Marshall Islands -

" WW II / FALL OF MANILA TO JAPANESE FORCES."

OFFICIAL First Day Cover.

Reverse of FDC - Pix 2 gives details, a few words:

FALL OF MANILA TO JAPANESE FORCES

" Manila, the 'Pearl of the Orient', served as the cynosure for America's Far East military operations and planning. As pre-war tensions between the U.S. and Japan heightened, American military leaders developed War plan Orange, a strategy designed to keep control of the Port city until the arrival of the U.S. Pacific Fleet from Pearl Harbor..."

FDI: JAN 2 1992 Majuro, Marshall Islands.