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Post by friscohare on Feb 24, 2011 23:23:01 GMT 8
Hi everyone, I noticed another topic with beautiful 1938 Corregidor pictures as well so I wanted to share some photos from an album of a member of the 59th Coast Artillery Regiment. The news clippings date it to pre-WWII Corregidor in 1938. 1) Cover: "In Memory of My Service in Philippine Islands" 2) "Firing 12in Mortar" Any ideas as to which battery?
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Post by friscohare on Feb 24, 2011 23:23:30 GMT 8
On the USS Grant3) Tinted photo of US Army Transport USS Grant 4) Off to the Philippines on the USS Grant 5) Entertainment on the USS Grant
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Post by friscohare on Feb 24, 2011 23:24:10 GMT 8
Arrival at Corregidor6) Corregidor 7) Bottomside Station
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Post by friscohare on Feb 24, 2011 23:24:40 GMT 8
60th CA Regiment at Topside8) Members of the 60th CA Regiment... C Company's Guidon is seen in the background 9) 60th CA Regt. marching
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Post by friscohare on Feb 24, 2011 23:25:13 GMT 8
92nd CA Regiment (PS) at Topside10) Companies B, C, D of 92nd CA Regiment at attention. The barracks are in the background. 11) More 92nd CA Regt... D Company's guidon is in the foreground 12) 92nd's Regimental Flag unfurls 13) CA Regiments at attention
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Post by friscohare on Feb 24, 2011 23:25:56 GMT 8
CAC Artillery14) Batteries Wilson & Marshall firing at Ft. Drum 15 & 16) (left) AA Artillery, (right) The rear of a disappearing gun battery 17) A disappearing gun battery
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Post by friscohare on Feb 24, 2011 23:26:11 GMT 8
59th CA Regiment18) I assume the 59th Coast Artillery Regiment is at attention at the left side of the photo. The men standing by the AA Artillery and the searchlights are probably members of the 60th Coast Artillery Regiment. 19) Members of the 59th CA Regt. Notice the white triangle insignia of the 59th Coast Artillery Regiment on the building 20 & 21) (left) Two 59th CA with their M1903 Springfields. (right) Two Two 59th CA men with a member of the 92nd CA (PS) These are all the photos from Corregidor in the album. Later on in the album, the soldier had a few photos of Philippine currency, scenes from Manila, some pictures of carabao, and finally big lizards in Cotabato. Hope you enjoyed them!
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Post by EXO on Feb 25, 2011 8:50:38 GMT 8
Great collection of images you have there Friscohare! They evoke a world we shall never know the likes of again. Those whose job was to man the ramparts in 1941 would be betrayed by the attitudes of those who lived safe, fat, dumb and happy at home. In many respects, times have not changed either, because there's still a significant inability of apparently educated to understand that it's not a safe world out there. Thanks for evoking the period.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2011 12:39:28 GMT 8
thanks for posting, those photos are amazing.
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Post by okla on Feb 25, 2011 22:23:56 GMT 8
Hey Frisco....This is really good stuff. The good old peace time, foreign service, Army. Duty in far off, exotic places, house boys, Pfcs living like stateside NCOs, etc. Little did these unfortunates realize that some pretty difficult days were awaiting those, portrayed in these excellent photos, who didn't rotate home prior to late 1941. I couldn't help but notice the belt buckles being worn by the two soldiers pictured in front of their barracks. They aren't sporting the solid brass,etc belt buckles worn by World War 2 and Korean era troops. I can't imagine hitching up my Class A uniform britches with anything but a brass buckle attached to a narrow web belt, khaki for Army and navy blue for USAF during my time during the Korean War. Times, they do change. Thanks for posting this really good material. Cheers.
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