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.