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On Sat. 25 Apr 1942 The final US-Filipino stronghold on the island of.....

1942-04-25

The story

The final US-Filipino stronghold on the island of Luzon in the Philippine Islands, Corregidor, while already under daily bombardment for the past two weeks, began to be subjected to night-time bombardment as well. At 2200 hours, two 240-millimeter shells hit the opening of a tunnel leading into the underground command center, killing 15 Facility

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