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Post by Karl Welteke on Sept 24, 2015 17:43:42 GMT 8
OVERRUNNING JAPS FIRST STAND, OLONGAPO, LUZON P.I. These two pictures were received from my Marine Friend Bert Caloud. I uploaded them into this album at a larger size. s74.photobucket.com/user/PI-Sailor/library/SBFZ%20Ex%20Naval%20Base%20Subic%20Bay/SBFZ%202004%20and%20earlier/Subic%20Bay%20Historic%202?sort=9&page=1The same two pictures are presented here but are smaller:  W115 (V1) overrunning Japs First Stand Olongapo, Luzon, P.I.—Crouching as they move out into the open, Yank troops cross the bridge leading into Olongapo, former US Navy Station. It was at bridge that the JAPS made their first stand against American Troops invading the Bataan Corregidor Area. Credit (ACME) (WP) 2/10/45 (WD) Full DJH. These are two pictures numbered V1 and V2 are in the above album.The date of this photo should be either the 29th of Jan. 1945 or the 30th; the Allied landed just north from here at San Narciso, Zambales on the 29th of Jan.  W116 (V2) overrunning Japs First Stand Olongapo, Luzon, P.I.—Crouching as they move out into the open, Yank troops cross the bridge leading into Olongapo, former US Navy Station. It was at bridge that the JAPS made their first stand against American Troops invading the Bataan Corregidor Area. Credit (ACME) (WP) 2/10/45 (WD) Full DJH. These are two pictures numbered V1 and V2 are in the above album. |
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Post by randysubic on Sept 25, 2015 9:10:21 GMT 8
This is a photo by the famous WWII photographer Stanley Troutman who is famous for his photos of the Hiroshima aftermath. He has a huge portfolio from all the Pacific campaign.
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Post by Karl Welteke on Sept 27, 2015 19:01:16 GMT 8
TYPHOON HITS OLONGAPO NAVAL STATION PREWAR; TO OLONGAPO BY CAR 1934 These three pictures, numbered U1 to U3 in this album, came from this document: Terrain Handbook 42, Bataan Zambales, of 1944, from the Allied Geographic Section, Southwest Pacific Area. This document was provided to me by courtesy of Bob Hudson. They are uploaded here into this, my album named: “Subic Bay Historic 2”. s74.photobucket.com/user/PI-Sailor/library/SBFZ%20Ex%20Naval%20Base%20Subic%20Bay/SBFZ%202004%20and%20earlier/Subic%20Bay%20Historic%202?sort=9&page=1The same three images are presented here but in the album are other interesting images:  W130 (U1) is a prewar picture of mostly the town of Olongapo on the Naval Station. A typhoon is causing problems at the sea wall and beach. Notice the Harbor Control Tower at right. (Picture credits US Gov. and Bob Hudson).  W131 (U2) is a section of the 7B road (1934) that runs from San Fernando, Pampanga to Olongapo and north thru Zambales. That is a nice house! (Picture credits US Gov. and Bob Hudson).  W132 (U3) is a section of the 7B road (1934) that runs from San Fernando, Pampanga to Olongapo and north thru Zambales. This section reminds at the Roosevelt Park, it still looks that way today, the trees. (Picture credits US Gov. and Bob Hudson). |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Oct 10, 2015 14:13:59 GMT 8
Olongapo and Subic Bay are doing great Once or twice a week my family enjoys going out into two malls we have now in Olongapo and the ex Naval Base. During my base time here we did not have anything like that! One reason is the massive investment here in Subic Bay; below is an example. Look; how the former US Marine Training Area Green Beach looks like today!  W178 Subic Bay Shipyard, a subsidiary of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction in the Philippines.Photo Credit SubicBayNewslink and Hanjin Heavy Industries SubicBayNewslink reports this: Hanjin Subic Bay Yard Achieves 70% of 2015 New Order Target subicnewslink.blogspot.com/2015/10/hanjin-subic-bay-yard-achieves-70-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SubicBayNewslink+%28SUBIC+BAY+NEWSLINK%29The Article: With relatively good performance due to no unfavorable factors of offshore plants, Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) is happy about the performance of its overseas Subic Bay shipyard. HHIC’s Subic Bay shipyard in the Philippines, which has been operating for six years now, has achieved 70 percent of the 2015 new order target with the orders of large container ships. In contrast, HHIC’s Youngdo yard in Busan, which is considered the beginning of the company, has shown some 20 percent of the new order achievement rate. According to industry sources on Oct. 6, HHIC’s Subic Bay shipyard won contracts worth US$1 billion (1.17 trillion won) as of the end of last month. Accordingly, it is expected to achieve the 2015 target of US$1.2 billion (1.4 trillion won) with ease. The Subic Bay shipyard has received orders to build three 20,000 TEU container ships for the first time this year and six 11,000 TEU vessels. Considering the fact that the shipyard obtained the US$56 million (653.52 billion won) contracts to build a total of six ships last year, it has won orders, which are nearly two times as much as last year, in the third quarter alone. The strengths of the Subic Bay shipyard are a large site, 10 times that of the Youngdo yard, and cost competitiveness, with labor costs lower than China. With a floor space of 80,000 peyong (264,000 m2), the Youngdo yard cannot build vessels with more than 6,000 TEU. Therefore, building ships with more than 10,000 TEU, which fits with the current mega ship trend, is only possible in the Subic Bay shipyard, said a HHIC spokesperson. The labor cost also stands at 400,000 won (US$343) a month per person. The figure is much lower than an average of 5 million won (US$4,284) in Korea or some 1 million won (US$857) in China. An official from HHIC said, “As an alternative of the Youngdo yard, the company has invested in the Subic Bay shipyard for about a decade to make it technologically competitive. All our hard work finally paid off.” Unlike the Subic Bay shipyard that has become stable, however, HHIC’s Youngdo yard seems unstable. The shipyard received US$69 million (805.23 billion won) orders for 15 vessels in 2013 when it resumed building ships. Last year, it saw a slightly better performance with 11 ships at US$77 million (898.59 billion won). However, the shipyard only won US$260 million (303.42 billion won) contracts for eight ships as of the end of Sept. this year. The cumulative figure is a mere 22 percent of the target of US$1.2 billion (1.4 trillion won). Of the eight ships, two ships are liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers, while another two ships are 1,900 TEU ships, and the remaining four ships are special vessels. Despite poor performance in the Youngdo yard, HHIC’s performance prospects in the third quarter are not dim. This is partly due to the favorable turn in the construction sector and the company’s efforts to reduce deficits. According to data from FnGuide, a securities information service provider, sales and operating profits of HHIC in the third quarter are estimated at 666.2 billion won (US$570.87 million) and 14.9 billion won (US$12.77 million). Although sales decreased from the second quarter, operating profits turned positive. FnGuide expects that Hyundai Heavy Industries will post 26.1 billion won (US$22.37 million) in operating profits, while Samsung Heavy Industries will post 29.7 billion won (US$25.45 million. However, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is expected to see losses of 35 billion won (US$3 million). In terms of operating profits, HHIC surpasses the nation’s big three shipbuilders. (Jung Min-hee, Business Korea) PHOTO: Subic Bay Shipyard, a subsidiary of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction in the Philippines. www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/industry/12380-almost-there-hanjin-subic-bay-yard-achieves-70-2015-new-order-target |
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Post by randysubic on Oct 11, 2015 17:54:14 GMT 8
I think you are right about the location of this photo. Highway 7 was one lane all-weather road between Olongapo and Dinalupihan and then 2 lane AW on to San Fernando. Since this is a one lane road that narrows it down to the first stretch. Judging from the terrain and surrounding forest I also would place it in the Roosevelt area. BTW, this would be not far from the area known as Zig Zag Pass that you covered in you post corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1052/zig-pass-battle-olongapo-1945 |
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Post by Karl Welteke on Oct 20, 2015 18:47:09 GMT 8
PLENTY OF BLOOD WAS SPILLED FOR OLONGAPO, WHO REMEMBERS? US Soldiers advance on Olongapo Road, one soldier is dead. David Metherell made available a picture for us that made me thoughtful about Olongapo that so many people remember fondly. These T1 and T2 images are from David Metherell who is really interested in the resting places of fallen American and Philippine Soldiers. When he copied this image at Nara he lamented: A lot of the unknown files list guys like the one killed, how the American forces moved on, he was buried but later on all they can say about him was that he had bandages on. My thoughts are: Of all the people who have been in Olongapo and remember it, do they know that a lot of blood has been spilled here by the Allied and Japanese Forces in 1945? Do they ever think about the Soldiers that have died here to liberate Zambales and Bataan in 1945 from the Japanese aggressor? I uploaded these two images into the below album: s74.photobucket.com/user/PI-Sailor/library/SBFZ%20Ex%20Naval%20Base%20Subic%20Bay/SBFZ%202004%20and%20earlier?sort=9&page=0The same two pictures are presented here but are smaller:  W210 (T1), I present the snip this way to identify the source of the picture; it is from David Metherell who got it from NARA. In the back of the picture it said on the way to Olongapo 1945. It is most likely shot during the Battle of the Zig-Zag Pass.  W211 (T2) in the back of the picture it said on the way to Olongapo 1945. It is most likely shot during the Battle of the Zig-Zag Pass. It is from David Metherell who got it from NARA. David is very active contributor in a number of historical pages! |
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Post by cbuehler on Oct 22, 2015 0:24:20 GMT 8
I agree that the photo is likely the zig zag pass area. And my thoughts are the same on this matter. People do not know nor do they care for the most part. Unfortunately, it is mostly only students and enthusiasts of the past like us who do know and care anymore.
I have always been acutely aware of what occurred at the various locations that I visited throughout the Philippines and find it hard to reconcile in my mind the often tasteless exploitation of areas that to me deserve more awareness.
I recall seeing a Filipino comedy movie made some 20 years ago or so that featured big childish dance scene at the entrance to Malinta tunnel. Little did they know that they were fooling around on a spot of ground that many lost their lives upon. I was appalled, but everyone one else laughed and danced along.
Maybe those who died there could feel that happiness? I dont know...
At any rate, I think some zig zag pass studies have been presented on this forum, but would certainly like to see some updated material on the locations with some period photos to go with some present day photos. Perhaps Karl could do some studies of the area (hint hint!)
CB
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Post by Karl Welteke on Oct 27, 2015 20:55:45 GMT 8
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Post by Karl Welteke on Nov 7, 2015 12:21:34 GMT 8
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Post by randysubic on Nov 7, 2015 15:47:18 GMT 8
USS Key West in fiction:
In the Tom Clancy novel Red Storm Rising, Key West participated in a cruise missile strike against the Soviet Union.
In the novel Kirov III-Pacific Storm by John Schettler, Key West is involved in a critical action with the Russian Battlecruiser Kirov II.
In the Swedish novel Landsförrädaren by Anders Jallai, the Key West makes an appearance to save the protagonist.
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