Bataan and Corregidor

BATAANAND CORREGIDOR by

Wallace B. Black and Jean F. Blashfield

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Black, Wallace B. Bataan and Corregidor / by Wallace B. Black and Jean F . Blashfield. 1st ed. p. cm. - (World War II 50th anniversary series) Includes index.

Summary: Describes the Japanese invasion of the Philippine Islands and the defeat of the American forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur early in World War II. ISBN 0-89686-557-6 1. World War, 1939- 1945 - Campaigns - Philippines - Bataan (Province ) - Juvenile literature . 2. Bataan (Province) - History - Juvenile literature .

3 . World War, 1939- 1945 - Campaigns - Philippine s - Corregidor Island Juvenile literature . 4 . Corregidor Island (Philippines) - History - Juvenile literature . [1. World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Philippines .]

I. Blashfield, Jean F . II. Title . III. Series: Black, Wallace B. World War II 50th anniversary series.

D767.4.B57 1991 940 .54'25 - dc20 90-27767 CIP AC

Created and produced by B 8ÂŁ B Publishing, Inc. Picture Credits Dr. Diosdada M . Yap, Bataan Magazine - pages 10, 16, 18, 22, 26, 32, 39, 43 National Archives - pages 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 20, 24-25, 29, 31, 35, 36, 37, 45 Mrs. Dorothy Still Terrill - page 40 E.B.G. Graphics (maps) - pages 7,33

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General Douglas MacArthur

CONTENTS The Philippines Prepares for War ............................... . .4 2. Japanese Air Attacks .... ........ .... ....... .. .......... ........ .......... 8 3. The Japanese Invasion ................................................ 12 4. Activate War Plan Orange ... ........................ .. .............. 15 5. The Battle of Bataan .................................................... 21 6. Corregidor and Bataan under Siege ............................ 27 7. The Bataan Death March ............................................. 34 8. Corregidor's Final Days ................................................ 38 Glossary .. .. .. ......... .. ... .. ....... ............... ... ................................ 46 Index .................................................................................... 47 1.

INDEX Abucay-Mauban line 21,23,24 American 18, 19,21,26, 30, 35, 38, 42,44,45 Aparri Airport 11 Army Air Corps 6,9, 10, 15, 24, 30 Asiatic Fleet 5, 12, 20 Australia 11,20, 31 B-17 6,9,10,11,13 , 17,39 B-25 39 Bagac-Orion line 23, 26, 32, 34 Banzai! 23 Bataan 13,14,15,16,19,20,21, 22,26,27,29,30,32,34,35,37, 38,40,44 Beach Defense Command 40 Brereton, Major General Lewis 6 British 12 Bulkeley, Lieutenant John 26, 31 Burma 30 Camp O'Donnell 37 Catalina PBY 8, 40 Cavite Navy Yard 10, 12, 13,27, 30, 32 Cebu City 30-31 China 4,12 Clark Field 6, 8 Corregidor 5, 13, 15, 16,21, 22, 23, 27,28,29,30,31,32,34,35,38,39, 40,44 death march 36-37 Dutch 12 Dutch East Indies 12, 20, 22 East Indies 4 Far East 4, 15 Filipino 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19,21, 23,26,35,42,44

Filipino-American 23, 30, 34 Flying Fortress 6, 9 Flying Tigers 30 Formosa 6, 8, 10, 13 German blitzkrieg 4 Germany 4 Guam 4 Hart, Admiral T. C. 5, 12 Haruna 13 Hawaii 4,5 Hirohito, Emperor 39 Homma, Lieutenant General Masaharu 12,14,22,29,30,32,38, 40,44 Hong Kong 4 International Date Line 4 international law 20 Japan 4,5,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16, 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,26,28, 29,30,31,32,34,35,36,37,38,39, 40,41,42,45 Kelly, Captain Colin P. 13 Kindley Field 27,42 King, General Edward, Jr. 34, 35 Layac Bridge 21,23 Lingayen Gulf 14, 19 Luzon 5,8,13,14,16,18,19,21,22, 28,29,39 MacArthur, General Douglas 3,5,6,8, 13,14,15,16,19,20,21,23,27,28, 29,30,31,35,41,45 Malay Peninsula 4 Malinta Hill 28, 38,41 Malinta Tunnel 28, 39, 42

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Manila 5,14 , 17,18,19 , 20 , 27 Manila Bay 5,12,13 , 16 , 21 , 27 , 40 Mariveles Navy Base 13 , 23 Mauban 21 Midway Island 4 Mindanao 5,8,11,13 , 31 , 39,40, 44 Mitsubishi bombers 9 , 29 Mount Natib 21 , 23 Mount Samat 23 Nichols Field 6, 8, 10 Nielson Field 10 North Luzon Force 17, 19 P -26 10, 11 P -35 10, 11 P-40 5, 6 , 9, 10, 11, 13 , 17, 39 Pacific 4 , 5 , 11 , 45 Parker, Major General George 17, 18 , 20 , 21,30 Pearl Harbor 4 , 5, 12 "Peeping Tom " 38 Philippine air corps 11 Philippine army 15, 16, 19 Philippines 4 , 5,8,9, 11, 12 , 13 , 15, 20 , 27,29,31,44,45 "pockets" 23,26 "points" 23,26 PT (patrol-torpedo) boat 13 Quezon, President Manuel 15,29 Rainbow 5 16 , 17 Roosevelt, President Franklin D. 31 , 44 Ryujo 8

samurai swords 37 Sharp, General William 44 siege of Corregidor 28-32 Singapore 4 South China Sea 27

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South Luzon Force 17, 18 South Pacific 45 Spanish-Ame rican War 4 , 27 Taiwan 6 United States 15 , 16, 19, 23 , 27 , 41 USAF FE (United States Armed Forces Far East) 5 , 28 U.S. Army 5 , 15 U.S. Army Air Corps 6,9, 10, 15, 29, 30 U.S. Navy 5, 12, 13 , 15,28 U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet 5, 12, 20 U.S . Pacific Flee t 5 , 12 Villamar, Captain Jesus A. 11 Wagner, Lieutenant "Buzz " 11 Wainwright, Major General Jonathan M . "Skinny " 17, 18, 19, 21 , 30, 32, 34, 35,40, 41,42 , 44 Wake Island 4 War Department 15 , 28 War Plan Orange 15,27 Warhawk 6 , 9 , 11 Watertank Hill 42 William B . Preston 8

World War II 4, 13 WP03 15, 16, 19, 22, 28 Zeke 8 Zero 10, 11