| Show J 45 Navy Men MenT Taken aken By Nips at Corregidor V J Japs aps Remove Thorn in in Side With Capture of Corregidor B A T A A N e ha MAN MANILA Il A MARIVELES o 0 BAY BAYLOS LOS LOScos r cos COCHINOS f I I IS S. S Q FORT 1 s k I 1 if MIL L S g 4 liv- liv CORREGIDOR fJ f I I. I FORT HUGHES Ii J f ABAC l r. r It e FORT So sou ut DRUM FORT FRANK o 5 1 MILES C A V I T E Associated Press Map Mop Invaders moved across narrow stretch of wat er separating fallen Bataan from American fortress Other ther islands in Manila bay also capitulated Manila Bay Forts Forced to Yield To Landing Parties Laconic Tells o of Loss Of Battered Rock Commanding Best Harbor in Orient to Japanese W WASHINGTON ASIU May 6 UP Corregidor UP-Corregidor Corregidor has fallen after 28 days of siege The doughty Filipino American-Filipino troops who held the island I fortress after the loss of Bataan finally were forced to yield to an an overwhelming Japanese landing landing landing land land- ing attack The navy announced Wednesday that officers and men of ot the thc navy and marine cor corps s were on Corregidor when that fortress fell to Japanese invaders and it itis itis itis is assumed that all of these officers officers officers cers and men have been captured and will be held as prisoners of war Five Vessels Lost LostA A covering the last hours of the defense of the valiant fortress also disclosed that five small naval ships were lost either to enemy bombers or gunfire or by destruction m by Am American t 1 forces to prevent their falling into enemy A hands hands- These were identified as the mine sweepers Tanager Pigeon and Quail and the old Yangtze river gunboats Oahu and Luzon Several messages from naval personnel at Corregidor were re received received re- re in the navy department Wednesday morning morning- the said and Capt Captain in Kenneth M. M Hoeffel 48 of Cambridge Mass joined his officers and men in a final message of f loyalty devotion and good ch cheer er to their country their f families milies and their friends Captain Hoeffel was the commander of naval forces at Corregidor Corregidor Corregidor Cor Cor- regidor and Colonel Samuel L. L Howard 51 was the senior officer officer officer of marine corps personnel there Surrender Announced Surrender of the battered rock was announced in a laconic com com- from the war department which said that terms were being arranged Resistance of our troops has been overcome said the announcement announcement announcement an an- issued at a. a m. m eastern war time a a. a m. m Salt Lake time Fighting has ceased and terms are being arranged covering the capitulation of the island forts in Manila bay In addition to Fort Mills on Corregidor a determined last- last ditch fight to prevent nt the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese from making use of Manila bay had been waged from American American American Amer Amer- ican forts on three smaller islands Forts Drum Hughes and Frank It was assumed from the com com- that colors finally had been struck on all four islands Food Munitions Fall Hunker Hunger and lack of fatigue ammunition ammunition am am- were believed to have worn down the defenders in the closing days of their heroic stand The victory which the Japanese won at great cost gave them control control control con con- of the best harbor in the orient and strengthened the long communications lines they have thrust toward Australia and Indi India A day of constant artillery and aerial bombardment which swept away the beach defenses of Corregidor Corregidor Corregidor Cor Cor- regidor preceded the successful Japanese landin landing the war department department depart depart- ment reported Wednesday A said that one of the last messages received from Lieutenant General Jonathan M. M Wainwright Wa before the fall of or Corregidor reported that casual- casual i l Continued on Page Pape Three f Column lu One CAPTURE CORREGIDOR ENDING VALIANT DAY 28 Y DEFENSE Continued from Page One t I IS as among the defenders were werey vy y during the last few days TI the constant pounding by the themy themy my emy resulted in severe damage military installations Separate Air All Raids f For the fourth consecutive day dayre daye ire re e were 13 separate air all attacks Corregidor on May 5 Wain- Wain ight ht reported but the shelling Japanese millimeter 40 siege sieges ns s was more disastrous than aerial aerial bombardment The rhe final artillery barrage der de- de r ed barbed wire entangle- entangle and blasted machine gun in inflations in- in illations and other centers of istance Wainwright said and Japanese bi brought ought their assault I ops lOpS across the narrow stretch water ater from Bataan peninsula in m marge arge arge number of steel barges C Corregidor Corregidor's s guns replied to the thee e emy iy artillery fire and shelled l ick ack k columns in Bataan during llast last day daj Wainwright right reported t the counter battery fire was handicapped as it had haden sS en throughout the siege of Ma- Ma abay forts by lack of aerial l i iLand Land Reinforcements Wainwright inwright also reported that Japanese had landed reinforce reinforce- ts in the vicinity of irk irl on the island of anao and were moving a conable conr con- con erable r able ble force in steel barges up 11 ri river vel in Mindanao year l ear ar Digos on gulf in danao where American Fili l o forces have dealt severe blows enemy enemy installations in sudden ds ds' ds the Japanese now are bring bring- teavy eavy pressure against Wain- Wain ight's troops the If II rhe rne also contained confirmation confirmation of the announce- announce nt by General Brereton in India flights of heavy army bers of his command attacked airdrome near ngoon in the early morning of y 5 A heavy explosion and ny fires were caused Brereton orting that airplanes on the thed d gr Land and several hangars were ned The American bombers i u undamaged despite heavy l 1 aircraft fire et of he text of the t 18 of the war based on re- re ts received up to 9 30 a a. a m m. tern war time Wednesday 1 l 1 Philippine theater One of the last messages re- re red Td from General Wainwright or or or to the fall of Corregidor de- de the fighting on May 5 ore ore re the successful landing atIt at- at It by the Japanese Enemy artillery including i guns firing from many new shelled Corregidor and ande e er r island forts throughout the 1 Our guns replied with coun- coun battery fire and shelled truck in Bataan Again for the fourth 1 iday day there were 13 separate Attacks on Corregidor a ack k Began April 9 The artillery and air attacks ija Sla ea continuation of the operas operal opera- opera l is s against the forts which beI be- be I oon after the fall of Bataan April 9 9 They increased in milty in- in ty as the Japanese installed f vy y batteries on the slopes of ant Mariveles in Bataan The Anders orders were greatly handi- handi ped in their counter-battery counter Iby lack of aerial observation Beginning on April 29 the Jap- Jap sg se artillery fire became much heavier and from then until May 5 there was little respite from artillery artillery artillery artil artil- lery and air all attacks The artillery artillery artil arUl- lery fire proved more disastrous than the aerial bombardment During the last few days there were many casualties among our troops and the damage to military installations was severe The landing landing landing land land- ing was preceded by a heavy artillery artillery artillery ar ar- tillery attack on the beach defenses defenses defenses de de- de- de which swept away the barbed wire entanglements and blasted machine gun installations I and other centers of resistance The Japanese used a large number number number num num- ber of steel barges in the short water trip from the tip Up of Bataan peninsula to Corregidor t Press Mindanao Drive General Wainwright right also re reported reported reported re- re ported that enemy reinforcements have landed in the vicinity of Ma- Ma labang near on the island of Mindanao A hostile force in steel barges is moving up the river in Mindanao I Heavy enemy pressure is being exerted on our troops near Digos on the same island 2 2 Burma General Brereton reports from his base in India that two flights flight of heavy American army bombers I of his command flew through thunder storms to attack the Min- Min airdrome near Rangoon in the early morning of May 5 5 A heavy explosion and many fires resulted Aircraft on the field and several hangars were set on fire Our planes r red e d heavy antiaircraft fire but returned returned returned re re- re- re turned undamaged The flights were led by First Lieutenant James H H. Keenan and nd First Lieu Lieu- tenant Willard A A. Fountain 3 3 There is is nothing to report from other areas areas Message Signaled End Wainwright signaled the beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning of the final battle in a message message message mes mes- sage Tuesday reporting that about midnight Tuesday Manila time noon Monday eastern war time the Japanese had assaulted Corregidor Corregidor Corregidor Corre Corre- gidor and that a a landing attack was in m progress Hours of official silence passed before first word of the outcome was flashed from allied headquarters in Australia At 2 a a. a m m. eastern eastern eastern east east- ern war time a spokesman for General Douglas MacArthur who his command to General Wainwright after leading the brilliant brilliant brilliant bril bril- defense of Bataan made this announcement General Wainwright has surrendered surrendered sur sur- rend rendered red Corregidor and the other fortified islands in Manila anila harbor arbor Since December 29 when 35 Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese bombers subjected Corregidor dor to a three-hour three attack that island alone had had air raids For the most part gunners in the fortress kept raidIng raiding raiding raid raid- ing bombers at such high altitudes that their aim was ineffective |
