Subic Bay before WWII – Philippine-Sailor

Media Category: Subic Bay before WWII

Images of the Subic Bay area before WWII

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Zg037. This is an image of Fort Wint Philippine Scouts of the US Army CAC parading thru Olongapo on Memorial Day, the 30th of May 1941. This picture was provided by John Duresky, researcher of an author team that finished their book, it is titled: Relentless Hope: A True Story of War and Survival, by […]

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Zg036. This is an image of Fort Wint Philippine Scouts of the US Army CAC parading thru Olongapo on Memorial Day, the 30th of May 1941. This picture was provided by John Duresky, researcher of an author team that finished their book, it is titled: Relentless Hope: A True Story of War and Survival, by […]

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Zg035. This is an image of Fort Wint Philippine Scouts of the US Army CAC parading thru Olongapo on Memorial Day, the 30th of May 1941. This picture was provided by John Duresky, researcher of an author team that finished their book, it is titled: Relentless Hope: A True Story of War and Survival, by […]

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Zg040. This is another unique picture of the former Naval Station Olongapo and the Olongapo Town, shot in 1909, and apparently the Tappan Park was not created yet. I never saw such a complete image of Olongapo before the war.

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Zg039. This is a Google Earth image of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ), the Naval Station part of the former Subic Bay Naval Base. I used it before in other venues but it is good enough to show where I believe the parading soldiers marched.

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This is one of 8 Eight images about Olongapo on the Subic Bay Naval Reservation in 1919 of a victory Parade on the 4th of July 1919. Olongapo, then, was located just west of the Spanish Gate of the Navy Yard, Olongapo Naval Station. These pictures were provided by the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia. […]

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Zf633. Hey, I like this picture, I don’t look too bad. We are on the ridge dividing both valleys mentioned before. In this picture we are looking down into the Quinabucsan Valley and see the lovely beaches, lagoon and woods. Thankful, they are still there today.

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Zf571. This Naval Station of Olongapo picture in the early 1900s, I have not seen before. This picture really shows a large Marine Corps presence, look at all those tents and the horses at left. Or could it be that the Army came for a visit? Notice the Naval Station of Olongapo West Gate, now […]