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Zc756. A submarine is pulling out of the Olongapo Port, the Olongapo Navy Yard/ Naval Station in 1926. The profile of structures along the beach has changed several times since then. However the peaks of the hills in back still look the same. In this picture the shore line is the Olongapo Town in 1926, after WWII the town was moved inland across the drainage canal and the shoreline became Subic Bay Naval Station (NAVSTA). In 1992 the Philippines returned the favor, we left and that area is now the tourist, hotel, restaurant and entertainment area of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ). This picture was sent to me by my shipmate Chuck Thompson

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Zc750. This image is the 3rd 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. Gunners Mates instructing the sailors on the firing line.

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Zc749. This image is the 2nd 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 first sailor is on the firing line.

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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.

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Zc753. 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.

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Zc752. This image is the 3rd 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. Other sailors are operating the targets.

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Zc751. This image is the 3rd 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. Other sailors are operating the targets.

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Zc745. 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.

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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.

Zc741

Zc741. Officers of the F.S.-182 at Subic Bay on Aug.22. 1946; engineering officer William Davidson is seated on the far right. The F. S.-182 was a U.S. Army supply ship and was manned by the Merchant Marine.