World War II Archive
Pacific Wars
Paulino Torres Santos (June 22, 1890 – August 29, 1945) Gen. Santos was born in Camiling Tarlac to Remigio Santos and Rosa Torres. After his Spanish education from
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Pacific Wars
A young Filipino boy, Juan Castillo, waits at an American field hospital for treatment of a severe slash wound to the side of his head inflicted on him by
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Pacific Wars
Havildar Umrao Singh VC (21 November 1920 – 21 November 2005) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face
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Pacific Wars
During the second world war, film making in the Philippines was heavily censored by the Japanese, so much so that the film making industry eventually folded and stopped
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Pacific Wars
Don Benigno Aquino Sr. was born in Murcia, Concepcion, Tarlac to Hen. Servillano “Mianong” Aquino a general of the Philippine Revolution, who later on served as a member of the
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Military Collectibles & Novelties
When asked about a .45 Cal. handgun used in the second world war, what comes into the mind of a history buff is the Legendary M1911A1 Pistol. But
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Pacific Wars
WENCESLAO QUINITO VINZONS, SR. (1910-1942) Wenceslao Vinzons was born on September 28, 1910 in Indan, Camarines Norte to Gabino V. Vinzons and Engracia Quinito. Vinzons was sent to study Law
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Pacific Wars
Sgt. Leonard George “Len ” Siffleet was an Australian commando on a mission in Papua New Guinea who was captured by the Japanese. He was Interrogated, tortured and
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Pacific Wars
During the war, Filipino Guerrillas speaking different dialects would talk in English or Spanish in order to understand each other since the Tagalog dialect was not yet thoroughly
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Military Collectibles & Novelties
The Japanese Type 30 Bayonet (Picture from Nambu World: Japanese Bayonets) The Type 30 was a bayonet designed for the Imperial Japanese Army to be used with the
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