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.
Latest Posts
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://youtu.be/aBmUKHbbaeo?si=ejN5Cb8k-s24nJH0 Rhonie Dela Cruz Youtube channel dedicated to Lt. John Francis Thompson On December 14, 1944, the Japanese ship (passenger liner) Oryoku Maru, carrying more than 1,600 American prisoners of war, was in Subic Bay near Sueste Point, where she…
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. This is the second batches from said courses provided with our unique WWII Historical…
BAMBAN WWII LIBERATION DAY
Letter to Sangguniang Bayan – Bamban Requesting for the Declaration of January 23 as 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…
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…
THE LIBERATION OF CAPAS, JANUARY 1945
WWII 1945 IN TARLACThe 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. After…
THE NATIONAL FLAG DAY 2024
THE NATIONAL FLAG DAY 2024 Liberation Tarlac 1945 with Benita Perez, a guerrilla fighter from Tarlac. This photograph taken probably at the steps of the Provincial Capitol building in 1945 Liberation with the Filipino guerrilla holding the Philippine flag is…