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Topic: Where was this PT base? "Camp Walker" |
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Posted on: Jul 18, 2014 - 2:19pm
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PT Base 16 was at Port Isabela, Basilan.
PT Advance Base 3 was at Malamavi, Island, Basilan (across from Port Isabela).
PT Base 17 was at Bobon Point, Samar.
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 Posted on: Jul 19, 2014 - 9:18pm
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Thanks Charlie!
Yes that makes a lot of sense. So Camp Walker was most likely on Basilan? I was looking at Google Earth and it is hard to see where it may have been since things are so different. I appreciate all of your expertise in this research. It surprises me how little info is available about the PT Boat Bases.
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Posted on: Jul 21, 2014 - 5:22am
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Hey Charlie and Ted,
I think I found the place where this photo was taken. On Google maps, it has coordinates 6°44'24.9"N 121°59'11.6"E
It is on that little island called Malamawi just north from Isabela, Basilan, on the channel side. White Beach is on the north side of the same little island. If you spin the perspective around so you are looking east and then tilt the view, the aerial photo almost matches up to the Google maps view. Pretty cool. Thanks Jerry
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Posted on: Aug 12, 2014 - 6:41pm
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My name is Alexis Strong. I was born in the Philippines and was there during the Japanese occupation. My Father had a rubber plantation which he developed after the Spanish American war he was a marine corps man.
All these pictures was of Base 16 on the Island of Basilan,.The town is Isabella. The structure on stilts visible in all the pic was a Spanish naval hospital built to quarantine those sick with the plaque and cholera.
On mar.1945 during the invasion of Zamboanga 12 miles north the P.T.,s was supported by the mother ship Oyster Bay.
I have a picture of the hospital and the town before it was destroyed and If somebody will show me how to upload the picture. or I can send it as an e mail attachment to somebody.
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Posted on: Aug 12, 2014 - 11:02pm
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Alexis, welcome aboard . . . I'm very happy you found our great forum.
Please click on my email icon above this post and please send me the photos, I will be more than happy to post the photos here on the board.
Thanks,
Dick . . .
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Posted on: Aug 24, 2014 - 10:15am
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The first photo was taken from the Stone fort.( Note the battlement on the lower right side.) the second photo taken from near the hospital. the approach to the bridge is also visible on lower center of the second of the already posted photos.
The Hospital was quite an imposing structure that is until the PBJ (B-25) VMB 611 from Moret field Zamboanga and 2 PT boats took turns tearing it apart. I know I watch them do it. While this was happening the boats were operating from mother ship Oyster bay anchored north of Malamawi island.
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Posted on: Aug 24, 2014 - 11:45am
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Hoping somebody else remembers this incident. April 1945. When not out on patrol with the army I used to hang around the pier to the left of the 2 Quonset huts of the 1st. posted picture of Base 16. When the air raid siren sounded. I headed for the bull dozer for protection, but the operator got to it first and started it up. I finally cornered a sailor. who told me one of the boats coming back from a raid to Borneo was in trouble. The bulldozer started to make a ramp at the shore line left of the Quonset huts . all of the retuning boats had tied up except for one that was going around in circles. The dozer got done and moved away. Then the circling boat headed for the ramp as it got closer it was obvious what happened. a Jap cruiser blew off the front 1/4 of the boat and for it to slow down would would sink it. The boat hit the ramp and skidded a good 100 feet into the parking lot.If you saw it ,you would never forget it.
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Posted on: Aug 24, 2014 - 1:03pm
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Alexx;
Welcome Aboard and thanks for sharing, It is always read from someone who was there. Where are you located now? Do you remember when the war ended and many of the boats were stripped and burned? Well, several boats that remained were sold off locally in the Philippines and many became house boats or fishing boats, did you know of any of these?
Take care,
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Posted on: Aug 24, 2014 - 4:14pm
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Ted, My brother -in law bought 2 of them for $1000.00 for ferry service between Zamboanga and Basilan. Roofed them, moved the bridge on top He replaced the 3 gas engines with a gray marine diesel.
Muslim smugglers also bought them stripped them of every thing except the 3 Packard Allison(I believe) They could out run any thing the Philippine Navy could field no telling what speed the boats attained.. Later sales was minus the engines.
The wife and I now live in Oregon closer to our family.
Alex
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Posted on: Aug 24, 2014 - 7:51pm
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Alexx;
That is great! Do you think any of the boats sold in the Philippines have survived to this day?
Take care,
TED
P.S. Since your in Oregon, you should contact Jerry and go see PT 658, if you haven't already.
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