# Bamban WWII Museum > Bamban History Museum and WWII Exhibit ## Posts - [Testimonial: Jason Dickerson](https://bambanmuseum.org/testimonial-jason-dickerson/): If you ever find your self in Luzon in the Philippines, and have an interest in World War 2, the Bamban WWII Museum / Bamban Historical Society is a fantastic museum. - [From Day Care Center, Barangay La Paz, Bamban](https://bambanmuseum.org/from-day-care-center-barangay-la-paz-bamban/) - [Testimonial: Brian Hitchen](https://bambanmuseum.org/testimonial-brian-hitchen/): That is awesome news, congratulations Sr.Rhonie and your amazing staff. My visit to your museum was absolutely a wonderful experience. - [Testimonial: Bianca Aquino](https://bambanmuseum.org/testimonial-bianca-aquino/): I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to personally reach out and let you know that we have successfully passed our thesis defense. - [Kevin Strahm and Company from USA, February 12, 2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/kevin-strahm-and-company-from-usa-february-12-2023/): Bamban Museum at Kevin Strahm and Company from USA, February 12 2023. - [Operation Grave of the Fireflies - Search and Retrieval of WWII Japanese Remains in Bamban - Fujiyama](https://bambanmuseum.org/operation-grave-of-the-fireflies/): Careful considerations were made to get the approval of the Aeta Elders living in the area of Fujiyama where the remains unearthed in April 2015. - [THE JAPANESE WWII TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS - PANAISAN バンバン山の日本の戦争トンネル - 日本軍高山支隊のトンネル](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-japanese-wwii-tunnels-of-bamban-hills-panaisan-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e5%b1%b1%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%ae%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e3%83%88%e3%83%b3%e3%83%8d%e3%83%ab/): In the 1970s and 1980s, as a growing up kid, we used to check the numerous Japanese war tunnels located on the slopes of the Bamban Hills overlooking the diversion road in Bamban: Bantiti, Lafe, Rotary and Panaisan. - [THE TOYO MENKA COTTON COMPANY LIMITED IN BAMBAN, 1942-1944 東洋めんか: バンバンにある日本の綿花栽培会社、1942 年から 1944 年まで](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-toyo-menka-cotton-company-limited-in-bamban-1942-1944-%e6%9d%b1%e6%b4%8b%e3%82%81%e3%82%93%e3%81%8b-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%81%ab%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%ae/): In one of my research about our BHS Program "Voices of History Project", I had encounter with WWII survivors who told about the cotton farms and production in Bamban and nearby Capas, Tarlac during the Occupation Period. - [UNVEILING THE FIRST NATIONAL HISTORICAL MARKER FOR BAMBAN](https://bambanmuseum.org/unveiling-the-first-national-historical-marker-for-bamban/): With Director Carminda Arecalo of the National history Commission of the Philippines and former commissioner Dr. Lino L. - [BAMBAN:  BAYANG MARANGAL AT MAKASAYSAYAN](https://bambanmuseum.org/https-youtu-be-p39l8fdovd0siplwfzudwktcn8zs/): On July 4, 2024, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines NHCP, with delegates from the Bamban LGU, Bamban Historical Society/Bamban WWII Museum and witnessed by various representatives from Local Government agencies and civil society, made the unveiling of the first National Historical Marker. - [JAPANESE TYPE 10 120-mm DUAL-PURPOSE NAVAL GUN AT CLARK FIELD クラーク飛行場にある日本海軍 10 式 120 mm 砲](https://bambanmuseum.org/japanese-type-10-120-mm-dual-purpose-naval-gun-at-clark-field-%e3%82%af%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c%e5%a0%b4%e3%81%ab%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%b5%b7%e8%bb%8d-10/): The last of the Japanese Type 10 at Clark Field can be found near the area of the former 1961st Communications Group, emplaced on both side of the road. - [INVESTIGATING HISTORY: 36th U.S. INFANTRY (VOLUNTEERS), THE FIRST AMERICAN UNIT TO ENTER THE GROUNDS OF FORT STOTSENBURG AREA DURING PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR 1899](https://bambanmuseum.org/investigating-history-36th-u-s-infantry-volunteers-the-first-american-unit-to-enter-the-grounds-of-fort-stotsenburg-area-during-philippine-american-war-1899/): I took these photos at the Parade Ground of the old Stotsenburg. - [Imperial Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Shin Gunto Katana Sword at Bamban WWII Museum](https://bambanmuseum.org/imperial-japanese-army-type-95-nco-shin-gunto-katana-sword-at-bamban-wwii-museum/): A recent acquisition from a farmer in Bamban Hills, where they found this Type 95 NCO Katana inside a tunnel originally in the 1990's. - [SEARCH FOR THE LOST TUNNEL OF ADMIRAL SUGIMOTO IN BAMBAN HILLS - バンバンで杉本提督のトンネルを探す](https://bambanmuseum.org/search-for-the-lost-https-youtu-be-jojhk7ma4xysidruv6y0ubq6cnsx8-command-tunnel-of-rear-admiral-ushie-sugimoto/): Join our Bamban WWII Museum / Bamban Historical Society Field Investigating Team in searching for the lost tunnel headquarters of Rear Admiral Ushie Sugimoto, who was left in Bamban Hills when Admiral Onishi Takijiro moved to Taiwan in January 10, 1945 with a strength of 20,000 Japanese navy personnel. - [196th INFANTRY BRIGADE AT BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM](https://bambanmuseum.org/196th-infantry-brigade-at-bamban-wwii-museum/): Our sincere appreciation for the visit of the officers and men of the 196th Infantry Brigade, U. S. Army based in Hawaii. - [PHILIPPINE ARMY NCO OFFICERS AT BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM](https://bambanmuseum.org/philippine-army-nco-officers-at-bamban-wwii-museum/): Sergeant Major Course Class 13-2024 and Drill Master Class Course Class 58-2024 from the NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS SCHOOL, TRADOC Philippine Army went on our WWII Battlefield Tours. - [INVESTIGATING HISTORY: THE BAMBAN RAILROAD STATION DURING THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR 1899-1902](https://bambanmuseum.org/investigating-history-the-bamban-railroad-station-during-the-philippine-american-war-1899-1902/): In early 2000, I received an email from America, of then old lady who was a direct descendant of American soldier who fought during the Philippine-American War and stationed at Bamban. - [BAMBAN AS GENERAL AGUINALDO's CAPITAL DURING THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR 1899](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-as-general-aguinaldos-capital-during-the-philippine-american-war-1899/): So much has been said, on the news and on most social media platforms nowadays on what is happening in Bamban. - [OPERATION FIREFLIES: SEARCH AND RECOVERY OF JAPANESE WAR DEAD IN BAMBAN HILLS ホタル作戦:  バンバン丘陵に残る日本兵の捜索と回収](https://bambanmuseum.org/operation-fireflies-search-and-recovery-of-japanese-war-dead-in-bamban-hills-%e3%83%9b%e3%82%bf%e3%83%ab%e4%bd%9c%e6%88%a6-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e4%b8%98%e9%99%b5%e3%81%ab/): The Bamban WWII Museum / Bamban Historical Society has been on the forefront for the search and recovery of the Japanese war dead in Bamban Hills, scouring and investigating the former battlefields including the WWII tunnels. - [THE NATIONAL FLAG DAY 2024](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-national-flag-day-2024/): Liberation Tarlac 1945 with Benita Perez, a guerrilla fighter from Tarlac. - [INVESTIGATING HISTORY: THE PILLARS OF CAMP DEL PILAR: 1945 - PRESENT (太平洋戦争中のクラークフィールドの日本病院.)](https://bambanmuseum.org/investigating-history-the-pillars-of-camp-del-pilar-1945-present/): A group of Japanese members of the bereaved families visited our museum with great interest. - [CONSTRUCTION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BAMBAN WWII MEMORIAL](https://bambanmuseum.org/construction-and-establishment-of-the-bamban-wwii-memorial/): Bamban and Bamban Hills hold significant historical highlights in our Nation’s History, mostly during the Philippine Revolution – Second Phase, or the Philippine-American War and in WWII. - [Capas Vehicular Bridge: Site of American Prisoners-Of-War Work Detail in 1942.](https://bambanmuseum.org/capas-vehicular-bridge-site-of-american-prisoners-of-war-work-detail-in-1942/): Capas Vehicular Bridge: Site of American Prisoners-Of-War Work Detail in 1942. - [旧マバラカット西飛行場の日本軍トンネル THE JAPANESE WWII TUNNEL AT THE FORMER MABALACAT WEST AIRFIELD](https://bambanmuseum.org/%e6%97%a7%e3%83%9e%e3%83%90%e3%83%a9%e3%82%ab%e3%83%83%e3%83%88%e8%a5%bf%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c%e5%a0%b4%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%bb%8d%e3%83%88%e3%83%b3%e3%83%8d%e3%83%ab-the-japanese-wwii-tunnel-at/): *Note: original article was published on-line on October 4, 2020. - [BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM: MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENT: 1,000 VISITORS IN A DAY](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-wwii-museum-milestone-achievement-1000-visitors-in-a-day/): MUSEUM TOURS FOR THE SAN MANUEL TARLAC DISTRICT OF DEPED. - [INVESTIGATING HISTORY YOUTUBE VIDEO: THE JAPANESE NAVAL HQ TUNNELS IN BAMBAN HILLS:  A JOURNEY INTO LOST WWII HISTORY](https://bambanmuseum.org/investigating-history-youtube-video-the-japanese-naval-hq-tunnels-in-bamban-hills-a-journey-into-lost-wwii-history/): Historian Rhonie Dela Cruz has been gathering materials and conducts research in the past decade related to WWII in the region. - [INVESTIGATING HISTORY YOUTUBE VIDEO DOCUMENTARY: THE FLAG RAISING ON HILL 1700: REMEMBERING THE BATTLE OF BAMBAN HILLS 1945](https://bambanmuseum.org/youtube-video-documentary-the-flag-raising-on-hill-1700-remembering-the-battle-of-bamban-hills-1945/): The Battle of Bamban Hills was fought in 1945, on the strategic rough mountains north of Clark Field in the Philippines and overlooking the vast plains where the important Japanese-built air strips were located and used during the air campaign in WWII. - [YOUTUBE DOCUMENTARY VIDEO: BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENT: 1,000 MUSEUM GUESTS IN ONE DAY (APRIL 21, 2024)](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-wwii-museum-milestone-achievement-1000-museum-guests-in-one-day-april-21-2024/): Watch our Youtube video on the day about 1,000 students, parents and teachers from San Manuel, Tarlac visited the Bamban WWII Museum. - [BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM MILESTONE ACHIVEMENT: 1,000 VISITORS IN A DAY](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-wwii-museum-milestone-achivement-1000-visitors-in-a-day/): For the first time, about 1,000 Filipino elementary and high school students and teachers comprising 32 buses made the museum tour on the afternoon of April 21, 2024. - [FIELD RECON ON JAPANESE WWII TUNNELS OF BUROG HILL (HILL 1500, YASHIMA MOUNTAIN) - フィリピン、バンバンヒルズのブログにある日本軍の戦争トンネル。](https://bambanmuseum.org/field-recon-on-japanese-wwii-tunnels-of-burog-hill-hill-1500-yashima-mountain-%e3%83%95%e3%82%a3%e3%83%aa%e3%83%94%e3%83%b3%e3%80%81%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%92%e3%83%ab%e3%82%ba/): High above the Bamban Hills rough terrain, Burog Hill majestically located in the center of the Japanese last stand position in 1945; the 14th Naval Combat Sector, where to the right lies the Sapang Kawayan river-valley and to the left, the Sapang Marimla river-valley. - [FIELD RECON ON JAPANESE WWII TUNNELS OF LAFE HILL, BAMBAN - 日本の戦争トンネルを探して フィリピン、バンバンヒルズにて](https://bambanmuseum.org/field-recon-on-japanese-wwii-tunnels-of-lafe-hill-bamban-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%ae%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e3%83%88%e3%83%b3%e3%83%8d%e3%83%ab%e3%82%92%e6%8e%a2%e3%81%97%e3%81%a6-%e3%83%95%e3%82%a3/): A sunny Sunday morning led us for a field survey of the Japanese WWII tunnels of Lafe Hill; one of the several nose-ridges overlooking the main MacArthur highway north of Mabalacat and south of Bamban . - [THE U.S. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL: REMEMBERING THE FILIPINO AND AETA WWII VETERANS FROM BAMBAN](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-u-s-congressional-gold-medal-remembering-the-filipino-and-aeta-wwii-veterans-from-bamban/): As we are celebrating the Veterans Week 2024 to include the Filipino Valor in the Battle of Bataan and the enduring spirits in the Bataan Death March, as well as the resilience of the Filipino people especially the guerrillas during Japanese Occupation and the events of the Liberation 1945, we would like to extend our highest salutation and honor to our WWII veterans. - [PROJECT DISCOVERY WAR TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS : THE LOST JAPANESE TUNNELS OF HOSHINO BUTAI - バンバンヒルズのプロジェクトディスカバリー戦争トンネル：第二次世界大戦で失われた日本の星野舞台のトンネル](https://bambanmuseum.org/project-discovery-war-tunnels-of-bamban-hills-the-lost-tunnels-of-hoshino-butai/): Bamban Hills was considered by the U.S. - [BAMBAN AS GEN. FRANCISCO MAKABULOS's HEADQUARTERS DURING PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR](https://bambanmuseum.org/forgotten-conflicts-of-the-philippine-american-war-1899-1900-bamban-as-gen-francisco-makabuloss-headquarters-during-philippine-american-war/): Our town of Bamban had played in some significant roles in the development of our country as an independent and sovereign nation and in the fight towards independence at the height of the Philippine-American War of 1899. - [JAPANESE DESCENDANTS OF YOKAREN NAVY PILOTS VISITED BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM: 予科練海軍パイロットの日系子孫がバンバン第二次世界大戦博物館を訪問](https://bambanmuseum.org/japanese-descendants-of-takayama-detachment-kembu-group-visited-bamban-wwii-museum/): Clark Field in late October 1944 till the end of December of the year became the basement of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force, with most of the tactical units (air group) of the 1st and 2nd Air Fleet. - [BONIFACIO LACANLALE: A FORGOTTEN HERO OF THE BATTLE OF BATAAN FROM BAMBAN](https://bambanmuseum.org/bonifacio-lacanlale-a-forgotten-hero-of-the-battle-of-bataan/): 79 years since the end of WWII, we have seen the setting sun for our veterans of WWII due to old age, notwithstanding the impact of the current pandemic that targeted the senior citizens with our WWII Heroes the most vulnerable. - [Museum Guests Testimonials: March 2024](https://bambanmuseum.org/museum-guests-testimonials-march-2024/): Tim Cilso is a WWII enthusiast on vacation in the Philippines when he visited our Bamban WWII Museum. He is a descendant of WWII veterans. - [INVESTIGATING HISTORY: HACHIRO AKASHI - THE JOURNEY OF FIREFLY: A VISIT BY DESCENDANT OF A JAPANESE KAMIKAZE PILOT AT BAMBAN MUSEUM: 日本海軍パイロット明石八郎とその家族のバンバン博物館訪問](https://bambanmuseum.org/hachiro-akashi-the-journey-of-firefly-a-visit-by-descendant-of-a-japanese-kamikaze-pilot-at-bamban-museum/): Seventy-five years ago, when the war ended in WWII, the effects of the war and the death of a member of family still linger on both sides; Filipino, Americans and Japanese. - [INVESTIGATING HISTORY : THE CAPTURE OF HILL 1700 - BAMBAN & THE RAISING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG ON FEBRUARY 25, 1945](https://bambanmuseum.org/investigating-history-the-capture-of-hill-1700-bamban-the-raising-of-the-american-flag-on-february-25-1945/): Unknown to many, there were also important events in the History of WWII in the Philippines that are worthy for remembrance. - [TARLAQUENA BENITA PEREZ & THE WOMEN FIGHTERS FROM TARLAC ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN's DAY (MARCH 8, 2024)](https://bambanmuseum.org/tarlaquena-benita-perez-the-women-fighters-from-tarlac-on-international-womens-day-march-8-2024/): One of the photographs available at the U.S. - [OPERATION FIREFLIES 2023: SEARCH & RECOVERY OF JAPANESE WAR DEAD](https://bambanmuseum.org/operation-fireflies-2023-search-recovery-of-japanese-war-dead/): The Mission Team composed of representatives and forensic experts from Japan Ministry of Labor, Health and Welfare, National Museum and Department of Interior and Local Government , successfully made a visit at our Bamban WWII Museum this morning, with the attendance of Hon. - [YOUTUBE CHANNEL INVESTIGATING HISTORY SERIES "Operation Thompson: Missing-In-Action"](https://bambanmuseum.org/youtube-channel-investigating-history-series-operation-thompson-missing-in-action/): 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. - [JAPANESE WORLD PEACE DAY](https://bambanmuseum.org/japanese-world-peace-day/): OCTOBER 25 JAPANESE WORLD PEACE DAY At the former Japanese airfields in Mabalacat and at the 201 Meter Granite Hill of Lilly Hill, we visited these sites on the occasion the Japanese consider the occasion as World Peace Day and offer prayers for all who died in WWII in Clark area. - [PAF OFFICER'S TRAINING COURSE CLASS OF 2023 AT BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM](https://bambanmuseum.org/paf-officers-training-course-class-of-2023-at-bamban-wwii-museum/): 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 museum tour and WWII History talk this morning. - [HANN FOUNDATION, INC. AT BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM](https://bambanmuseum.org/hann-foundation-inc-at-bamban-wwii-museum/): HANN FOUNDATION , INC. AT BAMBAN MUSEUM MR. RONNEL GOLIMLIM, manager of the Hann Foundation, is in the house! - [PROJECT DISCOVERY WWII TUNNELS : Calang and Target Japanese War Tunnels Survey](https://bambanmuseum.org/project-discovery-wwii-tunnels-calang-and-target-japanese-war-tunnels-survey/): In the pursuit of preserving WWII History, our Field Recon Team was joined by the Philippine MIA/POW Research Team and the Pacific War Stories led by Gerald Randy Anderson, Sr., Tim Beckensall, Kevin Hamdorf (the last two are geologist and archeologist) as well as our Aeta Negrito Scouts of the Mag Antsi of Bamban Hills and Target in conducting field surveys and mapping of what remains of the Japanese war tunnels in the area. - [DISCOVERY WAR TUNNEL OF BAMBAN HILLS](https://bambanmuseum.org/discovery-war-tunnel-of-bamban-hills/): "We're back! And we are more energetic to discover and explore WWII Historical sites and former battlefields in the region of Bamban-Clark! - [ADVOCATES FOR HERITAGE PRESERVATION (AHP) TESTIMONIAL OF MR JOHNSON BERNARDO](https://bambanmuseum.org/advocates-for-heritage-preservation-ahp-testimonial-of-mr-johnson-bernardo/): “We have the curator himself and administrator of Bamban World War II Museum, Mr. - [ADVOCATES FOR THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION (AHP) AT THE OFFICIAL RE-OPENING OF BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM](https://bambanmuseum.org/advocates-for-the-heritage-preservation-ahp-at-the-official-re-opening-of-bamban-wwii-museum/): Official re-opened the Bamban WWII Museum following the major renovations done with the replacement of roofing of the Private Macario Dela Cruz Memorial Hall, with the Advocates for Heritage Preservation delegation led by Mr. - [WITH PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, VICE PRESIDENT MIGUEL MIKE VILLA-REAL](https://bambanmuseum.org/with-philippine-veterans-bank-vice-president-miguel-mike-villa-real/): Our sincere appreciation for the visit of one of the pillars of preserving WWII History in the Philippines; sir Mike, accompanied by his wife, the former being a fellow WWII veterans descendants. - [THE RENOVATED OF BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-renovated-of-bamban-wwii-museum/): Feels good to finally open the Bamban WWII Museum after conducting major renovations including the roofing and trusses replacements. - ["WITH HONORABLE SUSAN YAP" Our beloved Governor of our province of Tarlac](https://bambanmuseum.org/with-honorable-susan-yap-our-beloved-governor-of-our-province-of-tarlac/): I would like to express my sincere appreciation to be part of our Provincial Government of Tarlac as local consultant. - ["The Bamban World War II Museum is One-man Educates | Tarlac." Testimonial of Nomadic Experience](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-bamban-world-war-ii-museum-is-one-man-educates-tarlac-testimonial-of-nomadic-experience/) - [PAF AIR EDUCATION, TRAINING DOCTRINE AND COMMAND AT BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM](https://bambanmuseum.org/paf-air-education-training-doctrine-and-command-at-bamban-wwii-museum/): Philippine Air Force Air Education , Training and Doctrine Command students and military instructors during Museum and History Tour at our Bamban WWII Museum. - [Testimonials : Madame, Gigi Winterrowd](https://bambanmuseum.org/testimonials-madame-gigi-winterrowd/) - [SPEAKER AT WW2TV YOUTUBE CHANNEL: "BRINGING YOU THE WORLD's BEST HISTORIANS" COMMENTS & TESTIMONIALS](https://bambanmuseum.org/speaker-at-ww2tv-youtube-channel-bringing-you-the-worlds-best-historians-comments-testimonials/): Feels good to read numerous positive comments and testimonials from the community of historians and history buffs related to my on-line talk on Bamban WWII Museum and the Japanese war tunnels at Bamban Hills. - [SPEAKER AT WW2TV YOUTUBE CHANNEL: "BRINGING YOU THE WORLD's BEST HISTORIANS"](https://bambanmuseum.org/speaker-at-ww2tv-youtube-channel-bringing-you-the-worlds-best-historians/): Subject: The Japanese War Tunnels and Bamban WWII Museum It's an honor and a privilege to be part and guest speaker at WWII Historian Paul Woodadge's WW2TV YouTube channel. - [IT'S OFFICIAL!](https://bambanmuseum.org/its-official/): IT'S OFFICIAL! I'm very humbled to part of the Team for the Provincial Government of TARLAC WWII MUSEUM PROJECT as consultant. - [Museum Visitors](https://bambanmuseum.org/museum-visitors/): Five Filipino delegates from the American Battle Monuments Commission had their time for the museum tour in spite of the bad weather condition. - [WWII ARTIFACTS: Donation of Relic of Imperial Japanese Army Type 90 Steel Combat Helmet and Occupation Currency](https://bambanmuseum.org/wwii-artifacts-donation-of-relic-of-imperial-japanese-army-type-90-steel-combat-helmet-and-occupation-currency/): Our sincere thanks and appreciation to Joseph Daniel Timbol and his company for the donation of Japanese Type 90 helmet to Bamban Museum. - [Testimonials: June Palmera Vasquez](https://bambanmuseum.org/testimonials-june-palmera-vasquez/): Been a silent fan and truly longing to visit one of Tarlac s historical pride Bamban WWII Museum Bamban Historical Society together with a respected and credible World War 2 historian and head museum curator, Sir Rhonie Cauguiran Dela Cruz. - [INVESTIGATING HISTORY The Philippine-American War THE TINUBA INCIDENT – MARCH 4, 1900: THE FORGOTTEN BRUTALITY IN TARLAC DURING THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR](https://bambanmuseum.org/investigating-history-the-philippine-american-war-the-tinuba-incident-march-4-1900-the-forgotten-brutality-in-tarlac-during-the-philippine-american-war/): Philippine-American War is considered by many, as the forgotten war. - [NEW FRONT SIGNAGES FOR BAMBAN MUSEUM](https://bambanmuseum.org/new-front-signages-for-bamban-museum/): After more than 5 years, we are able to replace the museum signboards at the facade. - [BAMBAN AS GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO's HQ AND CAPITAL, JUNE 5-6, 1899: A 125th COMMEMORATION OF OUR INDEPENDENCE IN 2024.](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-as-general-emilio-aguinaldos-hq-and-capital-june-5-6-1899-a-125th-commemoration-of-our-independence-in-2024/): This is our institutions' way of highlighting the role of our town of Bamban in the upcoming commemoration of our 125th Independence in 2024. - [Another Heavy Rain in Bamban WWII Museum](https://bambanmuseum.org/another-heavy-rain-in-bamban-wwii-museum/): It's really the start of the rainy season, with afternoon heavy rains and here at Bamban Museum, a typical routine for safeguarding the exhibits. - [PRESERVING BAMBAN HERITAGE: Saving a Pre-War Concrete Boundary/ Street Post Sign](https://bambanmuseum.org/preserving-bamban-heritage-saving-a-pre-war-concrete-boundary-street-post-sign/): The road widening projects of the National Government's DPWH continue here in our town. - [The Forgotten Taiwanese WWII Setsueitai in Bamban Hills](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-forgotten-taiwanese-wwii-setsueitai-in-bamban-hills/): The Taiwanese had the share of WWII History in Bamban-Clark area, as more than 600 Formosans were deployed in the Bamban Hills in January 1945 as part of the labor force of the Imperial Japanese Navy Clark Defense Force under Rear Admiral Sugimoto. - [The Pampanga Capitol Circa 1945 & 2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-pampanga-capitol-circa-1945-2023/): Two images of the Pampanga Capitol, the first one taken most probably in February 1945 by a US Army Signal Corps photographer with the Filipino forces in front of the entrance, and the other during my recent visit. - [Project Sharing and Gift Giving for our Aeta families: June 15, 2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/project-sharing-and-gift-giving-for-our-aeta-families-june-15-2023/): OPERATION SHARING: In our very own small ways, we could help others especially our Aeta brothers and sisters of the Bamban Mountains. - [Testimonials: Gerald Randy Anderson Sr.](https://bambanmuseum.org/testimonials-gerald-randy-anderson-sr/): Our good friend Rhonie Cauguiran Dela Cruz will be a guest speaker at the Holy Rosary Parish in Angeles City on Saturday, July 4th at 10am.Rhoni will be discussing the crash of an American B-25 bomber on January 7th, 1945, which killed the entire crew and caused significant damage to the church.Rhoni is a historian and author who has written extensively about the history of World War II in the Philippines. - [Testimonial: Charlotte from Westpoint Academy](https://bambanmuseum.org/testimonial-charlotte-from-westpoint-academy/): Rhonie it was absolutely wonderful spending the day with you and your team! We had an unforgettable day and learned so much. - [Museum Visitors: WWII BATTLEFIELD TOUR FOR THE WEST POINT ACADEMY DELEGATION](https://bambanmuseum.org/museum-visitors-wwii-battlefield-tour-for-the-west-point-academy-delegation/): It's a privilege to be with these guys from the US West Point Academy, and giving them a dose of WWII historical tour and a lecture on tactical operations of both the Japanese and American forces in Bamban Hills. - [Bamban WWII Museum in Los Angeles Times](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-wwii-museum-in-los-angeles-times/) - [RETURN INTO BAMBAN: THE JOURNEY OF WWII RELICS RECOVERED FROM BAMBAN HILLS](https://bambanmuseum.org/return-into-bamban-the-journey-of-wwii-relics-recovered-from-bamban-hills/): Finally, Mike Howard's collection mostly of Japanese artifacts from the Battle of Bamban Hills 1945 are back and now part of the permanent exhibit. - [REMEMBERING THE AMERICAN FALLEN AT BAMBAN IN WWII: THE MEMORIAL DAY 2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/remembering-the-american-fallen-at-bamban-in-wwii-the-memorial-day-2023/): It was a perfect day to be back and remember America's fallen soldiers in Bamban area during Memorial Day at the American Cemetery and Memorial! - [BAMBAN CHURCH WWII HISTORICAL JOURNEY](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-church-wwii-historical-journey/): THE 150th FOUNDATION OF TARLAC PROVINCE In the pursuit of preserving the Heritage Sites of Bamban, including the historical places, we are embarking on another Investigating History Series of YouTube Documentaries dedicated for our province' 150th Foundation. - [Project Sharing and Gift Giving for our Aeta families: May 23, 2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/project-sharing-and-gift-giving-for-our-aeta-families-may-23-2023/): What a day to spend with our brothers and sisters sharing and giving canned foods, foodstuffs, rice and groceries and surplus clothing and shoes. - [Project Sharing and Gift Giving for our Aeta families: May 16, 2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/project-sharing-and-gift-giving-for-our-aeta-families-may-16-2023/): Feels good to be with our Aeta families at Bamban WWII Museum today for a meeting regarding our charity works in their community. - [INVESTIGATING HISTORY SERIES YouTube Channel Video No. 13: REDISCOVERING ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE OF BAMBAN AT GUSI (ROTARY) RIDGE](https://bambanmuseum.org/investigating-history-series-youtube-channel-video-no-13-rediscovering-archeological-site-of-bamban-at-gusi-rotary-ridge/): Please watch our new YouTube documentary video, this time an entirely new era in history which is pre-colonial period, as we uncover a suspected important archeological site of Bamban that would change we knew our local history from 1710 to centuries back even before the coming of Magellan in our archipelago. - [HEARING ON THE PROPOSED PRESERVATION OF BAMBAN HISTORICAL SITES](https://bambanmuseum.org/hearing-on-the-proposed-preservation-of-bamban-historical-sites/): Glad to present the Bamban Historical Society/Bamban WWII Museum inputs on the Sangguniang Bayan Committee Hearing this morning with the unanimous approval by the said committee. - [War Tunnels: IN SEARCH OF THE LOST JAPANESE WAR TUNNELS OF THE LAFE HILL, BAMBAN](https://bambanmuseum.org/war-tunnels-in-search-of-the-lost-japanese-war-tunnels-of-the-lafe-hill-bamban/): Our BHS Field Recon Team has been conducting for more than a decade, field survey of the Japanese WWII tunnels, many of them sealed during the Battle of Bamban Hills, or by soil erosion in the passage of time, or by human activity. - [IN SEARCH OF THE LOST BURIAL GROUNDS OF BAMBAN: DRONE AERIAL RECON OVER GROTTO, ROTARY AND PANAISAN HILL-MASSIN SEARCH OF THE LOST BURIAL GROUNDS OF BAMBAN: ](https://bambanmuseum.org/in-search-of-the-lost-burial-grounds-of-bamban-drone-aerial-recon-over-grotto-rotary-and-panaisan-hill-massin-search-of-the-lost-burial-grounds-of-bamban/): Our friend Doug with the BHS Field Recon Team conducted aerial surveys of the hill-mass of Grotto, Rotary and Panaisan in search of the lost Japanese war tunnels and in identifying the important archeological site of the Bamban. - [OUR NEWEST MUSEUM PARTNERS: FORMER RELIC HUNTERS OF BAMBAN HILLS](https://bambanmuseum.org/our-newest-museum-partners-former-relic-hunters-of-bamban-hills/): Feels good to meet these amazing guys who have a lot in recovering artifacts way back in the 1980s. - [The Aeta Mag Antsi Project](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-aeta-mag-antsi-project/) - [Museum Visitors: JA small group of Japanese guests from Tokyo on museum's tour](https://bambanmuseum.org/museum-visitors-ja-small-group-of-japanese-guests-from-tokyo-on-museums-tour/) - [INVITATION FROM AMB. MARYKAY L. CARLSON (US EMBASSY MANILA)](https://bambanmuseum.org/invitation-from-amb-marykay-l-carlson-us-embassy-manila/) - [OPERATION GUSI RIDGE: FINDING THE LOST ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE OF BAMBAN: At Sunstar Pampanga daily newspaper.](https://bambanmuseum.org/operation-gusi-ridge-finding-the-lost-archeological-site-of-bamban-at-sunstar-pampanga-daily-newspaper/): Paolo Dimal of the Bamban Historical Society shows two of the 11 pottery shards and celadons found at the summit of Rotary (Gusi) Ridge in Barangay Lourdes by a team of reserchers headed by Hitorian Rhonie Cauguiran Dela Cruz, founding chairman of the Bamban Historical Society. - [IN SEARCH OF THE LOST BURIAL GROUNDS OF BAMBAN: THE GUSI RIDGE ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE May 07, 2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/in-the-1980s-chinese-and-southeast-asian-potteries-wares-and-shards-were-discovered-and-retrieved-from-the-site-and-are-now-in-permanent-exhibit-at-the-bamban-museum/): This morning, the BHS Field Recon Team conducted extensive surveys including drone aerial imagery for documentations. - [OPERATION FIREFLIES: RE-OPENING AND DISCOVERING NEW JAPANESE WAR TUNNELS OF PANAISAN, BAMBAN HILLS; 6-May-2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/operation-fireflies-re-opening-and-discovering-new-japanese-war-tunnels-of-panaisan-bamban-hills-6-may-2023/): Watch this video clip as I Enter a newly re-opened Japanese war tunnel in Panaisan Hills, Bamban, as captured by my Iphone and explored the inside of what remains of this WWII battle site. - [Museum Visitors: Various delegations from nearby school institutions in Tarlac and Pampanga on museum tour. May 05, 2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/museum-visitors-various-delegations-from-nearby-school-institutions-in-tarlac-and-pampanga-on-museum-tour-may-05-2023/) - [OPERATION FIREFLIES: RE-OPENING AND DISCOVERING NEW JAPANESE WAR TUNNELS OF PANAISAN, BAMBAN HILLS](https://bambanmuseum.org/operation-fireflies-re-opening-and-discovering-new-japanese-war-tunnels-of-panaisan-bamban-hills/): It was a fruitful Saturday morning with our BHS Field Recon Team with the re-opening of Panaisan Japanese War Tunnel No. - [Museum Visitors: The 60th Air Defense Artillery Regiment At Bamban Museum](https://bambanmuseum.org/museum-visitors-the-60th-air-defense-artillery-regiment-at-bamban-museum/): The regiment can trace its evolution from the early years in 1917 and was based in the Philippines under the USAFFE's harbor defense forces in Manila Bay area including Corregidor and Fort Wint. - [Museum Visitors: Descendants of Japanese soldiers who fought in WWII at Bamban Museum, some of their elders were Kamikaze pilots.](https://bambanmuseum.org/museum-visitors-descendants-of-japanese-soldiers-who-fought-in-wwii-at-bamban-museum-some-of-their-elders-were-kamikaze-pilots/) - [Testimonial: Daigo Naito](https://bambanmuseum.org/testimonial-daigo-naito/): Hello, I just got back to Japan yesterday. Thank you for opening the museum for us. - [Museum Visitors: Various groups of students from nearby universities and individuals were at the WWII Museum for history tour.](https://bambanmuseum.org/museum-visitors-various-groups-of-students-from-nearby-universities-and-individuals-were-at-the-wwii-museum-for-history-tour/): Various groups of students from nearby universities and individuals were at the WWII Museum for history tour. - [WWII Battlefield Tour: April 29 2023 American, Australian, Japanese, and Filipino participants on our WWII Tour on the Japanese War Tunnels of Bamban Hills.](https://bambanmuseum.org/wwii-battlefield-tour-april-29-2023-american-australian-japanese-and-filipino-participants-on-our-wwii-tour-on-the-japanese-war-tunnels-of-bamban-hills/): WWII Battlefield Tour April 29 2023 American, Australian, Japanese, and Filipino participants on our WWII Tour on the Japanese War Tunnels of Bamban Hills. - [Project Sharing and Gift Giving for our Aeta families: April 4, 2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/project-sharing-and-gift-giving-for-our-aeta-families-april-4-2023/): Successfully concluded our Gift Giving and Food Sharing project for our Aeta families near Malago settlement, courtesy of our dearest Tita Gigi Winterrowd and Family. - [Museum visitors from San Roque National High School, Bamban; Holy Angel University; Baguio Day Care Center.](https://bambanmuseum.org/museum-visitors-from-san-roque-national-high-school-bamban-holy-angel-university-baguio-day-care-center/) - [Operation Fireflies](https://bambanmuseum.org/operation-grave-of-the-fireflies-japanese-cemetery-in-dampul-near-calang-mountains-in-late-1980s/): A new sets of remains of suspected Japanese war dead are now in the safekeeping of Bamban WWII Museum. - [THE BAMBAN WWII TOUR: The National WWII Museum New Orleans (US)](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-bamban-wwii-tour-the-national-wwii-museum-new-orleans-us/): These were impressed with our WWII Museum and what we had offered yesterday for the Special Tour at the former Japanese naval headquarters tunnel and the Bamban Peace Memorial. - [War Tunnels: "Tunnel Complex Rear of Asahiyama Mountain "](https://bambanmuseum.org/war-tunnels-tunnel-complex-rear-of-asahiyama-mountain/): In the company of sir Cris' outdoor bikers, along with Pan Tyson Laxamana, our Aeta guide, we were able to conduct field survey, mapping, and photo-video documentations of 2 Japanese war tunnels located rear the Asahiyama hill-mass complex. - [College students and professors from Tsuru University, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan led by asst. Professor Fumiko Uchiyama: February 16, 2023.](https://bambanmuseum.org/college-students-and-professors-from-tsuru-university-yamanashi-prefecture-japan-led-by-asst-professor-fumiko-uchiyama-february-16-2023/): College students and professors from Tsuru University, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan led by asst. Professor Fumiko Uchiyama: February 16, 2023. - [Don Bosco Technical Institute - Tarlac At Bamban Museum, March 4, 2023](https://bambanmuseum.org/don-bosco-technical-institute-tarlac-at-bamban-museum-march-4-2023/): DON BOSCO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE - TARLAC AT BAMBAN MUSEUM. - [Testimonial: Tony Feredo](https://bambanmuseum.org/testimonial-tony-feredo/): "Justin Taylan, a very good friend for more than 20+ years, owner of the Pacific Wrecks Website, and one of the best WWII battlefield explorers in the world dropped by the country while in transit. - [Testimonial: Doug Montilo, master relic hunter in Bamban Hills in the 1980s.](https://bambanmuseum.org/testimonial-doug-montilo-master-relic-hunter-in-bamban-hills-in-the-1980s/): ''It was rewarding to turn over the few artifacts and research to the museum. It's nice to see it all on display. - [War Tunnel: Iwayama "Rock Mountain"](https://bambanmuseum.org/war-tunnel-iwayama-rock-mountain/): This video clip shows Australian archeologist Tim Beckensall, accompanying the Bamban Historical Society's Field Recon Team in conducting battlefield survey of the hill Iwayama Rock Mountain. - [GENERAL ARTHUR MACARTHUR's 2nd DIVISION ATTACK ON FILIPINO LINES, NOVEMBER 2-8, 1899](https://bambanmuseum.org/general-arthur-macarthurs-2nd-division-attack-on-filipino-lines-november-2-8-1899/): MacArthur's advance to Mabalacat. - [THE BAMBAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY BASED ON SPANISH-ERA MAP CIRCA 1882](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-bamban-catholic-cemetery-based-on-spanish-era-map-circa-1882/): For some, it is All Hallows’ Eve or famously known as Halloween; the evening before the All Saints’ Day (November 1). - [OCTOBER 25: A DAY FOR WORLD PEACE - 10月25日：世界平和の日](https://bambanmuseum.org/october-25-a-day-for-world-peace-10%e6%9c%8825%e6%97%a5%ef%bc%9a%e4%b8%96%e7%95%8c%e5%b9%b3%e5%92%8c%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5/): October 25, 2026 at 7.25 a.m., at the former Mabalacat East Airfield in Mabalacat City, Pampanga. - [RELICS OF WWII AND THE BATTLE OF BAMBAN HILLS 1945: 20-mm and 25-mm Projectiles (Inert). バンバン山にある大東亜戦争の遺物](https://bambanmuseum.org/relics-of-wwii-and-the-battle-of-bamban-hills-1945-20-mm-and-25-mm-projectiles-inert-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e5%b1%b1%e3%81%ab%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e5%a4%a7%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%9c%e6%88%a6/): former WWII battlefields of the Asahiyama, Bamban Hills. - [TRANSLATED JAPANESE MAP: SKETCH OF PUNITIVE OPERATION BY WESTERN SECTOR UNIT, AUGUST 1942 (PROBABLE) - NUEVA ECIJA AND TARLAC](https://bambanmuseum.org/translated-japanese-map-sketch-of-punitive-operation-by-western-sector-unit-august-1942-probable-nueva-ecija-and-tarlac/): This is a translated Japanese WWII Map of Operations showing the western Nueva Ecija bordering Tarlac Province and Tarlac covering the towns of Paniqui, Gerona, Tarlac, Victoria, Lapaz, Capas, Concepcion and Bamban. - [TRANSLATED JAPANESE IMPERIAL ARMY MAP SHOWING JAPANESE GARRISON FORCES AND USAFFE AND HUKBALAHAP GUERRILLA LOCATIONS IN TARLAC, OCTOBER 4, 1942](https://bambanmuseum.org/translated-japanese-imperial-army-map-showing-japanese-garrison-forces-and-usaffe-and-hukbalahap-guerrilla-locations-in-tarlac-october-4-1942/): before his capture on October 29, 1942. - [DOCUMENT IMAGES OF THE ORIGINAL PAPERS IN SPANISH AND THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO’s DECLARATION FOR BAMBAN ON JUNE 6, 1899](https://bambanmuseum.org/document-images-of-the-original-papers-in-spanish-and-the-english-translation-of-general-emilio-aguinaldos-declaration-for-bamban-on-june-6-1899/): There is a major shift going on at the US National Archives and Records Administration NARA, that would benefit Filipino historians, researchers and writers with the availability on-line, of massive collections of Filipino documents captured by the Americans during Philippine-American War. - [September 21, 1944: US NAVY TASK FORCE 38 FIRST STRIKE ON CLARK AIR CENTER](https://bambanmuseum.org/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 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://bambanmuseum.org/the-lost-japanese-hoshino-butai-tunnels-of-iwayama-mountain-bamban-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%80%81%e3%82%a4%e3%83%af%e3%83%a4%e3%83%9e%e5%b1%b1%e3%81%ae%e5%a4%b1%e3%82%8f%e3%82%8c/): The Lost Japanese Hoshino Butai Tunnels of Iwayama Mountain, Bamban. - [REMEMBERING CHIKANORI MOJI ON AUGUST 16: 18th YEAR DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORMER ADJUTANT OF IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY’s 1st AIR FLEET - 門司親徳の命日：2008年8月16日](https://bambanmuseum.org/remembering-chikanori-moji-on-august-16-18th-year-death-anniversary-of-the-former-adjutant-of-imperial-japanese-navys-1st-air-fleet-%e9%96%80%e5%8f%b8%e8%a6%aa%e5%be%b3%e3%81%ae%e5%91%bd/): I was in Yokohama, Japan in 2000 to 2001 on a job internship at Shin-Ei Sangyong. - [THE DAU AIRFIELD: A FORGOTTEN AIRSTRIP OF THE CLARK AIR DISTRICT OF WWII ダウ飛行場: 大東亜戦争時のクラーク飛行場における、忘れ去られた飛行場](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-dau-airfield-a-forgotten-airstrip-of-the-clark-air-district-of-wwii-%e3%83%80%e3%82%a6%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c%e5%a0%b4-%e5%a4%a7%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%9c%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e6%99%82%e3%81%ae%e3%82%af/): One of the newly constructed satellite airfields of Clark, Dau Airfield was located about 3 kilometers directly to the east, on what is now the vicinity of Pulung Cacutud. - [BAMBAN WWII MUSUEM IN THE SPOTLIGHT OF TOURISM KNOWLEDGE CENTER's CHRONICLE MAGAZINE](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-wwii-musuem-in-the-spotlight-of-tourism-knowledge-centers-chronicle-magazine/): In the Tourism industry, Rajah Travel Corporation is a major player and has been consistent in its support in bringing guests to our Bamban WWII Museum for the past decade. - [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://bambanmuseum.org/the-san-manuel-airfield-%e3%83%80%e3%82%a4%e3%83%88%e3%82%a2%e3%83%bb%e3%82%bb%e3%83%b3%e3%82%bd%e3%82%a6%e3%81%ae%e3%82%b5%e3%83%b3%e3%83%bb%e3%83%9e%e3%83%8c%e3%82%a8%e3%83%ab%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c/): 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 to Clark District. - [DAU AIRFIELD: A FORGOTTEN JAPANESE WWII AIR STRIP OF CLARK FIELD ダウ飛行場: 忘れ去られた日本製のクラーク飛行場](https://bambanmuseum.org/dau-airfield-a-forgotten-japanese-wwii-air-strip-of-clark-field-%e3%83%80%e3%82%a6%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c%e5%a0%b4-%e5%bf%98%e3%82%8c%e5%8e%bb%e3%82%89%e3%82%8c%e3%81%9f%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%a3%bd/): Going back in WWII HISTORY in one of the Clark Air Center's auxiliaries air strips used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy Air Service, the DAU AIRFIELD. - [BAMBAN DAY JUNE 6:, 1899: BAMBAN AS GENERAL AGUINALDO's CAPITAL DURING THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR 1899](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-day-june-6-1899-bamban-as-general-aguinaldos-capital-during-the-philippine-american-war-1899/): General Aguinaldo, edited to incorporate other images for June 6, 1899 Bamban as one of the Philippine Republic’s Capitals. - [MAY 20, 1899; BAMBAN AS GEN. FRANCISCO MAKABULOS's HEADQUARTERS DURING PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR](https://bambanmuseum.org/may-20-1899-bamban-as-gen-francisco-makabuloss-headquarters-during-philippine-american-war/): people of the town, circa 1900. - [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](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-lost-tunnels-of-higuchi-butai-clark-field-%e6%a8%8b%e5%8f%a3%e3%81%ae%e5%a4%b1%e3%82%8f%e3%82%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%83%88%e3%83%b3%e3%83%8d%e3%83%ab%e3%80%81%e3%82%af%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af/): Late October 1944, the Imperial Japanese Navy's A6M Zero (Zero-sen) were taking off at the air strip of Clark North Airfield. - [U.S. MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM STUDY: YANKS AIR MUSEUM - LT. ALEX VRACIU's F6F-3 GRUMMAN](https://bambanmuseum.org/u-s-military-history-museum-study-yanks-air-museum-lt-alex-vracius-f6f-3-grumman/): Photo of Lt. Alexander Vraciu; from Military History Network. - [PFC DOMINADOR A. RONGERO: FROM DEFENDER OF BATAAN TO KOREAN WAR](https://bambanmuseum.org/pfc-dominador-a-rongero-from-defender-of-bataan-to-korean-war/): Troop B, 26th Cavalry P.S. at Fort Stotsenburg, circa 1941. - [JANUARY 26, 1945: GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AT THE BAMBAN FRONT](https://bambanmuseum.org/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. - [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](https://bambanmuseum.org/relics-of-war-in-the-former-battlefields-the-quinauan-point-%e3%81%8b%e3%81%a4%e3%81%a6%e3%81%ae%e6%88%a6%e5%a0%b4%e3%81%a7%e7%99%ba%e8%a6%8b%e3%81%95%e3%82%8c%e3%81%9f%e9%81%ba%e7%89%a9%ef%bc%9a/): Standing on the spot where battles fought is like going back into history and imagine the struggle of the soldiers fought, bled and many died. - [AIRCRAFT PARTS FROM 2nd LT. EARL STONE's P40E WARHAWK AND SGT. TOSHISADA KUROSAWA's MITSUBISHI KI-27 "NATE" FROM MT. MARIVELES CRASH SITES - アメリカのP40Eと日本のキ27の航空機部品。アメリカのストーン中尉と日本の黒澤利貞が操縦していた](https://bambanmuseum.org/aircraft-parts-from-2nd-lt-earl-stones-p40e-warhawk-and-sgt-toshisada-kurosawas-mitsubishi-ki-27-nate-from-mt-mariveles-crash-sites-%e3%82%a2%e3%83%a1%e3%83%aa%e3%82%ab%e3%81%aep40e/): AIRCRAFT PARTS FROM 2nd LT. EARL STONE's P40E WARHAWK AND SGT. TOSHISADA KUROSAWA's MITSUBISHI KI-27 "NATE" FROM MT. - [JAPANESE COMBAT AIR OPERATIONS AROUND CLARK FIELD DURING THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN RETROGRADE MOVEMENT; DECEMBER 29, 1941 TO JANUARY 4, 1942 - 大東亜戦争初期におけるフィリピンにおける日本軍航空軍の戦闘作戦（1941年12月29日から1942年1月4日）](https://bambanmuseum.org/japanese-combat-air-operations-around-clark-field-during-the-filipino-american-retrograde-movement-december-29-1941-to-january-4-1942-%e5%a4%a7%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%9c%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e5%88%9d/): Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-30 light bombers from the 31st Sentai (Air Regiment). - [HOLDING THE ROAD TO BATAAN: THE BATTLE FOR THE DEFENSE OF BAMBAN USAFFE D-5 LINE - DECEMBER 31, 1941 TO JANUARY 1, 1942 - 1941年12月31日から1942年1月1日にかけてバンバンでフィリピン軍と日本軍の間で戦闘が行われた。](https://bambanmuseum.org/holding-the-road-to-bataan-the-battle-for-the-defense-of-bamban-usaffe-d-5-line-december-31-1941-to-january-1-1942-1941%e5%b9%b412%e6%9c%8831%e6%97%a5%e3%81%8b%e3%82%891942%e5%b9%b41%e6%9c%881/): Tarlac, probably taken in Bamban, as cited in the History of the 21st Division. - [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](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-american-aerial-bombings-of-japanese-held-clark-field-december-24-1944-1944%e5%b9%b412%e6%9c%8824%e6%97%a5%e3%80%81%e3%82%a2%e3%83%a1%e3%83%aa%e3%82%ab%e3%81%ae%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c%e6%a9%9f-2/): Consolidated B24Js from the 494th Bomb Group on mission in Luzon on December 20,1944. - [DECEMBER 14, 1944: AIR RAIDS OVER BAMBAN AIRFIELD - 1944年12月14日：バンバン飛行場への空襲](https://bambanmuseum.org/december-14-1944-air-raids-over-bamban-airfield-1944%e5%b9%b412%e6%9c%8814%e6%97%a5%ef%bc%9a%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c%e5%a0%b4%e3%81%b8%e3%81%ae%e7%a9%ba%e8%a5%b2/): dropping bombs over the Bamban Airfield, late 1944. - [AMERICAN SOLDIER's IMPRESSION: MAJOR NORMAN E. THRALL, BATTLE OF BAMBAN HILLS 1945](https://bambanmuseum.org/american-soldiers-impression-major-norman-e-thrall-battle-of-bamban-hills-1945/): In memory of Major Norman E. Thrall, KIA at Battle of Thrall Hill, Bamban, January 28, 1945. - [MR. KATSUMI TAUCHI: A JAPANESE SOLDIER's JOURNEY FROM CLARK FIELD 1944 TO BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM 2025 クラーク・ヒコジョ（1945年）からバンバン博物館（2025年）までの日本兵の旅](https://bambanmuseum.org/mr-katsumi-tauchi-a-japanese-soldiers-journey-from-clark-field-1944-to-bamban-wwii-museum-2025-%e3%82%af%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af%e3%83%bb%e3%83%92%e3%82%b3%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a7%ef%bc%881945/): Portrait of Katsumi Tauchi in the Imperial Japanese Air Army.' - [THE DEATH AND KILLING OF US NAVY AVIATORS LT. NAMOSKI AND ARM1c EUGENE GRAHAM – OCTOBER 29, 1944](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-death-and-killing-of-us-navy-aviators-lt-namoski-and-arm1c-eugene-graham-october-29-1944/): October 29 is such one events; it might not be a national consciousness but it had left a mark in the memory of those who lived during WWII. - [THE MABALACAT EAST AIRFIELD, AERIAL VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 6, 1944 AND NOVEMBER 1, 2025](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-mabalacat-east-airfield-aerial-views-on-november-6-1944-and-november-1-2025/): American carrier-based SB2C-3 bombers and TBM Grumman Avenger torpedo-bombers from USS Wasp scored direct hits on Japanese facilities at the Mabalacat East Airfield on November 6, 1944. - [KAMIKAZE FROM MABALACAT AIRFIELDS, OCTOBER 25, 1944: NOW JAPANESE WORLD PEACE DAY 1944 年 10 月 25 日、マバラカット飛行場からの神風](https://bambanmuseum.org/kamikaze-from-mabalacat-airfields-october-25-1944-now-japanese-world-peace-day-1944-%e5%b9%b4-10-%e6%9c%88-25-%e6%97%a5%e3%80%81%e3%83%9e%e3%83%90%e3%83%a9%e3%82%ab%e3%83%83%e3%83%88%e9%a3%9b/): pilots during the sorties. Kaneko Toshio photo. - [THE FIRST KAMIKAZE – OCTOBER 20 AND 21, 1945: THE BEGINNING OF JAPAN’S SPECIAL ATTACK FORCE OF WWII 最初の神風特別攻撃：1945年10月20日と21日](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-first-kamikaze-october-20-and-21-1945-the-beginning-of-japans-special-attack-force-of-wwii-%e6%9c%80%e5%88%9d%e3%81%ae%e7%a5%9e%e9%a2%a8%e7%89%b9%e5%88%a5%e6%94%bb%e6%92%83/): The first Kamikaze ceremony at the dry riverbed of the Bamban, 4 p.m. of October 20, 1944. Photograph courtesy of Naoki Koudachi. - [SERGEANT EVERETT R. BROOKS: AN AMERICAN WWII GUERRILLA LEADER IN TARLAC](https://bambanmuseum.org/sergeant-everett-r-brooks-an-american-wwii-guerrilla-leader-in-tarlac-2/): SERGEANT EVERETT R. - [THE ATTACK ON CLARK FIELD, NOVEMBER 5, 1944: AN AERIAL VIEW OF WWII HISTORY - クラークフィールドへの攻撃、写真。](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-attack-on-clark-field-november-5-1944-a-panoramic-view-of-wwii-history-%e3%82%af%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af%e3%83%95%e3%82%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%83%ab%e3%83%89%e3%81%b8%e3%81%ae%e6%94%bb%e6%92%83/): Hornet CV12 at an altitude of 6,000 feet. - [THE SECOND BATTLE OF ANGELES: FILIPINO ATTACK ON AMERICAN LINE, OCTOBER 10-20, 1899](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-second-battle-of-angeles-filipino-attack-on-american-line-october-10-20-1899/): The Second Battle of Angeles: a forgotten conflict in the Philippine-American War 1899. - [THE JAPANESE WWII TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS: THE KAMII BUTAI NORTH SECTOR 大東亜戦争 バンバン丘陵のトンネル 1945年: 上井舞台北の場所](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-japanese-wwii-tunnels-of-bamban-hills-the-kamii-butai-north-sector-%e5%a4%a7%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%9c%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e4%b8%98%e9%99%b5%e3%81%ae%e3%83%88/): Hills, overlooking the town. Rhonie Dela Cruz photo. - [THE JAPANESE SECRET BASE IN BAMBAN, NOW A TOURISM DESTINATION - バンバンの日本海軍本部](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-japanese-secret-base-in-bamban-now-a-tourism-destination-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%b5%b7%e8%bb%8d%e6%9c%ac%e9%83%a8/): the Japanese naval headquarters in Bamban in WWII. - [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](https://bambanmuseum.org/wwii-battlefield-and-relics-the-bamban-wwii-museum-collection-%e6%88%a6%e5%a0%b4%e3%81%a8%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e3%81%ae%e9%81%ba%e8%b7%a1-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e5%8d%9a%e7%89%a9/): recovered from foxholes in the former battlefields. - [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](https://bambanmuseum.org/mabalacat-east-airfield-under-aerial-attack-november-19-1944-1944-%e5%b9%b4-11-%e6%9c%88-19-%e6%97%a5%e3%80%81%e3%83%9e%e3%83%90%e3%83%a9%e3%82%ab%e3%83%83%e3%83%88%e6%9d%b1%e5%bd%a6%e5%9f%8e/): “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. - [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](https://bambanmuseum.org/september-21-1944-the-strike-of-the-american-naval-air-power-on-japanese-bases-in-luzon-1944%e5%b9%b49%e6%9c%8821-%e3%82%a2%e3%83%a1%e3%83%aa%e3%82%ab%e6%b5%b7%e8%bb%8d%e8%88%aa%e7%a9%ba%e9%9a%8a/): 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. - [KUDIARO LAXAMANA & THE WWII AETA NEGRITO MOUNTAIN PATROL OF CLARK-STOTSENBURG AREA](https://bambanmuseum.org/kudiaro-laxamana-the-wwii-aeta-negrito-mountain-patrol-of-clark-stotsenburg-area/): or early February 1945. US NARA photo. - [THE BAMBAN TUNNEL DEPOT: THE LOST JAPANESE WAR TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS](https://bambanmuseum.org/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. - [PAMPANGA PASUDECO SUGAR CENTRAL, UNDER ATTACK FROM VF-7 FIGHTER SQUADRON, U.S.S. HANCOCK CV-19; 15-DECEMBER-1944](https://bambanmuseum.org/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. - [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](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-last-days-surrender-of-the-japanese-kembu-composite-division-in-pinatubo-area-1945-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%bb%e3%83%94%e3%83%8a%e3%83%84%e3%83%9c%e5%9c%b0/): condition of malnutrition and sickness. - [THE MALABANAS RAILROAD BRIDGE: AN IMPORTANT RELIC OF THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR 1899](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-malabanas-railroad-bridge-an-important-relic-of-the-philippine-american-war-1899/): The Malabanas iron (railroad) bridge, taken in 1899 at the height of the Philipine-American War. - [THE BATTLE OF ANGELES AND FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR: AUGUST 1899](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-battle-of-angeles-and-forgotten-history-of-philippine-american-war-august-1899/): Lt. Bridges’ armored car on the San Fernando-Angeles Road, early August 1899, probably on the advance of Major General Arthur MacArthur’s 2nd Division, 8th U.S. - [REMEMBERING MR. MOJI CHIKANORI: A JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICER IN BAMBAN IN WWII 大東亜戦争のバンバン丘陵にいた日本の海軍士官、門司親則を偲んでいる](https://bambanmuseum.org/remembering-mr-moji-chikanori-a-japanese-naval-officer-in-bamban-in-wwii-%e5%a4%a7%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%9c%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e3%81%ae%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e4%b8%98%e9%99%b5%e3%81%ab/): Bamban Naval Headquarters tunnel to Formosa. - [USAFFE GUERRILLA OFFICERS OF NORTHWEST PAMPANGA AND SOUTH TARLAC, JANUARY 30, 1945; CONCEPCION, TARLAC](https://bambanmuseum.org/usaffe-guerrilla-officers-of-northwest-pampanga-and-south-tarlac-january-30-1945-concepcion-tarlac/): Indiana Historical Society, as appeared on Bob Welch' book, "Resolve" and Malcolm Decker's "On A Mountainside"; showing the USAFFE guerrilla leaders at the XIV Corps HQ, Concepcion, Tarlac, late January 1945. - [The Remaining of the Japanese WWII Tunnels of Hakozaki-Yama 箱崎山の日本海軍トンネル](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-remaining-of-the-japanese-wwii-tunnels-of-hakozaki-yama-%e7%ae%b1%e5%b4%8e%e5%b1%b1%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%b5%b7%e8%bb%8d%e3%83%88%e3%83%b3%e3%83%8d%e3%83%ab/): leading to the Japanese tunnels on the east slope. 40th Division U.S. Army photo. - [AMERICAN 40th DIVISION GUN BLAST JAPANESE POSITION ON BAMBAN HILLS, JANUARY 1945. 1945年1月、バンバン丘陵の日本軍トンネルに向けて発砲するアメリカ軍の砲兵隊。](https://bambanmuseum.org/american-40th-division-gun-blast-japanese-position-on-bamban-hills-january-1945-1945%e5%b9%b41%e6%9c%88%e3%80%81%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e4%b8%98%e9%99%b5%e3%81%ae%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac/): AMERICAN 40th DIVISION GUN BLAST JAPANESE POSITION ON BAMBAN HILLS, JANUARY 1945. - [JEEP TRAIN IN BAMBAN 1945](https://bambanmuseum.org/jeep-train-in-bamban-1945/): Bamban train station with the supplies stocked in the premises. - [GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR AND THE BATTLE FOR CLARK FIELD ダグラス・マッカーサー将軍とクラークフィールドでの戦闘、1945年1月29日](https://bambanmuseum.org/general-douglas-macarthur-and-the-battle-for-clark-field-%e3%83%80%e3%82%b0%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b9%e3%83%bb%e3%83%9e%e3%83%83%e3%82%ab%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b5%e3%83%bc%e5%b0%86%e8%bb%8d%e3%81%a8%e3%82%af/): Image Caption: General Douglas MacArthur and staff look over Mabalacat airport (airfield), near Bamban, Luzon, P.I. - [OPERATION FIREFLIES: SEARCH AND RECOVERY OF REMAINS OF JAPANESE WAR DEAD IN BAMBAN HILLS](https://bambanmuseum.org/operation-fireflies-search-and-recovery-of-remains-of-japanese-war-dead-in-bamban-hills/): 1980s. One of our field recon team members was part of the recovery group. - [GENERAL AGUINALDO, THE BAMBAN CORPORATE SEAL AND INDEPENDENCE DAY 2025](https://bambanmuseum.org/general-aguinaldo-the-bamban-corporate-seal-and-independence-day-2025/): The official Bamban Corporate Seal. - [THE BAMBAN BRIDGES: FROM PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR TO WWII](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-bamban-bridges-from-philippine-american-war-to-wwii/): Aerial view of the Bamban Bridges, vehicular and railroad, repaired by the 115th Engineers, 40th Division U.S. Army, February 1945. - [SERGEANT EVERETT R. BROOKS: AN AMERICAN WWII GUERRILLA LEADER IN TARLAC](https://bambanmuseum.org/sergeant-everett-r-brooks-an-american-wwii-guerrilla-leader-in-tarlac/): Portrait of Sgt. Everett R. Brooks. Courtesy of John Duresky. - [GERERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR’s HEADQUARTERS IN TARLAC](https://bambanmuseum.org/gereral-douglas-macarthurs-headquarters-in-tarlac/): General MacArthur and staff, at the grounds of Fort Stotsenburg, Clark Field, Pampanga, late January 1945. - [JAPANESE WWII TYPE 99 7.7mm RIFLE AS AETA NEGRITO HUNTING RIFLE](https://bambanmuseum.org/japanese-wwii-type-99-7-7mm-rifle-as-aeta-negrito-hunting-rifle/): Narciso in Zambales, late January 1945. - [THE CAVALRY SQUADRON, PHILIPPINE ARMY:A BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-cavalry-squadron-philippine-armya-brief-historical-sketch/): Little is known about the cavalry of the Philippine Army, its early organizational unit that had fought during the Philippine-American War until prior the outbreak of WWII. - [PROJECT DISCOVERY WWII TUNNELS 2025: KOUZAN-YAMA 甲山にある日本海軍の大東亜戦争のトンネル。](https://bambanmuseum.org/project-discovery-wwii-tunnels-2025-kouzan-yama-%e7%94%b2%e5%b1%b1%e3%81%ab%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%b5%b7%e8%bb%8d%e3%81%ae%e5%a4%a7%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%9c%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e3%81%ae/): On the slope of Kouzan Mountain, with the Japanese WWII tunnels. - [PVT TOMAS MANABAT, MISSING-IN-ACTION: REMEMBERING A BATAAN DEFENDER FROM BAMBAN, TARLAC](https://bambanmuseum.org/pvt-tomas-manabat-missing-in-action-remembering-a-bataan-defender-from-bamban-tarlac/): Portrait of PFC Tomas Manabat as a Philippine Scouts. Courtesy of Manabat Family of Bamban. - [APRIL 9: ARAW NG KAGITINGAN (DAY OF VALOR) - TRIBUTE TO THE FILIPINO SOLDIERS IN THE DEFENSE OF THE PHILIPPINES 1941-1942 BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR](https://bambanmuseum.org/april-9-araw-ng-kagitingan-day-of-valor-tribute-to-the-filipino-soldiers-in-the-defense-of-the-philippines-1941-1942-bataan-and-corregidor/): Today, we commemorate the sacrifices and ultimate price paid by our Filipino soldiers along with their American counterparts who fought in the Defense of Luzon, Battle of Bataan and the Bataan Death March. - [RECOVERED RELIC OF JAPANESE WWII TYPE 98 KYUHACHI-SHIKI IMPERIAL ARMY OFFICER's KATANA SWORD - バンバンで日本軍の98式将校用刀が発見される。](https://bambanmuseum.org/recovered-relic-of-japanese-wwii-type-98-kyuhachi-shiki-imperial-army-officers-katana-sword-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%81%a7%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%bb%8d%e3%81%ae98%e5%bc%8f%e5%b0%86/): The Japanese Type 98 army officer's Katana at the Bamban Museum. - [ARCHEOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: GOVERNOR SUSAN YAP's VISIT TO THE ON-GOING FIELD STUDY OF THE JAPANESE NAVAL HQ TUNNEL- トンネル内にある旧日本海軍司令部司令部。](https://bambanmuseum.org/archeological-impact-assessment-governor-susan-yaps-visit-to-the-on-going-field-study-%e3%83%88%e3%83%b3%e3%83%8d%e3%83%ab%e5%86%85%e3%81%ab%e3%81%82%e3%82%8b%e6%97%a7%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%b5%b7/): ARCHEOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: GOVERNOR SUSAN YAP's VISIT TO THE ON-GOING FIELD STUDY - トンネル内にある旧日本海軍司令部司令部。 - [TARLAQUENO USAFFE GUERRILLAS AT STA. IGNACIA, TARLAC; MID-JANUARY 1945](https://bambanmuseum.org/tarlaqueno-usaffe-guerrillas-at-sta-ignacia-tarlac-mid-january-1945/): ORIGINAL CAPTION: Guerrillas present arms as the first U.S. troops enter Sta. Ignacia (Tarlac), Luzon Island, Philippine Islands. - [EXPLORING THE JAPANESE WWII TUNNELS OF ROCK MOUNTAIN -SOUTH SLOPE バンバン山の大東亜戦争トンネルを探索。](https://bambanmuseum.org/exploring-the-japanese-wwii-tunnels-of-rock-mountain-south-slope-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e5%b1%b1%e3%81%ae%e5%a4%a7%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%9c%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e3%83%88%e3%83%b3%e3%83%8d/): 80 years since the war ended, the remnants of a Japanese war tunnel is located on a strategic high ground of the Bamban. - [Bamban WWII Tours for the Sergeant Majors and Drill Masters Course - TRACOM Philippine Army](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-wwii-tours-for-the-sergeant-majors-and-drill-masters-course-tracom-philippine-army/): Filipino Historian Rhonie Dela Cruz, giving historical accounts of the former battlefield, an important Japanese naval headquarters tunnel, to the Philippine Army soldiers. - [THE BATTLE OF GUSI HILL (HILL 1700) & THE RAISING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG ON FEBRUARY 25, 1945 1945年2月25日、バンバンの富士山の戦い（丘1700）。](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-battle-of-gusi-hill-hill-1700-the-raising-of-the-american-flag-on-february-25-1945-1945%e5%b9%b42%e6%9c%8825%e6%97%a5%e3%80%81%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%81%ae%e5%af%8c/): Raising of American Flag on top of Hill 1700 in Bamban. - [THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE 80th ANNIVERSARY OF WWII](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-international-conference-on-the-80th-anniversary-of-wwii/): Dr. Rico Jose, foremost historian in WWII History with other friends and acquaintances during the event. - [THE AQUINO ANCESTRAL HOUSE AS HQ OF THE XIV CORPS, U.S. ARMY, LATE JANUARY 1945](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-aquino-ancestral-house-as-hq-of-the-xiv-corps-u-s-army-late-january-1945/): Major General Oscar Griswold, commanding the XIV Corps, accepting the flag of the 26th Cavalry, Philippine Scouts from Captain Clay Conner, accompanied by Captain Alfred Bruce and other American guerrillas operating around Clark Field and Bamban Hills, January 30, 1945. - [EXPLORING THE JAPANESE WAR TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS - バンバンヒルズ（フィリピン）にある日本の大東亜戦争トンネルを探索。](https://bambanmuseum.org/exploring-the-japanese-war-tunnels-of-bamban-hills-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%92%e3%83%ab%e3%82%ba%ef%bc%88%e3%83%95%e3%82%a3%e3%83%aa%e3%83%94%e3%83%b3%ef%bc%89%e3%81%ab%e3%81%82/): Photo taken during field recon on Japanese WWII Tunnels in Bamban Hills. Bamban Historical Society photo. - [UNVEILING OF NATIONAL MARKER FOR ANGELES (PAMINTUAN MANSION) AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR IN PAMPANGA](https://bambanmuseum.org/unveiling-of-national-marker-for-angeles-pamintuan-mansion-and-a-brief-history-of-philippine-american-war-in-pampanga/): Photo taken at the Pamintuan Mansion (Museum for Philippine Social History), Angeles City; February 6, 2025. Bamban Historical Society photo. - [THE LIBERATION OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA; 28-JAN-1945 – AN ACCOUNT OF LIBERATION 1945.](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-liberation-of-san-fernando-pampanga-28-jan-1945-an-account-of-liberation-1945/): Filipino soldiers and guerrillas in parade at San Fernando, Pampanga, probably early February 1945. Carl Mydans photo. - [LAKBAY-ARAL" MUSEUM TOURS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF TARLAC PROVINCE, 1-FEBRUARY-2025](https://bambanmuseum.org/lakbay-aral-museum-tours-for-high-school-students-of-tarlac-province-1-february-2025/): Please watch the video clip, as we entertain the more than 700 high school students of Tarlac Province in a museum tour early morning this Saturday. - [OPERATION FIREFLIES: JAPANESE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, LABOR AND WELFARE (MHLW) RESULTS OF DNA TESTS CONCLUDING THE REMAINS OF WAR DEAD RECOVERED IN BAMBAN HILLS IN 2018 AS THOSE OF JAPANESE. 日本政府機関がバンバン丘陵で日本兵のものとして戦死者の骨を発見。](https://bambanmuseum.org/operation-fireflies-japanese-ministry-of-health-labor-and-welfare-mhlw-results-of-dna-tests-concluding-the-remains-of-war-dead-recovered-in-bamban-hills-in-2018-as-those-of-japanese-%e6%97%a5/): Site operation on the OPERATION FIREFLIES near the slope of Fujiyama, Bamban Hills. Bone fragments can be seen at the center of the image, circa 2015. - [JANUARY 26, 1945: GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY ALONG THE BAMBAN FRONT](https://bambanmuseum.org/january-26-1945-general-douglas-macarthur-celebrates-birthday-along-the-bamban-front/): General Rapp Brush (CG, 40th Division US Army), meeting General Douglas MacArthur at the Bamban Front on January 26, 1945. - [THE DESTRUCTION OF BAMBAN TOWN – JANUARY 18, 1945 1945年1月18日のバンバン爆撃。](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-destruction-of-bamban-town-january-18-1945-1945%e5%b9%b41%e6%9c%8818%e6%97%a5%e3%81%ae%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e7%88%86%e6%92%83%e3%80%82/): AERIAL VIEW OF THE DEVASTATED TOWN OF BAMBAN. - [THE 21st DIVISION (PHILIPPINE ARMY) DEFENSE AT TARLAC, TARLAC: DECEMBER 30, 1941 (1941 年 12 月のタルラック市での戦闘)](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-21st-division-philippine-army-defense-at-tarlac-tarlac-december-30-1941-1941-%e5%b9%b4-12-%e6%9c%88%e3%81%ae%e3%82%bf%e3%83%ab%e3%83%a9%e3%83%83%e3%82%af%e5%b8%82%e3%81%a7%e3%81%ae%e6%88%a6/): Soldiers from the 22nd Regiment, 21st Division, Philippine Army in training at Camp James Ord, San Miguel, Tarlac, Tarlac, before the outbreak of WWII. - [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。)](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-american-aerial-bombings-of-japanese-held-clark-field-december-24-1944-1944%e5%b9%b412%e6%9c%8824%e6%97%a5%e3%80%81%e3%82%a2%e3%83%a1%e3%83%aa%e3%82%ab%e3%81%ae%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c%e6%a9%9f/): (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。 - [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。)](https://bambanmuseum.org/descendants-of-japanese-special-attack-pilots-visit-bamban-museum-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%ae%e7%89%b9%e6%94%bb%e9%9a%8a%e3%83%91%e3%82%a4%e3%83%ad%e3%83%83%e3%83%88%e3%81%ae%e5%ae%b6%e6%97%8f/): Japanese descendants of navy pilots, some became Kamikaze pilots and graduate of Yokaren Naval Aviator Preparatory Course Trainee program in WWII. - [THE BAMBAN WWII MEMORIAL (バンバン大東亜戦争記念碑)](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-bamban-wwii-memorial-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e5%a4%a7%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%9c%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e8%a8%98%e5%bf%b5%e7%a2%91/): 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. - [MISSING-IN-ACTION:  REMEMBERING LT. FRANCIS THOMPSON (VF-29, U.S.S CABOT CVL-28) ON THE 80th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF HIS ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN THE PHILIPPINES](https://bambanmuseum.org/missing-in-action-remembering-lt-francis-thompson-fighting-squadron-29-vf-29-u-s-s-cabot-cvl-28-on-the-80th-anniversary-commemoration-of-his-ultimate-sacrifice-in-the-philippines/): Rhonie Dela Cruz Youtube channel dedicated to Lt. - [WWII BATTLEFIELD TOURS FOR INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM VISIT OF P.A. SERGEANT MAJOR COURSE CLASS 15-2024 AND DRILL MASTER COURSE CLASS 60-2024](https://bambanmuseum.org/wwii-battlefield-tours-for-informational-program-visit-of-p-a-sergeant-major-course-class-15-2024-and-drill-master-course-class-60-2024/): This afternoon, another important event happened with the visit of important delegates from Non-Commissioned Officer School, Philippine Army; the Sergeant Major Class and Drill Master Class. - [THE AYTAS IN WWII: THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF THE NEGRITO MOUNTAIN PATROL FORCES IN LUZON](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-aytas-in-wwii-the-forgotten-history-of-the-negrito-mountain-patrol-forces-in-luzon/): THE NEGRITOS (AYTAS) OF MT. - [GHOST OF THE FORMER JAPANESE NAVY COMBINED AIR FLEET HEADQUARTERS TUNNEL - バンバンの本部トンネル内の日本の幽霊兵士。](https://bambanmuseum.org/ghost-of-the-former-japanese-navy-combined-air-fleet-headquarters-tunnel-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%81%ae%e6%9c%ac%e9%83%a8%e3%83%88%e3%83%b3%e3%83%8d%e3%83%ab%e5%86%85%e3%81%ae/): A JAPANESE NAVY PILOT RE-ENACTOR FROM THE BAMBAN WWII MUSEUM INSIDE THE BAMBAN NAVAL HEADQUARTES USED BY THE JAPANESE COMBINED AIR FLEET. - [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。](https://bambanmuseum.org/air-intercept-battle-over-bamban-clark-fields-november-5-6-1944-1944%e5%b9%b411%e6%9c%885%e6%97%a5%e3%81%a86%e6%97%a5%e3%81%ab%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c%e5%a0%b4/): The USS Wasp’s air raid over Bamban Airfield, November 5, 1944. US National Archives courtesy of Dave Metherell. - [BAMBAN WWII BATTLEFIELD TOURS - OCTOBER 2024 バンバン大東亜戦争戦場観光ツアー、2024年10月31日。](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-wwii-battlefield-tours-october-2024-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e5%a4%a7%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%9c%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e6%88%a6%e5%a0%b4%e8%a6%b3%e5%85%89%e3%83%84%e3%82%a2%e3%83%bc%e3%80%812/): Recently concluded a special WWII Battlefield Tours - Battle of Bamban Hills for our guest who is a fellow descendant of WWII veteran (P38 Lightning reconnaissance pilot from the 5th Air Force). - [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。](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-wwii-museum-attends-world-peace-ceremony-october-25-2024-2024%e5%b9%b410%e6%9c%8825%e6%97%a5%e3%80%81%e3%83%9e%e3%83%90%e3%83%a9%e3%82%ab%e3%83%83%e3%83%88%e3%81%a7%e3%81%ae%e4%b8%96/): WWII impression on Japanese and American naval pilots at the former Mabalacat West Airfield. - [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。](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-first-japanese-special-attack-ceremony-at-bamban-riverbank-october-20-1944-1944%e5%b9%b410%e6%9c%8820%e6%97%a5%e3%80%81%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e5%b7%9d%e3%81%a7%e8%a1%8c%e3%82%8f/): 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。 - [BAMBAN MILITARY HERITAGE TOUR (Bamban WWII Battlefield Tours) – October 20, 2024 バンバン大東亜戦争古戦場観光 - 2024年10月20日](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-military-heritage-tour-bamban-wwii-battlefield-tours-october-20-2024-%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e5%a4%a7%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%9c%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e5%8f%a4%e6%88%a6%e5%a0%b4/): On this day, an important event in our Bamban WWII Museum has been concluded for the Bamban WWII Battlefield Tours. - [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](https://bambanmuseum.org/image-of-wwii-mabalacat-west-airfield-overlooking-bamban-hills-february-1945-%e3%81%ae%e5%86%99%e7%9c%9f%e5%a4%a7%e5%a4%aa%e5%b9%b3%e6%b4%8b%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89-%e3%83%9e%e3%83%90%e3%83%a9/): A photograph of the Mabalacat West Airfield taken in February 1945 showing the ridge line and the Bamban Mountains in the background. - [THE FIRST JAPANESE SPECIAL ATTACK AT MABALACAT マバラカットにおける日本軍初の特別攻撃。](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-first-japanese-special-attack-at-mabalacat-%e3%83%9e%e3%83%90%e3%83%a9%e3%82%ab%e3%83%83%e3%83%88%e3%81%ab%e3%81%8a%e3%81%91%e3%82%8b%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%bb%8d%e5%88%9d%e3%81%ae%e7%89%b9%e5%88%a5/): 1945年10月20日、バンバン川で行われた日本初の特攻式典。 - [BAMBAN WWII LIBERATION DAY](https://bambanmuseum.org/bamban-wwii-liberation-day/): It has been our advocacy at the Bamban WWII Museum and the Historical Society to perpetuate the memory and heroism of our WWII veterans especially those from Bamban who are considered as Heroes. - [HOLDING THE ROAD TO BATAAN: THE DEFENSE OF USAFFE D-5 LINE IN BAMBAN (TARLAC) - DECEMBER 31, 1941 TO JANUARY 1, 1942](https://bambanmuseum.org/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. - [FIELD RECON ON JAPANESE WWII TUNNELS OF LAFE HILL, BAMBAN](https://bambanmuseum.org/field-recon-on-japanese-wwii-tunnels-of-lafe-hill-bamban/) - [CLARK FIELD IN WWII AND THE AMERICAN FLAG RAISING - 太平洋戦争中のクラーク飛行場とアメリカ国旗](https://bambanmuseum.org/clark-field-in-wwii-and-the-american-flag-raising-%e5%a4%aa%e5%b9%b3%e6%b4%8b%e6%88%a6%e4%ba%89%e4%b8%ad%e3%81%ae%e3%82%af%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c%e5%a0%b4%e3%81%a8%e3%82%a2/): THE JAPANESE DEFENSE OF CLARK FIELD - クラーク・フィールドの日本の守備。 - [THE LAST DAYS OF THE JAPANESE KEMBU COMPOSITE DIVISION IN ZAMBALES-PINATUBO AREA - 1945 1945年、バンバン山とサンバレス山で日本軍憲武軍師団を破ったこと。](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-last-days-of-the-japanese-kembu-composite-division-in-zambales-pinatubo-area-1945-1945%e5%b9%b4%e3%80%81%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%b3%e5%b1%b1%e3%81%a8%e3%82%b5%e3%83%b3%e3%83%90%e3%83%ac/): September 3, 1945 marked an important milestone in the History of WWII, the official surrender of all Japanese forces in the Philippines with the outcome of the ceremony for the signing of the capitulation by General Tomoyuki Yamashita in Baguio. - [BAMBAN WWII RE-ENACTMENT GROUP AT CAPAS TRAIN STATION EXHIBIT](https://bambanmuseum.org/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. - [THE LIBERATION OF CAPAS, JANUARY 1945](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-liberation-of-capas-january-1945/): The people of Capas, many of whom are descendants of WWII veterans, may have forgotten an important event in WWII History, the Liberation in January 19, 1945 and the arrival of the US Army 40th Division. - [THE ORIGINAL CLARK HANGARS: THE END OF AN AVIATION HERITAGE STRUCTURES? クラーク飛行場の格納庫構造の端？](https://bambanmuseum.org/the-original-clark-hangars-the-end-of-an-aviation-heritage-structures-%e3%82%af%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%82%af%e9%a3%9b%e8%a1%8c%e5%a0%b4%e3%81%ae%e6%a0%bc%e7%b4%8d%e5%ba%ab%e6%a7%8b%e9%80%a0%e3%81%ae/): THE ORIGINAL CLARK HANGARS: THE END OF AN AVIATION HERITAGE STRUCTURES? ## Pages - [Investigating History: Researching Untold WWII Accounts](https://bambanmuseum.org/investigating-history-untold-wwii/): A comprehensive historical research on WWII particularly forgotten accounts or never been published in the areas of Tarlac, Bamban and Clark. - [Historic Bamban & Forgotten Conflicts of the Philippine-American War](https://bambanmuseum.org/phil-am-forgotten-conflicts/): Delves into often overlooked conflicts of the Philippine-American War (1899-1900) in Pampanga, Tarlac, and Aeta ancestral lands, providing insights into neglected historical narratives. - [WWII Heroes Project](https://bambanmuseum.org/wwii-heroes-project/): A program of research and documentation and publications on the WWII Heroes especially in Bamban, Tarlac and Clark area. - [Center for Japanese Pacific War Studies](https://bambanmuseum.org/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. - [Project Discovery War Tunnels](https://bambanmuseum.org/war-tunnels/): A long-term field survey of the former battlefields of the Bamban-Stotsenburg area aimed at conducting educational and scientific studies of the former Japanese WWII tunnels. - [Our Visitors](https://bambanmuseum.org/visitors/): Filipino Historian Rhonie Dela Cruz, giving historical accounts of the former battlefield,... - [The Aeta Mag Antsi Project](https://bambanmuseum.org/aeta-mag-antsi/): The Aeta Mag Antsi Project aims to document the Indigenous People of Bamban's history, culture, and ancestral domain. - [Operation Fireflies](https://bambanmuseum.org/operation-fireflies/): A Japanese tunnel captured by the 40th Division US Army in February 1945 with the body of a Japanese soldier. - [Privacy Policy](https://bambanmuseum.org/privacy-policy/): Last updated: February 11, 2023 This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. - [Sample Page](https://bambanmuseum.org/sample-page/): This is an example page. 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