Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Philippine Campaign December 8, 1941


Most Americans remember the "Day of Infamy,"  December 7, 1941, the day the Japanese launched its war against the US beginning at Pearl Harbor.

But for most Filipinos, they remember December 8, 1941, the day after Pearl Harbor when Japanese planes attacked Subic Bay, Clark Air Base, Sangley and other military installation in the Philippines.

This act of aggression sparked the Allied-Axis world war extending now into the Pacific.  Almost 100,000 Filipinos enlisted or were drafted together with regular army soldiers that were called to combat duty.

Read more here Philippine Campaign December 8, 1941.

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