Photos of Lingayen Landing

[westernaus]

THANKS Nowhere man for your advice on logging in now this lap top is working . I was about to play football with it the other day.

[TCM]

Nowhereman....would love to see the Lingayen landing photos but for some reason they are not available for viewing... Only a box with a red X is showing where the photos should be.

I have been compiling information on a local WWII veteran's movements in the South Pacific and came across your post. Sadly, this vet passed away this past Sunday at 89 years of age. He was an infantryman (BAR rifleman) with the 108th Infantry/40th Infantry Division which made the Lingayen landing in Jan. 45. He fought in some heavy battles in the Bamban Hills near Clark Air Base and Fort Stotsenburg.

Can you tell me how I can view the photos you shared here in 2010?

[EXO]

TCM,

Often when images are 'hot-linked' to a source elsewhere, the external source changes and the image is lost. In this instance, there is an internet time machine which, in many cases, can fetch pages as they appeared several years ago, prior to their deletion. I have been lucky enough to locate the deleted images, and have now arranged for them to be stored within the Corregidor Historic Society Hosting.

The page is thus restored and the permalink is at corregidor.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=collecting&thread=773&page=1



Along the way, I found an image of MacArthur at Lingayen, together with Sutherland. If anyone can recognize the officer on the left, we'd be obliged.

[okla]

Hey EXO....I suppose it would be reasonable to assume that this officer might be General Walter Kruger, CO of the 6th US Army, but that is probably too simple an answer. He could just be another of General MacArthur's Staff. I have a rather fuzzy photo of Genl Kruger and I really can't make a distinction, especially since this Officer is wearing "shades". Whatcha think?

[108vetfrnd]

Thanks EXO- They are GREAT photos! I only wish I could have completed my project for the veteran of the 40th division before he passed away. There were so many details that were "hazy" in his memory and he was very appreciative of the research and the efforts to compile his unit's history. I will complete the project for his daughter and grandchildren. I know he would have liked that.

To EXO and westernaus: Could the man in the sunglasses be General Robert Eichelberger, I Corps? I believe I Corps landed with XIV Corps at Lingayen and were the left flank for the XIV Corps. Their mission was to contain the Shobu Group in the northerneast while the XIV Corps moved south toward Clark Field and Manila where they encountered the Kembu Group at Bamban.

[Dave Schuenke]

Hello, my father (91 still here) was on the New Mexico was there, just wondering anyone have fathers who serviced BB40?

[rik]

I've been wondering about the Lingayen beach landings for a while now. We have a small beachfront house on Nibaliw in San Fabian which is also called White Beach. I have several ex-pat friends there, some who have been there 30, 40 years and they've told me that our beach is the one that MacArthur landed at. The next beach over has some monuments and such saying that was where he landed but my friends laugh at that and say the people over there tried to capitalize on it by putting up markers saying MacArthur landed there but the locals all know it was actually our beach. One of these days I need to do some research and see if I can find the actual truth.

[Karl Welteke]

70TH LINGAYEN GULF LANDING ANNIVERSARY AND THE 8TH PANGASINAN VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION
2015-01-09

This event was truly a celebration for the WWII Veterans and their relatives, their friends, people of the Pangasinan and all people who cherish liberty!

A few other allied postwar veterans joined in the celebration and we were seated in the 2nd row, west side of the two large seating tents.

My impression was that the Pangasinan and National Government went all out to make it a memorable celebration. They mobilized a lot of manpower and assets to make it an impressive and smooth event. I liked it and I am happy that I came.

As usually I uploaded my pictures into an album with 34 images and here it is:
tinyurl.com/qehpzao

One noteworthy event I want to single out here, a retired US Sailor donated a 70 Miniature Ship Collection who named it Lingayen Invasion Fleet-MacArthur’s Return to Luzon January 9th 1945.

If you are interested in a good history of the Lingayen Gulf Landing in 1945, this is a very good source-Triumph in the Philippines:
www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Triumph/

And as is now my practice here are some sample pictures but they are much smaller than in the album.



X1. The Pangasinan logo for the 70th Lingayen Gulf Landing Anniversary and the 8th Pangasinan Veterans Day Celebration.



X2. This is the earlier program of events for the 70th Lingayen Gulf Landing Anniversary and the 8th Pangasinan Veterans Day Celebration. The actual program was more elaborate but I failed to retain a copy.



X3. The program started with a Thanksgiving Mass and here some offerings are presented to the Vicar General, Diocese of Alaminos City who was the Mass Presider.



X4. The Google map of Lingayen Town with the main venue locations marked in. Some of us stayed at the President Hotel which is on a lot that belonged to the President Ramos family at one time.



X5. A more detailed map of Lingayen Town from EZ map for those who are interested.



X6. This is the place of Honor for the WWII Veterans; remember this day is also the Pangasinan Veterans Day Celebration.



X7. This picture is from a Manila Bulletin article. These are the WWII Filipino Veterans, the US General talked to them before the Memorial Service and expressed his appreciation for their service.



X8. THE VIP guests are greeting each other at the 70th Lingayen Gulf Landing Anniversary and the 8th Pangasinan Veterans Day Celebration.



X9. Maj. Gen. Jim Pasquarette Deputy Commanding General, US Army Pacific and Col. Bruce Murray Australian Embassy Defense Attaché to the Philippines are chatting during a break in the celebration schedule. Looking at Maj. Gen. Jim Pasquarette, the thought that Gen. Wainwright looked similar came to me immediately.



X10. The US General did not come alone, I asked that Colonel whether the Officer Gentlemen friends of the General also call the General Skinny, like they did Gen. Wainwright, he answered in the affirmative.



X11. The Honor Guard arrived; I believe they are in the uniform of General Aguinaldo’s Army in the US-Phil. War for their Independents.



X12. Wow! That soldier looks good, ram rod straight, well done! Like a Prussian?



X13. The Philippine Army Honor Guard and their band are exiting after presenting the colors and playing the Philippine National anthem.



X14. One of the last events was to get group pictures of the members of the four different Philippine Veteran Federation Districts of the Pangasinan Province.



X15. It was impressive, the Provincial Forces and Government mobilized a lot of man power to have a very smooth run 70th Lingayen Gulf Landing Anniversary and the 8th Pangasinan Veterans Day Celebration.



X16. This is a Manila Bulletin image. The US General and Philippine Officials are looking at the 70 Miniature Ship Collections who named it Lingayen Invasion Fleet-MacArthur’s Return to Luzon January 9th 1945.



X17. A large sign about the 70 Miniature Ship Collections who named it Lingayen Invasion Fleet-MacArthur’s Return to Luzon January 9th 1945. It was donated by the retired US Navy man Russell Leon Sandlin who resides in San Marcelino, Zambales.



X18. This is a Philippine Daily Inquirer image of the 70 Miniature Ship Collections who named it Lingayen Invasion Fleet. The US General and Philippine officials are gathered around the display. The person at left is the Pangasinan Vice-Governor; he told me he originated from Olongapo after he engaged me in conservation. The 4th person from the right in a black shirt and engaged in conservation with the US General is retired Sailor Russell Leon Sandlin. The person to his left side is the present Pangasinan Governor.



X19. This picture is also from the same Manila Bulletin article and shows General MacArthur landing the last time on a Philippine shore. This time perhaps it was with a car or was it a helicopter.

These are the two news paper articles where the above news paper images came from:

Pangasinan ceremony gives ailing vets spotlight
Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:18 AM | Saturday, January 10th, 2015

newsinfo.inquirer.net/663597/pangasinan-ceremony-gives-ailing-vets-spotlight


Unsung heroes of WWII honored at 70th Lingayen Gulf Landings Anniversary by Jojo Riñoza
January 9, 2015
www.mb.com.ph/unsung-heroes-of-wwii-honored-at-70th-lingayen-gulf-landings-anniversary/

At this forum we have another great page with pictures of the Philippines and the country in war. It includes a set of post war aerial pictures of Lingayen Gulf landing site beaches;
corregidor.proboards.com/thread/1340/world-war-ii-explorations-luzon

[Mike Barbree]

GreatPhotos! My Father Seaman Second Class J A Barbree was injured on USS DuPage by a kamakazi attack on Jan 9TH. That ended his service eventually.