DISCOVER LOCAL AND REGIONAL HISTORY, WHERE YOU ARE

The mission of Pacific History Guide is to connect military members, veterans, and their families with historical insights into their duty stations, TAD locations, and ports of call throughout the Pacific. No matter where you're going, we can help get you set up!

This website is simple, and that's by design. It is supposed to work when you're underway, waiting in an airport or train station, in a classroom, or out in the middle of nowhere searching for that monument you just have to see. There's a lot of flashy websites out there; they don't work on bad internet! Here at PHG we understand what that's like. We're always looking to learn and expand, so if you have a question or suggestion, let us know!

Check out what's new on the website, what we're working on, and more at the PHG Blog!

Oryaku Maru is on fire and sinking, in this photo taken by a pilot with TF38 on 15 December 1944. POW's in the water swim to shore; they'll be recaptured by the Japanese; fewer than 600 of the 1,600 embarked on the ship survived.

Shipwrecks of Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines

Although Subic is smaller than Manila Bay, this has been an important waterway for the Philippine Islands for hundreds of years. Unsurprisingly, there are many shipwrecks here, stretching back to the Spanish Colonial period. Four of these caught my attention, and I was able to locate them and add them to the Pacific History Guide Google Maps list. The history of these ships match not just the history of the Second World War in the Philippines but Pacific History more generall

Tony Boccia

1 hour ago

National Iksan Museum and Temple Site - Photo credit: Korean Museum Association

National Iksan Museum - Iksan City, Korea

The permanent exhibition includes historic and cultural relics from the local area and across Korea. Artifacts from temples, shrines, palaces, and ordinary homes are on display, including works of art, commerce, and clothing.

Tony Boccia

Sep 12

Japan and Korea on PHG (after changing the Google Maps lists)

PHG Google Maps update

The three pillars of Pacific History Guide are the location pages, blog, and Google Maps. These are set firmly on the foundation of the reading and resource lists. With all of this working in concert, we can more easily help servicemembers, DOD civilians and their families discover local and regional history, where they are.

Tony Boccia

Sep 5

DISCOVER LOCAL AND REGIONAL HISTORY, WHERE YOU ARE

Check out what's new on the website, what we're working on, and more at the PHG Blog!

Shipwrecks of Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines

National Iksan Museum - Iksan City, Korea

PHG Google Maps update

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