Media Category: zForum Images
This category is strictly used for images to be linked to a forum. The first sub category is called za and may grow to 999 images.
Zf348
Zf348. This picture must be a Corregidor defense position, a concrete trench. The picture description says it is a Marine Shore Defense Position on Bataan. But the description says that Corregidor surrendered today with the date 5-6-42. See the next images with more details. The photo is credited as an official U.S. Marine Corps Photo […]
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Zf349
Zf349. This is the description of the previous image. This picture with the description seems to be on sale in the internet and a friend asked this: “Karl, any value in this photo and the caption? Looked everywhere and can’t find it ever used in a newspaper. No Marines visible in it. Wondering if you’ve […]
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Zf347
Zf347. This is the writing on back of the previous image and my translation: Title: 3528/ Last refuge of the Americans in the Philippines ============================================================== Our map transmits an understandable image of the Island Corregidor situation in Manila Bay on the Philippines-Island Luzon, which, as the Japanese small flags marked positions show, is completely encircled/locked […]
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Zf345
Zf345. Here’s a pretty poignant documentary film screen shot of surrendered Phil. Scouts with Japanese who seem to be gloating in the background. The Scouts’ faces break my heart says Victor Verano. He is an officer of the Philippine Scout Association and he sent me this picture. Credit of this image goes to the CriticalPast […]
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Zf344
Zf344.-08 210730 SBFZ, PI Flag 2. I think this a historical picture; look at the large Philippine Flag on that very tall flagpole. The wind is from the south-west, like it supposed to be in the Monsoon Season. If you look close you can see the two shorter flagpoles to the left, that’s where ours […]
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Zf343
Zf343.-05 210616 SBFZ, view to Cubi Point. This picture is shot from the SM Mall, Olongapo City side of the main gate bridge, about 7 stories high. SBFZ has been trying to replace, rebuild the main gate bridge to SBFZ (ex Naval Base) for some time. It has been several years now, something is not […]
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Zf342
Zf342.-01 120627 National Hwy cut by Baloy Beach entrance. There are always a few people that don’t like us very much. But I think, not too many people pay attention to this. Recently the National Highway thru Barretto has been widened and this is the cut thru the ridge that runs to Baloy, so the […]
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Zf340
Zf340. The surrender of Major General Jones, commander of the First (I) Philippine Corps in discussion to surrender his western sector of Bataan with his staff. He was ordered by Gen. King to surrender. This picture had started the discussion. The researcher in writing the book: Relentless Hope: A True Story of War and Survival, […]
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Zf339. Gen King in Balnaga. This picture caused all the confusion as to where Gen King surrendered. It was published in Japan and copied in all the Allied papers during and after WWII. The picture description got this also wrong that King was the Commander of Eastern Bataan, no, He was commander of all of […]
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