Manila

Other ships were in Manila harbor as CBI veterans made their way back to the US after the war.

Sunset in Manilla Harbor, as GIs make their way back home after WWII.

CBI map mural at cemetary in Manilla, in 1988. Photo from George C. Pappas.

A bomb-damaged government building in Manila after the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. It is unknown how this got into Schuharts collection as a member 2005th Ordnance Maintenance Company, as he should have returned to the US via the Atlantic, and thus with no stopover in the Philippines.

The Philippine Government presents a wreath at The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial during Memorial day on 2006. Photo by Dave Dwiggins.

Maps in the Tablet of the Missing, 2006, at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Photo by Dave Dwiggins.

Cross markers at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, 2006. Photo by Dave Dwiggins.

The soldiers on this wall was taken at The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, this section of the wall is called the "Tablets of the Missing." The "Tablets" display 36,285 American names that were missing in action or buried at sea from battles in this region during World War II. Photo and information by Dave Dwiggins.

The soldiers on this wall is from The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, this section of the wall is called the "Tablets of the Missing." The "Tablets" display 36,285 American names that were missing in action or buried at sea from battles in this region during World War II. Among the list of heroes is L.V. Teeter, tenth name down...

Filipino World War II veteran and survivor of the Bataan death march Wenceslao Rodriguez, taken on Memorial Day 2006. Photo by Dave Dwiggins.