The Gates of Hell PTO (id:#63709)

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Monkey Point, Corregidor 1945-02-26 (18 others)

Overview:

By dawn of the 26th, the Americans held a line that stretched across the "tail" of Corregidor that ran from Infantry Point in the north to Monkey Point in the south. All of the organized fighting on the island was over. now it was a matter of mopping up small scattered pockets of resistance. In the middle of the morning, the men of "A" Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd RCT were providing cover for a Sherman tank that was blasting Japanese defenders from caves and bunkers near Monkey Point. All of a sudden a tremendous explosion rocked the entire island. It seemed as if the very gates of hell had burst open on Corregidor.

Defender: Japanese (Manila Bay Entrance Force)  

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