Corregidor - Battery Smith

Battery Smith was armed with two Coastal Defense Guns Model 1898. The construction lasted from September 1918 to June 1921. Originally, the battery consisted of Smith 1 and 2. The guns were so far apart that they operated tactically as two separate batteries. Thus, they were split up into two batteries: Smith 1 was renamed Smith and Smith 2 was renamed Hearn.

Battery Smith was manned by Battery F, 59th C.A. since 1937. During the siege of Corregidor, a bomb hit the racer of Smith, but it was repaired and put back in operation. After the American surrender, the gun was sabotaged by its crew.

During the battle of Corregidor in 1945, Smith was occupied by 1st platoon F Company 503rd PIR with no opposition. Battery Smith remains intact to the this day.

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Source

• Text: Kaj Metz
• Photos: USMC Archives - Warren Smith Collection, 1961-1964