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The Battle of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan sa Corregidor; Japanese: コレヒドールの戦い), fought on 5–6 May 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II.
The Battle of Bataan is referenced among important battles of American history in the song The House I Live In, sang by Frank Sinatra in the film of the same name and later taken up by Paul Robeson and various other singers: "The little bridge at Concord, where Freedom's fight began, / Our Gettysburg and Midway, and the story of Bataan".
The Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor (Filipino: Labanan para sa Corregidor), which occurred from 16 to 26 February, 1945, pitted American forces against the defending Japanese garrison on the island fortress. The Japanese had captured the bastion from the United States Army Forces in the Far East during their 1942 invasion.
The Battle for the Recapture of Bataan (Filipino: Labanan para sa Bataan) from 31 January to 21 February 1945, by US forces and Allied Filipino guerrillas from the Japanese, part of the campaign for the liberation of the Philippines, was waged to secure the western shore of Manila Bay to enable the use of its harbor and open new supply lines for American troops engaged in the crucial battle ...
Apr. 6—More than 1,800 New Mexicans fought the Japanese army in the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines. In the end, after the infamous 65-mile Bataan Death March and years in prisoner of war ...
Mims said the soldiers fought the Japanese in Manila and Corregidor, an island off the Bataan Peninsula. He became a prisoner of war after American forces surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942.
Along with the fortified island of Corregidor, Mount Samat was the site of the most vicious battle against the Japanese Imperial Army in 1942 during the Battle of Bataan. Suffering heavy losses against the Japanese all over Luzon , Filipino and American soldiers retreated to Bataan Peninsula to regroup for a last valiant but futile stand.
Several members of New Mexico's congressional delegation plan to renew a push to confer a collective Congressional Gold Medal on veterans who defended Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines ...