Fort Frank
WW2-era fort in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fort Frank (Carabao Island, the Philippines) was one of the defense forts at the entrance to Manila Bay established by the United States. The entire island was designated as Fort Frank, in honor of Brigadier General Royal T. Frank, as part of the Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays built by the Philippine Department of the US Army in the early 1900s.[2][3][4]
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Fort Frank | |
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Carabao Island, Philippines | |
Part of Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays | |
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Controlled by | United States |
Site history | |
Built | completed 1913 |
Built by | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
Battles/wars | Philippines campaign (1941–1942) |
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