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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 3, 2018 17:42:25 GMT 8
Mile Long Barrack a short look 2018-07-06 A lot less cleaning is done today around the ruins of Fort Mills, caused by the Corregidor Siege in 1942 and the Liberation of Corregidor in 1945. I noticed a small tree is growing in the pool (that is what we think it was). If that tree gets bigger it could cause damage to the Mile Long Barracks ruin and that should be prevented. CFI just does not have enough financial resources, maybe the new high powered CFI management can reverse the trend. I never noticed that the section of the barracks, immediately west of the pool, when it collapsed in 1945 during a munitions explosion, caused the north-side passage at the barracks to be blocked. So I took some picture in that direction. I noticed 3 goats at a precarious place on the 2nd floor of the barracks, how in the heck did they get up there or more urgent how did they get down safely. That section I believe was the Command Post of the paratrooper artillery battalion in 1945. The goats are good mowing machines! On the 6th to the 8th July 2018 I visited Corregidor and so far I only documented my first walk on the 6th of July. Here are 4 images: Zc401. 0ne of four images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the Topside Barracks (aka Mile Long Barracks). There is blockage on the north side. Zc402. 0ne of four images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the Topside Barracks (aka Mile Long Barracks). There is blockage on the north side. Zc403. 0ne of four images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the Topside Barracks (aka Mile Long Barracks). There is blockage on the north side. Zc404. 0ne of four images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the Topside Barracks (aka Mile Long Barracks). There is blockage on the north side. If you like to look at all the pictures of this walk, either click on my web page with 63 Images: philippine-sailor.net/2018/08/01/walk-to-battery-cheney-2018-07-06/ Or my Photobucket album with 66 images: s74.photobucket.com/user/PI-Sailor/library/Corregidor%20at%20Random/CI%202017-2019%20Random%20Albums/2018%20to%20B-Cheney%20walk%20July-06?sort=9&page=1
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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 3, 2018 16:58:32 GMT 8
Paratrooper 503d PIR First Flag Monument, as it looked 2018-07-06 Troopers of the 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment raised the US flag on a power pole 1945-02-16 on the first day of the assault. Over the years the pole has disappeared. Friends of Corregidor made an effort to find it and did. Between a gracious donor (Mr. Clark and Karen Judy}, the Kwiecinski family, Mr. Paul Whitman coordinating and the Corregidor Foundation INC. granting permission and doing all the work this new Memorial/Marker was established in 2015/16. My friend fots2 and I was actually the people who looked for it and found it. That is why I am always interested to look and see whether things are ok with this new Paratrooper 503d PIR First Flag Monument. I was surprised to see that the flag was flying on this day. It was probably forgotten to take down, but how long was it up there? In any case the flag was clean and in good condition. I took it down and turned it over to CFI. I cold not help thinking this: maybe at night time, it was the only flag flying over Corregidor, just like in those February days in 1945! Maybe to all that died and served here that might be a great thought. On the 6th to the 8th July 2018 I visited Corregidor and so far I only documented my first walk on the 6th of July. Here are 4 images: Zc430. 0ne of four images of my walk from Battery Cheney down to Bottomside on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, I found the 50 Star U.S. flag still flying at the PIR 503d First Flag marker, I turned it in. Zc431. 0ne of four images of my walk from Battery Cheney down to Bottomside on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, I found the 50 Star U.S. flag still flying at the PIR 503d First Flag marker, I turned it in, it was still clean and not damaged. There were only two flags flying this day on Corregidor, the Philippine Flag in front of the CFI Admin Building at Bottomside and the U. S. Flag at the First Flag of Liberation of the 16th Feb. 1945. On my two day visit all the other flags were not hoisted, like at the Pacific War Memorial. Zc432. 0ne of four images of my walk from Battery Cheney down to Bottomside on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, I found the 50 Star U.S. flag still flying at the PIR 503d First Flag marker, I turned it in. I don’t how long it was flying, maybe it was hoisted for my visit? But the flag was clean and intact. Zc433. 0ne of four images of my walk from Battery Cheney down to Bottomside on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, I found the 50 Star U.S. flag still flying at the PIR 503d First Flag marker. As I said, I turned it in. If you like to look at all the pictures of this walk, either click on my web page with 63 Images: philippine-sailor.net/2018/08/01/walk-to-battery-cheney-2018-07-06/ Or my Photobucket album with 66 images: s74.photobucket.com/user/PI-Sailor/library/Corregidor%20at%20Random/CI%202017-2019%20Random%20Albums/2018%20to%20B-Cheney%20walk%20July-06?sort=9&page=1
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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 3, 2018 16:27:33 GMT 8
Battery Cheney, as it looks 2018-07-06 On the 6th to the 8th July 2018 I visited Corregidor and so far I only documented my first walk on the 6th of July. Here are 4 images: Battery Cheney and Battery Wheeler are not presented on the Corregidor Sun Cruises day tour nor are they kept clear of growth by CFI anymore. On the road and around the batteries grass and weeds are growing, on the road two big trees are down over the road and one got to climb over or under these. Battery Cheney is also interesting for the AA batteries that were stationed there nearby in the past and nearby is Battery West, the Fort Mills way to mount a 155 mm field artillery piece. Zc420. 0ne of six images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is Battery Cheney. Zc422. 0ne of six images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is Battery Cheney. Zc423. 0ne of six images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is Battery Cheney. Zc424. 0ne of six images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is Battery Cheney. If you like to look at all the pictures of this walk, either click on my web page with 63 Images: philippine-sailor.net/walk-to-battery-cheney-2018-07-06/Or my Photobucket album with 66 images: app.photobucket.com/u/PI-Sailor/a/80c4ba95-d2eb-44ee-9bcf-c6feeee68440
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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 3, 2018 15:53:42 GMT 8
Wheeler Point to Searchlight Point, as they look 2018-07-06 On the 6th to the 8th July 2018 I visited Corregidor and so far I only documented my first walk on the 6th of July. Here are 3 images: This area is famous for the Battle at Wheeler Point Feb.1945, it is called falsely Suicide Cliff (Japanese supposing going it), the Banzai Cliff. Down there you see a tunnel the Japanese used to house their suicide boats. Two Searchlight structures can be found at those two points. The tunnel that held Battery Monja is at Wheeler Point etc, a lot of history. It is the Monsoon season the SW ocean swell are rolling in, looks like there is a shallow area near Searchlight Point, the swells are breaking there. Zc417. 0ne of three images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the shoreline between Wheeler and Searchlight Points. Zc418. 0ne of three images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the shoreline between Wheeler and Searchlight Points. Zc419. 0ne of three images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the shoreline between Wheeler and Searchlight Points. If you like to look at all the pictures of this walk, either click on my web page with 63 Images: philippine-sailor.net/2018/08/01/walk-to-battery-cheney-2018-07-06/ Or my Photobucket album with 66 images: s74.photobucket.com/user/PI-Sailor/library/Corregidor%20at%20Random/CI%202017-2019%20Random%20Albums/2018%20to%20B-Cheney%20walk%20July-06?sort=9&page=1
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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 2, 2018 15:17:52 GMT 8
Middleside Barracks, as some of them looked 2018-07-06 On the 6th to the 8th July 2018 I visited Corregidor and so far I only documented my first walk on the 6th of July. Here are 5 images: Zc391. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the more southern Middle Side Barracks. Zc392. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the more southern Middle Side Barracks. Look at them goats cutting the grass, good job you goats! Zc393. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the more northern Middle Side Barracks. Zc394. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the more northern Middle Side Barracks. This is where the bridge was where Steve Kwiecinski's father sometime slept. Zc395. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII , 2018-07-06, this is the more northern Middle Side Barracks. If you like to look at all the pictures of this walk, either click on my web page with 63 Images: philippine-sailor.net/walk-to-battery-cheney-2018-07-06/Or my Photobucket album with 66 images: app.photobucket.com/u/PI-Sailor/a/80c4ba95-d2eb-44ee-9bcf-c6feeee68440
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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 2, 2018 14:51:52 GMT 8
Fort Mills Hospital, as it looks 2018-07-06 On the 6th to the 8th July 2018 I visited Corregidor and so far I only documented my first walk on the 6th of July. Here are 4 images: Zc397. 0ne of three images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the Hospital at Middleside. Zc398. 0ne of three images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the Hospital at Middleside. Zc399. 0ne of three images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the Hospital at Middleside. Zc400. 0ne images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the Commissary at Middleside. I was surprised to see the trolley heading to the Hospital passed the commissary here. The passengers were Philippine National Police Officers from n academy in Cavite. They are in the academy as a requirement for advancement and are on a fieldtrip. I spoke to one officer and he had never been on Corregidor. I do not know whether all visitors are taking to hospital or only this group. If you like to look at all the pictures of this walk, either click on my web page with 63 Images: philippine-sailor.net/2018/08/01/walk-to-battery-cheney-2018-07-06/ Or my Photobucket album with 66 images: Uploaded to the forum, Corregidor Current Affairs, Boy Scouts repaint Battery Wheeler corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1902/boy-scouts-repaint-battery-wheeler
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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 2, 2018 14:18:45 GMT 8
Battery Wheeler, as it looks 2018-07-06 On the 6th to the 8th July 2018 I visited Corregidor and so far I only documented my first walk on the 6th of July. Here are 5 images: Zc412. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is Battery Wheeler, a 12 Inch battery. Zc413. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is Battery Wheeler, a 12 Inch battery. Zc414. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is Battery Wheeler, a 12 Inch battery. Zc415. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is Battery Wheeler, a 12 Inch battery. Zc416. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is Battery Wheeler, a 12 Inch battery. If you like to look at all the pictures of this walk, either click on my web page with 63 Images: philippine-sailor.net/2018/08/01/walk-to-battery-cheney-2018-07-06/ Or my Photobucket album with 66 images: s74.photobucket.com/user/PI-Sailor/library/Corregidor%20at%20Random/CI%202017-2019%20Random%20Albums/2018%20to%20B-Cheney%20walk%20July-06?sort=9&page=1 Battery Wheeler URLs Boy Scouts are painting the guns in our forum: corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1902/boy-scouts-repaint-battery-wheelerB-Wheeler in the rain image and talks about tunnels: corregidor.proboards.com/thread/92/battery-wheelerWhere is the #1 gun carriage from Kwiecinski and Tony’s answer. corregidor.proboards.com/thread/609/where-disappearing-gun-battery-wheelerAbout the wheeler Tunnel, Karl’s drawing, many fots2 picture are not showing: corregidor.proboards.com/thread/298/area-adjacent-battery-wheelerBattery Wheeler from Corregidor.org-details, data: corregidor.org/ca/btty_wheeler/wheeler.htmBattery Wheeler from Pacific Wrecks-picture, details, data: www.pacificwrecks.com/gun/philippines/fort-mills/wheeler/index.html
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Post by Karl Welteke on Aug 2, 2018 4:28:00 GMT 8
The Flags are not flying anymore on Corregidor! At least they were not on the 6th and 7th July 2018. Zc407. 0ne of five images of my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the Pacific War Memorial area, the flags were not up even though it is a general visit day. Zc405. 0n my walk from Bottomside up to Battery Cheney on Corregidor Island, the former Fort Mills in WWII, 2018-07-06, this is the Rock Force with the Texas University Memorials, the flags were not flown during my visit. The Philippine Flag did fly from the flagstaff in front of the Corregidor Foundation Inc. (INC) Admin Building. But the Philippine Flag is no longer flying in the famous Malinta Hill Tunnel as part of the Light and Sound Show. CFI said it was a bad deal for CFI with the show provider and it ceased to operate! At this point I like to copy this entry of the 13th July 2018 in our Light and Sound Show thread by Beirutvet: Karl This is indeed sad news. I fondly remember this experience on both my trips to The Rock. I had heard some people refer to the show as kind of hokey, but I disagree. I thought it was a nice finish to the tour. I distinctly remember on my second visit, at the end of the show when they were playing the Philippine national anthem, this young lady standing next to me, in obvious nationalistic pride, singing the anthem with tears streaming down her cheeks. I always thought it a good thing that can evoke that kind of pride and patriotic spirit in the young. I do not know whether the Philippine Flag was flying at the Filipino Heroes Memorial on the Corregidor Tailend; I did not have the time to go there this time. This is the first time in 15 years that I did not see the National Flags flown on Corregidor at the memorials. Sun Cruises Inc. did not fly the Philippine Flag in front of the Corregidor Inn hotel during my visit. They used to have about 10 shorter flagstaffs and flew international Flags to honor the international visitors; they have been removed for the hotel renovation, about 2 years ago and were never replaced. Friends from Manila and Olongapo planned to visit Corregidor on the 6th of May 2018 to participate at a possible commemoration event in memory of the tragic day, the Defeat and Surrender of Corregidor, actually all the Philippine and American Forces, all of the Philippines. We cancelled, as far as we could tell, there was nothing scheduled; I believe, that was also the first time that happened for some time. On the 6th to the 8th July 2018 I visited Corregidor and so far I only documented my firth walk on the 6th of July. If you like to look at all the pictures of this walk, either click on my web page with 63 Images: philippine-sailor.net/2018/08/01/walk-to-battery-cheney-2018-07-06/Or my Photobucket album with 66 images: s74.photobucket.com/user/PI-Sailor/library/Corregidor%20at%20Random/CI%202017-2019%20Random%20Albums/2018%20to%20B-Cheney%20walk%20July-06?sort=9&page=1
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jul 31, 2018 9:36:10 GMT 8
Eye Witness Account – Clearing Manila Harbor This picture and paragraphs are from this Pacific Paratrooper web page: pacificparatrooper.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/eye-witness-account-clearing-manila-harbor/In this Pacific Paratrooper web page it says that this is condensed from a story written by Rear Admiral William A. Sullivan and appears in ”The Pacific War Remembered” edited by John T. Mason Jr. Zc378. A small U.S. Navy diving and salvage ship; photo credit-the above Pacific Paratrooper web page and LIFE Magazine. If you look closely, then you will understand why we Navy Divers called our Diving Navy ships: “Junk Boats”. Several paragraphs from the above web page: We had a job which received much publicity, the recovery of silver pesos from the waters around Corregidor. I asked MacArthur about using Army divers, but he didn’t want the job of Manila Bay neglected. A week or two later, he brought the subject up again. He said the money had been removed from Manila bank before the Japanese complete take-over. The money was dumped by barges, something like 13 million dollars worth. The United States had both a legal and moral obligation to recover it. I made up a team of divers and gave the CO of the ARS his orders and he left with an Army finance officer and a MP. They found no silver. An Army Sgt., Bataan Death March survivor, recently released POW, who had worked on the barges, marked the chart with an X. He also said the Japanese had recovered some of the silver themselves. Finally after many dives, the wooden boxes were located at 90 →130 feet down, deteriorated and broken apart. The divers had to sift the silt on their hands and knees. The recovery of the silver continued through my stay. When I left the Philippines (August 1945), I believe something like 7 million dollars in pesos had been recovered.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Jul 31, 2018 9:15:25 GMT 8
Eye Witness Account – Clearing Manila Harbor This picture and paragraphs are from this Pacific Paratrooper web page: pacificparatrooper.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/eye-witness-account-clearing-manila-harbor/In this Pacific Paratrooper web page it says that this is condensed from a story written by Rear Admiral William A. Sullivan and appears in ”The Pacific War Remembered” edited by John T. Mason Jr. Zc377. Sunken ship in the Manila Harbor in WWII; photo credit-the above Pacific Paratrooper web page. Several paragraphs from the above web page: When Captain B.S. Huie had arrived with his men, I put the gang to work on North Harbor. There turned out to be over 200 wrecks there. Huie cleaned this up and then work began on the Pasig River. For some weeks we had 40 to 60 wrecks cleaned up per week, this was around the end of May. Our most important job in Manila was the opening of the main harbor entrance. The Japanese did a perfect job blocking it – far more efficient than any similar job the Germans had done in Europe. There were 5 ships sunk in a staggered line across the entrance. Four of them were old inter-island ships and one was the Luzon, flagship of the Yangtze patrol. I had the steering wheel of the Luzon taken off and sent to the naval Academy Museum.
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