1. Filipino Citizens did not participate in the battle, but members of their armed forced did, serving with valor and sacrifice. The Japanese invasion beaches brought them directly against sectors of the island defended by the Philippine Scouts. 5 2. More recent estimates put the number of Japanese defenders closer to 6,500. There were survivors - 19 prisoners, and 20 who surrendered on 1 January, 1946. 5 3. The LSM's got underway from Mariveles at 0800, and hit the beach at 1028 hrs, two minutes before schedule. The 0830 time was for the first parachute landing. 5 4. Of the 2065 men of both lifts, about 280, or approximately 13.5%, were killed or severely injured. Three men suffered chute malfunctions, and two men who collided with buildings were killed. Eight men were killed either in the air or before they were able to get free of their chutes, and a further 50 were wounded in the air or on grounding. Several men were MIA on the drop. The total drop injuries (not by wounding) on the drop were 210. 5 5. Malinta (not Mantila) Tunnel , the most extensive construction on Corregidor, was the name given to the tunnel system under Malinta Hill. Consisting of a main east-west passage 1,400 feet long and 30 feet side, the tunnel had 25 laterals, each about 400 feet long, branching out at regular intervals from each side of the main passage. 5 6. This is unlikely as there were no flight tower remaining on the island. The main texts on Corregidor (Belote, Devlin, Flanagan) do not mention such an incident. 5 7. Whilst the time and date of the explosion are correct, it is not likely there were any men of the 3/34th in the immediate area of Monkey Point when the tunnel there was detonated. Anderson's description may well be referring to the night of 23-24 February, when the Japanese made their most serious attempts to blow up Malinta Hill. In the early hours of the 24th, seven explosions, all in quick succession, belched flames from every hole and vent in the central and northern portions of the hill. On top of Malinta, US foxholes crumbled as the entire island shook. Corpses were blown from the entrances, followed by groups of concussed Japanese, suggesting that they had planned a major Banzai attack and had miscalculated the effect of the explosions. 5 8. On 1 January 1946, a party of 20 "exceptionally soldierly" Japanese, in full uniforms and marching in formation, surrendered to a Quartermaster Graves Registration team. See also footnote 2. 5
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