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The official page of PacificHistoryGuide.com - dedicated to providing military members, veterans, and their families with historical insights into their duty stations, TAD locations, and ports of call throughout the Pacific. New blog post every Saturday!
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You did it! For the first time, #PacificHistoryGuide has 250 unique visitors over the last 30 days! Thanks everybody for your support!
November 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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So close 🙇‍♂️

Truly grateful for all the support

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November 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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This is #USSRecruit TDE-1, a key component of basic training when Naval Training Center San Diego was open. There’s a museum just inside the entrance amidships on the port side; you can’t go on the weather decks or bridge. A fixture of what is now Liberty Ststion. #NavalHistory #PacificHistoryGuide
USS Recruit is a dummy training ship 2/3 the size of a Dealey-class destroyer escort. It was used for basic seamanship training for fifty years, from 1949-1989, while Naval Training Center San Diego was still active and was kept as a museum when the area was converted to commercial and residential spaces after the base was largely closed in the 90’s. Nearby is the Point Loma Annex, a clinic, and military housing, all that remains of a base that once hosted up to 100,000 people at a time in various forms of service or training.
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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There are several monuments, memorials, and historical sites dedicated to Enomoto Takeaki around #Japan; including this fantastic statue in #Sumida-ku, #Tokyo. All of these sites and more are waiting for you over at PacificHistoryGuide.com!
Statue of Enomoto Takeaki in Kuritsuumewaka Park, Sumida-ku, Tokyo Japan
October 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Proud to have passed 200 #Bluesky followers! Thank you all for the support 🙇‍♂️ I am as motivated as ever to continue growing #PacificHistoryGuide and make it a handy reference for servicemembers and their families to get connected with history, where they are! Some of my favorite shots below ☺️
Izumo Taisha grounds, Shimane Japan Singapore by night from the Marina Bay Sands observation deck War in the Pacific national monument - Piti Guns Unit - Piti, Guam Korean Memorial - Saipan, CNMI
July 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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If you can't make it onboard the #USSMidway in #SanDiego, no worries! The surrounding park is free, and easy to navigate. There's a monument to the USS San Diego as well as the units of #Taffy3. #PacificHistoryGuide has all this and more on the website, check it out! Details in the ALT.
USS San Diego (CL-53) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the U.S. Navy that served in the Pacific Theater from January 1942 until it was decommissioned a year after the end of the Second World War. The ship earned 18 battle stars, and is second only to USS Enterprise (CV-6) on the list of most decorated ships of the war. She was the first major combatant into Tokyo Bay. The monument as shown here includes the crew list, and a chart of the ship's movements over a map of the Pacific. A beautiful monument! This is one of two monuments to 'Taffy 3' in San Diego; the other is at Rosecrans National Cemetery. The units of this small, largely unarmed and vulnerable force of escort carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts were faced with a far superior force on October 25, 1944, after the Imperial Japanese Navy's Center Force appeared suddenly in front of them, having transited the San Bernardino Strait in the middle of the night, undetected. Admiral Kurita of Center Force had the Super Battleship Yamato, the battleships Haruna, Kongo, and Nagato, 8 cruisers, and 11 destroyers. Just the Yamato alone nearly outweighed all the ships of Taffy 3. Admiral Clifton 'Ziggy' Sprague, whose monument is pictured here, led his force to survive the engagement, while his aggressive escort captains turned and fought the Japanese head-on. The story of the 'Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors' as Hornfischer put it, is one of the great stories in Naval history. It's no surprise there's two monuments just in one city; in my opinion there should be dozens more across the country. This simple yet powerful monument lies just behind the USS Midway; it is dedicated to the U.S. Navy personnel who lost their lives on December 7th, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor raid. The aircraft carrier memorial lists all of the named carriers up to the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Since then, the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) have been launched, while the USS John F Kennedy (CVN-79) is nearing commissioning and USS Enterprise (CVN-80) is currently under construction. The sharper-eyed observers may notice that several hull numbers are missing from the monument...this is due to the pause in carrier construction in the late 1940's; CV-35, CV-44, and CV-46 were cancelled along with CV-50 through CV-58. None of these ships were completed. Only after a public outcry and an 'Admiral's Revolt' was naval aviation given its carriers back. Ultimately, the outbreak of the Korean War helped decide the matter, as the use of strategic nuclear weapons and long-range aircraft operated by the USS Air Force were shown to be inadequate responses to the conflict. This is a simple yet powerful reminder of the power of Naval Aviation - mobile, ready, and powerful. Sorry Air Force : )
July 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Took a walk over to Liberty Station today and noticed that some flowers were left at the USS Amberjack monument in the 52 Boats Memorial. Dedicated to TM3 Runkowski. #MemorialDay #PacificHistoryGuide #SanDiego
USS Amberjack Monument st the 52 Boats Memorial in Liberty Station, San Diego. Flowers and a small print out are left in honor of TM3 Runkowski, who died when the ship was lost on the 16th of February 1943. USS Amberjack Monument st the 52 Boats Memorial in Liberty Station, San Diego. Flowers and a small print out are left in honor of TM3 Runkowski, who died when the ship was lost on the 16th of February 1943.
May 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Visited the Maritime Museum of San Doego today, we had an absolute blast. Incredible scale models, the USS Dolphin, HMS Surprise, and SS Star of India are all well worth your time! Will be adding a #SanDiego page to #PacificHistoryGuide soon!
Scale model of IJN Fuso; lost at the battle of Surigao Strait in 1944. Inside USS Dolphin HMS Surprise Aboard the stunning Star of India
May 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Just added to #PacificHistoryGuide The #Sakamoto Ryoma #坂本龍馬 statue in #Kochi, #Shikoku, #Japan, Sakamoto's hometown. He is famous for resisting the #Tokugawa Shogunate and supporting the restoration of Imperial Power. He was assassinated in 1867. pacifichistoryguide.com/shikoku#kochi
Statue of Sakamoto Ryoma in Kochi, Shikoku, Japan
May 1, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Headed to #Guam for deployment, port call or vacation? Check out #PacificHistoryGuide for some historical sites that are off the beaten path. There’s a lot to see outside Tumon!

www.pacifichistoryguide.com/guam
War dogs memorial, naval base Guam
April 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM