US Marines and Navy after 1960 in the Subic Bay area.
Zc748. This image is the 1st of 6 from the USS John D. Ford DD-228 and the original description said that the crew is on the Subic Bay Rifle Range in 1937. It is the first time I seen them and they were sent to me by Bert Caloud. The targets look like those at a real rifle range but I see no hills.
Read MoreZc753. This image is the 6th of 6 from the USS John D. Ford DD-228 and the original description said that the crew is on the Subic Bay Rifle Range in 1937. It is the first time I seen them and they were sent to me by Bert Caloud. It looks like that the DD Sailors are set-up in tents; maybe this was a field exercise for the ships landing party. And I see hills and the Maquinaya area was used for that purpose.
Read MoreZc745. This is a Seabee camp (Naval Construction Battalion, NCB) in the Matain River Valley in 1945. This is where barangay (village) San Isidro is located now; it belongs to the Subic Municipality. Along that ridge runs now the “Go Vic Subic Diversion Road”. In the Subic Bay area were at least three NCBs busy during that time, NCB-102, NCB-11 and NCB-133. This picture came from one of those NCB web pages.
Read MoreZc744. Propaganda Leaflets dropped over Subic Bay in 1944 or 45. I can make out three landmarks, at left is Camaya Point of the former Naval Magazine, Grande Island (ex Fort Wint) is in the mouth of Subic Bay, and the right valley is the former Agusuhin Village, Marine Corps Green Beach and now the Hanjin Shipyard. This picture could have been shot from above the area between Maquinaya and the present White Rock Resort.
This image came from the State Library of South Australia where WWII intelligence images are stored and it is credited to Mr. Nicholas Kerr. I present this picture again for better source and credit information.
Zc743. Propaganda Leaflets dropped over Subic Bay in 1944 or 45. I can make out three landmarks, at left is Camaya Point of the former Naval Magazine, Grande Island (ex Fort Wint) is in the mouth of Subic Bay, and the right valley is the former Agusuhin Village, Marine Corps Green Beach and now the Hanjin Shipyard. This picture could have been shot from above the area between Maquinaya and the present White Rock Resort.
This image came from the State Library of South Australia where WWII intelligence images are stored and it is credited to Mr. Nicholas Kerr.
Zc742. This voyage of F. S.-182 was from Puerto Princesa on Palawan to Subic Bay. It had a very special cargo on board, the bodies of139 American Prisoners that were executed (Karl says murdered) by the Japanese on Dec. 14 1944 at the Puerto Princesa prison camp.
The above two pictures came from a California Valley Veterans web page, I cannot find it anymore.
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