USAFFE Archive
Pacific Wars
The Pantingan River Massacre happened during the Bataan Death March. Hundreds of Filipino soldiers who surrendered to the Imperial Japanese Army, most of whom belonged to the Philippine
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Cagayan de Oro
HEROES DE CAGAYAN: MAJ. JOSE MANUEL CORRALES MONTALVAN by MIKE BANOS Few Kagay-anons today are aware that the first camp commander of the Philippine Army’s biggest military camp
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Pacific Wars
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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Pacific Wars
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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Pacific Wars
Brig. Gen. Fidel V. Segundo received one of the toughest commands during the Philippine campaign which ended with the fall of Bataan. But despite of the limitations of
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Cagayan de Oro
Little is known today of the street in Cagayan de Oro that is named “Tiano Brothers Street”. Many articles were written about them but this one by Agnes
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Pacific Wars
Each time I reminisce about the Second World War, I often wonder how the little things that I did as a Platoon Leader influenced the final effort in
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Cagayan de Oro
“Why should I join Fertig? I have my own bamboo telegraph, radio station and my own army, My soldiers have plenty of guns, and they know how to
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Cagayan de Oro
When Major General Sharp, the Commander of the USAFFE in the Visayas and Mindanao had determined that further resistance would be fruitless, the subordinate commanders were ordered to
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Cagayan de Oro
The First Japanese Camp for Prisoners of War (POW) in Mindanao was at Casisang, Malaybalay, Bukidnon. It was in operation as such from May 10 1942 to October
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