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A program geared on research, collection of historical references, maps, manuscripts and artifacts related to the Japanese in Bamban-Clark area aimed at increasing knowledge of the Japanese narratives of WWII including the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.
Latest Posts
September 21, 1944: US NAVY TASK FORCE 38 FIRST STRIKE ON CLARK AIR CENTER
Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldivers attacking Clark Field on September 21, 1944, based on this painting. The attack shows the hangars of the old Clark Field and Runway No. 1, with the Bamban Hills – Zambales Mountains to the west.Source: Air Campaign…
The Lost Japanese Hoshino Butai Tunnels of Iwayama Mountain, Bamban. バンバン、イワヤマ山の失われた日本軍・星野部隊のトンネル
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-fCeSluWD4 Investigating History:PROJECT DISCOVERY WWII TUNNELS – BAMBAN HILLSThe Lost Japanese Hoshino Butai Tunnels of Iwayama Mountain, Bamban.バンバン、イワヤマ山の失われた日本軍・星野部隊のトンネルMore than 80 years since the end of WWII, the only remaining remnants and reminder of the ferocious fights in Bamban Hills can…
THE SAN MANUEL AIRFIELD ダイトア・センソウのサン・マヌエル飛行場 Revisiting A Former WWII Japanese Airfield In Tarlac City
https://youtu.be/w6jCpCJld1Q THE SAN MANUEL AIRFIELD ダイトア・センソウのサン・マヌエル飛行場Revisiting A Former WWII Japanese Airfield In Tarlac CityDescription:During WWII, the province of Tarlac became an important Imperial Japanese Army base due to its strategic location, a major transport and logistics hub and the gateway…
THE LOST TUNNELS OF HIGUCHI BUTAI – CLARK FIELD – 樋口の失われたトンネル、クラーク・ヒコジョの舞台
Investigating HistoryTHE LOST TUNNELS OF HIGUCHI BUTAI – CLARK FIELD – 樋口の失われたトンネル、クラーク・ヒコジョの舞台The Granite Hill 花崗岩の丘Late October 1944, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s A6M Zero (Zero-sen) were taking off at the air strip of Clark North Airfield. Behind the airfield to the…
JANUARY 26, 1945: GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AT THE BAMBAN FRONT
General MacArthur meets Major General Rapp Brush (CG, 40th Division) at the Bamban (Tarlac) front, at the beginning of the Battle of Bamban Hills. Records show General MacArthur was in Bamban area on January 26, 1945. U.S. Signal Corps /…
RELICS OF WAR IN THE FORMER BATTLEFIELDS: THE QUINAUAN POINT – かつての戦場で発見された遺物：キナウアン・バターン
Battlefield ArcheologyRELICS OF WAR IN THE FORMER BATTLEFIELDS: THE QUINAUAN POINT – かつての戦場で発見された遺物：キナウアン・バターンMEMORIES OF WAR – 戦争の思い出Standing on the spot where battles fought is like going back into history and imagine the struggle of the soldiers fought, bled and many…