At Corregidor, soldiers immediately escorted Wainwright into the Malinta Tunnel and then into the headquarters lateral. MacArthur was not at his desk, but Sutherland was at his and rose to address Wainwright. “General MacArthur is going to leave here and go to Australia,” Sutherland said. “The president has been trying to get him to leave Corregidor for days but until yesterday the general kept refusing.
