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Ex Subic Bay Naval Base & SBFZ Stories #1

Zg465. (-03). Waterfront Road, by my boat landing and in front of HQ Building # 229. In 1962 we were always anchored out! The new Hellships Memorial is just dead ahead, maybe 100 feet. A place for various stories of the former Subic Bay Naval Base which is now the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, […]

War in Subic Bay and Olongapo 1941

Zd869. This is a 1983-02-14 Grande Island picture from NARA via Wikipedia with Battleship New Jersey BB-62 and a LSD or LPD passing each other. Now that is a Navy picture, it makes a sailor like me, proud as heck; did diving work under that Battle wagon in Subic and served on two LSDs. This […]

Pampanga Tidbits

Zg425. (-Images #30 to #32) are 3 close-up images, looking down to the Pasig Potrero River from the east lanes of the bridge. It seems the iron sheeting; perhaps put in place to stable the river bed level was not good enough. I speculate they have to something similar in the near future, but better […]

Olongapo History, Album No.1

——————————————- Olongapo is an important place, I know it since 1962. The US Navy and Olongapo were ONE ENTITY for decades. It has become my home. It was, it is, important in my life. Hence it needs its own albums! ——————————————- A friend asked me about an Olongapo school name, so I started researching, this […]

Subic Bay Views, 1st Half of 2023

Zg345. (-018 and 019) are/ is a view of the former main gate bridge of the former Subic Bay Naval Base being replaced. Work has been going on over 3 years now. The new Chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) apparently reorganized the effort and it seems that progress is being made. On […]

Corregidor News as of 2023 Jan. 01

Zg331. It seems some military visitors organized their own Corregidor visit (April 2023) and tied-up their special crafts to the famous Lorcha Dock were Gen. MacArthur departed from in March 1942 with a heavy heart for Australia to organize his return to the Philippines and the defeat of Japan per repeated orders of President Roosevelt. […]

Battery Cheney of Fort Mills on Corregidor

Zg321. One of the 12 Inch gun barrels is being installed at Battery Cheney in Fort Mills on Corregidor Island, Manila Bay, Philippines. It looks like they are using hydraulic jacks. This is a picture from the Karl Schmidt Collection, CDSG. He just sent it now, the 17th of June 2023 and gave me […]

Philippine Scout News, Album #1

Zg300. Battery “C”, 92nd CAC (Philippine Scouts) 1931 on Corregidor with Capt. Armstrong and 1st Lt. H.C. Reuter ——————————————————– These news items are from the Philippine Scouts or are about them. ——————————————————– This section is from Philippine Scouts Heritage Society. It is their Memorial Message of 2023. Memorial Day 2023 Wishing all PSHS members a […]

USS Belle Grove LSD-2, steaming and operations 1960 to 64.

Zg285. (-05). 1962 Nov. Caribbean, Cuba Crisis, the Flight-Deck is loaded. ———————————————————– This album with 14 pics is about steaming and operations of the USS Belle Grove LSD-2 1960 to 64. These are my pictures shot during my tour on the USS Belle Grove LSD-2 1960-64. We made two WESTPAC Cruises, made a special […]

WWII Coast-Watcher at Balicuatro Point, NW Samar.

Zg262. The Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 19–20, 1944), from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 19–20, 1944) was a major naval battle of World War II that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy’s ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. It took place during the United States’ amphibious invasion of […]