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MISCELLANEOUS TRAVELS
ON CORREGIDOR
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MISCELLANEOUS TRAVELS
ON CORREGIDOR - 1 |
VARIOUS SCENES - PART 1
THEN AND NOW |
ENGINEER RAVINE
THEN AND NOW |
BATTERY GEARY
AIR RAID SHELTER PART 1 |
BATTERY GEARY
VINTAGE IMAGES PART 2 |
BATTERY GEARY
TODAY - PART 3 |
GOAL-POST RIDGE |
BATTERY RJ-43 |
NAVY RADIO INTERCEPT TUNNEL ,
FOTS2/110423 |
TAILSIDE CEMETERIES, TOMBSTONES,
FOTS2/110316 |
MALINTA HILL,
COMPARISON 1977 SLIDES,
FOTS2/090820 |
MALINTA HILL, GUN POSITION LOCATED,
FOTS2/110320 |
MIDDLESIDE BARRACKS,
EXT & INTERIOR,
FOTS2/101210 |
NORTH OF KINDLEY FIELD,
WALKING WEST,
FOTS2/101210 |
TAILSIDE, LT. LAWRENCE'S GUN POSITION,
FOTS2/110205 |
OFFICER'S COUNTRY,
GOLF CLUB & POOL,
FOTS2/100329 |
ROCK POINT,
SEARCHLIGHT NO. 2,
FOTS2/091205 |
SEARCHLIGHT NO. 2, DAMAGE BY
LANDSLIDE FOTS2/100415 |
GUN GROUP COMMAND POST, NO. 1, INTERIOR,
FOTS2/090823 |
REVISITING BUNKER'S C-1 TUNNEL,
FOTS/100427 |
DID BATTERY GRUBBS JUMP THEIR TRUNNIONS,
TF/100120 |
INFANTRY TRENCH LINES ON TAILSIDE,
FOTS2/090408 |
MALINTA GASOLINE STORAGE LATERALS
FOTS2/090517 |
BATTERY WAY, PRE-WAR & SPECS,
FOTS2/100523-1 |
BATTERY WAY, INTERIORS, PIT & STATIONS,
FOTS2/100523-2 |
JAPANESE TWIN 25mm AA GUN, IDENTIFICATION,
FOTS2/100121 |
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MARIVELES TUNNEL No
1,
WELTEKE 110103
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BATTERY SUNSET
FOTS2/110514 |

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FIELD NOTE:
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PLACE: |
CORREGIDOR |
DATE: |
16 MARCH 2011 |
LOCALE: |
TAILSIDE CEMETERIES |
OBSERVATION: |
TOMBSTONES |
BY: |
JOHN MOFFITT |
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REF: FOTS2/110316 |
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Karl Welteke and I were out on the tail yesterday and found some more of the
cemeteries. Here are two tomb stones, a more detailed update may follow.
This first one is in Tagalog. The lettering a faded but pouring some
drinking water on it helped to see it better. It is decorated with a cross,
wreath and flowers.

S.L.N.
TRINIDAD REYES USA
MAYO 23, 1903 (May 23, 1903)
MAYO 7, 1938 (May 7, 1938)
ALAALA NG IYONG (In Memory of You)
ASAWA ? M.G.A ANAK (Husband ? M.G.A. Anak)
Does anyone know what the letters “S.L.N” would mean?
Next, here is the only intact cross I have seen that remains standing.


MARIANO MADAMBA
BORN SEPT. 6 1929 – DIED NOV.24 1934 (the little guy was only 5 years old)
So far I have never found any military tomb stones (excluding the three
lying in James Ravine).
Today we came across a three entrance Japanese tunnel. It is the usual rat
hole. Once inside the center entrance, one connecting tunnel is only 2 ½ ft
wide by 2 ½ ft high. The other connecting tunnel of the same size is about
90% complete. The final couple feet or so is just 8” x 6” hole but you can
see through it to the third entrance.
I had some good luck later in the day too. On the way back to Bottomside we
made a detour. I came across a gun position that neither Karl nor I knew
about. It is not even shown on the 1941 Emergency Defense Map.
Of all places it is on a steep part of Malinta Hill. On the downhill side it
has a concrete and rock embankment. The actual gun position consists of a
flat concrete platform on the bottom with a smaller circular platform on top
for positioning the gun. It looks exactly like the 75mm gun positions but
without the roof. This position is not even shown on the 1941 Emergency
Defence map.
We are heading west of the Topside Parade Ground tomorrow. There is always
something new to see on Corregidor.
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