Medal of Honor – Philippine-Sailor

Tag: Medal of Honor

Navy Tidbits #1

Zf495. USS NORTH CAROLINA BB-55 was launched June 13, 1941 She was the first major combatant ship without portholes in the hull. CURRENT LOCATION: west bank of Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina. Here is an interesting link from the National Park Service, click here: —————————————————– This page was started to offer Navy tidbits, general […]

Willibald Bill C Bianchi, a Casualty of WWII, Hell Ship Enoura Maru

Zf402. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willibald Charles Bianchi[1] (March 12, 1915 – January 9, 1945) was an officer in the Philippine Scouts who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Bataan, Philippines during that country’s capitulation to Japanese forces during World War II. After the action near Bagac in the Bataan Province, Bianchi […]

WWII Tidbits from the www. Post #2

Zc775. U.S. Navy Deep Sea Diver diving on a sunken Japanese vessel next to Pier 7 in1945 at Manila. If I had been born earlier and on the right side of the war it could have been me. I was a U. S. Navy Deep Sea Diver (Hard Head Diver) after the war. That hard […]

Viet Nam Memories

—————————– Ze556. On the 2nd floor of the Army Museum in Fort Derussy in Waikiki is a large room with many stories displayed of U.S Service Men receiving the Medal of Honor. I glanced at one name and I recognized it immediately and it awoke deep memories of our service in Viet Nam. He was […]

Viet Nam, Hawaii, Philippines, Memories

—————————– Ze553. This is the Army Museum in Fort Derussy in Waikiki. —————————— Recently my family moved temporarily to Hawaii and I visited the Army Museum in Fort Derussy in Waikiki with family members. I saw pictures there that reminded me of my life in this world. —————————— Ze554. The Army Museum in Fort Derussy […]