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A program geared on research, collection of historical references, maps, manuscripts and artifacts related to the Japanese in Bamban-Clark area aimed at increasing knowledge of the Japanese narratives of WWII including the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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WWII BATTLEFIELD AND RELICS: THE BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM COLLECTION 戦場と戦争の遺跡: バンバン博物館収集
Rice plate I(with navy anchor sign), soap plastic container, and remains of War Deadrecovered from foxholes in the former battlefields. The artifacts are now in the permanent exhibit at the Bamban WWII Museum. Investigating HistoryWWII BATTLEFIELD AND RELICS: THE BAMBAN…
MABALACAT EAST AIRFIELD UNDER AERIAL ATTACK, NOVEMBER 19, 1944 – 1944 年 11 月 19 日、マバラカット東彦城でのアメリカ軍の空襲
“PLANE DISPERSAL AND CAMOUFLAGE – MABALACAT”: Main photograph is the Mabalacat East Airfield, bombed by the aircraft from USS Yorktown on November 19, 1944; Report No. FB2-3/A16-3, November 29, 1944, NARA. Investigating History – Japanese Airfields at Clark &…
SEPTEMBER 21, 1944: THE STRIKE OF THE AMERICAN NAVAL AIR POWER ON JAPANESE BASES IN LUZON – 1944年9月21: アメリカ海軍航空隊による日本空軍基地への攻撃
Aerial view of the Bamban and the airfield to the east, taken on September 21, 1944 prior to the bombing sweeps. Source: Terrain Study No. 94 Central Luzon Volume 2 Photographs – Allied Geographical Section. Investigating HistorySEPTEMBER 21, 1944: THE…
THE BAMBAN TUNNEL DEPOT: THE LOST JAPANESE WAR TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS
Japanese tunnels of the Takayama Shitai on the base of Asahiyama Mountain, February 1945.Bamban WWII Museum collection. PROJECT DISCOVERY WWII TUNNELS 2025THE BAMBAN TUNNEL DEPOT: THE LOST JAPANESE WAR TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLSI have been researching on the Japanese WWII…
PAMPANGA PASUDECO SUGAR CENTRAL, UNDER ATTACK FROM VF-7 FIGHTER SQUADRON, U.S.S. HANCOCK CV-19; 15-DECEMBER-1944
Aerial photograph of the PASUDECO taken during the conduct of air operation by the Air Group 7, U.S.S. Hancock CV-19.U.S. NARA photo. Investigating History PAMPANGA PASUDECO SUGAR CENTRAL, UNDER ATTACK FROM VF-7 FIGHTER SQUADRON, U.S.S. HANCOCK CV-19; 15-DECEMBER-1944An iconic man-made…
THE LAST DAYS & SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE KEMBU COMPOSITE DIVISION IN PINATUBO AREA – 1945 バンバン・ピナツボ地域における日本剣舞集団の降伏 – 1945年
Survivors of the Kembu Group, after surrender in September 1945, showing severecondition of malnutrition and sickness. Rhonie Dela Cruz/Bamban WWII Museum Collection THE LAST DAYS & SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE KEMBU COMPOSITE DIVISION IN PINATUBO AREA – 1945 – バンバン・ピナツボ地域における日本剣舞集団の降伏…