December 2014 - The Pacific Wars

Monthly Archive:: January 2015

The Soldier’s Son, Arthur MacArthur IV

pacificwars | December 19, 2014

Four year old Arthur MacArthur IV, in the Malinta Tunnel entrance Corregidor.(Wide World Photo) Born in Manila on February 21 1938, Arthur was named after his famous

The Sinking of the SS Corregidor Dec. 17 1941. 900-1,200 Lives Were Lost.

pacificwars | December 15, 2014

It was the fastest air-conditioned Inter-Island passenger ship during its time. It was owned by Compania Maritima, with Capt. Apolinar Calvo a veteran skipper of Spanish descent