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A program geared on research, collection of historical references, maps, manuscripts and artifacts related to the Japanese in Bamban-Clark area aimed at increasing knowledge of the Japanese narratives of WWII including the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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THE AMERICAN AERIAL BOMBINGS OF JAPANESE-HELD CLARK FIELD: DECEMBER 24, 1944 (1944年12月24日、アメリカの飛行機が日本軍のクラーク飛行場を爆撃した。)

INVESTIGATING HISTORYTHE AMERICAN AERIAL BOMBINGS OF JAPANESE-HELD CLARK FIELD: DECEMBER 24, 1944(1944年12月24日、アメリカの飛行機が日本軍のクラーク飛行場を爆撃した。)In this Holiday Season, we are enjoying the cold evening of Christmas and the upcoming New Year. Going back in time, during WWII, in one of the many aerial…

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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…

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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…

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