this Welch brought the car down but, rather than have him drive to G91 for my clean cloths, I decided to take my shower at our tunnel mouth.
Went to C1 and saw the big fires there, the work of said "27 bombers". It would appear the Japs are turning up the heat on us; renewed activity on Bataan.
Went down to my tunnel to get my shower but the water let out just as I finished mine, which upset Capt. Hawes.
That 01:45 shoot was dangerous! As soon as the plane arrived, so did the shot, so quickly that I didn't have time to reach my dugout, only 15 ft away, and I would have had it in case of a bomb!
They say our ice plant is out!"
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