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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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. Investigating History:THE LIBERATION OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA; 28-JAN-1945 – AN ACCOUNT OF LIBERATION 1945.With the landing of General Douglas MacArthur’s Sixth Army in…
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)
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 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) 82…
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…