Some battles cease suddenly. Others, like the old soldier, "only fade away." Corregidor was of the latter type. Sporadic fighting continued for the three weeks of our stay here, and even after that a few belligerent Japs were found and killed. [1] The main action, however was completed within the first two weeks, as announced in a brief summary, published in the paper we received daily from the XI Corps, "The Pair-O-Dice News." Here it stated (2 March 1945):

"...the destruction of the Japanese forces on Corregidor is practically complete. American troops overcame a desperate force which was twice their number. 3,038 tough, battle-wise troops of the 503 Parachute Regiment, veterans of New Guinea, and one battalion of infantry of the 34th Division, supported by service troops subdued the fiercely resisting Japanese garrison of 6,000 men. The Nips were well armed, strongly fortified, and fought to the death. The Naval and Air units participating came in for high praise on the splendid cooperation they rendered in the operation. 4,215 Jap bodies have been counted and countless others were trapped in tunnels or caves. Many who tried to escape by swimming to Bataan were killed in the water. American losses were 186 killed, 531 wounded, and 8 missing, a ratio of 30-1 in proportion to Nip losses."