Sergeant Major Course Class 13-2024 and Drill Master Class Course Class 58-2024 from the NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS SCHOOL, TRADOC Philippine Army went on our WWII Battlefield Tours. From the Bamban WWII Museum where they were given comprehensive historical tours on the history of WWII in Bamban, the delegates were taken to the former battlefields where one …
PHILIPPINE ARMY NCO OFFICERS AT BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM Read More »
125th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR B-DAY: BAMBAN DAY JUNE 5-6, 1899 INVESTIGATING HISTORY: THE BAMBAN RAILROAD STATION 1899-1902 In early 2000, I received an email from America, of then old lady who was a direct descendant of American soldier who fought during the Philippine-American War and stationed at Bamban. The American soldier was Joseph …
Investigating History:BAMBAN AS GENERAL AGUINALDO’s CAPITAL DURING THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR 1899 So much has been said, on the news and on most social media platforms nowadays on what is happening in Bamban. Truth and justice shall prevail over the land of my ancestors and soon, Bamban will regain its role, pride and honor in the …
BAMBAN AS GENERAL AGUINALDO’s CAPITAL DURING THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR 1899 Read More »
The Bamban WWII Museum / Bamban Historical Society has been on the forefront for the search and recovery of the Japanese war dead in Bamban Hills, scouring and investigating the former battlefields including the WWII tunnels. In the span of two decades, our Field Recon Investigating Team had conducted numerous surveys on the former battlefields. …
THE NATIONAL FLAG DAY 2024 Liberation Tarlac 1945 with Benita Perez, a guerrilla fighter from Tarlac. This photograph taken probably at the steps of the Provincial Capitol building in 1945 Liberation with the Filipino guerrilla holding the Philippine flag is one iconic image of WWII. As we celebrate the National Flag Day, I cannot think …
THE PILLARS OF CAMP DEL PILAR: 1945 – PRESENT A group of Japanese members of the bereaved families visited our museum with great interest. Miss Hideko, the leading Japanese tour guide, asked about the Japanese hospital used during WWII, as there were descendants of Japanese soldiers killed in Bamban that were originally camped and deployed …
Bamban and Bamban Hills hold significant historical highlights in our Nation’s History, mostly during the Philippine Revolution – Second Phase, or the Philippine-American War and in WWII. Many of the Bambanenses joined in the fight for freedom on both wars. The History of WWII, Bamban had the significant role from the Defense of Luzon, the …
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Investigating History Series:TARLAC IN WWII HISTORY Capas Vehicular Bridge: Site of American Prisoners-Of-War Work Detail in 1942. The image of the Capas vehicular bridge taken in 1945 is a rare photograph of such bridge, where the many Americans were employed in the work detail. Most of the Americans were taken from nearby Camp O’Donnell, terminus …
Capas Vehicular Bridge: Site of American Prisoners-Of-War Work Detail in 1942. Read More »
INVESTIGATING HISTORY:THE JAPANESE WWII TUNNEL AT THE FORMER MABALACAT WEST AIRFIELD*Note: original article was published on-line on October 4, 2020. The hill-mass of the Babang Dapu used to be an old settlement that appeared on several maps during the Spanish colonial era, as well as during the American rule. Located on the edge of present …
旧マバラカット西飛行場の日本軍トンネル THE JAPANESE WWII TUNNEL AT THE FORMER MABALACAT WEST AIRFIELD Read More »
For the first time, about 1,000 Filipino elementary and high school students and teachers comprising 32 buses made the museum tour this afternoon. Our volunteers and staff really made a great impression and coordinated tasks of keeping all guests safe and enjoy the museum tours. The museum tour lasted for 3 hours of continuous journey …
BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM: MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENT: 1,000 VISITORS IN A DAY Read More »
