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Corregidor Island in Cavite, Calabarzon, Philippines — Southeast Asia
 

"For the Repose of Souls"

Japanese Memorial Garden

— 鎮魂 —

 
 
"For the Repose of Souls" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, January 27, 2013
1. "For the Repose of Souls" Marker
Inscription.
[Text in Japanese Kanji:]

This monument is dedicated to the souls of the
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 SitesPeaceWar, 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
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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.)
 
Japanese Memorial Garden [Garden of Peace] image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, January 27, 2013
2. Japanese Memorial Garden [Garden of Peace]
View from the Japanese Memorial Garden, looking south with Caballo Island (Fort Hughes) off shore image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, January 27, 2013
3. View from the Japanese Memorial Garden, looking south with Caballo Island (Fort Hughes) off shore
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 822 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on April 3, 2013. Photos:   1. submitted on March 31, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.   2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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