Paratroopers, 503 Regt. [Regiment] land on Corregidor Island 2-16-45.
Paratroopers, 503 Regt. [Regiment] land on Corregidor Island 2-16-45.
Creator
[Anonymous]
Date created
1945
Accession No.
OFI-000580
Format
Postcard, black & white (sepia).
Location
OFI-000501 to OFI-000600\OFI-000580.jpg
Notes
As part of the Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor, paratroopers landed on a hill known as 'Topside', the island's dominant terrain feature. At 08:33 on 16 February, facing 16-18 knot winds over the drop zones, the first of one thousand troopers of the 503rd PRCT began dropping out of C-47 troop carriers of the US 317th Troop Carrier Group of the 5th Air Force and to float down on the surprised[citation needed] Japanese defenders, remnants of Maj. Gen. Rikichi Tsukada's Kembu Group at the two tiny go-point areas of Topside's western heights.
Type
Real photo, divided back, B/W.
Medium
1 photographic print : sheet 9 x 14 cm (postcard format).
Subject 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Aerial operations.
Subject 2
Parachute troops -- Philippines -- Corregidor Island.
Subject 3
United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 503rd.
Actual Image Location
Box No. 1, Series 8, page 7
Call number
OFI-000580