Fort Mills

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United States Army fort coastal defense fortification

Fort Mills is the former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification that occupied most of Corregidor Island in the Philippines and played a key role in World War II’s Pacific theater.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army fort → coastal defense fortification →
armedWith	12-inch coast defense guns → 12-inch mortars → 155 mm guns → anti-aircraft guns →
attackedBy	Imperial Japanese forces →
builtBy	United States Army Corps of Engineers →
builtDuring	American colonial period in the Philippines →
constructionBegan	1904 →
controlledBy	United States Army →
country	United States of America →
currentUse	historic site → tourist destination →
defended	entrance to Manila Bay →
garrison	United States Army Coast Artillery Corps →
hasPart	Battery Crockett → Battery Geary → Battery Hearn → Battery Ramsey → Battery Smith → Battery Way → Battery Wheeler → Bottomside → Malinta Tunnel → Middleside → Topside →
heritageDesignation	war memorial site on Corregidor Island →
locatedIn	Manila Bay → Philippines →
locatedOn	Corregidor Island →
locatedOnFeature	rocky island plateau →
namedAfter	Brigadier General Samuel Myers Mills Jr. →
notableFor	extensive tunnel system → heavy coastal artillery batteries → role in last-ditch defense of the Philippines in 1942 →
partOf	Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays →
playedRoleIn	Battle of Corregidor (1942) → Pacific War → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → World War II →
recapturedBy	United States forces →
recaptureOccurredIn	1945 →
status	former military installation →
strategicImportance	key stronghold in defense of the Philippines →
surrenderedOn	1942-05-06 →
surrenderedTo	Japan →
usedFor	artillery fortification → coastal defense → harbor defense →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Corregidor →	alsoKnownAs
defense of Manila Bay →	fortification
Battle of Corregidor (1942) →	fortifications
Manila Bay →	hasFortification
Malinta Tunnel →	partOf