The 38th Div. takes Fraile Island, ex Fort Drum in WWII, 1945.
A very good friend of mine, we met on Corregidor several times sent me these 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.
I got to know Joe Sherrill, he was a Radio Man 3rd Class (RM3) on the vessel during the action, I like to dedicate this entry to him!
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/72157709117454053Eight pictures are about the 38th Inf. Div. action of boarding the ex Fort Drum with the help of the U.S. Navy ship LSM-51. They are posted here now, and they have descriptions. 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.
U100. This is the ex Fort Drum on Fraile Island being liberated to make the entrance to Manila Bay save. This picture was copied from a 38th Inf. Div Yearbook at a local U.S Library by Roger Davis who is a member of the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org). It shows the 38th Inf. Div. retaking Fort Drum on Fraile Island in the Manila Bay entrance.
U101. This is the ex Fort Drum on Fraile Island being liberated to make the entrance to Manila Bay save. This picture was copied from a 38th Inf. Div Yearbook at a local U.S Library by Roger Davis who is a member of the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org). It shows the 38th Inf. Div. retaking Fort Drum on Fraile Island in the Manila Bay entrance.
U102. This is the ex Fort Drum on Fraile Island being liberated to make the entrance to Manila Bay save. This picture was copied from a 38th Inf. Div Yearbook at a local U.S Library by Roger Davis who is a member of the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org). It shows the 38th Inf. Div. retaking Fort Drum on Fraile Island in the Manila Bay entrance.
U103. This is the ex Fort Drum on Fraile Island being liberated to make the entrance to Manila Bay save. This picture was copied from a 38th Inf. Div Yearbook at a local U.S Library by Roger Davis who is a member of the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org). It shows the 38th Inf. Div. retaking Fort Drum on Fraile Island in the Manila Bay entrance.
U104. This is the ex Fort Drum on Fraile Island being liberated to make the entrance to Manila Bay save. This picture was copied from a 38th Inf. Div Yearbook at a local U.S Library by Roger Davis who is a member of the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org). It shows the 38th Inf. Div. retaking Fort Drum on Fraile Island in the Manila Bay entrance.
U105. This is the ex Fort Drum on Fraile Island being liberated to make the entrance to Manila Bay save. This picture was copied from a 38th Inf. Div Yearbook at a local U.S Library by Roger Davis who is a member of the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org). It shows the 38th Inf. Div. retaking Fort Drum on Fraile Island in the Manila Bay entrance.
U106. This is the ex Fort Drum on Fraile Island being liberated to make the entrance to Manila Bay save. This picture was copied from a 38th Inf. Div Yearbook at a local U.S Library by Roger Davis who is a member of the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org). It shows the 38th Inf. Div. retaking Fort Drum on Fraile Island in the Manila Bay entrance.
U107. This is the ex Fort Drum on Fraile Island being liberated to make the entrance to Manila Bay save. This picture was copied from a 38th Inf. Div Yearbook at a local U.S Library by Roger Davis who is a member of the Coastal Defense Study Group (cdsg.org). It shows the 38th Inf. Div. retaking Fort Drum on Fraile Island in the Manila Bay entrance.
