Photo #: NH 105680
Rear Admiral John D. Bulkeley, USN
(President, Navy Board of Inspection and Survey)
Reads the sign marking the Malinta Tunnel on Corregidor, Manila
Bay, Philippines.
The sign reads: "General Douglas MaCarthur had his headquarters
here from December 30, 1941 to March 12, 1942. Here too the Government
of the Commonwealth was transferred on December 24, 1941. At
the West Entrance on Rizal Day Manuel L. Quezon and Sergid Osmeña
took their oath of office for their second term as President
and Vice-President, respectively, of the Philippines. Near the
East Entrance on May 6, 1942 the defenders of Corregidor made
their desparate stand."
"Donated by Veterans Federation of the Philippines."
The photo, taken by Journalist First Class W.G. Broome, is dated
8 August 1977.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
Online Image: 81KB; 740 x 520 pixels
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