WWII Heroes Project
A program of research and documentation and publications on the WWII Heroes especially in Bamban, Tarlac and Clark area.
A program of research and documentation and publications on the WWII Heroes especially in Bamban, Tarlac and Clark area.
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KUDIARO LAXAMANA & THE WWII AETA NEGRITO MOUNTAIN PATROL OF CLARK-STOTSENBURG AREA
Kudiaro, accompanied by his officers and fellow Aeta Negrito mountain patrol, meeting the commanding officer of the 1st Bn, 129th Infantry, 37th Division in late Januaryor early February 1945. US NARA photo. The place was behind Fort Stotsenburg, in the…
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. USAFFE GUERRILLA OFFICERS OF NORTHWEST PAMPANGA AND SOUTH TARLAC,…
SERGEANT EVERETT R. BROOKS: AN AMERICAN WWII GUERRILLA LEADER IN TARLAC
Portrait of Sgt. Everett R. Brooks. Courtesy of John Duresky. 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…
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. WWII Heroes Project 2025:83rd ANNIVERSARY AND COMMEMORATION OF THE DAY OF VALOR (ARAW NG KAGITINGAN)PVT TOMAS MANABAT, MISSING-IN-ACTION: REMEMBERING A BATAAN DEFENDER FROM BAMBAN, TARLAC…
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. These troops consisted of two members of the Air Evaluation Board, 1945. 80th ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION, 1945 – 2025 TARLAQUENO USAFFE GUERRILLAS…
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.Photo…
