Corregidor Island in Cavite, Calabarzon, Philippines — Southeast Asia
"For the Repose of Souls"
Japanese Memorial Garden
— 鎮魂 —
[Text in Japanese Kanji:]
Filipino, American and Japanese, soldiers whose
lives were given in a battle which occurred here
on May 5, 1942, when our regiment of the 4th
Division landed on this island.
We ardently pray for the eternal repose of their
souls and everlasting peace throughout the world.
May 5, 1991.
Wakayama 61st Infantry Regiment
War Comrades Union, Japan.
Erected 1991 by Wakayama 61st Infantry Regiment & War Comrades Union, Japan.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Peace • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1708.
Location. 14° 23.252′ N, 120° 35.995′ E. Marker is on Corregidor Island, Calabarzon, in Cavite. Memorial is on Tail End Tour Route east of Bottomside Tour Route. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. "Tribute to the Brave Heroes" (within shouting distance of this marker); Malinta Tunnel (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); General Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Corregidor (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); To the Angels (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Corregidor Lighthouse (approx. 2.6 kilometers away); Spanish Historical Marker (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); 503rd Airborne- "The Rock Force" -Memorial (approx. 2.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corregidor Island.
Also see . . . Caballo Island (Fort Hughes) - Pacific Wrecks/Philippines. (Submitted on April 1, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
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