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On Mon. 20 Apr 1942 A Type 96 240mm howitzer was brought to the Bataan.....

1942-04-20

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A Type 96 240mm howitzer was brought to the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon, Philippine Islands by the Japanese for the purpose of bombarding the island of Corregidor. On the same day, on the island of Panay, Japanese Army troops declared the island secure.

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