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Battle saga of PT boats in the Philippines battle
Four of the five naval officers from Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three recount perilous New Year actions and escape from Corregidor, Subic Bay, and Cavite. They detail torpedo attacks on Japanese ships, a daring minefield dash, and DeLong's crew drifting and surviving after a raft escape. They describe Bulkeley, Kelly, and others in patrols, wrecked engines, and a nighttime clash with a Japanese landing barge, ending with continued fighting and a continued story to come.
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The
Philippines
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3
Lient
John Bulkeley
J. Kelly
Anthony Akers
George E. Cox Jr
Manila
Cavite
Kelly
Hospital of
Corregidor
Lieut
Nulkeley
China
Lieut. Bulkley
Mukeley
Subic
Ilinin
DeLong
Rinanga
Port Sinanga
Chiquita Island
Binanga Point
Martino
Sable
Tokyo
MacArthur
D.S.C
Bulkeley
Subic Bay
Knin Point
Ensign Plant
Napa Point
Bataan
General Wainwright
Ensign Chandler
Chandler
Wwe
Nervy Devi