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GERERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR’s HEADQUARTERS IN TARLAC

Investigating History:GERERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR’s HEADQUARTERS IN TARLAC The MacArthurs, both father (Arthur) and son (Douglas) had reminiscence in history in the Tarlac Province. The father, leading the 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, fought the Filipino Army of Liberation at the Bamban Line near the present Bamban Museum. The son, General of the Army, was with …

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Bamban WWII Tours for the Sergeant Majors and Drill Masters Course – TRACOM Philippine Army

MILITARY HISTORY TOURS Bamban WWII Tours for the Sergeant Majors and Drill Masters Course – TRACOM Philippine Army Bamban WWII Museum has been in the forefront of preserving and promoting the WWII History and the legacy of our WWII veterans to a wide range of audiences such as students, researchers, tourists and descendants of veterans. …

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HOLDING THE ROAD TO BATAAN: THE DEFENSE OF USAFFE D-5 LINE IN BAMBAN (TARLAC) – DECEMBER 31, 1941 TO JANUARY 1, 1942

My town has more thing to offer other than POGO. Its role in our Nation’s history is marked by heroism and our struggle for Independence. Eighty years ago, the town of Bamban, Tarlac marked its role in the defense of our Country during WWII as it celebrated New Year in those looming days of the …

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BAMBAN WWII RE-ENACTMENT GROUP AT CAPAS TRAIN STATION EXHIBIT

The BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM and Bamban Historical Society had embarked on a new historical project; establishing the museum WWII Re-enactment Group. A very successful event hosted by Governor Susan Yap Office of the Provincial Government – Tarlac Provincial Tourism Office on the upcoming opening of the Capas Train Station Museum this October. Our very own …

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TARLAQUENA BENITA PEREZ & THE WOMEN FIGHTERS FROM TARLAC ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’s DAY (MARCH 8, 2024)

One of the photographs available at the U.S. National Archives related to Tarlac province in WWII is the photo of Benita Perez, a woman guerrilla fighter taken in 1945, most probably in February.  A closer examination of this photograph shows Benita, with the Philippine flag, carries a revolver handgun on her left waist in a …

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YOUTUBE CHANNEL INVESTIGATING HISTORY SERIES “Operation Thompson: Missing-In-Action”

2023 Rhonie Dela Cruz Bamban WWII Museum Bamban Historical Society Center for Pacific War Study Provincial Government Tarlac Tarlac Provincial Tourism Office On December 14, 1944, the Japanese ship Oryoku Maru, carrying American prisoners of war, was in Subic Bay near Sueste Point, where she was attacked by American navy bombers and fighters. One of …

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PAF OFFICER’S TRAINING COURSE CLASS OF 2023 AT BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM

2023 Bamban WWII History Bamban Historical Society Provincial Government of Tarlac Tarlac Provincial Tourism office It’s a trend setting , about 160 organic personnel, military instructors, support personnel and students of Philippine Air force Air Education and Doctrine Command and the “Bagsik Lawin” Officers Training Course class of 2023 made their way for a unique …

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DISCOVERY WAR TUNNEL OF BAMBAN HILLS

2023 Bamban Historical Society Bamban WWII History Center for Japanese Pacific War Studies Tarlac Provincial Tourism Office – PGT “Exploring a Japanese War Tunnel (Vertical Hole) of Bamban Hills – Part 1 “We’re back! And we are more energetic to discover and explore WWII Historical sites and former battlefields in the region of Bamban-Clark! This …

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ADVOCATES FOR HERITAGE PRESERVATION (AHP) TESTIMONIAL OF MR JOHNSON BERNARDO

AHP Heritage Tour to Tarlac highlights : Isang Ala-Ala sa Digmaan “We have the curator himself and administrator of Bamban World War II Museum, Mr. Rhonie Cauguiran Dela Cruz .The museum had showcased not only the stories behind the villains and the victims, not only the arms they have carried, not only the remains they …

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