Batangas is in southwestern Luzon. It is bounded
on the north by Cavite Province, on
the east by Laguna Province and Quezon Province, on the west by the South China Sea,
and on the south by the Verde Island Passage, with Mindoro ofshore
to the south.
Lipa
Lat 7° 24' 49N Long 124° 19' 2E
American Missions Against Lipa
December 22, 1944 - March 21, 1945
Lipa Airfield (Fernando AFB)
Prewar airfield, still in use today
Tanauan
Lat 14° 4' 58N Long 121° 9' 2E Located to off the north-east corner of Taal Lake. The name Tanauan comes from the word "tanawan"-- meaning a viewing place or a good spot to look at a certain view.
Batangas
Capital
city, located inside Batangas Bay.
Japanese & American Missions Against Batangas
December 10, 1941 - April 28, 1945
Batangas Airfield
Built prewar, used in the defense of the Philippines, abandoned
The bay is popular dive spot
with many reefs and sites for SCUBA divers. There ar known shipwrecks,
one is a capsized barge (identity unknown) in 15-50' at 'Twin Rocks'
the other is a ferry sunk post-war. The port of Batangas is used
by ships and ferry boats going to nearby Mindoro Island.
Base R
US Army Letter Base designation.
Sub-base controlled by Base
M (San Fernando).
