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A
RED CROSS MAN ON CORREGIDOR
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Weldon Hester had a reputation of serving
coffee within an hour on a beachhead, and he was not about to treat
Corregidor any differently.
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Battlefield
Revisited
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Originally published in 1978, our
Webmeister
explains what got him interested in Corregidor in the first place.
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COMBAT
OVER CORREGIDOR
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Charles H. Bradford was a surgeon with the 2nd Bn 503d PIR, having joined
them in Australia. Originally from Boston, erudite and well travelled, he
brought a sensibility to the tough job of being a combat surgeon. When not
operating, he accompanied patrols, establishing a repute that wherever you
might be on Corregidor, "Doc Bradford" was not far away. In the evenings
he took to writing a manuscript, a tribute of sorts to the men he was
serving with. He completed it post-war. His manuscript was handed
around privately between members of the PRCT, more or less an insider's
secret. It was used as the basis of each and every of the books
about Corregidor, though Bradford insisted his authorship remained
anonymous. Upon his passing, and with the assistance of Charkie's friends,
Don Abbott and John Lindgren, I secured the permission of his estate to
have the manuscript published under his name. I approached
commercial publishers, but they passed on it because it was "too short." I
did not want to detract from Doc's content or style, so took on the role
myself.
When the 503d PRCT returned to Mindoro, photographs had been taken of all
those returning from Corregidor. These images, known as "The States
Photographs", are included in the book, reproduced from the original
negatives courtesy of Fred Hill.
Combat Over Corregidor
should be your first book about Corregidor.
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COMMUNIQUE HISTORY
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letters of
thanks, support and encouragement from relatives of veterans, their kin
and interested researchers.
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CORREGIDOR 1922
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In 1922, the
US Army took an inventory of premises.
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CORREGIDOROS AWARD
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Special thank you for special people who have assisted our website, beyond
mere cordiality.
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A CRITICAL REMINISCENCE
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The extraordinary testimony of Lt. Col. Lawrence which calls into
question the assessment of the Japanese invasion at the time of the
surrender.
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MIDDLESIDE
AFFAIRS
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Quo Vadis, Corregidor?
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Discovering
Corregidor
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Aspects in uncovering history,
Corregidor-style.
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FIGHTING FOR MacARTHUR
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Review of John Gordon's book concerning the
Navy and Marine Corps' Desperate Defense of the Philippines.
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FROM
SHANGHAI TO CORREGIDOR
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Marines in the Defense of The Philippines - text version
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FROM
SHANGHAI TO CORREGIDOR
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-
photographic essay (50 pics)
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FIELD NOTES
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A showcase of
posts from the Corregidor Then & Now Bulletin Board detailing reports,
field observations and current images of Corregidor. Authors as
indicated.
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GALLERY
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A photo collection of Corregidor places and personalities.
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THE
JAPANESE OVERSTRIKE SILVER COIN
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The Japanese Corregidor Commemorative Coin
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Kirk's Collection
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Kirk J. Poole visited Corregidor
in 1984. (Photo Collection)
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Links
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MAP ROOM
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G
athers together the links
to maps and diagrams on the site.
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THE
LOWERING OF THE FLAG
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Eyewitness account
of May 6, 1942
by Val Gavito
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QUO VADIS CORREGIDOR?
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Current Affairs on Corregidor
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R.I.P. BILL
DELICH
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Bill Delich
was
stationed at Searchlight #1 and on the night that MacArthur departed,
Bill managed to throw the spotlight upon him. In his later years, Bill
revisited Corregidor every year, and he was widely loved by all those
living on the island. Eulogy by Al McGrew
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SALVAGING
A SILVER TREASURE
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Diving for Philippine Pesos off
Corregidor in 1945
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WILD
BILL'S MEMORIAL"
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Tom Murphy dedicated a memorial to Major William Massello on 6 May, 2002
at a small ceremony at Battery Way.
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YESTERDAY
WAS A
DOWN
DAY
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A Veteran
recalls 6 May 1942.
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Visit to a Nearby
IslanD
TRIP REPORT
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Tony
Feredo, Manilenos, CDSG member and Corregidoros reports on his recent
visit to Caballo. The article includes photos of Ft. Hughes and
Ft. Drum so we've broken it into two parts due to the large number of
photos. (Parts
1
and
2
.
) See
also the
Ft. Hughes,
Caballo Island photo index
.
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2000th Composite Group (H)
TRIP REPORT
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In the tiresome tradition of
'holiday snaps' this is what the Corregidor
Historic Society did in the summer of 2000.
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2001 Corregidor Odyssey
Trip Report
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Each year we have a
get-together on Corregidor where we can indulge in our mutual interests.
It's not an organised tour, just a bunch of people "
as
crazy as we are
"
coming together for two weeks of discovery. The big news of the 2001
trip is the finding of the WWII Parachute Canopy
.
We've met every year since 1999 but it's been difficult to
write a series of articles....
and
2001 was especially important because of the canopy
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BULLETIN BOARD
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We have replaced the Communique page with a
Forum Board instead. Come join us, leave your
comments, questions etc.
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