Iloilo City, the capital of Iloilo province, is on the southeast coast of Panay, the Ilonggos or Hiligaynons’ homeland. Iloilo City is on the Iloilo River’s wide mouth, which juts out into the Guimaras Strait. The offshore Guimaras Island shelters it. Iloilo is one of the country’s loveliest Spanish colonial settlements. Iloilo City is a … More Iloilo – The Heart of the Philippines
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U.S.S.?Cod?(SS 224), was launched on March 21, 1943. under the command of CDR James C. Dempsey, USN. Dempsey had already won fame by sinking the first Japanese destroyer lost in the war while in command of a tiny, World War I-era submarine. It was on?Cod‘s third patrol, Dempsey’s last in…
Malolos, the provincial capital of Bulacan, was a political center in the 19th century for being the seat of government for Emilio Aguinaldo’s first Philippine Republic and Asia’s first democracy. It is the leading historical site in the province of Bulacan. For four months in 1898-99, Malolos was the capital of the Republic. After the … More January 23, 1899 – Inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos
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My apologies for yesterday’s glitch. I have no idea what happened or how. GP Cox Japanese/American Unity – Today ############################################################################################################### Japanese Military Humor – from: Kunihiko Hisa cartoon album “Zero Fighter 1940-1945” ? ? ? ? ? ? ################################################################################################################ Farewell Salutes – Marvin L. Anderson – Los Angeles, CA; US…
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54th TCW patch The 54th Troop Carrier Wing was established on 26 February 1943 [one day after the 11th A/B Div. at Camp MacKall] and commenced air transport and medical air evacuation operations in support of Fifth Air Force on 26 May 1943. advancing as battle lines permitted. The unit took part…
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P-38 in the Pacific Perhaps Colonel Ben Kelsey, a P-38 test pilot, summed up the war bird’s legacy best of all. “(That) comfortable old cluck,” he said, “would fly like hell, fight like a wasp upstairs, and land like a butterfly.” The P-38 was the most successful USAAF fighter in…
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Yamashita at his trial. One of the most monumental surrenders in the Pacific War was General Tomoyuki Yamashita. General Tomoyuki Yamashita as he led his staff officers of the 14th Area Army to surrender, 2 Sept. 1945. He did not believe in hara-kiri.? He said, “If I kill myself, someone…
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I wish all of the distinguished artists of WWII could have been included – here is the final year of the Pacific War… “Battle of Luzon” by: Yorozujiro Terauchi, 1945 Mandalay, Burma, by: David Pentland, Feb. ’45 Pacific Glory” by: Nicholas Trudgian It is March 1945 and the P-38’s of…
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As promised, here is an example of other works of art for the following year of the Pacific War… USMC in the Marshall Islands, 31 Jan 1944, by: James V. Griffin Truk Island, Carolinas, by: Frank Lemon RNZAF, May 1944 with Corsairs Saipan Jun-july 1944, by: Robert…
Large centers of population already thrived in Batangas before the Spaniards arrived. Native settlements lined the Pansipit River, a major waterway near Taal Lake. Batangas first came to be known as Bombon. It was named after Taal Lake, which was also originally called Bombon. Some of the earliest settlements in Batangas were established in the … More Batangas Province During The Spanish Regime
