Investigating History:MAY 20, 1899; BAMBAN AS GEN. FRANCISCO MAKABULOS’s 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. At times, this small town …
PROJECT WWII HEROES PFC DOMINADOR A. RONGERO: FROM DEFENDER OF BATAAN TO KOREAN WAR Yesterday morning, I was surprised to be visited by my uncle Robert Maristela Rongero, a relative of my mom (Brigida Cauguiran Dela Cruz) with the Maristela Clan. Uncle Robert was a Vietnam Veteran, following the footsteps of my lolo (grandfather, married …
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WWII Battlefield Archeology: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。 MENTORS IN WWII HISTORY – 第二次世界大戦の歴史における指導者It was just a meeting with some of the guys I am acquainted in WWII History but with whom I have high respect and considered …
Investigating History: 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。 BAMBAN, DECEMBER 1941 バンバン、1941年12月31日Eighty years ago, Bamban marked its role in the defense of our Country during WWII as it silently observed New Year in those looming days …
Investigating History: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 REMEMBERING THE BOMBING OF CLARK FIELD, DECEMBER 1944We are enjoying the cold evening of Christmas and the upcoming New Year. Going back in time, during WWII, in one of the many aerial bombardments conducted by the American navy carrier planes and Army Air …
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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Investigating History: THE JAPANESE SECRET BASE IN BAMBAN, NOW A TOURISM DESTINATION – バンバンの日本海軍本部Unknown to many historians, especially in WWII in the Philippines, there was a time when the Imperial Japanese Navy’s 1st Combined Air Fleet, composed of the primary naval air force command in the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte in the last …
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Investigating History PAMPANGA PASUDECO SUGAR CENTRAL, UNDER ATTACK FROM VF-7 FIGHTER SQUADRON, U.S.S. HANCOCK CV-19; 15-DECEMBER-1944 An iconic man-made landmark in the capital city of Pampanga in San Fernando, the Sugar Central of Pampanga Sugar Development Company PASUDECO was an economic achievement of Filipino businessmen and investors. It was constructed in 1921 by the Honolulu …
Investigating HistoryTHE MALABANAS RAILROAD BRIDGE: AN IMPORTANT RELIC OF THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR 1899 Currently, I am doing extensive research on the Philippine-American War in Pampanga, Tarlac and the Aeta domain in a period of 1899-1900, where I plan to publish a book about these forgotten conflicts. In the course of my academic research, I visit …
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Investigating HistoryTHE BATTLE OF ANGELES AND FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR: AUGUST 1899 Today in History, is the 126th anniversary and commemoration of the First Battle of Angeles, where the strategic town was defended by troops General Luciano San Miguel of the Brigade with support of the Generals Mascardo and Aquino Brigades (numbering between 1,500-2,500 …
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