Media Category: North Ilocano Province

This subcategory is for albums of this province

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Zd815

Zd815. A map of the Battle of Villa Verde Trail from files of the 32nd Div. http://www.32nd-division.org/history/ww2/luzon/Villa%20Verde%20Trail%20Map.jpg
Sketch of the Villa Verde Trail, drawn by CPT Joseph E. Ash, FA liaison with 2D Bn., 127TH Inf. CPT Ash was a Wisconsin National Guard officer; he was a 1LT in HQ Btry., 2D Bn., 120TH FA Regt. in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, when the 32D Div. mobilized on 15 Oct. ’40.
Note the arbitrary hill numbers at the Salacsac Passes area.

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Zc956

Zc956

Zc956. Although the Tourist Office of the Umingan Town did not know whether the town had a WWII memorial or not, I found this Memorial. It did not have any plaque or description. The two gun barrels are interesting. Could they be from Japanese tanks or artillery? The Imperial Japanese Army had a tank division defending this area.

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Zc157

Zc157

Zc157. The Stingray marker was a seven-year collaborative project among Pol Bautista, Lucky Guillermo and Peter Parsons—all scions of war veterans. The left person is Lucky Guillermo, Peter Parsons is in the middle, the 3rd person is unknown to me but perhaps is Pol Bautista

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Zc161

Zc161

Zc161. At the wreath laying event at the USS Stingray Memorial in Ilocos Norte in 2014 our own EXO was present and the lady is maybe the Public Relation Officer from the US Embassy.

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Zc160

Zc160. This gentleman is unknown to me but maybe he is the 3rd person who is responsible in making this memorial possible.

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Zc159

Zc159. This is Peter Parsons at a wreath laying event at the USS Stingray Memorial in Ilocos Norte in 2014.

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Zc158

Zc158. This is Lucky Guillermo at a wreath laying event at the USS Stingray Memorial in Ilocos Norte in 2014.

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Zc113. The USS Stingray Memorial with new historical marker is located at Caunayan Bay, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Photo credit-Peter Parsons.

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Zc112

Zc112. A historical marker has been placed at the USS Stingray Memorial by the National Historical Commission in April 2018. Photo credit-Peter Parsons.

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Zc116

Zc116

Zc116. A final view of the Caunayan Bay, Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, the photographer is standing behind the USS Stingray Memorial. Notice the Ilocos Norte windmills power generation project has reached all the way up here. Photo credit-Peter Parsons.

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