Santo Tomas Internment Camp

Santo Tomas Internment Camp (HM1DPH)

Location: Manila, NCR 50273 Madison County
Country: Philippines

N 14° 36.587', E 120° 59.372'

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— Main Building, University of Santo Tomas —

Through these portals passed up to ten thousand Americans and other nationals of the free world who were interned within these walls by the Japanese military. Suffering great physical privation and national humiliation from January 4, 1942, until liberated February 3, 1945, by the American Forces under General Douglas MacArthur.
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HM NumberHM1DPH
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Year Placed1954
Placed ByAmerican Association of the Philippines
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 6:58pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)51P E 283433 N 1616125
Decimal Degrees14.60978333, 120.98953333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 14° 36.587', E 120° 59.372'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds14° 36' 35.22" N, 120° 59' 22.32" E
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Area Code(s)515, 641
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-152 Marcelo Del Pillar Lane, Manila NCR 50273, PH
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