Subic Bay – Page 75 – Philippine-Sailor

Media Category: Subic Bay

This category encompass, the former Subic Bay Naval Base,-Naval Station,-Naval Air Station Cubi Point, the former Olongapo Naval Station,-the prewar Olongapo Town and the present Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

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Zf277. 02c. the speakers.201215 75th Anniv. Oryoku Maru,Bob Hudson 29a. Bob Hudson said: I was the first speaker and spoke about the horror of events on the journey of the Hellship, Oryoku Maru.

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Zf276. 02b. the speakers.201215 75th Anniv. Oryoku Maru,Bob Hudson 27. Jack Walker, a retired Marine, the Director of the RAO in Subic Bay and a friend. Bob Hudson said: Our MC and event Organizer, Jack Walker who without him, this event would have never happened. A million Kudos Jack!

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Zf269. 00a. The Memorial Event Announcement. Let’s remember, according to one webpage 1622 POWs started out, 1219 Perished and only 403 survived; many, many died because of hunger, inhumane treatment and mistreatment in the hands of the Imperial Japanese Forces.

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Zf274. 01e the venue. 201215 75th Anniv. Oryoku Maru,Bob Hudson 06a. There were tents left and right of the Hellships Memorial; this is the right one. Bob said this picture and the other crowed pictures don’t really show how well this event was attended.

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Zf273. 01d the venue. 201215 75th Anniv. Oryoku Maru,Bob Hudson 36a. This is now the Alava Extension Wharf, the Oryoku Maru is to the right of it and further down this wharf. It is a beautiful day for a Hellships commemoration.

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Zf272. 01c the venue. 201215 75th Anniv. Oryoku Maru,Bob Hudson 04. A WWII Combat picture of the sinking of the Oryoku Maru in Subic Bay on the 15th Dec. 1944.

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Zf271. 01b the venue. 201215 75th Anniv. Oryoku Maru,Bob Hudson 03. A Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) beautification and promotion project.

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Zf270. 01a the vennue. 201215 75th Anniv. Oryoku Maru,Bob Hudson 35a. SBFZ Waterfront Rd. in front of the present SBMA Headquarters and also the former Naval Base Headquarter. A comment from Bob Hudson: Looking backing at the dock area and Hellship Memorial as the boat that took us out over the wreck of the Oryoku […]

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Zf267, page 217 of the book; Relentless Hope: A True Story of War and Survival. This page tells us that Major Chet Britt worked on the early U.S. Missile program.

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Zf266, page 216 of the book; Relentless Hope: A True Story of War and Survival. This image tells us that Major Chet Britt was assigned to the Headquarter Battery, 384th AAA Battalion (Anti Aircraft Artillery). If I read it right the former members of the Philippine Department were able to wear their prewar Sea Lion […]