Fort Frank (Carabao Island, the Philippines) was one of the defense forts at the entrance to Manila Bay established by the United States. The entire island was designated as Fort Frank, in honor of Brigadier General Royal T. Frank, as part of the harbor defenses of Manila and Subic Bays built by the Philippine Department of the US Army in the early 1900s.
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