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FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY 1945 IS DAY 8 OF THE CORREGIDOR OPERATION, D+7.

 

PERIODIC REPORT NO 8 ,  REGIMENTAL S-3 JOURNAL,   HHQ JOURNAL,
D & E COMPANY HISTORY

TIME PLACE WHO SUMMARY / INCIDENT ACTION
         
    2d Bn S-3 Periodic Report No. 8 - extract more
    503D Regimental Bn S-3 Journal more
    HHQ Co Journal more
    E Co Company History more
    E Co Lt. Abbott's E Co History - extract more
  Btry Monja E Co Lt. Abbott's E Co History - full text more
  Btry Monja E Co The Lost Road - E Co attack on Btry Monja 23 February more
    D Co Lt. Calhoun's Account more
         
   
   

34th

 

Col Poselthwait's men began clearing away debris on the North Shore Road at the foot of Malinta Hill in preparation for the final onslaught by the 503d on the Rock's tail (Guthrie, at p. 205)

 
 
    34th

3d Platoon - had been sent around the base of Malinta to secure Malinta Point on the 16th  -  they are fairly isolated from the rest of the Co.  [Sgt. Lewis Vershun, Pvt. Emil Ehrenhold & Pvt. Ronald Paeth, manning an outpost above North Shore Road, will be cutoff and out of contact with the rest of the company until 23 February!! They kill 23 IJM's in the final charge towards their position.)

 

 
     

2d Pltn., under Rosco Corder, take Searchlight Pt., no casualties;

 
 
     

3d Pltn., Under Crawford, to beach, move East to Searchlight Pt and beyond to No Name Pt  - no casualties;

 

 
    1st Bn

To assemble at Bottomside to prepare for push East of Malinta Hill

 
    "A" Co Moved from Topside down to Middleside or Bottomside - spending the day taking baths and cleaning up in anticipation of an attack to the East of Malinta Hill the following morning.  
    3dBn

To assemble at Bottomside to prepare for push East of Malinta Hill

 
    "C" Co

To assemble at Bottomside with remainder of 1st Bn + 3d Bn (to push East of Malinta Hill)

 
         
    "E" Co

To takeover from C Co, to take South Shore Road west to Wheeler Pt; assemble at Mile Long; via road to Wheeler; via Crockett Trail; reach South Shore Road at 0800, where links with C Co (withdrawing) - attack Monja from the East, late in afternoon ; 4 men killed.

 

 
       
         
 
   

 

 

NIGHT OF 23/24 FEBRUARY

TIME LOCALITY UNIT OCCURRENCE, INCIDENT, OR MESSAGE ACTION