Tag: Battle of Bataan
Willibald Bill C Bianchi, a Casualty of WWII, Hell Ship Enoura Maru
Zf402. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willibald Charles Bianchi[1] (March 12, 1915 – January 9, 1945) was an officer in the Philippine Scouts who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Bataan, Philippines during that country’s capitulation to Japanese forces during World War II. After the action near Bagac in the Bataan Province, Bianchi […]
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WWII Tidbits from the www. Post #2
Zc775. U.S. Navy Deep Sea Diver diving on a sunken Japanese vessel next to Pier 7 in1945 at Manila. If I had been born earlier and on the right side of the war it could have been me. I was a U. S. Navy Deep Sea Diver (Hard Head Diver) after the war. That hard […]
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Bataan Day 2018 April 9th
Za866. The 76th Anniversary of Bataan Day, Araw ng Kagitingan at Mount Samat National Shrine, Pilar, Bataan, 2018-04-09. The ceremony is over; The VIP Imee Marcos received the biggest applause. —————————————— The 76th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan was remembered and commemorated on Mt. Samat. Today this solemn day is called; Araw ng Kagitingan […]
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