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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2010 11:31:53 GMT 8
From 1974 - couldn't find a reference to this in any of my notes. Anyone recognize the battery? Attachments:
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jul 6, 2010 16:03:00 GMT 8
Jim, They look like very interesting pictures, but will you check up on the links please? - I am not getting the enlargements you may have intended. The first one looks a bit like Btry Geary, but I reserve my vote until I can see it at a better size.
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Post by fots2 on Jul 6, 2010 18:16:41 GMT 8
As Nowhere Man says, a larger photo would be great to see.
I place my money also on it being Battery Geary. As you stand facing the battery,it is a view looking left towards the magazine (facing Crockett) The roof collapsed when the wall was destroyed during the explosion. One of the 12-inch mortars can be seen sticking out from under the corner of the roof.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2010 1:52:14 GMT 8
Thanks. I'll see what I can do. Sorry about the small pic - when I uploaded the .jpg the post resized it. Now clicking the pic pops up a completely different pic. Same thing happened with my Battery Way pics.
Any better ways to embed a pic than using the upload tool?
Fots - that is an accurate description. In the foreground there is also an empty mount which would fit with the description of what happened to Battery Geary. Any idea if it is Pit A or B?
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Post by fots2 on Jul 7, 2010 17:24:34 GMT 8
Hi jim727, Here are a few photos for you if you are interested. Facing the enemy, Pit B was on the left hand side which is the same Pit shown in your photo. Overall view of Battery Geary. Far right is the first magazine. Mortar Pit A was beside it, one of its mortars can be seen bottom right. The second magazine, the one that exploded, was in the center. Today you can see the crater with a tree growing in the middle. Mortar Pit B was to the left of the crater and the third magazine is to the far left. Note the rectangular looking mortar straight ahead which is partially under the roof of the third magazine. 1981 view similar to your photo 1999 view similar to your photo View of the mortar mounting hardware or whatever they are called. The mortar partially lodged under the roof is to the right. Close-up of the mortar partially lodged under the roof. Under the roof looking at the rear of the same mortar. Turn around 180 degrees and you will notice another mortar from Pit B that is wedged further under this roof. Both mortars are holding part of the roof up these days. View of the mortar further under the roof of the third magazine. Another interesting item you can see under this roof is a 12-inch shell lying on its side. 700 lb Deck Piercing shell under the roof. (small Swiss Army knife beside it for size comparison) Four 12-inch shells still remain at the battery today. Battery Geary had eight 12-inch mortars, six still exist at and in the immediate area of the battery. 1942 Japanese photo of Battery Geary 1945 US patrol passed through Battery Geary. (photo from Corregidor.org I think?) You can clearly see the mortar partially under the magazine roof. As for posting photos, I use Photobucket and just add the links to my posts. Works ok for me. P.S. Hey okla, I have been having computer problems lately so this will have to suffice as your 'fix' for awhile…
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Post by okla on Jul 7, 2010 22:41:56 GMT 8
Hey Fots, Whatever is forthcoming is much appreciated. I am at your mercy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 2:34:36 GMT 8
Fots - Many thanks - you definitely have a great photo collection as well as excellent area knowledge. Definitely Btty Geary. Things are certainly different now; a lot has been cleaned up. Have mixed feelings about that - though it's much more presentable and areas previously unaccessible can now be reached it certainly looks more "sanitary" and has less of a battle site feel than I recall. Photobucket had a fight with my security, so I tried flickr. Here goes: There was another collection of smaller items that I don't recall seeing elsewhere on this board. Are they still around?
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Post by okla on Jul 8, 2010 7:13:06 GMT 8
Hey Jim....Like you, I have mixed feelings about the present day appearance of "the Rock", but compared to the moonscape appearance that was prevalent in the 1950s and 60s, etc methinks I like the lush foliage look that we now have. I have told Fots previously that he should publish his collection of photos. I betcha there ain't another collection on the planet that can remotely compare to what he has accumulated over the years. I can't imagine the effort that he has put into this ongoing project. Just try to imagine all the crawling, hacking, digging, probing, climbing, hiking, (are there any more words) this guy has performed acquiring all this information and photographs? All this and some of these endeavors are what I would actually describe as possibly life and limb threatening. We are all indebted to him. I constantly rib him about being my "pusher", feeding my Corregidor/Bataan addiction or "habit" as I call it. I appreciate the stuff you are now throwing out there for us. In my humble opinion there will never be enough of this kind of thing. Cheers.
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Post by batteryboy on Jul 8, 2010 14:22:35 GMT 8
The smaller collection of artillery and other stuffs are still there. Scattered around the museum and the parade grounds. The bouys are still near the dock areas. The 8-inch barrel of battery RJ-43 is in the north dock facing Bataan.
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Post by fots2 on Jul 8, 2010 16:22:15 GMT 8
No argument from me about the look and feel of some batteries today. To me batteries such as Way seem artificial now, more of a recreated display than actual history. Fortunately these sanitized ones are all on the day tour route so the great majority of Corregidor’s war history does not suffer from this problem. Even though access has been improved in the past few years, it has not taken away the feeling that you are still viewing the real thing. Many areas are well worth the effort to visit. Although the lush foliage probably hinders exploring a bit, I agree with okla that the island looks great. That is why I made the “Coastline of Corregidor” trip reports. There is a negative side to easier access though. One example is the Bombproof Infantry Tunnel in James Ravine. A trail was cleared to it late last year and the entrance opened up to allow easy entry. Within one month I saw modern garbage (i.e. chip and peanut bags) on the tunnel floor. Nothing sacred to those visitors. All the weapons shown in your last photo are elsewhere now. I have no idea if all of them are still on the island. As Batteryboy said, a lot of it was moved up on Topside and is on display there. The Parade Ground has quite a few pieces. One artillery piece is on display in front of the CFI office near the North Dock. 1996 photo of the north side of Bottomside taken on my first trip to Corregidor Island. The artillery and machine guns lined up in your photo would have been just out of view to the right but all had been moved by the time I visited that day. Do you have other photos from the 1970s you could share?
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