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Location Waterous Airfield was located to the east of Magarin Bay in Occidental Mindoro on Mindoro Island in the Southwestern Tagalog Region (MIMAROPA Region) of the Philippines. To the northwest is Caminawit and to the south is Caguray. Also known as Magarin Airfield or Mapaya Airfield. Construction Built prewar during 1939 as a private airport with two runway surfaced with sandy gravel. The first runway was oriented north to south measures 3,300' x 150'. The second runway was oriented northeast to southwest measures 1,980' x 150'. Both runways tended to become muddy during wet season. Named Waterous Airfield for Dr. Willard H. Waterous whose home and hacienda (plantation) were to the south. Dr. Waterous was recalled to active services during the outbreak of the Pacific War and was assigned to Hospital No. 2 on Bataan. On April 9, 1942 he became a Prisoner Of War (POW) of the Japanese and was liberated in February 1945 by the U.S. Army. Wartime History Used by USAAFE during the defense of the Philippines as a stop-over for ferrying supplies from the southern Philippines to Bataan. During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, not used or improved and all buildings at the hacienda were burned down. By late 1944, the runway was overgrown with grass. References FindAGrave - LTC Willard Harry Waterous (photo, grave photo) Allied Geographical Section Southwest Pacific Area Terrain Study No, 96 - Mindoro Province 10 Oct 44 Page 78 Airfields Map (Map 17), page 49 Malacanan Place Executive Order No. 306, October 21, 1940 "Revising Executive Order No. 73, Series Of 1936, Establishing And Classifying Airports And Landing Fields As Amended By Executive Order No. 136, Dated December 31, 1937 VII. Private Airpots and Landing Fields (Cont'd) 19. Waterous (Mangarin), Mindoro Contribute
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