503rd Paratroop Regt. [Regiment] landing on “B” field, Corregidor Island 2-16-45.

503rd Paratroop Regt. [Regiment] landing on “B” field, Corregidor Island 2-16-45.

Creator
[Anonymous]
Date created
1945
Accession No.
OFI-000559
Citation
Postcard, black & white (sepia).
Location
OFI-000492 to OFI-000689, postcardsOFI-000559.jpg
Notes
Subject: As part of the Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor, paratroopers landed on a hill known as 'Topside', the island's dominant terrain feature. At 08:33 on 16 February, facing 16-18 knot wind
Type
Type: Real photo, divided back, B/W.
Medium
1 photographic print : sheet 9 x 14 cm (postcard format).
Subject 1
World War, 1939-1945 — Philippines — Aerial operations.
Subject 2
Parachute troops — Philippines — Corregidor Island.
Subject 3
United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 503rd.
Actual Image Location
OFI postcards, Box 1, Stack 5.
Call number
OFI-000559