Editing Fort Hughes (section)

===World War II===
Fort Hughes was occupied by Japanese forces after their [[Philippines campaign (1941–1942)|conquest of the Philippines]]. The fort was surrendered along with Corregidor and all other US and Filipino forces in the islands on 6 May 1942. The fort's garrison executed destruction procedures on their guns prior to their surrender and the Japanese occupation. The Japanese were able to salvage the 3-inch guns of Battery Fuger and redeploy them at the [[Malinta Tunnel]] on [[Corregidor]]. Also, Battery Idaho's four AA guns were redeployed to [[Clark Field]].<ref name=AFN1/>

American forces retook the fort from the Japanese during the [[Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)|liberation of the Philippines in 1945]], beginning on 27 March 1945. The 2nd Battalion, [[151st Infantry Regiment (United States)|151st Infantry Regiment]] and other elements of the [[38th Infantry Division (United States)|38th Infantry Division]] amphibiously assaulted the island, following a brief but intense air and naval bombardment. Additional fire support came from the 163rd [[Field Artillery]] Battalion ([[105 mm Howitzer M2|105 mm howitzers]]) on [[Corregidor]].<ref name=RockForce1>{{Cite web |url=http://rockforce.org/rock_force/rf_contents.html |title=List of Rock Force units at Rockforce.org |access-date=2018-03-25 |archive-date=2016-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126235450/http://rockforce.org/rock_force/rf_contents.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Japanese had prepared positions around the batteries and were able to shelter in the tunnels. Initial assaults were unsuccessful; the terrain was such that tanks could not bring their guns to bear on the Japanese positions. On 31 March an attempt was made to burn out the defenders by pouring diesel fuel down the only vent shaft accessible to the Americans. However, this did not work, as the diesel fuel could not be delivered up the sides of the battery fast enough. The commander of the 113th Engineer Battalion devised a solution using two diesel-filled [[Float (nautical)|pontoon]] cubes from the naval forces and a pump and flex hose from the air forces. On 5 April over {{convert|2500|gal|L}} of diesel fuel were pumped down the vent shaft and ignited using [[White phosphorus munitions|white phosphorus]] mortar rounds. This was repeated twice more on 6 and 7 April, followed by two demolition charges. The next few days were occupied with probing infantry attacks and attempts to persuade the surviving Japanese to surrender. On 13 April the last defender was killed and the fort was reclaimed.<ref>Smith, pp. 352-354</ref>