WWII Stories subgroup #1 – Philippine-Sailor

Category: WWII Stories subgroup #1

Full stories of WWII in album form and not just tidbits!

Lt. Leo A. Boelens, a Davao POW Escapee

Zg600. Lt. Leo A. Boelens, the Davao Penal Camp Escapee, who of the 10 US Service Men, did not make it home. He fell on the Philippine Battle Field in 1944. —————————————- Lt. Leo A. Boelens who did not make it home. Recently when I was posting material about the Great Raid in Cabanatuan and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

USCGC Eagle and some of its history.

Zf308. USCGC Eagle (WIX-327; IMO 6109973) under full sail in 2013, this picture came from the USCGC Eagle Wikipedia URL This is a little history of the US Coast Guard Cutter Eagle. These two pics were sent to me by a friend, a Coast Guard Man and a Coastal Artillery Expert, Roger Davis. He wrote I might […]

Lt. William Roy Bell, U.S. Army Air Corps.

Zf156. 1941 William Roy Bell and daughter Shirley Ann Bell age 7 taken in California before his departure for the Philippines. Photo is from the Army Lt. Chester K. Britt Research Team. ————————————————— He died on the Hellship Enoura Maru! The Army Lt. Chester K. Britt Research Team wrote to me that Chester Britt noted […]