WWII Tidbits from the www – Philippine-Sailor

Category: WWII Tidbits from the www

A collection of WWII images from the world wide web (WWW). These are pictures that drew my attention or are telling me a story that interests me.

Philippines MIA Search and Recovery Project

Zg595. Philippines MIA Search & Recovery Project —————————————– Philippines MIA Search & Recovery Project Welcome to the Philippines MIA Search & Recovery Project. We are building a community of people from all over the world interested in the search and recovery of MIA from United States, Philippines, Japan, and all other countries lost in the […]

The Clark Veterans Cemetery 2023/04/19

A friend asked me to get the GPS Mark for the grave of Sgt. Philander Rodman. He wants to contribute that information to the website Find A Grave. A cemetery staff member helped me find the grave, it was at this location: Section C, Plot 1F, Grave 16K. I learned that the cemetery is outlined […]

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Zg215. General Dwight D. Eisenhower descending the steps from his pane at Nichols Field, Manila P.I. during his tour of the Pacific military bases 5/4/46. This picture came from this NARA URL, click here: ———————————————————– Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower My page for Gen. Eisenhower He certainly and more deserves a page. He also had a […]

Gen. MacArthur arrives at Nichols Field 1946 2nd July

This is one of 14 images of Gen. Douglas MacArthur arriving at Nichols Field on the 2nd July 1946 for the Philippine Independence Ceremonies. Together with Lt. Gen. W. D. Steyer, in some pictures, he is reviewing the honor guard composed of men from the 86th Division. In one picture the General and wife are […]

Philippine Military Academy & Related Stories.

Zg185. Filipino Cadets from the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio march in Manila Nov. the 15 1941 during the celebration of the 6th year of the Commonwealth Government. This was original Associated Press photograph acquired by John Duresky on E-Bay. ———————————————————- This album is established for pictures I obtained of the Philippine Military Academy and […]

WWII Tidbits from the www, Post #4.

Zg046. Gaunt and emaciated, but happy at their release from Japanese captivity, two Allied prisoners pack their meager belongings, after being freed near Yokohama, Japan, on September 11, 1945, by men of an American mercy squadron of the U.S. Navy. (AP Photo) —————————————-———————————————- This is my 4th albums about WWII Tidbits from the www. ———————————————-——————————————— […]

Josefina “Joey” Guerrero: The Leper Spy of the Philippines

Zf620. Josefina “Joey” Guerrero: The Leper Spy of the Philippines. A book has been written about her and it is available on Amazon and perhaps at other venues. —————————————– There is so much to learn about the people who experienced WWII. It is a passion of mine to learn more. I never heard about this spy, […]

WWII Tidbits from the www, Post #3.

Zf612.Sound location equipment in Germany, 1939. It consists of four acoustic horns, a horizontal pair and a vertical pair, connected by rubber tubes to stethoscope type earphones worn by the two technicians left and right. The stereo earphones enabled one technician to determine the direction and the other the elevation of the aircraft. This picture […]

Images of Gen. Douglas MacArthur No 2

Zf586. From Asia’s WW2, dated 20th March 2022, click here: , 1942: General Douglas MacArthur, recently arrived in Australia after evacuation from the Philippines, utters famous words: “I came through and I shall return” ————————————————– He is one of my favored Military Leaders and Persons that is why I like to share his pictures. We […]

Bataan Surrender Pictures

Zf333. This is the Bataan Battle Surrender Memorial in Lamao Bataan, shot on the 15th of Jan. 2021. It was built by the Battlin Bastards of Bataan with the proud consent of the people of Bataan. I believe one local resident, Mrs Edna Binkowski helped turning all the wheels. ============================================= Recently in our forum email […]