Subic Bay before WWII – Page 29

Media Category: Subic Bay before WWII

Images of the Subic Bay area before WWII

Ze772

Ze772. They keep them busy, hey, that exercise is right down my alley. These are men of Company F, 2nd USMC Regiment on Grande Island between 1908-09. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze771

Ze771. They keep them busy, hey, that exercise is right down my alley. These are men of Company F, 2nd USMC Regiment on Grande Island between 1908-09. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze770

Ze770. Jesus, they keep them busy, not sure I could make that one, pulling yourself up like that. These are men of Company F, 2nd USMC Regiment on Grande Island between 1908-09. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze769

Ze768. The dispensary of Camp Dayton, 2nd USMC Regiment on Grande Island between 1908-09. Wow, he sure has a lot snake oil in the tent there. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze768

Ze768. Here are men of Company F, 2nd USMC Regiment relaxing on Grande Island between 1908-09. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze759

Ze759. An artillery piece on Grande Island, dated 1903. I’m not an expert, is it a Spanish gun or a U.S.A. one? US Marines are standing behind it. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze758

Ze758. This is a Google Earth image with Grande Island in Subic Bay, it changed hands many times in the last 121 years, Spanish, Philippines, US. Marines, US Army, Imperial Japan, US Army, US Navy, now Independent Philippines. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze757

Ze757. An artillery piece on Grande Island, dated 1903. This is Grande Island for sure, I recognize Sinco Picos Mountain on the Redondo Peninsular. I’m not an expert, is it a Spanish gun or U.S.A. one? This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze764

Ze764. US Marines are dismounting 6 Inch guns in 1909 on Grande Island, the hard way, by hand! Why, because the Army is going to take over the island and these dismounted guns are going to the Kalaklan Ridge? I notice a narrow rail track in front, bottom of the picture. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.

Ze762

Ze762. That is a lot of Marines, the F Company, 2nd Regiment in 1909 on Grande Island. I see at least 2 Navy white hats. One got a big bag, maybe he is a pekker checker (Corpsman). That all looks like heavy gun parts, are the dismantling a battery? The rail track looks like it has been there a while, not new and arrived with the army. This is an Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis picture from the U.S.M.C. Archives.