THE BAMBAN BRIDGES: FROM PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR TO WWIIDuring WWII, there were two high multiple-span steel bridges traversing the Paruao River, the vehicular bridge and the railroad bridge. Bamban was one of the towns of Tarlac were both important transportation routes passed. To the west, were the high ground of the Bamban Hills, overlooking the two …
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Memorial Day 2025WWII HEROES PROJECT 2025SERGEANT EVERETT R. BROOKS: AN AMERICAN WWII GUERRILLA LEADER IN TARLAC Bamban WWII Museum Heroes HallMay 26, 2025 is an American federal holiday, the Memorial Day, honoring military personnel who died in combat serving in the armed forces. As an American ally in WWII, at Bamban WWII Museum, we deemed …
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JAPANESE WWII TYPE 99 7.7mm RIFLE AS AETA NEGRITO HUNTING RIFLE During WWII, the Aeta Mag-Antsi of Bamban Hills participated in the resistance against the Japanese by organizing guerrilla warriors outfit, the Squadron 30, Bruce Guerrilla operating in the Bamban Mountains as mountain patrol. They were using their indigenous weapons; the bow and arrow and …
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INVESTIGATING HISTORY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPH:THE CAVALRY SQUADRON, PHILIPPINE ARMY:A 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. Although, there were many Filipinos who joined the 26th Cavalry Philippine Scouts and stationed at nearby Fort …
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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. No amount of gratitude can be paid to these Heroes, who endured the most in the bloody battles of Luzon, Bataan and …
INVESTIGATING HISTORY: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。 The western sector of the Bamban poblacion anchored the Central Force of the Takayama Detachment, where 3,600 seasoned Japanese mobile infantry forces from the 2nd Mobile Infantry Regiment, along with the troops from the 137th Airfield Battalion (reinforced), 25th …
80th ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION, 1945 – 2025 TARLAQUENO USAFFE GUERRILLAS AT STA. IGNACIA, TARLAC; MID-JANUARY 1945 One of the earliest photographs taken by American liberating forces in January 1945 before they entered the capital town of Tarlac, Tarlac. The image shows the Filipino guerrillas present arms, as the first American soldiers, most probably from the …
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Discovery War Tunnels of Bamban Hills – Field Recon No. 2/2025EXPLORING 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。 BAMBAN HILLS – バンバン山Bamban boasts significant nature’s beauty of hills, ridges and valleys. Located north of Clark International AirPort, it is a strategic location that offers tourism development potentials. Historically, Bamban has her role in …
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。 Read More »
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. …
INVESTIGATING HISTORYTHE BATTLE OF GUSI HILL (HILL 1700) & THE RAISING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG ON FEBRUARY 25, 19451945年2月25日、バンバンの富士山の戦い（丘1700）。 As we commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Bamban Hills 1945 – 2025, we at the Bamban WWII Museum would like to share this history of one of the fiercest fighting in the Philippines …
