
Behind barbed wire - MacArthur Memorial
... On February 3, 1945 Sherman tanks of the 44th Tank Battalion busted through the front gates of Santo Tomas. Liberation was finally here, but jubilation was short lived. The Japanese commandant and several guards were holding out in Santo Tomas's education building along with hundreds of internees be ...
... On February 3, 1945 Sherman tanks of the 44th Tank Battalion busted through the front gates of Santo Tomas. Liberation was finally here, but jubilation was short lived. The Japanese commandant and several guards were holding out in Santo Tomas's education building along with hundreds of internees be ...