Front:
CORREGIDOR SURRENDERS
UNDER LAND ATTACK AFTER
WITHSTANDING 300 RAIDS
FROM AIR
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Corregidor falis to Japanese May 6, 1942
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Back:
CORREGIDOR FALLS TO JAPANESE
First Day of Issue: August 17, 1992
First Issue Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
In December of 1941, Japan invaded the Philippines. In
January of 1942, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, with Ameri-
can and Filipino soldiers and civilians, fell back to the
Bataan peninsula to make a defensive stand. In the
ensuing months, the Japanese subjected the occupants of
Bataan to relentless offensives. In March, MacArthur
under orders from his president — withdrew to Australia.
His departure was a crippling blow to his troops. On April
8, Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright and approximately
15,000 soldiers and civilians withdrew to the island of
Corregidor, a natural fortress containing an intricate
system of tunnels and emplacements. The remaining
garrison on Bataan surrendered the following day. For the
next several weeks, Wainwright struggled to keep
Corregidor, vital gateway to Manila Bay, in Allied hands.
But by May 5, the defenders were engaging the enemy in
combat less than a mile from the entrance to the island's
most protected underground passage. On May 6, Wain-
wright surrendered his garrison.
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