#53. Besieged: The Battle of Fort Frank
The fates of two servicemen – a career Army officer and a young medical doctor – intertwined during the harrowing siege at Fort Frank, a small island defense in Manila Bay.
#50 – Grim Reality: POW Life Inside Corregidor’s 92nd Garage
Two days after Corregidor fell, more than 11,000 American and Filipino POWs were marched to a beachy cove known as the Army 92nd Garage.
Here they stayed, cramped, hungry, and thirty for nearly 3 weeks – baking in the tortuous Philippine sun because there was no protection from elements.
#48. Incredible Escape: 2,100 Miles, 30 Days, in an Open Boat
As The Philippines fell, 18 sailors made a desperate, last-moment escape some 2,100 miles to Australia in an open boat.
#46. Surrender: Corregidor’s Final, Frantic Message
In the early morning hours of May 6, 1942, a 22-year-old Signal Corps man telegraphed a frantic, play-by-play from Corregidor Island as Japanese forces moved ever closer to Malinta Tunnel.
#45. The Few and the Proud: Remembering the 4th Marines
The US 4th Marine Regiment played were the first-line of defense against landing Japanese forces during the Battle of Corregidor in The Philippines during World War II. These are their stories.
#44. Last Line of Defense: US Marines and the Battle for Corregidor
On the night of May 5-6, 1942, Japanese forces landed on Corregidor Island. Waiting on the island’s beaches were the US Marines.
#42. “Where’s Dan?” A WW2 Flight Nurse’s Font-Lines Search
“Where’s Dan?” A 24-year-old WW2 flight nurse asked this question every time she touched down on a new island in the Pacific Theater during WW2. She was searching for someone...and wouldn't stop until he'd been found.
#41. The Real Story behind Corregidor’s Final Photo
This is the last-known photo of Corregidor's Finance Department, smuggled off the island just before the Fall of The Philippines.
#40. Escape into Enemy Hands
Flown out of Corregidor Island in a daring, last-minute escape in April 1942, Army nurse Rosemary Hogan found herself heading for the safety of Australia. Until...she wasn't.
#39. Pearl Harbor: An Eyewitness Remembers
magine you’re a ten-year-old living in Honolulu, Hawaii, just a few blocks from Waikiki.
Now imagine you wake up on a beautiful December morning to the sounds of planes overhead and explosions not so very far away.