Center for Japanese Pacific War Studies
A program collecting historical materials on Japanese involvement in the Bamban-Clark area during WWII, shedding light on Special Attack forces and Kembu Shudan narratives.
A program geared on research, collection of historical references, maps, manuscripts and artifacts related to the Japanese in Bamban-Clark area aimed at increasing knowledge of the Japanese narratives of WWII including the Special Attack forces and Kembu Shudan. Such materials will shed light and add historical information on WWII history.
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DESCENDANTS OF JAPANESE SPECIAL ATTACK PILOTS VISIT BAMBAN MUSEUM (日本の特攻隊パイロットの家族がバンバン大東亜戦争博物館を訪問しました。)
Japanese descendants of navy pilots, some became Kamikaze pilots and graduate of Yokaren Naval Aviator Preparatory Course Trainee program in WWII. As a descendant of WWII veterans, I take pride in the legacy of heroism of my uncles and grandfathers…
THE BAMBAN WWII MEMORIAL (バンバン大東亜戦争記念碑)
Rhonie Dela Cruz, the director of Bamban WWII Museum, also carried on the establishment of Bamban WWII Memorial at the foot of Hill 500, Bamban. Investigating History:THE BAMBAN WWII MEMORIAL(バンバン大東亜戦争記念碑)Aside from the Bamban WWII Museum, we decided to establish the…
AIR INTERCEPT BATTLES OVER BAMBAN-CLARK FIELDS, NOVEMBER 5-6, 1944 – 1944年11月5日と6日にバンバン飛行場とクラーク飛行場で行われた空戦。
The USS Wasp’s air raid over Bamban Airfield, November 5, 1944. US National Archives courtesy of Dave Metherell. CLARK FIELD 1944 – クラーク飛行場1944年。Clark Airfield and its satellite air strips in Bamban (Tarlac province), Mabalacat, Angeles and Porac (Pampanga province) covering…
BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM ATTENDS WORLD PEACE CEREMONY – OCTOBER 25, 2024 年10月25日、マバラカットでの世界平和式典に出席するバンバン・ディアトア戦争博物館関係者。
WWII impression on Japanese and American naval pilots at the former Mabalacat West Airfield. In the history of WWII, an event that occurred 80 years ago that changed the view on air war; the introduction of the Japanese Special Attack,…
THE FIRST JAPANESE SPECIAL ATTACK CEREMONY AT BAMBAN RIVERBANK, OCTOBER 20, 1944 : 1944年10月20日、バンバン川で行われた日本の特別攻撃隊の式典。
INVESTIGATING HISTORY: THE FIRST JAPANESE SPECIAL ATTACK CEREMONY AT BAMBAN RIVERBANK, OCTOBER 20, 19441944年10月20日、バンバン川で行われた日本の特別攻撃隊の式典。Being an historian, especially in the field of WWII History, I often connect the history with the places in my area in order to highlight important historical…
IMAGE OF WWII: MABALACAT WEST AIRFIELD OVERLOOKING BAMBAN HILLS, FEBRUARY 1945 – の写真大太平洋戦争 – マバラカット西飛行場
A photograph of the Mabalacat West Airfield taken in February 1945 showing the ridge line and the Bamban Mountains in the background. IN the foreground is the wreck site or boneyard of Japanese army and navy aircraft, as they littered…
