World War II journalRay Merriam |
Contents
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The Japanese Conquest of the Philippines 194142 | 14 |
M16 Halftracks in | 20 |
A Doctor in Bataan | 29 |
An Airborne Assault | 37 |
Mail from Corregidor 1942 | 59 |
Was a Guard on the Bataan Death March | 66 |
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26th Cavalry 71st Division action Admiral Nishimura Admiral Ozawa air attack air force aircraft American ammunition anti-aircraft April arrived Bataan Bataan Peninsula battery battle battleships bombers bombing bridge Camp captain carriers Clark Field coast Colonel Pierce command post Corps Corregidor damage Damortis December defense destroyers Division east enemy eral Field Artillery fight Filipino fire flank Fort Stotsenburg guard Hagen half-tracks heavy cruiser Infantry Inland Seas ippine island Japa Japan Japanese Johnston Kurita landing Leyte Gulf Lieutenant Lingayen Gulf Luzon Luzon Force MacArthur machine gun Manila Bay March ment miles Mindanao moved naval Navy nese night October officers operation ordered Philippine Army planes platoon prisoners radio received regiment road San Bernardino Strait scout Second Fleet sent ships soldiers Squadron Strait submarines surrender Tank Battalion Tank Group task force tion torpedo troopers troops U.S. Army units Wainwright Yamashita
Popular passages
Page 11 - Corregidor needs no comment from me. It has sounded its own story at the mouth of its guns. It has scrolled its own epitaph on enemy tablets. But through the bloody haze of its last reverberating shot, I shall always seem to see a vision of grim, gaunt, ghastly men, still unafraid.
Page 10 - THERE IS A LIMIT OF HUMAN ENDURANCE AND THAT LIMIT HAS LONG SINCE BEEN PAST. WITHOUT PROSPECT OF RELIEF I FEEL IT IS MY DUTY TO MY COUNTRY AND TO MY GALLANT TROOPS TO END THIS USELESS EFFUSION OF BLOOD AND HUMAN SACRIFICE.
Page 10 - Message for General Homma, or the present commander in chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces on Luzon. "Anyone receiving this message please transmit it to the commander in chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces on Luzon. "For military reasons which General Wainwright considers sufficient, and to put a stop to further sacrifice of human life, the Commanding General will surrender to Your Excellency today the four fortified islands at the entrance to Manila Bay together with all military and naval...
Page 10 - In spite of all the handicaps of complete isolation, lack of food and ammunition you have given the world a shining example of patriotic fortitude and self-sacrifice.
Page 10 - We are immeasurably proud of every individual serving in the fortifications of Manila Bay. I request that you convey the special commendation and gratitude of the War Department to the nurses on Corregidor whose service is a source of inspiration to all of us.
Page 10 - With broken heart and head bowed in sadness but not in shame I report to Your Excellency that today I must arrange terms for the surrender of the fortified islands of Manila Bay.