Mariveles (120.497E
14.438N) is a small port located
at the tip of the Bataan
peninsula. Its strategic importance was recognized before the
outbreak of war,
and significant stores had
already been moved here, including 400,000
gallons of gasoline; 15,000 tons of ammunition;
and food. Curiously, the food stores included 2.3 million pounds
of canned
salmon. There was also a small naval station here, guarded by a
battalion of 45 Regiment,
Philippines Division, and a tiny airstrip.
Two additional small airstrips converted from drained rice paddies, Bataan and Cabcaben
Fields, were located just to the east.
References
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