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Four MTB 3 officers recount perilous Mindanao escape with MacArthur
The story follows Lieut. John Bulkeley and three other MTB 3 officers as they guide General MacArthur's party by sea through the Cuyo Islands to a rendezvous with a submarine. Their voyage features evasive maneuvers to avoid Japanese forces, damaged boats, a perilous night crossing, and the General's calm aboard a crowded boat.
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Philip Pimes
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3
John Bulkeley
R. B. Kelly
Anthony Akers
George E. Cox, Jr
Bulkeley
General MacArthur
Kelly
Sissman Cove
41 Boat
Cuyo Islands
Australia
Rockwell
Mauch
Mindanao
Eral
Iloilo
Panay
Cagayan
Schumacher
Corregidor
MacArthur
Strait
Negros