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MONDAY 26 FEBRUARY 1945 IS DAY 11 OF THE CORREGIDOR OPERATION, D+10.  - The Day of Tears - The page to which you will be taken does not contain a direct link returning you here. Either right click your mouse to open a new page manually, or use your 'back' arrow to return here.
	PERIODIC REPORT NO 11 ,  REGIMENTAL S-3 JOURNAL,  HHQ JOURNAL &  D & E COMPANY HISTORY, CALHOUN'S ACCOUNT TIME LOCALITY UNIT OCCURRENCE, INCIDENT, OR MESSAGE ACTION               USN The two  USN Destroyers retire from shore support.   0800   1st Bn 1st Bn to advance to Kindley Field. The drive to the East was met by a serious suicidal attempt in the vicinity of Monkey Point by the enemy exploding a huge underground arsenal.   0800   3d Bn, 462d. In support of 1st Bn drive to the East.       D Co 2 patrols to cover high ground on the southwestern end of the island. No enemy contacted. (S-3, P.R. No.11)       ECo 3 patrols: 2dPlatoon to No Name Pt to recover Pfc. Robinson's body.       F Co Small patrols into Hearn/Grubbs/Cape Corregidor/Eock Pt area; most men resting     1110 Monkey Pt 1st Bn Reports that tank fired  into one of the cave pill boxes and a big explosion followed by three or four smaller ones tore up high ground around Monkey Pt and occupied by our troops assaulting position. Blast apart Sherman tank and big rocks filled sky which in falling caused many deaths & injuries.  Med aid rushed from Mariveles by cub. The total casualties are 156. more   Monkey Pt 603 Tank "I am the Tank Pilot" - Guy Crull more   Monkey Pt A Co  "Recollections on Corregidor" - Howard Lout more

 

	THE CASUALTIES AT MONKEY POINT PROJECT This is a list which shows every prospect of never being authoritatively completed, and the subject of conjecture. Its preparation was commenced by tracking every name on the 503d Honor Roll whose date of death was 26 February, and then subtracting those known to have been killed other than at Monkey Pt.  A Co and 1st Bn HHC were the two companies which suffered the majority of casualties. The S-3 Periodic Report No. 11 cites the total casualties as 156. Guthie writes of 196 casualties "in this action" - 52 men killed and 144 injured.     NAME  OF KIA/DOW D.O.D.   26 FEB 1945 NOTE 1 ALLEN, Lloyd S. T-5 Medic, H & S, 462d   2 ASAY, Eugene F. Pfc, HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn   3 BIERSTECKER, Robert J. Pfc. C Co   4 BOYLE, John J. T-Sgt, C Co   5 BRAYTON, Lawrence W. Pfc., A Btry, 462   6 BROOKS, Virgil D. Pfc,, A Co.   7 BUNNEY, Raymond C. Pfc., B Co   8 CASE, maxwell Jr. Cpl., Pfc, HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn   9 CONN, George B. 2d Lt., Pfc, HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn   10 CONSTANZO, Maurice V. T-4, Medical Det.   11 COSTLOW, Paul R. Pvt. 161st Prcht Eng. Co   12 DANAN, Vincent V. S-Sgt., HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn   13 DILLON, Chester D. Pfc., B Co   14 DRISCOLL, Daniel W. T-4, HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn   15 FLETCHER, George W. Pfc. A Btry.   16 FALINAZZO, Frank F. Pfc. Med Det   17 GREEN, Lawrence N. Pfc C Co   18 HALLORAN, James D. Pfc., B Co   19 HARNEY, John P. T-4, HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn   20 HEFNER, William C. Pvt. A Co   21 HERNANDEZ, Mike Pvt., B Co.   22 HOLMES, John A Sgt G Co. (unlikely Monkey Pt?)   23 JOKELA, Stanley Pvt., A Co   24 JONES, Robert W. Pvt. HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn   25 JUDY, Clark H. 2nd Lt., reg HQ & HQ Co   26 KAZMARZAK, Douglas W. Pvt. A Co   27 KACZOR, Thaddeus T-5, D Btr, 462d   28 KISER, Russell R. Pvt. A Co   29 KNOTT, Samuel L. Jr. Pvt., B Co   30 LAIN, Curtis S. Jr. Pfc. A Btr., 462d   31 LARSON, Duane E. Pvt. A Btr., 462d   32 LUCOSAVICH, Clem F. 1st Lt. HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn   33 MARICIC, Andrew P. Jr. Sgt., B Co   34 MATHENY, Donald G. Pvt., A Co   35 MOUNT, Edward R. Sgt., A Co   36 PACE, John C. Pvt., A Co   37 PINTER, Lester R. T-5, Med Det   38 SAUL, Paul W. Pfc. A Co   39 SCHULTZE, Peter E. T-5,  HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn   40 STIEVENART,  Rene R. 2nd Lt. A Co   41 WENDELL, Frank A. Jr. Pvt., A Co