Philippines
LUZON
At 0330, emissaries of Gen King start to Japanese lines under white flag to arrange for surrender. Gen King surrenders Luzon Force unconditionally at 1230, and the grim march of prisoners from Balanga to San Fernando follows. The Fall of Bataan permits Japanese aircraft previously employed against it to devote their full attention to Corregidor. For the first time since the end of March, enemy planes attack in force. Japanese artillery emplaced at Cabcaben, southern Bataan, opens fire on Corregidor.
VISAYAN ISLANDS
In the Visayan Islands, the Cebu Island garrison is alerted as an enemy flotilla heading toward the island is spotted.
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