World War II Archive
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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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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Pacific Wars
This song is about a guerrilla incident that happened in Tagnipa (El Salvador City), about a conflict between two guerrilla factions of Maj. Manuel Jaldon and that of
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Pacific Wars
Tul Bahadur Pun VC (23 March 1923 (or 1919) -20 April 2011) was a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the
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Pacific Wars
Francisco Guariña Cedula was born on January 7, 1923 to Anastasia Guariña and Armando Cedula, He grew up in Legaspi, a town in Bicol where he completed his
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Pacific Wars
Sgt. Emil S. Morello was born on May 8, 1907, in Gardane, France. His nickname was “Frenchie.” He was the older of two sons born to Jean B.
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Pacific Wars
Naik Agansing Rai (24 April 1920 – 27 May 2000) was a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in
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