Monthly Archive:: January 2015
Military Collectibles & Novelties
The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge, which served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from
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Military Collectibles & Novelties
The Pierced Steel Plank, or PSP Mat, was developed by the US Army Corp in anticipation of United State’s involvement in World War II. Also known as
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Pacific Wars
Sgt. Narcisso Ortillano was born on the year 1920 in Gapan Nueva Ecija . He enlisted in the US Army on Feb 1941 and joined the Phillipine Scouts,
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Pacific Wars
Born in Casiguran, Philippines in1914; Dulcesimo Habal Joined the Philippine Scouts in 1935. In 1941, Habal was with the 57th Infantry Regiment Philippine Scouts, an elite corps fighting
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Pacific Wars
Ms. Pilar “Petie” Campos, the Filipina who saved hundreds of American lives “The President of the United States, authorized by act of Congress, has awarded the Certificate of
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Pacific Wars
The Tapel Massacre was perpetuated by fleeing Japanese soldiers who chanced upon a group of civilians in Tapel, Gonzaga Cagayan Province on or about July 1 1945. Pedro
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Pacific Wars
Kelly was born in Madison, Florida in 1915 and graduated from high school there in 1932. He went on to West Point in 1933, graduated in the Class
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Pacific Wars
April 30 1942, The Japanese landed in Malabang and badly mauled Col. Eugene H. Mitchell’s 61st Infantry (PA), crossed the Mataling line and marched straight to Ganassi. There
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Pacific Wars
While doing some random search, I came upon a well written account of a USAFFE volunteer as told to his son. Though there are some inconsistencies as to
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Pacific Wars
Captain Nieves Fernandez was the only known Filipino female guerrilla leader working with guerrillas south of Tacloban, Miss Fernandez rounded up native men to resist the Japanese. She
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