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. . . AND A FEW MARINES: Marines in the Liberation of the Philippines
by Captain John C. Chapin, USMCR (Ret)
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Marine combat artist in Manila while the battle there still raged, Sgt
Paul Arlt described this wash drawing: "Sharply outlined against rising
clouds of smoke, the gutted steel and concrete shell of the nine-story
Great Eastern Hotel is one of the countless buildings destroyed by
retreating Japs. Down on the rubble-strewn street, a Philippine citizen
glances apprehensively over his shoulder as Marine dive bombers of the
1st Marine Aircraft Wing sweep overhead. Seconds later, these planes
dropped 20 tons of high explosives on enemy ships in the harbor,
knocking out Jap antiaircraft batteries..."
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