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Expendables on Bataan Hold Line as China Escape Fades
In a wartime confession, Lt. Kelly and Lt. Bulkeley recount bold MTB actions near Subic Bay and Bataan. They describe torpedo runs against a tanker, the fall of Bataan looming, and plans to sail for China when told retreat was ordered. The narrative details crew prep, secrecy, and morale as MacArthur pressures evacuation to Australia.
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Bulkeley
Bataan
Kelly
Akers
Subic Bay
Subic
Olongapo Dock
Cox
Sisiman Cove
General MacArthur
Air Force
China
D.S.C
Washington
MacArthur
Pacific
Buck
America
States
Cebu
Mindanao
Australia
Clark Lee
Nat Floyd
New York Times
Colonel Wong
Corregidor
Philippines
Yamashita
Peggy
Little Baguio Hospital
Nelson
Little Baguio
Reynolds
Army
Navy
Signal-Corps