2008

Humphrey viewed aftermath of war in Japan, Philippines
Newnan Times-Herald - Newnan,GA,USA
The unit worked near Manila, on Bataan and Corregidor and the north end of Luzon Island. The men often worked at night and on a couple of occasions,

'Reveille : PMA Foundation Day; Leytes unsung hero / Ramon J. Farolan
Inquirer.net - Philippines
Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia from Corregidor in 1942, he declared, "I came through, and I shall return." Those last three words, "I shall return,"

POW Mukden survivors having reunion in Hannibal
Hannibal.net - Hannibal,MO,USA
The POWs were prisoners of the Japanese for 3 1/2 years during World War II in Mukden, Manchuria. The POWs and their families went to China in May 2007 to

A big 'no thanks' to public life
Indianapolis Star - United States
Whitcomb wrote a book about his war experience, "Escape from Corregidor," in 1958. Later, as he campaigned for governor, the Indiana Republicans paid to

Richards served on LST 454 in the Pacific during WWII
Newnan Times-Herald - Newnan,GA,USA
The harbor entrance was guarded by a highly-fortified stone island called Corregidor, nicknamed The Rock. Corregidor had to be captured for the American ...

Walter A. IndykeArmy Lieutenant Colonel
Washington Post - United States
Jonathan Wainwright sent his message to President Franklin Roosevelt that he would surrender at Corregidor in the Philippines.

The great escape of Major Gause
Explorer News - Tucson,AZ,USA
And the Island of Corregidor did not fall until early May. As infuriated as the Japanese were that the struggle for the Philippines took more than six ...

Survivor: 'Time will never heal'
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
The constant threats from his Japanese guards were gone. The fear of being shot disappeared. He had been a prisoner since May 1942 when Corregidor fell

Of Corregidor's Ghosts
Sun.Star - Philippines
We had two choices -- The Malinta tunnel where the Japanese soldiers committed a mass hara kiri or the Hospital where the residents of Jabidah massacre ...

Column: A 'towering figure in Worthington medical history'
Worthington Daily Globe - Worthington,MN,USA
... when the island of Corregidor in Manila Bay surrendered. Navy Lt. Emmet Manson, son Dr. and Mrs. FM Manson, became a prisoner of Japan's invading army. ...

'Sounds like a party'
St. Joseph News-Press - St. Joseph,MO,USA
... bearers went up Malinta Hill on Corregidor to tend to a soldier with a stomach wound. Fire from a Japanese gunner sent rock fragments into his chin. ...

WWII surrender photo is like looking in mirror for son
OCRegister - Santa Ana,CA,USA
... sea of faces in a picture of Americans and Filipinos surrendering to Japanese forces on May 6, 1942, at Malinta Tunnel, Corregidor, in the Philippines.

WWII's hidden heroes Survivors of hellish conditions in ...
Hudson Reporter - Hoboken,NJ,USA
Last week, Diaz looked at photos hung on a wall, images of not only the Bataan Death March, but also of major military actions as the Battle of Corregidor. ...

Fourth of July stirs memories
Las Vegas Review - Journal - Las Vegas,NV,USA
That was not the case the week before when Air Group 20 headed for Corregidor in Manila Bay to launch a strike to protect troops landing at Leyte Island.

Cosmopolitan Gateway To Tropical Philippine Islands, Manila Offers ...
TravelVideo.tv (press release) - USA
Just a short ferry ride from Manila, the island of Corregidor was a major strategic point in the battle between American and Japanese forces in WWII due to ...

—Flag Day, June 14 Display the colors proudly tomorrow
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Bluefield,WV,USA
In World War II, upon the capture of Corregidor from Japan in 1945, General Douglas MacArthur reviewed the victorious American troops on March 7, 1945.

The great hope
Ang Peryodiko - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
The Filipino guerillas were also responsible for blowing up the bridge that led to the camp, thus preventing Japanese tanks and infantry from reinforcing

Philippines Fall To Japan In May 1942
Western Queens Gazette - Queens,NY,USA
Five months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, World War II firmly dominated the headlines. On May 6, Corregidor in the Philippines, ...

'All of a sudden I hear, BANG! BANG!': Memories of a world at war
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
As Artino mixed the cake, most of the 70-man crew slept on the eve of an invasion that would re-take this Philippines' stronghold that the Japanese had

In our nation's service
Today's News-Herald - Lake Havasu City,AZ,USA
Sure he was in the thick of things at Bataan, Corregidor and Okinawa. And it's true that he has five battle ribbons to show for his service. ...

Beneath Every Flag Lies A Story
American Thinker - Bellevue,WA,USA
The Island of Corregidor. On December 29, Japanese bombers destroyed the Marines' barracks. After that they slept in the field. On News Year's Day 1942, ...

Citywide Memorial Day Service starts at 11 am today
Pleasanton Weekly - CA, USA
Within hours, Japanese troops had landed, Luzon and Clarks Field were about to fall, and Lowe and his group, armed and ready to fight, watched as Corregidor

Long March to an Apology
New York Times - United States
... Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, wants only the same: an apology and an honorable closure of this horrible chapter in American-Japan relations. ...

Comrades for Shippensburg man, a World War II POW, dwindle in number
Chambersburg Public Opinion - Chambersburg,PA,USA
... Bataan and Corregidor hold their 64th and final reunion. Hammond, 85, of Shippensburg endured three hard years of captivity at the hands of the Japanese ...

Stunning New Historical Biography Chronicles Ordinary American's ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
To Corregidor. To Cabanatuan POW. To a Hell Ship. To Umeda Bunsho POW in Osaka. To Tsuraga POW. To Home, Alive … explores the extraordinary experiences of ...

Promises denied: Filipino WW II veterans fight for benefits taken away
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Douglas MacArthur's "I shall return" promise after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor than about the heroism of his countrymen. At citizenship ceremonies

Republicans Only Pay Lip Service To Our Troops
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
In 1942, The Japanese Army captured nearly 70000 US and Filipino soldiers at Corregidor. On April 9, the soldiers were sent on the infamous Bataan Death

A dark time in American history, three years in hell
Winfield Daily Courier - Winfield,KS,USA
The experience Hamlin recalled is the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines during World War II and the events that followed. ...

Bataan Death March victims remembered
Connellsville Daily Courier - Connellsville,PA,USA
The ride symbolized the march of soldiers who were responsible for the defense of the island of Luzon, Corregidor and the harbor defense forts of the ...

Filipino war veterans deprived of $3.2B in US benefits
Inquirer.net - Philippines
The battles fought by the estimated 70000 Filipino soldiers and guerrillas, along with some 10000 American troops in Bataan and Corregidor delayed the ...

An enduring tale of love and war
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
While in the Philippines, Cook paid a visit to Corregidor, the spot where Gen. Douglas McArthur made his last stand in 1942 in the face of overwhelming

COLUMN: Albanese: Don't forget the heroes of Bataan
The Salinas Californian - Salinas,CA,USA
Some of the Allied troops escaped to Corregidor. A few fled into the jungle to wage an effective three-year guerrilla war against the Japanese. ...

The Bataan Death March and the 66-Year Struggle for Justice
Japan Focus - Ithaca,NY,USA
Most of them, together with the POWs who were captured after the fall of Corregidor, were eventually sent to Japan to become forced laborers. ...

Lawmakers should moderate their greed
Manila Standard Today - Philippines
... to be Bataan and Corregidor Day, I am reminded of my two late brothers. Justice Desi was imprisoned at Fort Santiago during the Japanese Occupation.

Dr. John H. Browe, ex-POW; 92
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
... lack of supplies may have played a role in the defeats suffered by the Americans and Filipinos at Bataan and Corregidor after Pearl Harbor was attacked.

Remembering April 9, 1942
Manila Times - Philippines
Douglas MacArthur, at the head of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), then activated the plan to defend only Bataan and Corregidor ..

Officials inaugurate historical landmark
Sun.Star - Philippines
The marker has a replica of PT Boat 41, which brought MacArthur, his wife, Jean, and their son, Arthur to Cagayan de Oro from embattled Corregidor Island

Heroism of four US men praised
Gisborne Herald - Gisborne,New Zealand
Battleship row, Hickman and Wheeler airfield, Wake Island, Corregidor and the Bataan death march, all were places of misery for young American servicemen.

A Viracnon keeps the peace in Mariveles
Catanduanes Tribune - Virac,Philippines
As the bus cruised the 80-km Roman highway from Bagac down to the Mariveles zigzag road, the stretch overlooking Manila Bay and Corregidor Island gave the ...

Family hunts down WWII vet's legacy
OCRegister - Santa Ana,CA,USA
Barnes joined the navy as a pilot, finding himself in the Philippines and later, the pebble-sized island of Corregidor in the spring of 1942. ...

Lost WWII medals make their way home
Orange County Register - Costa Mesa,CA,USA
When the Japanese attacked in 1941, he was among the troops that held out on an island fortress known as Corregidor. He earned his Silver Star during that ...

Remembering Filipino Great "Flash" Elorde
BoxingScene.com - Rudy,AR,USA
... Madison Square Garden to battle the feared Puerto Rican Frankie Narvaez in a fight aimed at raising funds for a monument on the island of Corregidor. ...