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Corregidor was renamed when it became an American military installation. What was it renamed?

Fort Mills. Many soldiers preferred to just call it "The Rock".

Corregidor had many large caliber gun emplacements. Which type of these weapons were the only ones activiated and used against the Japanese?

12 in. Mortar. Battery Way was reactivated and caused huge casualties to the Japanese landing force before a magazine explosion destroyed it.

Which Marine outfit served as beach defense on Corregidor during the siege?

4th Marine Regiment. The members of the 4th Marine Regiment were known as the "China Marines" and in fact had just escaped their station in China to the dubious safety of the Philippines.

Corregidor's garrison resisted for 12 days after the Japanese successfully landed on the island.

False. The island surrendered less than 24 hours after being invaded.

Who was the commanding general of Corregidor when the island surrendered?

General Wainwright. General Wainwright took over from MacArthur after the latter was ordered to escape to Australia. Wainwright was then left to order the greatest American military surrender since the Civil War.

What was the name of the primary passage located under Malinta Hill?

Malinta Tunnel. General MacArthur's HQ was located here.

Corregidor surrendered to the Japanese before Bataan fell.

f. Corregidor held out for almost a month after the fall of Bataan and suffered one of the greatest artillery bombardments of the war.

The large minefield guarding the entrance to Manila Bay was controlled from Corregidor. What method of control was used?

The minefield could be switched on and off electrically. The mine field was operated from the navy tunnel located under Malinta Hill.

The Japanese succeeded in landing tanks on Corregidor during their invasion.

t. Wainwright, knowing his defenders had no effective anti-tank weapons and fearing the Japanese armor would massacre his unarmed troops in the tunnels, ordered the surrender of Corregidor shortly after hearing that tanks were operating on the island.

The American/Filipino defenders managed to hold out on Corregidor until the end of June, 1942.

f. Corregidor surrendered on May 8, 1942.