Corregidor Island in Cavite, Calabarzon, Philippines — Southeast Asia
"For the Repose of Souls"
Japanese Memorial Garden
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Photographed by Richard E. Miller, January 27, 2013
1. "For the Repose of Souls" Marker
[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. Memorial is on Corregidor Island, Calabarzon, in Cavite. It is on Tail End Tour Route east of Bottomside Tour Route. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Asia, specifically in Southeast Asia, in the Malay Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, in North Pacific, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.
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
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Also see . . . Caballo Island (Fort Hughes). Pacific Wrecks/Philippines website entry (Submitted on April 1, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
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Photographed by Richard E. Miller, January 27, 2013
2. Japanese Memorial Garden [Garden of Peace]
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 October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 16 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.
