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Pacific Wars
April 30 1942, The Japanese landed in Malabang and badly mauled Col. Eugene H. Mitchell’s 61st Infantry (PA), crossed the Mataling line and marched straight to Ganassi. There
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While doing some random search, I came upon a well written account of a USAFFE volunteer as told to his son. Though there are some inconsistencies as to
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Captain Nieves Fernandez was the only known Filipino female guerrilla leader working with guerrillas south of Tacloban, Miss Fernandez rounded up native men to resist the Japanese. She
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This song is about a guerrilla incident that happened in Tagnipa (El Salvador City), about a conflict between two guerrilla factions of Maj. Manuel Jaldon and that of
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Tul Bahadur Pun VC (23 March 1923 (or 1919) -20 April 2011) was a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the
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Francisco Guariña Cedula was born on January 7, 1923 to Anastasia Guariña and Armando Cedula, He grew up in Legaspi, a town in Bicol where he completed his
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Sgt. Emil S. Morello was born on May 8, 1907, in Gardane, France. His nickname was “Frenchie.” He was the older of two sons born to Jean B.
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Naik Agansing Rai (24 April 1920 – 27 May 2000) was a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in
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Hiroyoshi Nishizawa was born in a mountain village in the Nagano Prefecture, the fifth son of Mikiji and Miyoshi Nishizawa. His father was the manager of a sake
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Capt. Jesus A. Villamor, 6th Pursuit Squadron. Philippine Army Air Corp. (Carl Mydans Photo for Life Magazine. 1941) The fourth and youngest son of Justice Ignacio Villamor and
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