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THURSDAY 15 FEBRUARY 1945 IS D MINUS 1 OF THE CORREGIDOR OPERATION

   
TIME LOCALITY UNIT OCCURRENCE, INCIDENT, OR MESSAGE ACTION
         
   

PERIODIC REPORT NO 1 IS MISSING FROM THE ARCHIVES

 

 

All of the company is briefed for the mission.  We have the honor of jumping and recapturing Corregidor.  General MacArthur has sent his blessing and wishes God's speed.

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Mindoro

 

Preparation for the jump are photographed by the Army Pictorial Service, which has assigned Combat Photo Units "A" and "Q" to cover the operation.

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  Mindoro E Co. "Rovolis and I were tearing down our part of the tent, and he found a war-time penny.  I told him that he'd found his luck but he replied that he had his luck and gave the penny to me. The order of our stick was Gulsvick, Rovolis Musolino, High, Hicks, Marcus, and Millican." - Fitzhugh Millican

The following morning, this stick falls short of Landing Zone A, and the first four men in the stick would be KIA landing and attempting to make it towards Topside.

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NIGHT OF 15/16 FEBRUARY

TIME LOCALITY UNIT OCCURRENCE, INCIDENT, OR MESSAGE ACTION
         
  Mindoro Reg't Movies for the night were newsreels featuring the loss of Corregidor and the Philippines to the Japanese