Subic Bay – Page 94 – 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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Ze804. And now the big guns; the USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya, which is now Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City, firing the 3 Inch Field Guns in about 1908-10. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze803. And now the big guns; the USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya, which is now Barrio Barretto in Olongapo City, a 3 Inch Field Gun with crew in about 1908-10. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze797. Commemoration Ceremony of the 75th Anniversary of the sinking of the Oryoku Maru picture by the SubicNewsLink; both Nation’s Flags are displayed.

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Ze799. Commemoration Ceremony of the 75th Anniversary of the sinking of the Oryoku Maru picture by the SubicNewsLink.
Tracey Betts, a representative from the United States Embassy in Manila, lays a wreath at the wreck site of the MV Oryoku Maru during a remembrance ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 15, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the hellship. Oryoku Maru, carrying nearly 300 American prisoners of war, was accidentally sunk by American fighter planes on Subic Bay, Philippines on December 15, 1944.

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Ze798. Commemoration Ceremony of the 75th Anniversary of the sinking of the Oryoku Maru picture by the SubicNewsLink; the Two Bell Ceremony. Those Veterans are my Shipmates, Comrades and Friends!

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Ze792. A Company is leaving the USMC Maquinaya Firing Range by boat in 1909. I recognize Grande Island in the back. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze791. A temporary USMC Camp has been established at the USMC Maquinaya Firing Range with flagpole, flag and all at about 1908. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze790. USMC Pistol firing at the USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya in 1908. I recognize Cinco Picos Mountain in back. At this target area, approximately, the popular Marmont Hotel rose in Barrio Barretto. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze789. The targets of the USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya in 1908. Today, this area has become Barrio (Barangay) Barretto, now a popular international vacation spot. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.

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Ze788. The USMC Firing Range at Maquinaya in 1908. The river in this valley still has that Maquinaya name today but the area is now Barrio Barretto. My house, today, is near were the targets were. This picture came from the Earl Hancock “Pete” Ellis Picture Collection in the U.S.M.C. Archives.