CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- A citizen’s initiative seeking to restore Renewal Energy to its rightful place is taking off in Mindanao.
“Our comprehensive requirements—meticulously structured under the mandates of the DOE and PSALM—were submitted on September 22nd. This is not merely compliance; it is the establishment of a foundational, future-proof energy platform that sets the new standard for the nation,” said Engr. Cerael C. Donggay, who is leading the Greenergy & Partners coalition that aims to democratize ownership of the Agus-Pulangi Hydroelectric Complex (APHC) in Mindanao, and make Renewable Energy (RE) an influential player in the Mindanao Grid that would eventually lower electricity rates in the region which are currently the highest in the country.
The 1,000 MW Agus Pulangi Hydro Plant Complexes (APHPC) is composed ofthe 260 MW Agus 1 and 2 hydro plants in Lanao del Sur, the 213-MW Agus 4 and 5 in Lanao del Norte, the 272-MW Agus 6 and 7 in Iligan City, and the 255-MW Pulangi 4 hydro plant in Maramag, Bukidnon.
DOE Presentation of ESP by Greenergy & Partners on Jan 8, 2025 (G&P)
The group has submitted its feasibility studies to the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center which for its Energy Storage Project (ESP) which proposes to purchase and rehabilitate the APHPC over the next seven years.
Former Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said in February that once a private player comes in and rehabilitates the complex, an additional 400 MW of hydropower would be provided to Mindanao.
Donggay debunked the reported P16.71 billion estimate of the Department of Finance for the rehabilitation of the APHPC to restore and modernize it by 2028 to extend its operational life and increase the capacity of the APHC’s aging hydropower plants, thereby enhancing the reliability of clean energy in the region and accelerating Mindanao’s transition to renewable energy sources.
As the former Vice President for Mindanao of National Power Corporation which operated the APHPC for over three decades, Donggay stressed it is impossible to restore and modernize the APHPC within that budget and timeline and this would only result in cosmetic band-aid solutions which would further deteriorate the complex and make it easier to acquire by profit-oriented generation companies at the expense of Mindanao’s consumers who would be paying for everything with even higher electricity rates.
“The entrenched players’ relentless drive to maximize profits by forcing the priority dispatch of dirty, volatile-priced coal fired power plants at the expense of Clean, Cheap, and Nationally-Owned Hydro Energy is an explicit act of energy-sector sabotage,” Donggay points out. “We urge the DOE and PSALM to uphold the integrity of the national grid and the public trust by instituting a transparent merit-order dispatch that decisively favors clean and cheaper hydropower as baseload, rendering the high-cost, high-emission, and globally-disfavored coal-dumping strategy financially and environmentally non-viable.”
Democratizing ownership of APHC
Psalm president and CEO Dennis Edward dela Serna previously said the government would explore a potential concession agreement with the private sector to push for the restoration of the complex.
PSALM-Greenergy & Partners negotiations on APHC Rehab January 20, 2025 (G&P)
As early as January this year, Greenergy and Partners already met with DOE and PSALM in Manila to present its Energy Storage Project (ESP), thereby gaining public recognition as the Original Proponent (OP) on ESP involving rehabilitation, operations & maintenance of APHPC with the September 22, 2025 submission of all the required documents. Once negotiations between PSALM and the Original Proponent are concluded, the OP is then considered the Original Proponent Status (OPS), subject it to a Swiss Challenge where other interested bidders are invited to submit competing proposals.
“Of all Big Power Players, why has the government chose to deal with GREENERGY and PARTNERS? The answer is simple: The government is investing in the future, not subsidizing the past. The envy of our competitors is the direct measure of our superior adherence to the national energy blueprint,” Donggay noted.
He further stressed, “Our proposal has zeroed in on 7th Sustainable Development Goal on Affordable & Clean Energy, which affordability of electricity leads to Industry Innovations & Infrastructure (9th SDG), that can draw more manufacturing industries, generate more Decent Works and Economic Growth (8th SDG), while clean energy mitigates the impact of global warming, Climate Action (13th SDG) paves the way to managing weather extremes, therefore guaranteed agriculture that may lead to Zero Hunger (2nd SDG) and No Poverty (1st SDG).
Greenergy and Partners proposes mass-ownership of the acquired APHPC once its ESP proposal is approved so the benefits of its operations will be spread to the most number of Mindanao constituents and industries, which would further encourage investments and uplift the island’s economy primarily brought about by lower electricity rates as the APHPC is ramped up to its 1,000MW potential and restore the previous regime of low electric rates that brought unprecedented prosperity to Mindanao in the previous decades.
Zero Complacency
Donggay explained Greenergy & Partners operate with the foresight that today’s optimal plan is tomorrow’s liability if not stress-tested.
“We are not just executing; we are continuously optimizing against volatility. Our planning framework explicitly models and mitigates high-impact, low-probability risks—from global supply chain disruptions to extreme weather events—to ensure uninterrupted energy delivery, unlike the inherently fragile legacy systems of our competitors,” he explained.
Greenergy & Partners-PSALM signing of Non-Disclosure Agreement on May 21, 2025 (G&P)
He noted how competing proposals are fundamentally anachronistic because they fail to integrate the core directive of Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy.
“We didn’t just mention SDG 7; we built our entire economic model around it. Our Hydro-centric, dispatch-priority proposal is not only a “green initiative” — it is the only economically rational, policy-aligned, and socially responsible pathway forward. This is the irrefutable evidence of why Greenergy is the preferred partner.”
When Meranaw Irregulars annihilated an IJA company in Lanao del Sur
TAMPARAN, LANAO DEL SUR- In September 12, 1942, a company of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) from Dansalan (now Marawi City) in pursuit of the Meranao guerrilla Datu Busran Kalaw disembarked at the Tamparan wharf at dawn, during the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadhan.
Datu Busran Kalaw and his guerrillas were originally from Momungan (now Balo-i, Lanao del Norte) Image: MacArthur Memorial Archives/colorized by LadySoda PH using Gemini AI)
Upon reaching the local settlement they found a kota (fortification) flying a red flag – a symbol of war. The unit began shelling the kota with their mortars, alerting the local populace. In response, a swarm of Meranaw civilians from Tamparan and the nearby communities of Taraka, Maguing, and Gata, armed only with panabas, and other bladed farm implements, fell upon the Japanese in a frenzy, furious the invaders dared violate the Holy Month of Ramadan.
The remains of the Tamparan wharf today where the Japanese soldiers disembarked and where many met their deaths. (RMB)
Outnumbered and running out of ammunition, the Japanese fled towards the marshland bordering Lake Lanao and the wharf where they were almost annihilated, with only five of the 90 soldiers escaping the onslaught. But it was Pyrrhic victory for the Meranaws who suffered 200-300 casualties themselves. According to a Meranaw survivor named Macolindang Krang who was interviewed by Midori after the war, the stench of the corpses was so terrible that no one could approach the site for two days.
Remembrance
On September 25, 2025, on the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Tamparan, the Islamic Municipality of Tamparan, Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH)-BARMM and BCPCH-Lanao del Sur, unveiled a historical marker at the Tamparan Municipal Grounds to honor the valor and sacrifice of the Meranaw martyrs who fell in the historic battle that Sophia University Professor Emeritus Kawashima Midori said was notable for three points:
Lanao del Sur Governor Mamital “Bombit” A. Adiong Jr. (left) and BCPCH-BARMM Chairperson Salem Y. Lingasa, Ph.D. unveiling the historical marker.
In her paper The Battle of Tamparan: A Maranao Response to the Japanese Occupation of Mindanao, published in 2002 by the Southeast Asian Minorities in the Wartime Japanese Empire, Dr. Midori said the annihilation of the Japanese company at Tamparan shocked the Japanese occupation forces so greatly they never again dared to venture in Lanao unless in overwhelming force.
The action also shattered the myth of the invincibility of the Imperial Japanese Army, inspiring the Meranaw people to step up their attacks on the Japanese occupation troops. Conversely, it also led to the execution of the American Brig Gen Guy O. Fort, the highest ranked US Army officer killed by the Japanese during World War II in the Philippines, whom they blamed for the fiasco.
“This marker provides an opportunity to remember the battle and learn about our history. This is important not only for the Bangsamoro people, but also for Filipinos and Japanese people in general,” Midori said in a video message she sent to mark the occasion.
“The Japanese occupation of the Philippines left many scars, yet most Japanese people today are unaware of them. This marker provides them with an opportunity to acknowledge these scars, reflect on them, and learn from Japan’s past mistakes. Therefore, unveiling the marker does not mark the end of our quest for truth and peace. Rather, it signifies our continued commitment to truth and peace,” she added.
Historical Context
Similarly, BCPCH-Lanao del Sur Commissioner Robert M. Alontoexplained the significance of the Battle of Tamparan in Bangsamoro history.
Under the Spanish timeline, the Bangsamoro Meranaws inflicted their first military defeat on the 1640 Spanish military expedition to Ranao, that they never again ventured in Ranao for 251 years while proceeding to colonize the rest of Mindanao and Sulu.
When the Spaniards returned, they besieged Kota Marahui under Datu Amai Pakpak from 1891 to 1895 and onwards to 1898, which were the last significant military engagements between Spain and the Bangsamoro people in the 333-year Moro-Spanish Wars that lasted until Spain’s defeat in the Spanish-American War.
The Battle of Bayang by Phyllis Marie S. Teangco
Under the American Timeline, the most prominent historical landmark is the Battle of Bayang (Padang Karbala) also in Ranao on May 2, 1902 when the Bangsamoros in Ranao led by the Sultan of Bayang, were defeated by superior American artillery and firearms resulting in the deaths of 300-400 Meranaw warriors.
Forty years later, the civilian warriors of Tamparan, Taraka, Maguing, and Gata, armed mostly with bladed weapons, annihilated elements of the touted-invincible Japanese Imperial Army which previously defeated the Western colonial powers – the Americans, British, Dutch and the French – in Southeast Asia, the first such defeat of the Japanese Empire in the hands of irregulars -the brave people of Tamparan in Ranao.
LGU officials led by Tamparan Mayor Juhar Disomimba & Vice Mayor Tox Disomimba Lucman III offer a prayer for the souls of the 85 Japanese soldiers killed and 200-300 Meranaw civilian casualties during the Battle of Tamparan on Sept 12, 1942 at the Tamparan wharf where the Japanese company disembarked after traveling from Marawi and where many of the Japanese soldiers died under the blades of irate Meranaw Guerrillas and civilians. (RMB)
In the 1902 Battle of Bayang, the Bangsamoros were defeated by an invading modern foreign army. Forty years later, Moro martyrs in the Battle of Tamparan in 1942 had redeemed the Bangsamoros from that defeat by defeating an equally modern foreign army.
According to the American anthropologist, and historian Dr. Thomas McKenna in his most recent book Moro Warrior: “The Battle of Tamparan was the gravest defeat inflicted on the Imperial Japanese Army by irregular forces in the Philippines and quite likely – their greatest loss at the hands of civilians – in the entire course of the Pacific War. – For the Japanese infantry, it was a defeat as improbable, shameful, and symbolically charged – as that suffered by the U.S. cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.”
The Importance of Memory
BCPCH-BARMM Chairperson Salem Y. Lingasa, Ph.D., described the Tamparan site as “a ground heavy with memory.”
“We gather not only to unveil a marker of stone, but to make visible, for ourselves and for coming generations, a story of courage, of communal determination, and of the devotion of the Maranao people to the defense of their homeland. This is an act of remembrance, but it is also an act of re-commitment, to guard our history, to learn from it, and to allow it to shape a future of dignity, peace, and shared prosperity for the Bangsamoro.”
He said historical markers are not mere pointers to dates and events, but as teachers in public space — concise, visible, and permanent. “They tell those who pass by: “This place matters. This event shaped us.”
Lanao del Sur Gov. Bombit Adiong, Tamparan Mayor Mohammad Juhar D. Disomimba and Vice Mayor Haroun Al Rashid Disomimba Lucman III pose for posterity with BCPCH-BARRM Chairperson Salem Y. Lingasa, BCPCH-Lanao del Sur Commissioner Bobby M. Alonto and BCPCH-BARMM Exec Dir Akmad D. Mama. (RMB)
The marker commemorates the Battle of Tamparan, an episode in which ordinary men, women, and youth of Tamparan and surrounding communities of Lanao del Sur rose to confront an armed force that sought to impose itself upon their land and lives.
“For reasons of both historical justice and communal memory, this episode must stand in our public landscape as part of the Bangsamoro story,” he stressed.
“Why must we return to a battle that happened more than eight decades ago? Because memory is not nostalgia, it is the material from which identity, civic courage, and communal values are made.”
LGU Initiative
Islamic City of Tamparan Mayor Mohammad Juhar D. Disomimba cited how the program was an initiative of the Sangguniang Bayan members headed by Vice Mayor Haroun Al Rashid “Toxi” Disomimba Lucman III.
“Their commitment and leadership made this unveiling possible as part of our town’s anniversary celebration. Indeed, this is a legacy of leadership that honors the sacrifices of our ancestors while ensuring that Tamparan’s rich history continues to inspire us all,” Mayor Disomimba said.
He said the event is not only a commemoration, but also a celebration of our identity as a people. “The Battle of Tamparan is a chapter in our history that speaks of courage, resilience, and unity. The marker we are about to unveil is more than stone and inscription — it is a permanent reminder of the sacrifices of our ancestors who fought with honor and faith to defend this land and its people.”
“As we look upon this marker, let us remember that the freedom, peace, and opportunities we enjoy today were made possible by those who came before us. Their bravery is our inspiration, their faith our guide, and their unity our strength.”
Tamparan school children at the unveilingTeachers attending the unveilingTamparan residents gather round the historical marker to learn about the Battle of Tamparan. (RMB)
“Especially for the youth — may this history remind you that the future of Islamic Municipality of Tamparan is built upon the sacrifices of the past. My dear brothers and sisters, the theme of our 65th Araw ng Tamparan —Sustaining Unity, Advancing Progress for All — resonates deeply with today’s unveiling. Just as unity gave strength to our ancestors during the Battle of Tamparan, it is unity that will guide us toward lasting peace and progress, in shaa Allah.”
Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB) has been ranked 18th among global airlines with the lowest emissions in the Cirium Flight Emissions Review — the only Philippine carrier to make the list.
Cirium reported that CEB emitted 62.4 grams of CO₂ per Available Seat Kilometer (ASK) in 2024, among the lowest in the global aviation industry. Unlike conventional models that estimate emissions based on average aircraft types and distances, Cirium’s approach factors in:
Aircraft seat configurations, accounting for actual cabin layouts rather than generic multipliers for business or economy seats. The exact aircraft used, including its age, engine configuration, and any modifications.
Real flight paths, including taxi times, takeoff, en route performance, descent, and taxi to the gate, measured in intervals as short as seven to eight seconds.
“We are pleased to receive this recognition, which affirms that our efforts are making a real impact. By investing in modern, fuel-efficient aircraft and adopting new technologies, we aim to keep fares affordable while making flying more sustainable for Filipinos,” said Aileen Isidro, CEB Vice President for Corporate Strategy.
CEB, the country’s aviation leader, attributed its ranking to a comprehensive decarbonization strategy anchored on fleet modernization and operational efficiency. In 2024, the airline placed the largest aircraft order in Philippine history—up to 152 aircraft in the A320neo family.
The NEO fleet alone enabled CEB to avoid an estimated 157,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions last year, with each aircraft delivering up to 20% fuel savings compared to previous-generation models. CEB also became the first low-cost carrier (LCC) in Southeast Asia to finance a brand-new A321neo through a sustainability-linked loan (SLL), tying financing costs directly to emissions-reduction performance.
Beyond its fleet, CEB has also advanced its sustainability efforts on the ground, leading the way in deploying electric ground support equipment (GSE) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
In May 2025, the airline marked another milestone at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) by completing the country’s first all-electric aircraft turnaround, powered entirely by electric GSE and bridge-mounted equipment (BME).
These actions have boosted CEB’s global sustainability ratings, with its highest-ever ESG score of 46 from S&P Global in 2024.
With 36 domestic and 27 international destinations across Asia, Australia, and the Middle East, CEB remains committed to decarbonizing its operations, while continuing to provide safe, reliable, and affordable air travel for its passengers.
Cagayan de Oro City’s luxury boutique hotel and the Philippines leading food service company have been undertaking the enviable goal to level up Northern Mindanao’s culinary experience.
For the last decade, Limketkai Luxe Hotel and Unilever Food Solutions Philippines (UFS Philippines) have been conducting product demonstrations and trainings to make life easier in the kitchen for the region’s chefs and cooks, improve margins for hoteliers and restaurateurs, with the bottom line of making more nutritious and better serving dishes that patrons and guests can enjoy at their most convenient time.
“At Unilever Food Solutions, we are dedicated to inspiring, supporting, and helping you progress in the ever-evolving world of food service. As we look to the future, we are excited to share with you our vision for this year’s food service landscape and the latest menu trends that will shape it,” said UFS Philippines Country Executive Chef Kenneth Cacho, who has been one of the regular fixtures of Cagayan de Oro’s Kumbira!, the annual culinary festival and competition organized by the Cagayan de Oro Hotel and Restaurant Association (COHARA) showcasing the talents of the chefs and food service personnel from the various hotels and restaurants in Mindanao, now on its 30th year.
The LIMKETKAI LUXE HOTEL Over-All Champion in the 27th KUMBIRA Culinary Competition with GM Jerome dela Fuente (center in blue)
Explained COHARA President and Limketkai Luxe General Manager Jerome de la Fuente: “Unilever has been with KaVe (Limketkai Luxe’s exclusive Restaurant and Bar which prides itself in fine dining at affordable prices) since I came aboard. They train our staff, not merely demonstrate, because our chefs will execute the new trends.”
“I’ve always had this mentality: If I want to position Cagayan de Oro next to Cebu, I need to train more people, I need to sell in Manila. We need to continuously train because if we don’t do this, sasabit ako. Although they come here to train our chefs and understudies, it is open to the public because I want everyone to participate regardless of whether they are Unilever supporters or not. Anyone in the tourism industry, including supermarket owners, who’s in Misamis Oriental and the surrounding areas are welcome.”
To cope with the constant turnover of experienced chefs and cooks to more lucrative careers elsewhere, Limketkai Luxe has continuously absorbed all culinary graduates from two of the region’s leading culinary schools.
“We understand that running a food service business is not an easy task, and we are here to provide you with the support and resources you need to succeed. From recipe ‘inspiration to culinary training, we offer a comprehensive range of services to help you grow your business,” Chef Kenneth stressed.
Among the Trending Chef Courses and Skills offered by UFS Philippines are Kitchen Basics, Food Safety and Hygiene, Food Photography & Plating, Cost Management, Food Delivery, F&B Marketing, and Menu Planning.
Unilever Food Solutions Philippines Country Executive Chef Kenneth Cacho (2nd from left) with Sous Chefs (L-R) Brando Santos, Pipo Aluning and Paulo Sia.
During the latest demo and training held August 18 at the Limketkai Luxe Emerald Ballroom, some 80 chefs from around the region joined Unilever Country Executive Chef Kenneth Cacho, and Senior Sous Chefs J. Brando Santos, Carlos Felipe Aluning, and Paulo Sia who each introduced trending dishes in Borderless Cuisine, Culinary Roots, Diner Designed , and Street Food Couture.
Sous Chef Julius Primor, who’s been with KaVe for the past decade, details how each of the Unilever Chefs demonstrated one each of the future trends dishes.
KaVe Sous Chef Julius Primor with Asst. Sous Chef Gabriel Gonzaga show their medals won in Kumbira with their winning dishes.
“For example, the Stuffed Inasal Wings by Sous Chef Pipo Aluning introduced their new Knorr Professional Crispy Breading Mix with the innovative CrispLock Coating for crispiness that lasts up to 3 hours,” Chef Julius noted.
“Like all the dishes they demonstrated, these products simplified our food preparation and significantly reduced time spent, without sacrificing taste and texture which we can count on for consistency compared to previously preparing each ingredient separately with no assurance of consistency and costing,”.
The other dishes featured in the event included Sinaing na Maya-Maya by Chef Kenneth Cacho; Fried Bistek Burgerwith Truffle Bistek Sauce by Chef Paulo Sia; and Beef Humba Tacos by Chef Brando Santos.
I had the opportunity to taste these four dishes highlighted during KaVe’s Friday Seafood Buffet on August 19 and one can hardly notice any difference with similar dishes made with ingredients prepped the traditional way.
For the past decade, Limketai Luxe’s KaVe and UFS Philippines have collaborated in sharing their experiences in issues encountered and best practices to address them to sustainably serve the constantly changing culinary landscape.
“Our expert team of global and regional chefs have been hard at work-researching and developing innovative and trendsetting dishes that cater to the evolving tastes of Filipino diners. We are confident that these menus will not only delight your customers but also help you stay ahead of the competition,” Chef Kenneth assures.
KaVe Sous Chef Julius Primor with KaVe’s Chefs, all Kumbira Medal Winners.
UFS Philippines conducts a year-round Culinary and Marketing initiative that incorporates various trend-sharing and ideation sessions. For KaVe’s chefs, it conducts culinary masterclasses on the latest Future Trends incorporating their new and innovative products.
Limketkai Luxe Hotel is the tallest and biggest hotel in Cagayan de Oro with 213 keys. Endorsed as the first Gold Hotel in the Philippines, it has also been certified as the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building in the Philippines as certified by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2013 and 2014.
Chef support – for chefs by chefs
Unilever Food Solutions is a business built by Chefs focused on inspiring, training and providing chefs with the best products solutions to make their lives a little easier.
Drawing from their extensive experience in professional food services, UFS’ team of over 300 Chefscreate dish solutions that balance great taste, convenience and nutrition with a consistently high standard.
Its global network of food service professionals help source the best sustainable ingredients, develop quality products, create inspiring & trending recipes, and provide chef trainingand support.
ASN 6553635, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to Tenth Military District on 15 Oct 1942. Born in Cuba, New Mexico, on 30 Oct 1917. Second Year High School; speaks English and Spanish; 6 years as Pvt, USAC: Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Inf, Tenth Military District, USFIP, on 28 Nov 1942; promoted 1st Lieut, Inf, on 27 Feb 1943; served as 1st Lieut until he proceeded to the Replacement Depot on 14 Jan 1945.
Executive Officer, 110th Infantry, 1 Dec 1942; responsible for mutual understanding of the civilians and the Army – settling troubles between civilians and the Army. Responsible for locating suitable places for intermediary radio stations in the 2nd Battalion area, 110th Infantry. Ordered to proceed to USAFFE Headquarters on 10 Jan 1945.
2. MICHAEL J. AMRICH ASN 6895873, Private, USAC. Evacuated 2 December 1943.
3. ROBERT ANDREWSASN 19115375, Corporal, Allied Air Force. Reported to the Tenth Military District on 26 Feb 1945. On DS with the Force Radio Section, Tenth Military District, for two months. Evacuated on 26 Apr 1945.
4. ROBERT B. BALL
ASN 0-888819, Captain, Signal Corps. Reported to Tenth Military District on 3 Dec 1942. Pfc in the Hws, 5th Air Base Group. Captured by the Japs; escaped and joined the Mindanao Guerrilla. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Inf, USFIP, on 3 Dec 1942. Commissioned temporary 2nd Lieut, AUS, Ho, USAFE, on 4 Jan 1944. CO, Signal Detachment and Radio Officer on 24 Dec 1942. CO, FRS, Tenth Military District, on 8 May 1943. Promoted 1st Lieut on 26 April 1943; promoted Captain, Signal Corps, on 11 Sept 1943. Sent on mission to the areas garrisoned by the Tenth Military District on 30 Dec 1943. Relieved as CO, FRS, Tenth Military District, on 13 Dec 1943 to report to Maj CHARLES, CE, AUS, for assignment.
5. HOWARD BATES
Private, Air Corps; died 10 July 1942.
6. THOMAS RICHARD BAXTER
ASN 19014929, Captain, Inf. Reported to the Tenth Military District, 1 Dec 1942. Born in Mt. Trumble, Arizona, 24 Dec 1916; High School Student; A Private in the 89th USAAC; promoted to Sgt, USAAC. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Tenth MD, on 1 Dec 1942; promoted 1st Lieut, 1 Oct 1943; promoted Captain, CO, Anakan Sector, 110th Division; Liaison Officer for the Commanding Officer, Tenth Military District, with the 13th Air Force, USAFFE, and ordered to report to Commanding General, USAFFE, in March 1945.
7. KENNETH L. BAYLE
ASN 6296797, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the Tenth Military District on 1 Jun 1943. Born in Plainview, Texas, on 11 Nov 1921. High school graduate; 10 months in 131st Field Artillery, Texas. Enlisted in USAAC on 16 Nov 1939 as a 2nd Class Aircraft Mechanic; Graduate Air Corps Tech. School of Engineer. With Bomb Squad, 19th Group, AC. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Tenth Military District, USFIP, on 7 Nov 1943. From Pfc, AC, assigned in FRS, Tenth Military District. Evacuated on 27 Feb 1944.
8. JULIAN BENAC
ASN 19051297, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the Tenth Military District. Born in Allison, New Mexico, on 3 Jun 1919. Enlisted in the USAC on 10 Jan 1941 as Pvt; Mechanic, 32nd and 30th Bombard Squad, 19th Bombardment Group. Commissioned 2nd Lieut Inf on 1 Jun 1943, Tenth Military District. Executive Officer, 112th Regt, 109th Division.
9. LEO A. BOELENS
ASNO-426888 Capt. Inf. Reported to the Tenth Military District on 15 May 1943. Reported and assigned to the 110th Division, Tenth Military District, after his escape from the enemy concentration camp. Commissioned 1st Lieut on 15 May 1943; Agent Officer, Farm Project (Landing Field) No. 1; transferred to Hq, Tenth Military District; promoted Captain on 1 Sept 1943. His former organization was the 21st Pursuit Squadron. Killed in action in Balingbing, Kolambugan, Lanao on 22 Jan 1944.
10. ALEXANDER RANKIN BONNER
ASN 6583746, Capt Inf. Reported to the Tenth Military District on 1 June 1943. Born in Calgary, Alte, Canada, on 31 Jan 1920. ACTS graduate on 2 Aug 1944. Enlisted in the Army on 20 Nov 1939. Reported to the Tenth Military District and commissioned 2nd Lieut on 1 Jun 1943; promoted 1st Lieut on 16 Aug 1944. Commanding Officer, MT Bn, 10th Military District.
Promoted Capt. Inf on 6 May 1945. Ordered to report to the 4th Replacement Depot USAFFE on 5 May 1945.
1l. ROBERT V. BOWLER
ASN O-294619, Colonel, reported to the Tenth Military District in November 1942.
Born in Medical Lake, Washington; Major, assigned as Commanding Officer of the 111th Infantry Regiment, on 15 November 1942. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 14 December 1943; Commanding Officer, 109th Division, on 14 March 1943; Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Tenth Military District; promoted to Colonel on 1 March 1945; Liaison Officer for the Commanding Officer, Tenth Military District, with Tenth Corps on 24 March 1945; Commanding Officer, 106th Division, on 8 May 1945. Placed on temporary duty with Headquarters, Tenth Corps on 23 June 1945.
12. DURWARD L. BROOKS
ASN 6281619, 1st Lieut. Reported to the Tenth Military District on 1 Jun 1943. Born in Lohn, Texas, on 14 Feb 1916. Sgt, Air Corps, 28th Bombardment Squadron, 19th Group. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Tenth Military District, USFIP; Signal Officer, 106th Division; attached to Radio Section as Code Officer on 8 Sept 1944.
Promoted to 1st Lieut on 16 Aug 1944. Enlisted in the USA from 31 Nov 1937 to 26 Jan 1939. Graduated from Clark Field Radio General School.
Ordered to report to 11th Replacement Depot on 5 May 1945.
13. OSCAR G. FROWN
ASN 18046073, Private USAC. Born in Oakland Avenue on 22 May 1942. 440th Ordnance Co.; High school graduate. Enlisted at Fort Logan, Colorado.
Left for SWPA on 28 Dec 1944. 14. EDWARD W. BROWNING
ASN 13034981, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the Tenth Military District on 1 Jul 1942. Born in War Eagle, West Virginia, on 20 Apr 1920. 4th year High School. Enlisted in the Army on 13 Jun 1941 in Ronaki, Virginia, as Pvt, 30th Squad, 19th Bomb, arrived Manila 27 Oct 1941 and stationed at Clarks Field; Mindanao 1 Jan 1942, station at Bugo. Did not surrender.
Commissioned 2nd Lieut from Sergeant on 1 Jul 1943. Assigned to 109th Division on 10 Aug 1943; Corps Radio Section “A” Corps on 5 Aug 1944. On duty with G-3, Tenth Military District on 27 Oct 1944. Ordered to proceed to Hq; USAFFE, on 19 February 1945.
15. ANDREW THOMAS BUCKOVIENSKY
ASN 0-890200, 2nd Lieut Inf. Reported to the Tenth Military District in May 1944. Born in Greensburg, Penn. 2nd Lieut Inf 101st Field Artillery, 101st Division on 10 May 1942, stationed at Aroman, Bukidnon. Requested repatriation. Assigned to 106th Division due to poor health; ordered to proceed to Leyte on 15 December 1944.
16. ANTHONY BUJNOWSKI
ASN 6828122, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the Tenth Military District on 1 Aug 1943; on duty with the 109th Division for one year and five months.
Evacuated on 1 January 1945.
17. JOHN F. CAIN
ASN 6906281, 2nd Lieut Inf reported to the Tenth Military District on 5 May 1944, assigned in the FPS, Tenth Military District.
18. TIMOTHY C. CASEY
ASN 6954402, 1st Lieut, Inf, reported to the Tenth Military District on 1 Jun 1943. Born in Akron, Colorado, on 12 Feb 1920, enlisted as Pvt, 351st Ordnance Co, 19th Bombardment Group at Fort Logan, Colorado, on 24 May 1940; promoted to Pfc in March 1941; to Corporal in December 1941. Commissioned 2nd Lieut on 1 Jun 1943, Tenth Military District; promoted to 1st Lieut on 16 Aug 1944. Chief Water Transport, 106th Division; Code Officer, Radio Station.
Ordered to report to 1th Replacement Depot on 27 Apr 1945.
19. MARVIN HEAD CAMPBELL
ASN 0-890421, 2nd Lieut Inf, reported to the Tenth Military District on 6 May 1944. Assigned as Ordnance Officer, 106th Division for 8 months. Evacuated on 21 Feb 1945. Born in Meansville, Ga., on 17 Mar 1912. Enlisted as Pvt in “A” Troop, 11th Cavalry on 25 November 1938. Discharged and reinstated in 31st Inf, “A” Co, on 26 Feb 1940. Transferred to 808 MP Company (Manila) in September 1941; completed 3 years of High School. Commissioned as 2nd Lieut, Inf USAFFE, Sist Regt, 51st Division on 5 Mar 1942, Bataan. Reported to 118th Regt, 106th Div, on 6 May 1944; served as Agent Officer for 105th Division; transferred to “A” Corps Headquarters. Ordered to report to Commanding General, USAFFE on 21 Feb 1945.
20. LUCIEN V. CAMPEAU
ASN W2115938, 2nd Lieut, Sig C, reported to the Tenth Military District on 1 Jun 1944. Warrant Officer, AUS, 5217 Reconnaissance Battalion, appointed 2nd Lieut, Sig C, 1 May 1945. Instructed to report to the Hq, 8th Army, 19 March 1944.
21. REID C. CHAMBERLAIN
ASN 265983, USMC, 1st Lieut Reported to the Tenth Military District on 15 Jan 1943. Born in Parkin, Arkansas, 1 Apr 1919. Trained 1 year in the Infantry and 9 months in anti-aircraft. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Inf, 5 Jan 1943, Tenth Military District, USFIP; promoted 1st Lieut on 1 Oct 1943; 3 years and 6 months active duty with the Marine Corps; 2 years Reserve Marine Corps. 4 ½ years High School. On duty with the Tenth Military District. Repatriated 14 Nov 1943.
22. GERALD G. CHAPMAN
ASN 0-1686506, 2nd Lieut OS, reported to the Tenth Military District on 28 Mar 1943. S/Sgt, 440th Ordnance Company Aviation Bombardment. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, AUS, Ordnance Dept, 24 Dec 1944. Advance Echelon, USAFFE. Radio Section, Tenth Military District Headquarters.
23. CLYDE CLEMENT CHILDRESS
ASN 0-371217, Lieut-Col, Inf, reported to Tenth Military District on 20 Nov 1942. Born in Ft. Worth, Texas, on 22 Jul 1917. Junior Officer of “C” Co, 31st Inf, Manila on 8 May 1941 to 25 Aug 1941. On DS with the 2nd Bn, 61st Inf, PA. Machine Instructor at Dingle, Iloilo, Philippines, from 1 Sep to 30 Oct 1941; Bn Comdr, 2nd Bn, 61st Inf, PA, Lanao on 10 May 1948. Capt, 61st Inf, PA. Chief of Staff, 110th Division, Tenth Military District, from Nov 1942 to May 1944; Commanding Officer, 107th Division.
Promoted to Maj, Tenth Military District on 20 Nov 1942; Maj AUS on 20 Dec 1943, Ha USAFFE; Lt-Col, Tenth Military District on 20 Sep 1944. Relieved CO, 107th Division, 29 Dec 1944.
24. NOEL R. CHIOTA
Private. Died on 14 April 1943.
25. BRUCE CHAPMAN
Private 1st class, AUS. Died 14 April 1943.
26. MICHAEL CHUCKRAY
ASN, 668-55, Radio Technician, Seventh Intelligence Fleet. Reported to Tenth Military District on 1 Jan 1945, assigned DS with FRS, Tenth MD.
In charge of Radio Maintenance Section, FRS.
27. EDWARD O. CHMBILEWSKI
2nd Lieut, Sig C, reported to the 10th MD on 6 Dec 1942. Assigned Radio Operator, FRS, 10th MD for l year and 2 months.
28. JACK ROLAND CLARKE
ASN 6936730, 1st Lieut, Inf, reported to the 10th MD, 23 Apr 1943. Born in Topeka, Kansas, 24 Feb 1919. High school graduate; civilian pilot.
Pvt, USAC, 13th Bombardment Squad, from 20 Dec 1939 to 3 May 1941. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Inf, 10th MD, on 23 Apr 1943; promoted 1st Lieut, 31 Jan 1944.
Commanding Officer “I” Co, 112th Inf, 109th Division in Dec 1943. In charge of Radio Station TAB, 109th Division, March 1944.
Executive Officer, 112th Inf June 1944 until ordered to proceed to GHQ, USAFFE, on 18 Feb 1945.
29. JOSEPH PHILLIP COE
ASN 7000444, 1st Lieut, Sig C, reported to the 10th MD on 29 Oct 1944.
Born in Coleanor, Alabama on 27 Jan 1920. High school graduate; Staff Sgt, USAC, 91st Bombardment Squad. Survivor of PO Transport, sunk off Sindangan, Zamboanga, in September 1944. Joined Mindanao Guerrilla with FRS, 10th MD. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Sig C on 24 Nov 1944; promoted to 1st Lieut on 20 Apr 1945. Requested repatriation and left on 20 April 1945.
30. EARL A. COOK
ASN 6130149, Pfc AC, reported to the 10th MD, 19 Oct 1945, assigned in 108th Division; evacuated on 22 Jan 1944.
31. RICHARD L. COOK
ASN 0-377258, 1st Lieut. reported to 10th MD on 20 Sept 1944. 1st Lieut, 59th Inf (PS) USA. Survivor of POW transport, sunk off Sindangan, Zamboanga in Sept 1944; on duty with G-3 Tenth MD; promoted to 1st Lieut on 21 Jan 1942; left for GHQ on 6 Dec 1944.
32. ROBERT MYRES CRUMP
ASN 0-1688141, Capt Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 8 Nov 1943. Born in Brazil, Indiana, on 5 Jun 1915. Degrees: B.A., M.A. Volunteered for service 9 Dec 1941 as civilian. Commissioned 2nd Lieut 10 Jan 1943; assigned Transportation Officer, Hq Bamar Prox Brigade. Reverted. Served the 110th Division, 10th MD, and called back to active duty as 2nd Lieut, Inf, 10th MD on 1 Jul 1943. Assigned as Asst FQM, 10th MD, 17 Nov 1943.
Commission of 8 Nov 1945 confirmed by Hq, USAFFE, 4 Sep 1944. Promoted 1st Lieut 9 Mar 1944 and Capt on 1 Apr 1945. Ordered to report to 4th Replacement Depot 15 Apr 1945.
33. BILL EMERY DALLERBACK
ASN 17027499, 2nd Lieut Inf. Reported to the 10th MD 1 Jun 1943, assigned Radio Operator, 109th Division for 6 months. Evacuated 22 Jan 1944.
34. LINCOLN HALL DA PRON
ASN 6980094, Capt, Sig C reported to the 10th MD on 23 Jun 1943. Born in St. Paul, Minn., on 10 Aug 1916; high school graduate. Studied journalism; 3 years service in the Air Corps as Sgt. Joined Air Corps in 1939. Commissioned 2nd Lt on 23 Jun 1943. Promoted to 1st Lt on 19 Jan 1944; Capt on 18 Jan 1945. On duty with the 109th Division and FRS, Tenth MD. Ordered to report to 4th Replacement Depot, Hq, USAFFE on 30 Jun 1945.
35. GEORGE D. DAVIS
ASN 295828, 2nd Lieut Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Oct 1943. On duty with 125th Inf.
36. MARVIN. DE VRIES
ASN 2233318, 1st Lieut, USN Sig C reported to the 10th MD on 16 Dec 1942.
Commissioned 2nd Lieut on 16 Dec 1942. Assigned with MT Co, Hq 10th MD; assigned with 108th Division, 10th MD on 25 Sep 1943; to FRS, 10th MD on 3 Nov 1943.
Promoted to 1st Lieut on 11 Sep 1943. Evacuated on 27 Feb 1944.
37. FRANK DIVINO
ASN 19038803, 2nd Lieut Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Oct 1943. Assigned in the FRS 10th MD for 1 year and 3 months. Born in Garfield, Utah, on 6 Feb 1921. Enlisted at “MARCH” Field, California, on 3 Mar 1941 in the QMS, 89th LM Battalion. Pvt in USAC. Commissioned as 2nd Lieut on 1 Oct 1943. Assigned to duty with the 10th Division, 10th MD on 2 Oct 1943. Transferred to duty with FRS on 1 Nov 1943. Evacuated on 6 Feb 1944.
38. MICHAEL DOMERVICH
Capt, Infantry. Reported to the 10th MD 11 May 1943. Born in Iventon, Minnesota on 10 Oct 1915. A year’s college R.O.T.C. B.S. in Agricultural Engineering. Commissioned 1st Lt, Marine Corps 1 Jul 1939; promoted Capt, USFIP, 10th MD, 11 May 1943; Liaison Officer and FFO. Evacuated on 14 November 1943.
39. VINCENT K. DOUGLASS
ASN 6579268 Capt, Sig C Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Dec 1942. Born in Dalles, Oregon on 8 Apr 1914; high school graduate; Air Corps Mechanic.
Sgt, 30th Bombardment Squad. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, USFIP, 10th MD, 1 Dec 1942. Assigned Provost Marshal 2nd Bn, 111th Int Regt. Assigned in the Communication Section, 109th Div on 2 April.
Promoted to 1st Lt on 17 Dec 1943; changed his branch of service to Sig C on 10 Jan 1945; assigned to the Signal Supply Section in charge of the 109th Division on 3 Jan 1945; promoted to Captain. Ordered to proceed to 4th Replacement Depot, Hq, USAFFE.
40. FRANK W. DUFF
ASN 6296419, 1st Lieut QMS, reported to the 10th MD on 1 Apr 1943. Born in Childress, Texas, on 9 Jun 1918. S/Sgt USAC on 4 Oct 1939. Commissioned 2nd Lt, Inf, on 5 Jan 1943; Branch of service changed to QMS on 1 Apr 1943.
Promoted to 1st Lieut on 1 Apr 1943. Acting S-4, Imbatug Sector from 9 Nov 1942 to 5 Jan 1943; Procurement Officer, Hq 10th MD, from 18 Mar 1943 to 2 Aug 1943; G-4, 108th Division from 2 Aug 1943 to 13 Sep 1943; Finance Officer, Farm Project (Landing Field) #1 from 13 Sep 1945 to Oct 1945. Ordered to proceed to SWPA on 14 Nov 1945.
41. WILLIAM E. DYESS
ASN 0-22526, Major, Inf, reported to the 10th MD on 15 May 1943; on duty with 110th Division; evacuated in July 1943.
42. BRUCE G. ELLIOT
ASN 3762211, USN. Reported to the 10th MD, 8 Jul 1943. Born in Garden City, Kansas, in 1923; Coxswain, USN, USS “TANKER”. Arrived 8 Aug 1943 from Palawan. Surrendered on the fall of Corregidor on 6 May 1942 and concentrated in Princesa Concentration Camp, Palawan. Escaped and reported to the 10th MD. Assigned on duty with 125th Inf Regt. Evacuated on 27 February 1944.
43. JAMES L. EVANS JR.
ASN 0-556781, Maj MC. Reported to the 10th MD on 13 Dec 1945. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., on 6 Dec 1912; MD, Bachelor of Science in Biology and English, licensed Radio Operator; commissioned 1st Lieut ORC June 1937, promoted Captain (permanent) July 1941, 2nd Corps Area; Post Surgeon, Ft. Tilden, N.Y., on 31 Jan 1941 to 20 Jun 1948.
Detachment Commander and Chief Neuropsychiatric Section, 5th Station Hospital, Australia from 13 Feb 1942 to July 1942; Surgeon and Adjutant, Hq Base Section 6, Australia from July 1942 to 25 Jan 1943; Chief of Record Section, 3rd Medical Supply Depot, Base Section 5, 25 Jan 1943.
Assigned by the GHQ to the 10th MD and was designated Acting CO, FRS, 10th MD; promoted Major, AUS by GHQ, USAFFE, 28 Jan 1944; ordered to proceed to GHQ, USAFFE for sick leave on 17 Jan 1945.
44. BEVERLY PERRY FARRENS
ASN 6953549. Reported to the 10th MD on 16 Feb 1943. Born in Marysville, Missouri on 30 May 1917.
Pfc in the Air Corps, with Bombardment Squad, 19th Group. Commissioned 2nd Lieut in the 10th MD on 16 Feb 1943; promoted to 1st Lieut, Sig C on 8 Mar 1944; Capt on 1 May 1945.
Assigned G-4, Hq 10th MD on 16 Feb 1943; to Force Radio Net on 1 Oct 1943. Ordered to proceed to 4th Replacement Depot on 30 Jun 1943.
45. FRED SIMS FAUST
ASN 6929112, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 19 Feb 193. Born in South Carolina 27 Aug 1921. High school graduate. Commissioned 2nd Lieut 19 Feb 1943; promoted 1st Lieut 1 Oct 1943. CO, 110th Division Special Troops. Commended for his attack on Buenavista, Agusan, inflicting 40 to 50 wounded or killed. Repatriated 10 Jan 1945.
46. FREDERICK A. FEIGEL
Capt, QMS, reported to the 10th MD on 1 Oct 1943. Born in Louisville, KY, on 5 Jan 1901; served as civilian in the 81st Inf, USAFFE. Commissioned 1st Lieut on 1 Oct 1943, QMS, in the 10th MD; promoted Capt on 15 Feb 1944.
Assigned in the QMS and then 107th Division; Chief of Staff and G-4 on 4 May 1944. Killed in action on 26 Jul 1944 while on inspection trip.
47. ALFRED FERNANDEZ
ASN 6517769, 1st Lieut. Reported to 10th MD 1 Dec 1942. Born in Hilo, Hawaii on 8 Jan 1905. M/Sgt, USAC. CO, 1st Bn, 110th Inf Div. Ordered to report to SWPA, 17 Dec 1944.
48. WENDELL W. FERTIG
ASN 0-254976, Colonel, Corps of Engineers, led the Mindanao Guerrilla on 18 Sep 1942 and organized the 10th Military District (MD). Relieved by Colonel Charles W. Hedges on 23 Jun 1945.
49. GEORGE FINNEGAN
ASN 121394211, 2nd Lieut, Sig C. Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Jun 1944. Born in Geneva, New York 13 Mar 1921. S/Sgt, USAAF: Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Sig C, 4 Dec 1944. On DS with FRS, 10th MD. Ordered to proceed to Hq, Far Eastern Air Force Weather Group, 26 Apr 1945.
50. PAUL R. FLOWERS
ASN 19049569, Pvt USAC. Died 27 July l942.
5l. JAMES LEONARD GARLAND
ASN 7003822, Capt, Sig C. Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Born in Erwin, Tennessee on 1 Mar 1921. High school graduate; graduated from USAC Technical School, Hickam Field, Hawaii. Pfc in the Air Corps. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Inf, 1 Jun 1943; promoted to 1st Lieut, Inf, 1 Jun 1944; Capt on 18 Jan 1945. Change of branch of service to Signal Corps on 18 Jan 1945; on duty with 109th Division 1 Jun 1943; FRS on 25 Oct 1943; Officer in Charge Message Center FRS on 6 Jan 1945; Commanding Officer, FRS and Communication Officer, 10th MD on 30 Jun 1945.
52. GLEN E. GAMBER
ASN 13024686, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 15 Jan 1943. Assigned Code Officer, 110th Division for 10 months. Evacuated 17 Jan 1945.
53. ROBERT E. GENTRY
ASN 0-288840, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD, 1 Nov 1942. CO, “D” Co, 115th Inf, for 5 months; on duty with G-4, 10th MD, for 5 months. Repatriated 15 Feb 1944.
54. PAUL A. GILL
ASN 6570724, 2nd Lieut, Sig C. Assigned on duty with FRS, 10th MD for one year. Evacuated 7 Feb 1944.
55. DEWITT GLOVER
ASN 3758436, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD, 6 Dec 1942. On duty with Hq 10th MD. Repatriated 29 Sep 1943.
56. JOHN W. GRANT
ASN 6999542, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Assigned to 109th Division. Died on 1 Nov 1943.
57. SAMUEL GRASHIO
ASN 0-412503, Capt, Inf. Reported to the 110th Division, 10th MD in May 1943; assigned in Farm Project (Landing Field) #1, 10th MD on 1 Jul 1943. Born in Spokane, Washington on 1 Apr 1918. Two years in college. Commissioned 2nd Lieut 26 Apr 1941, AC. Promoted 1st Lieut 11 May 1943; Captain 1 Sep 1943. Proceeded to Hq USAFFE, 29 Sep 1943.
58. JAMES R. GRINSTEAD
ASN 0-888857, Lt-Col, AUS. Reported to the 10th MD on 19 Feb 1943. Born in Ridgeway, Mo., 5 Nov 1897. Served in “M” Co, 1st Inf, Oklahoma, 1st Artillery as 1st Lieut from Dec 1919 to 1921. Assigned in “D” Co, 15th Inf, Headquarters, Company, 31st Inf, from April 1923 to 1926 as Private, Corporal, Sergeant, and Staff Sergeant; with Philippine Constabulary from April 1926 to November 1931 as 3rd Lieut, 2nd Lieut, 1st Lieut, and Captain.
Student of the Philippine Constabulary Academy; on duty with the Provincial Commander, Lanao; with the Intelligence Division, Manila; participated in Mindanao and Sulu campaign. Resigned in Nov 1931 to engage in business; established a coconut plantation in Malabang, Davao, Salaman, Cotabato.
Reserve Officer in the United States Army; 2nd Lieut March 1924 to 1926, 1st Lieut from March 1926 to 1941. Battle campaigns; Mexican Border in 1913, AEF in France – April 1918 to January 1919 in St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne.
High School graduate, 1914; University of Kansas, September 1914 to April 1917; called to duty as Capt, Inf 19 Feb 1943. Captaincy in AUS confirmed by Ha, USAFFE 16 Feb 1944; promoted Major, Inf June 1943, confirmed by USAFFE 5 May 1944; promoted to Lt-Col 2 Nov 1943.
Assignments:
Temporary assignment with the Headquarters, 10th MD on 19 Feb 1943;
Commended as a good organizer and had the finest intelligence coverage in Mindanao.
59. CYRILL A. GROSH
ASN 19028955, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Nov 1942. Assigned to 110th Division as contact man for one year. Evacuated 16 Nov 1943.
60. JAMES D. HABURNE
ASN 0-890327, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD 9 Feb 1944. Assigned Code Officer, FRS, 10th MD. Repatriated 2 Dec 1944.
61. ARTHUR R. HAGE, JR.
ASN 7022833, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 9 Feb 1944. Assigned Code Officer, FRS, 10th MD. Evacuated 29 Dec 1944.
62. JAMES E. HALKYARD
2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD in Dec 1942. Evacuated in Jan 1943.
63. GEORGE O. HALL
ASN 6938070, lst Lieut, Sig C. Reported to the 10th MD on 5 Jan 1943. On duty with FRS, 10th MD for 2 years and 8 months. Evacuated 20 Jan 1945.
64. CHARLES HANSEN
ASN 0-600183, Capt, OS. Reported to the 10th MD 11 Apr 1943. Born in Syracuse, N.Y. on 4 Mar 1890; High School graduate. Studied M.E. University of Syracuse; Commissioned USA, Reserve Capt, CS in August 1919; called to active duty on & Dec 1941 but unable to report. Reported to 110th Division 10th MD, 11 Apr 1943, assigned Procurement Officer; assigned Liaison Officer 110th Division on 11 Dec 1944. Evacuated 10 Jan 1945.
65. ANTON J. HARATIK
ASN 0-1686153, Capt, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Dec 1942. Born in Philipps, Wisconsin on 4 May 1916; high school graduate. Airplane mechanic, 19th Bombardment Group, Hq & Hq Co, as Pvt. Joined the USFIP, 10th MD, and commissioned 2nd Lieut on 1 Dec 1942. USFIP; commissioned 2nd Lieut, AUS on 11 Jul 1944; promoted 1st Lieut on 1 Oct 1943, USFIP; promoted Capt, USFIP on 1 Jan 1944; assigned Agent Officer, 110th Div, 24 Dec 1943; CO, 112th Prov Bn, 107th Inf. Rated an excellent commanding officer by his Chief.
66. FRANK HARAYDA
ASN 6978648, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 16 Nov 1943.
67. JACK HAWKINS
Capt. Inf. Reported to 10th MD 11 May 1943. Born in Teston, Texas, on 25 Oct 1916. Graduated from U.S. Naval School; commissioned 2nd Lieut (Reg) USMC 1 Jun 1939; promoted 1st Lieut (Reg) 2 Dec 1941; served in the Marine Shanghai from 17 Jul 1940 to 27 Nov 1941; served in Bataan and Corregidor during this war and captured by the Japs on 6 May 1942. Reported to 10th MD and promoted Capt 11 May 1943; assigned with G-2 Section, 110th Div, 10th MD. Proceeded to GHQ, USAFFE; 14 Nov 1943.
68. ELMER R. HAYES
ASN 19024031, Corp, USAC. Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Jan 1944. Assigned in 110th Div. Evacuated on 15 Dec 1944.
ASN 0-540796, Colonel, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 2 Oct 1942; born in Springdale, Washington, 14 Sep 1896; Mechanic Engineer Certificate and license, 3½ years in the United States Army from 1917 to 1920; Capt, Inf, AUS, USAFFE on 18 Nov 1943; promoted Major, USFIP 16 Nov 192 and Lt-Col, USFIP, 13 Dec 1942; promoted to Colonel, Inf, 16 May 1945.
Helped Col Fertig in organizing the Guerrilla, 10th MD; Commanding Officer, 108th Division, 13 Dec 1942 and at the same time Deputy Chief of Staff, 10th MD on 14 Oct 1943.
Chief of Staff, “A” Corps, West Mindanao (WM), 10th MD on 9 Oct 1944; Commanding Officer, 10th MD, relieving Col Fertig.
70. TRUMAN HEMINGWAY
ASN 6081224, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD 1 Dec 1942. Assigned with the Coast Watcher Station FRS 10th MD for 10 months. Evacuated on 20 Oct 1944.
71. EARL G. HILLIARD
ASN 19000241, 1st Lieut, Inf, reported to the 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. On duty, Corps Radio Station, “A” Corps, Western Mindanao, for 6 months. Evacuated on 15 Jan 1945.
72. SACK W. HOFFMAN
ASN 636779, 2nd Lieut, Inf, 1 Jun 1943. Assigned in 109th Div for one year and six months. Evacuated 25 Dec 1944.
73. MC E. HOKE
ASN 16041689, 2nd Lieut, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD 1 Jun 1944. Officer in Charge, weather Control, Corps Radio Station, “A” Corps, Western Mindanao. Evacuated 26 Apr 1945.
74. EARL C. HOMAN JR.
ASN 6946985, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD 1 Nov 1943. Assigned in the FRS for one year and five months. Evacuated 28 Feb 1944.
75. LOWELL G. HOLDER
ASN 6983959, Capt, Inf. Reported to 10th MD 24; Feb 1943. Born in Evansville, Indiana on 12 Apr 1921. High school graduate of AC Technical School; enlisted in the AC, 13 Nov 1939 as Sergeant. Reported to 10th MD 24, Feb 1943 and commissioned 2nd Lieut on 25 Feb 1943. Promoted to 1st Lieut on 19 Jan 1944; promoted Capt 1 Apr 1945.
Also assigned JO in the MT Co, 10th MD Ho on 24 Feb 1943. Also a Code Officer on 27 Nov 1943 and assigned to Davao area in March 1944. Ordered to proceed to the 4th Replacement Depot, Hq, USAFFE on 26 Jun 1945.
76. JOHN L. HOULIHAN
ASN 212469, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD in Dec 1942. On duty with 110th Div, G-3 Section for six months. Evacuated 14 Nov 1943.
77. FORREST A. HOWARD
ASN 19002853, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 6 Jan 1943. On duty for nine months with 109th Div; with Corps Radio Section, “A” Corps, Western Mindanao for nine months. Evacuated on 12 May l945.
78. WILLIAM H. JOHNSON
USN SN 2832703, lst Lieut, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD 3 Dec 1942. Assigned with the Coast Watch Station, FRS, 10th MD in Zamboanga area for 2 years and 2 months. Evacuated 9 May 1945.
79. JOSEPH ST. JOHN
ASN 6909351, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 26 Jul 1943; detached service 9th MD, Radio Section.
80. ERLING H. JONASSEN
ASN 6937757, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Co, Sig Co, 109th Division.
8l. THOMAS WALKER JURIKA
ASN 0-890348, Capt, QMC. Reported to 10th MD, 3 May 1943. Born in Zamboanga, Philippines on 9 Jan 1914. High school graduate; two years college, USA. Commissioned 1st Lieut, QMC, 19 Feb 1942 by Philippine Dept, USA.
Assigned to U.S. Army Transport Service, Philippines. Promoted to Capt, 5 May 1943 in the USFIP, 10th MD. Assigned to the 108th Div, 10th MD on 3 May 1943; on SD with GHQ, 10th MD 5 May 1943. Assigned to Hq, 10th MD, 5 Nov 1943.
82. ALBERT ROY KIRBY, JR.
ASN 6291177, Sgr, USAC. Reported to 10th MD on 12 Apr 1943. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on 29 Sep 1919; High School graduate; 3 years in USAC Bomb Squad, as Flying Chief Crew, in Charge of Motor Maintenance, 110th Div on 6 May 1943. Killed in action 3 Sep 1943.
83. JOHN KOLODIE
ASN 6877573, Pvt, QMSC. Evacuated 2 Dec 1943.
84. JOHN KORYSINSKI
ASN 16021372, 2nd Lieut, Inf.
85. WILLIAM F. KONKO
ASN 2832701, lst Lieut, Sig C. Reported to the 10th MD 26 Dec 1942. Assigned Radio Operator, FRS, 10th MD for 1 year and 8 months. Evacuated on 29 Dec 1944.
86. WILLIAM A. KNORTZ
ASN 6909312, Capt Inf. Reported to the 10th MD and commissioned 2nd Lieut on 1 Dec 1942; promoted to 1st Lieut on 12 Jan 1943; promoted to Capt, 10 Feb 1943, Assigned Agent Officer, ll4th Inf Regt. Died 11 Sep 1943.
87. RICHARD B. LANG
ASN 6571980, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD, 1 May 1943. On duty with the 107th Div for 8 months; 110th Div for 1 year. Evacuated on 5 Jan 1945.
88. DONALD J. LE COUVRE
ASN 13011259, Major, Inf. Reported to 10th MD, 1 Dec 1942. Born in Bulger, Penn., on 19 Feb 1916; attended Ordnance School, FA, Hawaii; AC Aviation Mechanic; Clark Field, Philippines, Pvt, AC; Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Inf, 10th MD on 1 Feb 1943; promoted 1st Lieut, Inf, 1 Oct 1943; promoted Captain 19 Aug 1944; promoted Major, Inf, 15 Apr 1945.
Assignments: 9 Mar 1943, Observer in areas of 3rd Bn, 115th Inf, 105th Div; Ex O, FRS, 10th MD on 14 Oct 1943; CO, 1st Sep BN; CO, 121st Inf Regt, on 20 Aug 1944; ordered to proceed to CINCAFPAC on 17 Jun 1945.
89. LEONARD LE COUVRE
ASN 13009106, lst Lieut, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD, 29 Jan 1943. Assigned as Code Officer, FRS, 10th MD. Evacuated on 5 Jan 1945.
90. JOHN L. LEWIS
ASN 3455913, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD 12 Dec 1942. CO, MTC, 10th MD for 1 year. CO, CTC, “A” Corps, Western Mindanao for 2 months. Evacuated 3 Apr 1945.
91. WILLIAM WATT LOWRY
ASN 0-268916, Capt, ON. Reported to the 10th MD, 13 Apr 1943. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. 1st Lieut, CE; changed his branch of service when he reported to the 10th MD from CE to Inf, 13 Apr 1943; promoted to Capt, 1 May 1943; assigned on SD with Hq 10th MD. In charge of Farm Project (Landing Field) #2, Balingbing, Lanao. Died 19 Jun 1943.
92. RAY J. LOZANO
ASN 18155440, 2nd Lieut, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1944. Weather control Officer, 12lst Inf, for 9 months. Evacuated 4 Apr 1945.
93. ANDREW MANCUSO
ASN 32028092, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Dec 1942. Assigned to 110th Div for 2 years and 2 months. Evacuated 10 Jan 1945.
94. CLAYTON A. MANNERS, JR.
ASN 6914375, lst Lieut, Inf, reported to 10th MD 1 Jun 1943. On duty with 109th Div for 3 months. In charge, Manticao Farm Project (Landing Field). Evacuated on 29 Apr 1945.
95. ALDO F. MACCAGLI
ASN 6980070, Pfc. Assigned to 110th Div. Evacuated 15 Nov 1943.
96. WILLIAM MADISON
ASN 36048730, S/Sgt. Reported to 10th MD on 26 Feb 1945. Assigned in the FRS, 10th MD. Evacuated 26 Apr 1945.
97. PAUL H. MARSHALL
ASN 0-1686161, Lt-Col, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 11 May 1943. Born in McCows, Kansas on 27 Jun 1911. High School. Commanding Officer, 114th Inf for 1 year and 4 months; Commanding Officer, 110th Div for 5 months.
98. HAROLD D. MARTIN
ASN 0-888847, Capt Sig C. Reported to 10th MD 16 Dec 1942. Born in Mayfield, Kentucky 7 Jul 1919. High School graduate. Enlisted USAAC on 28 Nov 1939; attended Army Air Corps Technical School for 7 months as Air Mechanic; Sgt, lst Class, Air Mechanic in the USAAC. Commissioned 2nd Lieut in the 10th MD on 16 Dec 1942. Promoted lst Lieut, USFIP 1 Sep 1943 and Capt, USFIP 1 Oct 1944. Commissioned 2nd Lieut AUS by GHQ, USAFFE, 9 Feb 1944; promoted 1st Lieut AUB by GHQ, USAFFE 2h May l944.
99. ERNEST E. MC CLISH
ASN 0-296967, Lt-Col, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 19 Nov 1942. Born in Willburton, Oklahoma on 22 Feb 1910; college graduate; senior ROTC graduate; commissioned 2nd Lieut in April 1932 Reserve. Promoted to 1st Lieut in 1934; Capt in Aug 1939, permanent grade. Major on 23 Dec 1941; Lt-Col AUS 20 Nov 1942, USFIP, 10th MD; Lt-Col (temporary) AUS on 2 Dec 1943; promoted Major by Gen Wainwright to Lt-Col, AUS by GHQ, USAFFE; assumed command of 110th Div, 10th MD on 2U Nov 192. Resigned CO, 110th Div 23 January 1945.
100. JAMES MC CLURE
ASN 0-990193, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Oct 1944. On duty G-2 Section, 10th MD for 2 months. Evacuated 2 Dec 1944.
101. MELVYN H. MC COY
Lt-Comdr, USN. Proceeded to Hq, USAFFE in July 1943.
102. FRANK D. MC GEE
ASN 0-3865, Lt-Col, Cavalry. Reported to 10th MD 10 Jan 1943. Born in Claremont, S.D., USA on 6 Sep 1889; US-M.A. (West Point) 1915; 1st Lieut in 1916; Captain in 1917; Major in 1918 – National Army; Major, USAFFE on 23 Dec 1941. Did not surrender. Commanding Officer, 2nd Inf Regt, Bukidnon-Cotabato Force on 10 Jan 1943. On SC with the 109th Div, 10th MD, 30 Jul 1943; Commanding Officer, 106th Div on 7 Oct 1943. Promoted Lt-Col on 1 Jul 1943; confirmed by USAFFE on 20 Dec 1943; on temporary duty with Tenth Corps Hq on 8 May 1945. Commanding Officer, 107th Inf, Pa, 10th MD on 1 Jul 1945. Killed in action 7 Aug 1945.
103. CHARLES E. MC GRATH
ASN 13081616, 2nd Lieut, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD on l Jun 1944. Assigned Weather Control Officer, FRS, 10th MD for 10 months. Evacuated 26 Apr 1945.
104. WARREN L. MC FADDEN
ASN 19028883, Pfc, USAC. Died on 10 May 1942.
105. WEYMAN L. MC GUIRE
ASN 6266335, 2nd Lieut, MAC. Reported to 10th MD on 13 Dec 1942. Assigned Medical Supply Officer, 105th Div for 11 months; Medical Supply Officer, 10th MD. Evacuated 26 Mar 1945.
106. JAMES E. MC INTYRE
ASN 6582459, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Dec 1942. Assigned Bn Comdr, 110th Inf, for 2 years. Evacuated 17 Dec 1944.
107. WILLIAM F. MC LAUGHLIN
ASN O-890331, Major, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Oct 1942. Born in McKeesport, Pa. on 1 Aug 1918; attended high school in Chemical Warfare from 1937 to 1939; CM, 1939-1940 – Inf, 1943 Instructor Chemical Warfare, PA; Ex O, 3rd Bn, 103rd Bn, 103rd Inf 1 Jan to 28 Feb 1942 as 2nd Lt; promoted 1st Lt on 14 Mar 1943, 10th MD; promoted Capt on 1 Nov 1943; Major on 24 Sep 1944; promoted temporary 1st Lt AUS, by GHQ, USAFFE, 11 Jul 1944. CC, 112th Inf Regt, 109th Div; ordered to proceed to Hq, USAFFE on 28 May 1945.
108. JAMES MC NEIL
ASN 658285, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Dec 1942. Assigned as Code Officer, Radio Section, 110th Div. Evacuated on 20 Apr 1945.
109. STEPHEN MELLNICK
Major, CAC, passed the 110th Div before leaving for Australia in July 1943 without any personal record.
110. LEONARD L. MERCHANT
ASN 62255032, 2nd Lieut Inf. Reported to 10th MD 1 Jun 1943. Assigned MT CO, 110th Div. Evacuated 26 Jan 1944.
111. WALTER R. MESTER
lst Lieut. Reported to 10th MD on 19 Feb 1943. Assigned S-4 113th Inf for 1 year and 6 months. Evacuated on 27 April 1945.
112. ALMA BUD MILLS
ASN 6581151, Capt, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD 1 Aug 1943. Born in Evanston, Wyoming in 1920; high school student. With the Army Air Corps since 16 Oct 1939 as Corp; commissioned 2nd Lieut Sig C. 10th MD on 1 Aug 1943; promoted 1st Lieut on 19 Jan 1944; promoted Capt on 23 Jan 1945. Assigned in FRS, 10th MD, on 19 August 1943; on duty with FQM, 10th MD.
113. LEONARD MINTER
ASN 6223333, Sgt, USAC. Evacuated 29 Sep 1943.
114. GLYN W. MITCHELL
ASN 6275077, Capt, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD on 24 May 1943; on duty with the FRS, 10th MD for 2 years; served in the Davao area. Proceeded to 4th Replacement Depot on 25 Jun 1945.
115. THOMAS MITSOS
ASN 6914252, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD 16 Dec 1942. Assigned Code Officer, FRS for 2 years. Evacuated 29 Dec 1944.
116. WILLARD LANDIS MONEY
ASN 6998768, Capt, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD in Dec 1942. Born in Point of Rocks, Maryland in 1923. Sgt in the USAC, 14th Bombardment Squad. Commissioned 2nd Lieut in the 10th MD on 1 Dec 1942; promoted 1st Lieut on 12 Jan 1943; promoted Capt on 1 Apr 1945. Assigned in FRS, 10th MD 1 Nov 1943. On duty with “A” Corps, Western Mindanao on 22 Jun 1944; Radio Officer of the 106th Div on 1 Jan 1945 to 22 Jun 1945.
117. FRANCIS NAPOLILLO, JR
ASN 2560667, lst Lieut, Sig C. Reported to the 10th MD 16 Bec 1942. On duty with FRS, 10th MD for 10 months. Evacuated on 29 Sep 1943.
118. BERNARD S. NEMZURA
ASN 36006198, Pvt. Died 26 Feb 1943.
119. WILLIAM L. NEWMAN
Pvt, USAC. Died in November 1942.
120. FRANK O. NOEL
ASN 2419049, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD 26 Nov 1942. On duty with Div Provost Marshall, 110th Div for 10 months. Evacuated on 29 Sep 1943.
121. LEO O’CONNOR
ASN 14025849, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 15 Mar 1943. Assigned to the FRS, 10th MD for 8 months. Evacuated on 14 Nov 1943.
122. ELWOOD H. OFFRETT
ASN 3681644, 1st Lieut, OMS. Reported to 10th MD on 26 Oct 1942. On duty with G-4, 10th MD for 10 months. Evacuated on 29 Sep 1943.
123. REECE AGUSTUS OLIVER
Captain Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 19 Apr 1943. Born in Akron (Fulton Co) Indiana on 1 Aug 1891. High school graduate and post-graduate work in education. Attended Cadet Officer School, Philippine National Guard on 5 Jul 1918. Commissioned 1st Lieut and assigned Adjutant, 1st Field Signal Bn, Philippine National Guard. Aide-de-Camp to Brig-Gen Dennis P. Quinlan, Camp Claudie. Promoted to Captain, Supply Co. Assigned in the 1st Brigade Hqs, Philippine National Guard. Principal teacher of various high schools and Division Superintendent of Schools, Bureau of Education. Offered his services in any capacity to Col Ben Chastaine, CO, Prov Samar Brigade on 15 Jan 1942 and recommended to Gen Sharp for commission when the order of general surrender came before any reply could be made. Commissioned 2nd Lieut in the 10th MD and on 19 Apr 1943; promoted to 1st Lt on 25 May 1943; promoted to Captain on 1 Jan 1944. Assigned in 110th Div on 19 Apr 1943.
124. PAUL A. OWEN
ASN 2718816, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 26 Mar 1943. Evacuated 29 Sep 1943.
125. HERBERT PAGE
ASN 0-1053, Major Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 26 Apr 1943. Born in Petersburg, Va. on 17 Sep 1877; speaks English, Spanish, little Tao-Sug Moro. Graduated Constabulary, 1906, Manila. Pvt. Corp, Acting Sgt Major, Field Co “A”, 8th United States Inf, Aug 1904 to 24 Sep 1907; 3rd Lieut, 3 Oct 1907, promoted 2nd Lieut 1 Jul 1908; resigned 20 Oct 1911; active duty as 3rd Lieut on Sep 23, 1913; 2nd Lieut on 1 Apr 1915; 1st Lieut on 5 Jun 1917; Capt on 29 Jul 1919; retired a Major, 13 Feb 1941. Recalled on 26 Apr 1943 to 10th MD; CO, 116th Inf Regt, 25 Apr 1945. Appointed Acting Justice of the Peace ex-officio, Glan and Kiamba, Cotabato 9 Nov 1943. Terminated on 30 May 1945. Ordered to report to the 4th Replacement Depot for processing 11 Jul 1945.
126. CHARLES “CHICK” PARSON
Lt-Comdr, USN, reported to 10th MD on 17 Mar 1943. On duty with 10th MD, G-2 Section.
127. FRANK Y. PATTEN
Seaman, 2nd Class, reported to 10th MD on Sep 1944. On DS with Special Intelligence Detachment. Evacuated on 30 Mar 1945.
128. ROBERT L. PEASE
ASN 19052905, 2nd Lieut, QMS. Reported to 10th MD 17 Jan 1944. Assigned to QMS, 107th Div, for 11 months up to 28 Dec 1944.
129. DALCUA A. PHILLIPS
ASN 6414313, Radio Mechanic, 2nd Class. Reported to 10th MD 7 Jan 1945. On DS with the FRS, 10th MD for 4 months. Evacuated on 11 May 1945.
130. NICHOLAS D. POLILUYKO
ASN 7021439, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 18 March 1943. Radio Station Incharge, Dipolog, Zamboanga.
ASN 19013450, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD 3 Dec 1942. Assigned to the G-4, 10th MD. Committed suicide on 15 Aug 1943.
133. ILIFF RICHARDSON
Major, Inf, reported to 10th MD on 1 Nov 1943. Born in Denver, Colorado in 1918; on DS with 9th MD for 8 months; on duty with 10th MD, 10 Sep 1944.
134. LOUIS ROBERTSON
ASN 19017768, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD 1 Apr 1943. Assigned as Provost Marshall, 113th Inf.
135. CHARLES E. ROBINSON
ASN 35706008, Radio Mechanic 2nd Class. Reported to 10th MD on 7 Jan 1945. On DTS with the FRS, 10th MD for 4 months. Evacuated on 11 May 1945.
136. HAROLD A. ROSENQUIST
ASN 0-278037, Major, FA. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1944. Born in Providence, R.I. on 27 Nov 1903; speaks French. Recalled to active duty 8 Jun 1942 as 2nd Lieut, AUS; promoted Capt 29 Jan 1944; assigned USAFFE in Oct 1943; ordered by Hq USAFFE to report to 10th MD, assigned Acting AC of S, G-2, 1 Jun 1944. Promoted Major, JA, 1 Nov 1944; AC of S, G-2, 10th MD, 1 Apr 1945; relieved of assignment. 10th MD and ordered to proceed GHQ, SWPA, to C-in-C, 5 Jan 1945. Reassigned on temporary duty with 10th MD through request of Col Fertig per letter order, 22 Mar 1945, USAFFE Ho; Deputy Chief of Staff, 10th MD.
137. LEWIS C. ROYBAL
ASN 6961559, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Assigned in 106th Div. Evacuated 22 Jan 1945.
138. ELWOOD A. ROYER
ASN 6893017, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 12 My 1943. Assigned to the 110th Div. Evacuated 11 Mar 1944.
139. HENRY C. ROOK
ASN 2622774, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 16 Dec 1942. On duty Farm Project (Landing Field) No. 2 and stayed for 6 months. Assigned in FRS and served for 2 months.
140. LEE. R. RUTHERFORD
ASN 18029967, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Assigned to Corps Radio Section, “A” Corps, Western Mindanao for 7 months. Evacuated 25 Dec 1944.
141. JOHN E. RUZIECHEI
ASN 19002877, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Assigned to Corps Radio Section, “A” Corps, Western Mindanao for 4 months. Evacuated 1 Jun 1944.
142. JACK LAWRENCE SAMPLES
ASN 18046030, Capt. Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Born in Loveland, Colorado on 3 Aug 1919. High school graduate; one year ROTC, one year college. Pvt 3rd Special, 400 Ordnance. Commissioned 2nd Lieut in the USFIP, 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943; promoted 1st Lieut on 15 Feb 1944; promoted Capt. Inf on 1 Apr 1945. Assigned in the FRS, 10th MD on 24 Oct 1943. CO of the Force Ordnance Co on 3 Nov 1943. Ordered to proceed to Hq, USAFE on 8 Apr 1945.
143. WALTER W. SANDERS
ASN 6937917, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on l Jun 1943. Assigned Co, Sig C, 109th Div and Radio Section.
144. JAMES E. SCHOEN
ASN 6657691, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Dec 1942. Assigned in the FRS, 10th MD for 2 years and 4 months. Evacuated 5 Feb 1945.
145. PETER SCHUR
ASN 6718063, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 7 Nov 1942. Assigned as S-2, 107th Inf, 105th Div for 1½ years. Assigned Regtl S-3 for 6 months. Evacuated 22 Dec 1944.
146. AUSTIN CONNER SHOFNER
Major, USMC. Reported to 10th MD on 11 May 1943. Born in Chattanooga, Tenn. on 3 Mar 1916. Graduated from the University of Tennessee. Professional Marine. Attended Marine Officer Basic School from August 1937 to May 1938; served with the USS “Oklahoma” from August 1938 to June 1939; with the Fleet Marine Force from June 1939 to May 1941; with the 4th Reg. Luzon, Shanghai, etc., in May 1941. Commissioned regular in August 1937; reported as Captain, USMC, in April 1943 with the 110th Div. Major in the 10th MD, USFIP.
147. JOHN DAVID SIMMONS
USN SN 120868, Capt, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD 24 Jul 194. Born in Columbus, Ohio on 16 Dec 1919. Degree: B.A. graduate, one and one-half years graduate school. Speaks English and Papuan. Graduate of Naval Reserve Midshipman School. Commissioned Ensign D-V (G) USNR. Two years in Southwest Pacific, attached to Staff, Com, 7th Fleet, duty on board ship and with radio station in New Guinea. Given the equivalent grade in the Army as Capt, Sig C, Reserve Force, USFIP, 10th MD, 18 Dec 1944. Ex O., FRS and Communication Officer of the “A” Corps, Western Mindanao on 7 Jul 1944.Ordered to proceed to Hq, Seventh Fleet at the instance of letter dated 14 May 1945, issued by Hq, Seventh Fleet.
148. THOMAS LOWRY SINCLAIR
ASN 117873, Capt. Inf. Reported to 10th MD 15 Oct 1944. Born in Yangehow, China on 24 Feb 1914. B.A. Graduate. Speaks Chinese (Mandarin), French. Two months in South China guerrilla from Jul to Aug 1939. Commissioned Ensign, Y-V (3), United States Navy Reserve on 1 Nov 1941. On active duty 19 Jan 1942. Ordered to proceed to GHQ, USAFFE 20 Feb 1945.
149. CHARLES SMITH
ASN 0-888471, Maj, CE. Called to the Hq USAFFE 23 Dec 1943. (No further record).
150. JAMES S. SMITH
ASN 19038509, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 20 Nov 1942. Assigned in the District Motor Pool for 3 months and transferred to 110th Div, serving thereat for 8 months. Evacuated 2 Dec 1944.
151. OSCAR F. SMITH
ASN 1604078, Pvt, USAC. Reported to 10th MD on 1 May 1943. On duty with 110th Inf Regt for 1 month. Evacuated on 14 Nov 1943.
152. RUSSEL HOWARD SMITH
ASN 6291002, Capt, Sig C. Reported to the 110th Div, 10th MD on 1 Sep 1943. Born in Farmingdale, South Dakota on 16 Nov 1919. 1st year college. Sgt in the AC. Commissioned 2nd Lieut on 1 Oct 1943, USFIP, 10th MD; promoted 1st Lieut 1 Oct 1944; promoted Capt on 6 May 1945. Assigned in the 110th Div on 2 Oct 1943, Asst Div Prov Marshal, 110th Div, 18 Sep 1943; assigned in the FRS, l0th MD on 1 Nov 1943. Ordered to proceed to Hq, USAFFE on 11 May l945.
153. ROBERT B. SPIELMAN
ASN O-1686152, Major Inf. Reported to 10th MD 11 May 1943. Born in Leigh, Iowa in June 1921; last year C.E., Texas. Enlisted 17 September 1940; served in the Luzon campaign up to 24 December 1941; in Corregidor from 25 December 1941 to 6 May 1942. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 10th MD, 11 May 1943. Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on 1 October 1943; promoted to Captain on 1 November 1944; promoted to Major on 15 April 1945. Assigned as Assistant G-3, 110th Division, 12 May 1943; AC of S, G-3, 110th Division, 1 May 1945; Commanding Officer, 114th Infantry, 8 January 1945; ordered to proceed to 4th Replacement Depot on 15 July 1945.
154. JOHN E. SPRUILL
ASN 629476, Sgt. OS. Reported to 10th MD, 7 Dec 1942. Designated Mess Officer, American Mess for 6 months; Ordnance Supply Officer, 10th MD for 9 months; evacuated on 22 Jan 1944.
155. ROBERT E. STAHL
ASN 32236898, 2nd Lieut Sig C. Reported to 10th MD on 15 Dec 1943 with Col SMITH.
156. JOHN W. STARKY
ASN 18036776, lst Lieut. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Assigned on duty with 109th Div for 1 year and 7 months. Evacuated 5 May 1945.
157. ADOLPH ERNEST STERNBERG, JR.
ASN 6587239, Capt. Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Feb 1944. Born in Sidney, Nebraska on 9 Sep 1917. Speaks English and German. High school graduate; carpenter; 4 years, USAC Mechanic, Crew Chief, and Engineer; Sgt in the 20th Bombardment Squad, 19th Bombardment Group, USAC. Joined the 10th MD on 28 May 1942. Commissioned on 1 Feb 1944 as 2nd Lieut; promoted to 1st Lieut on 1 Nov 1944; promoted to Capt on 15 Apr 1945. CO of the Special Intelligence Detachment, 107th Div, 10th MD on 1 Feb 1944. Assigned to Radio Section and Utility, Hq, 107th Div on 1 May 1944. Ordered to 4th Replacement Depot on 27 Apr 1945.
158. TONY STEWART
ASN 19050535, Pvt, USAC. Reported to 10th MD on 19 Jul 1943. Assigned in Signal Company for one month. Evacuated on 14 Nov 1944.
159. OSCAR E. SWANSON
ASN 6507759, Capt, Inf. Reported 1 May 1944. Born in Sweden on 18 Jul 1900. High school student; 10½ years in the USAC; Sgt in the USAC, 66th Service Sq. Discharged 1 Feb 1935; called to Davao by Col R. S. Hillsman on 14 Dec 1941. Served as Technical Adviser Aeronautical and Ordnance from 10 Jan 1942 to May 1942 with Gen Sharp; commissioned 1st Lieut on 1 May 1944; promoted Capt on 15 Apr 1945. On duty with 107th Div, 107th MD on 1 May 1944. Assigned Transportation Officer, QMS, 10th MD on 10 Jan 1945. In charge of the QMS Service Depot at Bahi and Bahi Landing Field from 1 Jan 1945 to 15 May 1945. Ordered to 4th Replacement Depot on 25 May 1945.
160. ROBERT O. SNYDER
ASN 13016435, lst Lieut, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Assigned in the FRS, 10th MD; served for one year and 11 months. Evacuated on 1 June 1945.
161. FREDERICK MARSTON TAYLOR
ASN 6581597, Capt, Inf. Reported to the 10th MD 1 Jun 1943. Born in Fort Scott, Kansas, 16 Aug 1921. Graduate in ACTS; 3 years and 8 months in the Air Corps. Reported to CO, 10th MD on 3 Nov 1943. Temporarily assigned to the Div Signal Unit, 110th Div. Commissioned 2nd Lt. 11 Jun 1943. Promoted to 1st Lt. on 20 Feb 1945; promoted to Captain on 1 May 1945. CO, La Paz Military Area, 5 Mar 1945; relieved as CO, La Paz Military Area on 17 May 1945.
162. CHANDLER B. THOMAS
ASN O-418183, Major, AC. Reported to 10th MD on 4 Nov 1942. Born in Seattle, Washington on 11 Nov 1916. Degrees: B.A., Washington University 1937; graduated Army Air Corps 29 May 1941 with the 1th Bombardment Sq., 19th Group, promoted to 1st Lieut, 10th MD on 21 Dec 1942; promoted Capt, Hq, USAFFE, 24 May 1944. Promoted Maj 18 Nov 1944; assigned Asst AC of S, G-2, 10th MD on 6 Dec 1942; in charge of Farm Project (Landing Field) No. 1, 10th MD on 19 May 1943. DC of S, “A” Corps, on 12 Dec 1944. On duty with G-2, 10th MD on 30 Oct 1944. Liaison Officer for the CO, 10th MD, with the 13th Air Force, 31 Mar 1945.
163. RICHARD LEONARD THOMMES
ASN 19032233, Capt, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 28 Nov 1942. Born in Lastrup, Minnesota on 6 Apr 1919, high school graduate and 5 years in pre-divinity. Speaks German, English, and Latin. Pfc in the 38th Reconnaissance Sq., 19th Bombardment Group. Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Inf, USFIP, 10th MD, 28 Feb 1943. Promoted 1st Lieut 11 Feb 1944; promoted Capt on 15 Apr 1945 and assigned as CO, Hq Bn, 110th Inf. Assigned to FRS, 10th MD on 1 Nov 1943. Ordered to proceed to Hq, USAFFE on 8 Jun 1945.
164. CARLYLE G. TOWNSWICK
ASN 6938081, 1st Lieut. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Communication Officer, “A” Corps, Western Mindanao and 109th Div. Evacuated 12 May 1945.
165. FRANKLIN J. TRAMMEL
ASN 6465880, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. On duty with 109th Division, Corps Radio Section “A” Corps. Evacuated 1 Jun l944.
166. TRACY S. TUCKER
ASN 19016176, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Feb 1943. Assigned on duty with 109th Div. Evacuated 29 Sep 1943.
167. JOHN LINCOLN TUGGLE
USN SN 265-74-29, Capt, Inf. Reported to 10th MD, 6 Dec 1942. Born in Chesterfield County, Va. on 3 Mar 1916. 6 years United States Army Mechanic 1st Class B., Sc 3. Commissioned 2nd Lieut in the 10th MD on 6 Dec 1942; promoted 1st Lieut on 1 Oct 1943; promoted Capt on 16 May 1945. Assigned in GHQ, 10th MD on 6 Dec 1942. Assigned to the 108th Div; designated Agent Officer, Farm Project (Landing Field) No. 2, 10th MD on 3 Sep 1943; Acting Administrator, Farm Project No. 2, “A” Corps, 8 Oct 1944. On 13 Jan 1945, assigned to Labo Landing Field. Ordered to proceed to Hq, USAFFE on 12 May 1945.
168. GLEN TURNER
ASN 19030146, Pvt, USAC. Corps, Casual EWP.
169. FRED W. VARNEY
ASN 0-953161, Capt. CMC. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jan 1944. Commissioned 1st Lieut, QMS, AUS, on 1 Jan 1942. Discharged by Col Ben H. Chastaine on 9 May 1942 with instruction to report for duty at Anakan where he served continuously until called to 110th Div, 10th MD on 1 Oct 1943. Promoted Capt on 1 Jan 1944 and confirmed by GHQ, USAFFE: on 13 Sep 1944 assigned to the FRS, 10th MD.
170. CECIL E. WALTER
ASN 0-1686140, Major, CE. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jan 1900. Born in Portland, Oregon, 21 Feb 1891; degrees: Economics, Engineering, and Forestry. Called to active duty on 1 Jan 1944 as Capt, Hq, 10th MD; rank confirmed by GHQ, USAFFE. Promoted Maj CE, 10th MD on 6 Dec 1944; promoted Lt-Col on 1 Jul 1945; Liaison Officer for CC, 10th MD, with the 108th RCT on 15 May 1945. CO, 109th Div, 10th MD on 25 Jan 1945.
171. LLOYD WATERS
ASN 6298002, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD 1 Dec 1942. Assigned in the FRS, 10th MD for one year and nine months. Evacuated 29 Dec 1944.
172. HADLEY C. WATSON
ASN O-890290, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 28 Apr 1944. Assigned in the Hq, 10th MD. Evacuated 28 Dec 1944.
173. HOWARD R. WATSON
ASN 6581144, lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD 1 Jun 1943. Assigned in the 109th Div for one year, in charge of the Code Section, Corps Radio Section “A” Corps, Western Mindanao Net Control Station for 6 months. Evacuated 8 Apr 1945.
174. ROYCE F. WENDOVER
Capt, CE. Reported to 10th MD on 26 May 1943. Degree: B.S., Oregon State College. Born in Logging, Kansas on 6 Nov 1897. Joined Philippine Scouts USA at Zamboanga on 7 Mar.
175. ROY E. WEEBON
lst Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Oct 1943. Communications Officer, FRS, 10th MD. Died on 25 Jan 1944.
176. MAJOR M. WHEELER
USN SN 149981, Lt-Comdr, USNR. Reported to 10th MD on 4 Mar 1944; Lieut – DVS USNR; promoted Lt-Cmdr, USNR 26 Sep 1944. Promoted Maj, USFIP, 10th MD, Sig C, 15 Sep 1944; promoted Lt-Col, GSO on 1 Jun 1945. Assigned in FRS, 10th MD on 4 Mar 1944 and CO FRS on 1 Jul 1944. Designated DC of S, 10th MD on 1 Jan 1945; C of S, 10th MD on 1 Mar 1945.
177. PERRY T. WHITLEY
ASN 627596, T/Sgt USAC. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Dec 1942. Assigned in the 110th Div; Asst in charge of the Machine Shop, 10th MD. Evacuated 17 Dec 1944.
178. WILLIAM W. WILLIAMS
ASN 6576079, 2nd Lieut, Inf. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jun 1943. Assigned in FRS, l0th MD for five months. Assigned on duty with 109th Div for one year and three months. Evacuated 8 Feb 1944.
179. DONALD H. WILLS
ASN O-389373, Major, Cavalry. Reported to 10th MD on 1 Jan 1944. Born in Lynchburg, Va. on 23 May 1918; degree: BSC. Graduated 4 years Virginia Military Institute; 1 year 14th Cavalry Graduate; Cavalry Motor School 1 year – 26 Cavalry, Philippine Scouts. Called to active duty in Jun 1940. Promoted Capt, Cav on 22 Oct 1944; promoted Major Cav on 20 Mar 1945; Prisoner of War who jumped overboard prison ship off Coronado Point, Zamboanga. AC of 3, G-3, “A” Corps, 16 Dec 1944. AC of S, G-3, 10th MD, on 1 April 1945. Ordered to report to 4th Replacement Depot, USAFFE, on 27 April 1945.
180. OWEN PAUL WILSON
ASN O-888985, Capt, Sig C. Reported to 10th MD on 21 Dec 1943. S/Sgt, AC, born in McCrory, Arkansas on 23 Dec 1911. Enlisted in the AG in 1937. Finished the Air Base Radio School. Radio Com Teletype operator course graduate. Instructor in the 10th Group Radio School. Chief of Section (Radio) until the surrender, commissioned 2nd Lieut, 10th MD on 21 Dec 1943. Promoted to 1st Lieut on 1 Oct 1944; promoted to Capt, Sig C, on 15 Apr 1955. Assigned to 107th Div on 22 Jun 1944. CO, 111th Prov Bn, 110th Div, on 15 Jan 1944. Assigned to FRS, 10th MD on 10 Apr 1945.
181. SAM J. WILSON
USN SN 71404, Lt-Col, GSC. Reported to 10th MD on 21 Feb 1943. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., on 18 Feb 1897. High School and Economics Business Courses: U.P. and Columbia University; attended Naval Training Station for 5 months. Special Naval Course at Howard University from May 1914 to 1919. With USN from May 1917 to Apr 1919 (sub-chaser). In Oct 1932, a Lieut in USNR; on active duty in Dec 191 in Manila, Philippines, assigned to the Censorship and Naval Intelligence.
Source: History of the Mindanao Guerrillas by the American Guerrillas of Mindanao (AGOM), Unpublished Manuscript
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) recently hosted a back-to-back event which further strengthened its eminent track record of fostering economic growth, industry innovation, and international collaboration.
Held August 18 at the Pioneer House function room, the twin events dubbed NorthMin: Elevating Regional Businesses to Global Heights & LinkedUp: ECCP Business Mixer Night, the event was graced by Florian Gottein, Executive Director, ECCP; Jaime Rafael Paguio, Chairman, ECCP Northern Mindanao Business Council; Richardson T. Cua, OIC-Assistant Regional Director, Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) Region 10; Mercedes P. Mejia, Managing Director, SLERS Industries Inc.; and Wilma Buray, General Manager, Northern Mindanao Federation of Dairy Cooperatives; and members of the ECCP-Northern Mindanao Chapter.
In his welcome remarks, Dr Ambrosio B. Cultura II, President, USTP-System and ECCP Northern Mindanao Vice-Chairperson, noted how the event sought to continue the ECCP mission by bringing together business leaders, policymakers, and professionals who share a vision of progress for Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao.
Dr. Ambrosio B. Cultura II
“Northern Mindanao has long been recognized for its abundance of resources and talent. Agribusiness remains a strong foundation, feeding not only our people but also contributing significantly to trade and export. Manufacturing continues to evolve, while logistics and connectivity open new doors for efficiency and integration. The energy sector, too, plays a pivotal role in ensuring sustainability and resilience,” Dr Cultura observed.
He further posited that beyond these strengths, Normin business must acknowledge that the global economy has become faster, more interconnected, and more competitive than ever before, thus the imperative need for the region “to reimagine our strategies, embrace innovation, and forge stronger linkages across industries and across borders. Keep pace, and indeed, to take the lead, which is precisely why today’s forum is both timely and relevant.”
Northern Mindanao Economic Outlook
In his following presentation, Richardson T. Cua, OIC-Assistant Regional Director, Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) Region 10, emphasized Northern Mindanao’s Strategic Role in National Development as an international gateway, leading agricultural hub, and major industrial, tourism, and trade center in the Philippines due to its strategic location and connectivity (the only region in Mindanao linked with arterial highways to all of Mindanao’s regions), agricultural strengths, and industrial and energy assets.
DEPDev Region X ARD Richardson Cua
“Northern Mindanao plays a strategic role in national development. We envision the region to become an international gateway, leading agricultural hub, and major industrial, tourism, and trade center in the Philippines,” ARD Cua noted.
“This role is built on the region’s natural and structural advantages, beginning with its strategic location. Northern Mindanao is connected to all regions in the island via a well-developed road network. Additionally, its deep harbors serve as the ideal jump-off points for sea-based trade with the Visayas and Luzon, as well as international markets.”
“With its vast agricultural lands, rich soil and favorable climate, the region is highly suited for many crops and livestock. Among its top products are pineapple, cattle, banana, coconut, corn, sugarcane, cassava, hogs, chicken and goats.”
The region is also home to the 3,000-hectare PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate, one of the country’s largest industrial estates, underscoring Northern Mindanao’s potential for industrial development. Furthermore, locators benefit from stable electric power generation services, with the region supplying at least 57 percent of Mindanao’s total power capacity.”
Dr Cultura noted that by highlighting emerging economic opportunities, Northern Mindanao is positioned to maximize its strengths to attract investments, create jobs, and build sustainable livelihoods for its people.
“By providing insights on national and global business trends, we equip our industries to stay competitive in an interconnected economy. Understanding these shifts ensures that Northern Mindanao does not merely react to change, but adapts with foresight and agility.”
“Third, by creating a space for collaboration among business leaders, investors, and government, we lay the foundation for collective growth. No single sector can elevate the region alone, progress depends on partnerships and shared commitment.”
He stressed that while the two sessions can provide valuable insights, it was likewise the opportunity to build relationships. The LinkedUp: ECCP Business Mixer Night, provided participants with the chance to continue these conversations in a relaxed setting, since the most transformative partnerships are sometimes born not in boardrooms, but in moments of genuine connection, he added.
Strengthening Global-Local Linkages
In his keynote speech, ECCP Executive Director Florian Gottein concurred, stressing how economic development doesn’t happen in boardrooms in the capital alone. It happens in farms, factories, ports, business parks, and in forums like this in places like Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Valencia, and the rest of Northern Mindanao.
“In ECCP we believe in the power of partnerships between local businesses and international stakeholders. The term “Glocal” — combining global and local — is no longer a buzzword. It’s a business necessity,” Gottein stressed.
ECCP Executive Director Florian Gottein
“Whether it’s a Bukidnon farmer trying to access global markets, a Misamis-based logistics hub serving international routes, or a startup in Iligan scaling through European partnerships — the path to inclusive growth lies in our ability to create and sustain these linkages.”
“And this is exactly where ECCP plays a crucial role. Through our advocacy efforts, networking platforms, and regional engagements, we help build bridges between local industries and foreign investors, between national policies and regional aspirations, and between Philippine innovation and European collaboration.”
Two examples of this collaboration were shared in the following sharing dubbed Private Sector Insights: Scaling Regional Businesses for Global Competitiveness by Mercedes P. Mejia, Managing Directors, SLERS Industries who shared her aspiration to be a global leader for a new product, and ECCP Northern Mindanao past president Wilma Buray, General Manager, Northern Mindanao Federation of Dairy Cooperatives, who shared their group’s collaboration with ECCP to open the European Market for their locally manufactured Gouda Cheese.
Mercedes P. Mejia, SLERS IncWilma Buray, NMFDC
These was followed by a panel discussion on Collaborating for Regional Growth: Opportunities and Challenges for Investors and Local Businesses moderated by Jaime Rafael U. Paguio, Executive Vice President, Cagayan Power & Light Co. and Chairperson, ECCP Northern Mindanao Business Council in which the speakers shared the issue and challenges they encountered and how ECCP facilitated their linkages with foreign investors, assisted in harmonizing national policies with regional aspirations, and between Philippine innovation and European collaboration.”
ECCP’s Commitment to the Regions
In recent years, ECCP has deepened its regional presence by establishing regional offices in Mindanao, Visayas, and North Luzon, to hosting industry-specific forums, policy dialogues, and capacity-building sessions, firm in its commitment to empowering businesses in Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao alike.
“Northern Mindanao has massive potential in agribusiness and value-added processing, manufacturing and industrial zones, logistics and inter-island connectivity, and increasingly, green energy and sustainability-driven ventures. While recognizing the region’s strategic location, skilled labor pool, and growing appetite for innovation and expansion, greater connectivity in policy, in investment, and in mindset, is now needed,” Gottein stressed.
The European Business Community: A Willing Partner
European companies continue to view the Philippines as a valuable partner, including the regions. ECCP regularly receives inquiries from companies exploring joint ventures in agriculture, renewable energy, digital solutions, and education.
“Many are no longer asking if they can invest beyond Metro Manila, but where. And the answer can be here — in Northern Mindanao. What we need to do is continue conversations like this, address policy bottlenecks, showcase your regional assets, and provide platforms for local champions to meet with global enablers,” Gottein shared.
A Call to Action
Infrastructure, incentives, and institutional support are vital to attracting and retaining investments. Gottein urged LGUs and regional agencies to create an enabling environment that’s business-friendly, transparent, and forward-looking. In the same vein, he urged the local business community to continue to dream big.
Not the least, to the their members and partners from the European business community: keep your eyes on Northern Mindanao.
“There is no shortage of opportunity here — only the need for more dialogue, collaboration, and commitment,” he exhorted.
In closing, Gottein reiterated how regional development is not separate from national progress — but is the foundation of it. And the link between global aspirations and local realities must be intentionally nurtured, with ECCP connecting ideas, people, and businesses across borders – as the partner in this journey.
Like Dr Cultura put it, “Let us take this opportunity to ask ourselves: How can we elevate our region’s strengths to global heights? The answer lies in collaboration, innovation, and a shared vision for prosperity that is inclusive and sustainable.”
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(Photographs courtesy of PHIVIDEC IA/GFX Art Cards courtesy of DEPDev Region X)
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After the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1941, Mindanao was the last to surrender.
On May 27, 1942, forty eight days after the surrender of Bataan, Brig. Gen. Guy O. Fort, Commanding Officer of 81st Division of the Philippine Army, together with some of his men, marched out from their bivouac in the forest at Tamparan, Lanao, to present themselves to the Japanese commanderin Dansalan, now Marawi City. They were the last USAFFE troops to surrender to Japanese troops in Mindanao.
A month before the surrender of Mindanao and Visayas forces, the Battle for the Philippines was already lost. Bataan surrendered on April 9, 1942. Corregidor was under siege. MacArthur had escaped to Australia on orders of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt to regroup and lead the counter offensive from there.
Actually, the Japanese invasion of Mindanao had already started as early as December 20, 1941 when a small force landed in Davao. The Sakaguchi Detachment, soon left for Jolo Island and the Netherlands Indies, while another led by Lt. Col. Toshio Miura consisting of the 1st Battalion,33d Infantry, plus miscellaneous troops, remained on Mindanao. Colonel Miura failed to extend his control into the interior even with air, artillery support and automatic weapons.
Taking Mindanao
The Japanese plan finally adopted provided for a coordinated attack from three directions by separate forces toward a common center, followed by a quick mop-up of the troops in the outlying portions of the island.
The fight for Mindanao 29 April – 9 May 1942 [The War in the Pacific – The Fall of the Philippines-Louis Morton]
The Miura Detachment, already on garrison duty at Davao and Digos, was to be relieved by a battalion of the 10th Independent Garrison, and then strike out from Digos toward the Sayre Highway. Its route of advance would be northwest along Route 1, which intersected the Sayre Highway about midway across the island.0
The other two forces committed to the Mindanao operation, the Kawaguchi and Kawamura Detachments, would have to make amphibious assaults. General Kawaguchi was to take his men ashore at Cotabato midway along the west coast, at the mouth of the Mindanao River. From Cotabato, which was joined to Route 1 by a five-mile stretch of highway, he would send part of his force east toward the Sayre Highway to meet Colonel Miura’s troops marching west. The rest of the detachment was to land at Parang, about twelve miles north of Cotabato, and push north along Route 1, past Lake Lanao, then east along the island’s north shore to join with the Kawamura Detachment.
Elements of the IJA 5th Koi Division landing in Malaya. The Kawamura Detachment was an elite component of this unit composed of the 9th Infantry Brigade and 41st Infantry Regiment under Maj. Gen,. Saburo Kawamura tasked to capture the Cagayan Sector in Northern Mindanao.
Kawamura was to come ashore in northern Mindanao at the head of Macajalar Bay, the starting point of the Sayre Highway. While a small portion of his force struck out to the west to meet Kawaguchi’s men, the bulk of the detachment would march south through central Mindanao, along the Sayre Highway. Ultimately, elements of the three detachments–one marching east, another west, and the third south–would join along the Digos-Cotabato stretch of Route 1 across the narrow waist of the island.
Late in April three battalions of the 10th Independent Garrison took over garrison duty on Mindanao, Cebu, and Panay. Colonel Miura immediately moved south from Davao to Digos to prepare for his advance along Route 1, while Kawamura and Kawaguchi began to embark their troops for the coming invasion.
First to sail was the Kawaguchi Detachment which left Cebu on 26 April in six transports escorted by two destroyers. Kawamura’s departure from Panay came five days later and brought him to Macajalar Bay as Kawaguchi’s troops were fighting their way northward to link up with him. Wainwright’s order to Sharp on 30 April, to hold all or as much of Mindanao as possible with the forces he had, found that commander already engaged with the enemy on two fronts.
On April 29, 1942 the Kawaguchi Detachment from Cebu landed in the town of Cotabato in two groups. One group sailed up the Rio Grande of Mindanao in Cotabato and the other in Parang. Filipino and American Forces fell back.
The USAFFE Visayas-Mindanao Force had no answer to the Japanese Type 94 and Type 97 tankettes deployed against them by the Kawaguchi and Kawamura Detchments in Cotabato and Cagayan.
From April 30, 1942, the 61st Infantry Regiment defending the Matling River Bridge in Malabang fought a valiant see-saw battle against the Kawaguchi Detachment bolstered by air support, artillery and reinforced by five Type 97 te-ke light tanks. They first fell back to Km 65, then to Lake Dapao where the 61st Infantry Commander Col. Eugene Mitchell, and Constabulary Capt. Pastrana where captured by the enemy’s second column near Pualas, Lanao.
By May 3, the 73rd Infantry Regiment defending Bacolod Grande had to fall back to Kapai in the face of the relentless Japanese attacks again bolstered by overwhelming air support and four Type 97 te-ke light tanks.
On May 3, 1942, the Japanese Kawamura Detachment landed at Macajalar Bay, Cagayan, Misamis Oriental, the northern terminus of the Sayre highway. The Filipino and American defenders unsuccessfully defended the Macajalar Bay coastline and fell back inland to the Mangima line in Tankulan, Bukidnon. On the same date, additional Japanese troops landed in Malabang and Cotabato and proceeded northward with no opposition, forcing Col. Duque to order the 2nd Infantry Regiment to retreat to Oring Pass to avoid being encircled.
The last battles before the surrender were actually for control of the Sayre highway, north in Bukidnon and Cotabato in the south, and the Del Monte Airfields.
Prelude to Surrender
Major Max Weil (Hq. Comdt. and P.M.) describes the chaotic situation leading to the collapse and surrender of the Visayas-Mindanao Force (VMF) in his narrative report of the Headquarters (Hq.) and Headquarters Detachment, VMF, on May 3-10, 1942:
On May 4, 5, 6 and the daylight hours of May 7 were spent in Dalirig. The constant artillery and activity of hostile aircraft pointed to an attack imminent upon the Dalirig position. The General staff made its decision to move the headquarters to Impasug-ong during the night of May 7. This was affected in an orderly manner without loss of men or materiel.
May 8, May 9, and May 10 were spent in Impasug-ong. Due to enemy shell fire and air activity, our front lines withdrew from Dalirig to Maluko, and when our forces were routed from Maluko, the Commanding General, VMF made his decision to surrender to the enemy at daybreak, May 10, 1942.
On the night of May 9-10, it must be mentioned that fully 95% of the PA Officers and Enlisted Men of Hq. & Hq. Detachment misbehaved in the face of the enemy by fleeing from their posts and assigned duties.
Members of the Staff spent May 10, in negotiation with Japanese emissaries discussing surrender terms. On the evening of May 10, VMF Headquarters was moved to Malaybalay Divisional Area to await the concentration and internment of the North and South Forces of our Army.
When the order to surrender from General Wainwright to Gen. Sharp was received, the USAFFE’s Mindanao Force’s battlefield situation was perilous. The troops north of Sayre highway were reeling against the strong and relentless Japanese offensive. Behind their lines, Dalirig and Talakag were already taken. The remaining units were ordered to disperse into the mountains and continue guerrilla operations against the Japanese.
Thus, the northern portion of the Sayre highway was left open to the Japanese Forces. By May 10, 1942, the day of the surrender, the Filipino and American Forces in the northern portion of Sayre highway were already surrounded by the enemy. The Japanese forces under Major General Saburo Kawamura could have delivered the death blow had Gen. Sharp refused to surrender.
Joseph Vachon in his early years as a US Army Lieutenant. (Picture Courtesy of Anne Flaherty)
However, the southern end of the Sayre Highway was still in the hands of USAFFE. After organized retreats. Brig. Gen. Joseph Vachon established a defensive position along kilometer 88 at Kabacan, Cotabato. However, the successful defense of Gen. Vachon was a clever ploy by the Japanese to keep his troops tied up and prevent him from reinforcing the troops at the northern section of the Sayre highway.
The Lanao sector was commanded by Brig. Gen. Guy O. Fort who planned to defend Route 1 along Malabang to lligan, but his forces proved no match for the Japanese.
After the defeat of 61st Infantry at Malabang, he ordered a withdrawal to a prepared position at Kilometer 64 at Malabang Ganassi road. They were joined by 84th Provisional Infantry Regiment, 73rd Infantry, and the 81st Engineering Battalion.
Brig. Gen. Guy O. Fort
However, before they could execute their defense plan, a Japanese motorized column broke into the line and captured the 61st Command Post. Unable to organize further resistance, the badly battered 73rd Infantry retreated to the wooded area east of Dansalan, allowing the Japanese forces to enter Dansalan unopposed.
These were the battlefield scenarios of the fast collapsing fronts just before the order of surrender was received by Maj. Gen. William F. Sharp, the commanding general of USAFFE Mindanao Force.
Surrender Orders
The order to surrender from General Wainwright was hand carried by Col Jesse T. Traywick, Wainwright’s Assistant Chief of Staff. Together with Lt. Col. Hikaru Haba, personal representative of IJA 14th Army Commander Lt. Gen Masaharu Homma, Traywick arrived in Cagayan, Misamis Oriental, in a Japanese plane.
Col Jesse T. Traywick
After the two were driven to Cagayan, the headquarters of Major General Saburo Kawamura, commander of the detachment attacking south down the Sayre Highway, Traywick suggested he simply be driven along this highway to Sharp’s headquarters.
Kawamura had a different plan. Hundreds of letters were written by hand, signed by Traywick, and dropped by plane on the afternoon of May 9.
To COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE FRONT LINE:
I, having a very important message from Lieutenant General J. M. Wainwright, must deliver it personally to Major General William F. Sharp.
When anyone who receives this letter, he should raise a white flag visible to the Japanese Army and stop firing and the Japanese Army will do the same.
When both sides stop firing, you send a U.S.A. officer to the front line with a white flag. I will meet him.
In order to deliver my message to General SHARP as soon as possible you should be prepared to furnish a guide and a car for me.
May 9, 1942
Traywick protested in vain that this procedure was unrealistic and had little chance of success. At dusk, a Japanese officer drove him south toward Del Monte on the Sayre Highway. Traywick was given a small map, a canteen of water and pointed southeast. The Japanese officer told him American trucks were 60 kilometers ahead.
Traywick insisted it was a ridiculous mission, but the argument was useless. The American headed down a jungle trail in the pitch dark. He forded a river and climbed a steep ravine. Within an hour the trail ended and he pushed into dense undergrowth. He waded and swam across several small rivers and climbed more steep ravines, until at 2:00 a.m., May 10, he came to a nipa hut. He shouted. There was no answer. He walked into an empty house, lay down on a cot and tried to sleep. Just as he was dozing off, a kitten jumped on the bed, curling by his neck.
The two slept until dawn. When Traywick awoke he discovered he was in hilly, jungle country with mountains to the west. He started south and soon saw a Japanese machine-gun nest. He shouted. Five Japanese soldiers turned, looked at him in astonishment as he advanced with a piece of white sheet on a stick.
The weary, tattered colonel was driven back to Cagayan. This time he insisted on going up the Sayre Highway. “You can’t go far,” said Kawamura through an interpreter. “The bridges are blown.”
“I’ll go as far as I can, then walk.”
Accompanied by Colonel Haba, Traywick was again driven toward Del Monte. When they came to a blown bridge, the two men crossed on foot and continued down the Sayre Highway. It was a hot trip. Once they rested near three Japanese bodies. After they rose to leave, Tray-wick faced the dead soldiers and saluted. Colonel Haba bowed and patted the American approvingly on the shoulder.
Finally, that afternoon, they reached the American lines and were driven to Malaybalay. As he approached the building housing Sharp’s headquarters, Traywick rehearsed what he would say. If none of his arguments worked he would have to arrest the general.
He walked up to the tall, thin Sharp, handing him the letter of instructions.
Wainwright’s letter to Sharp read as follows:
Subject: SURRENDER
To : Major General William F. Sharp Jr Commanding, Visayas-Mindanao Force
To put a stop to further useless sacrifice of human life on the fortified islands, yesterday I tendered to Lt. General Homma, the Commander in Chief of the Imperial Japanese Forces in the Philippines, the surrender of four harbor ports in Manila Bay.
General Homma declined to accept my surrender unless it included the forces under your command. It became apparent that the garrison of these said forts would be eventually destroyed by aerial and artillery bombardment and big infantry supported by tanks, which overwhelmed Corregidor.
After having met General Homma with no agreement between us, I decided to accept in the name of humanity his proposal and tendered at midnight 6-7 May 1942 to the senior Japanese officer in Corregidor the formal surrender of all American and Philippine Army troops in the Philippine islands. You will therefore be guided accordingly and will repeat, will surrender all your troops under your command both in the Visayas islands and Mindanao to the proper Japanese Officer. This decision on my part, you will realize was forced upon me by means beyond my control.
Colonel Jesse T. Traywick Jr., HSC, my Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, who will deliver this letter to you is fully empowered to act for me. You are hereby ordered by me as the senior officer in the Philippines Islands to scrupulously carry out the additional instructions as this staff officer may give you in my name.
You will repeat the complete text of this letter and of such other instructions as Col Traywick may give you by radio to General MacArthur. However, let me emphasize that there must be on your part no thought of disregarding these instructions. Failure to fully and honestly carry them can have only the most disastrous results.”
JONATHAN WAINWRIGHT
Lieutenant General, US Army
Col Traywick explained to Sharp the “disastrous result” probably meant the fate of the officers and men held prisoners or hostage in Corregidor should the other forces refuse to surrender.
Upon learning of this alternative to his encircled troops, Sharp decided to order the cessation of hostilities.
To Traywick’s surprise, Sharp made no protests but readily agreed to go forward and surrender to Kawamura. First he sent radiograms to his island commanders:
AS I HAVE NOT YET SURRENDERED, THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN YOU YESTERDAY RELEASING YOU FROM MY COMMAND ARE WITHDRAWN. I RESUME COMMAND AND DIRECT YOU TO CEASE ALL OPERATIONS AGAINST THE JAPANESE ARMY AT ONCE. YOU WILL RAISE A WHITE FLAG AND AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF MY STAFF OFFICER WHO WILL MAKE THE TERMS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR SURRENDER OF THE FORCES UNDER YOU. THIS IS IMPERATIVE AND MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN ORDER TO SAVE FURTHER BLOODSHED. ACKNOWLEDGE.
SHARP COMMANDING
At 7:15 P.M he sent another message, this one to MacArthur: I HAVE SEEN WAINWRIGHT’S STAFF OFFICER AND HAVE WITHDRAWN MY ORDER RELEASING COMMANDERS ON OTHER ISLANDS AND DIRECTED SURRENDER. DIRE NECESSITY ALONE HAS PROMPTED THIS ACTION.
Men all over Mindanao began to surrender. Others were heading for the hills. Corporal Durward Brooks, former radio combat operator of the 28th Bombardment Squadron, was with a group of nine escapees They had tried to get their lieutenant to join them but his answer was, “I couldn’t live in the mountains. I’m from Boston.”
In Washington, General Marshall was reading a message from MacArthur:
I HAVE JUST RECEIVED WORD FROM MAJOR GENERAL SHARP THAT GENERAL WAINWRIGHT IN TWO BROADCASTS ON THE NIGHT OF THE 7/8 ANNOUNCED HE WAS REASSUMING COMMAND OF ALL FORCES IN THE PHILIPPINES AND DIRECTED THEIR SURRENDER GIVING IN DETAIL THE METHOD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT. I BELIEVE WAINWRIGHT HAS TEMPORARILY BECOME UNBALANCED AND HIS CONDITION RENDERS HIM SUSCEPTIBLE OF ENEMY USE.
The Back Story
Here’s a closer look at what transpired between Wainwright, Sharp and MacArthur moments before the actual surrender of Sharp to the Japanese.
Maj. Gen. William F. SharpLt Gen Jonathan Wainwright with Gen Douglas MacArthur.
In the morning of May 6, his radio operator handed him a message from Wainwright
“TO SHARP SCFW 20X
ALL FORCES IN THE PHILIPPINES EXCEPT FORCE ON THE FORTIFIED ISLANDS AT THE ENTRANCE TO MANILA BAY ARE RELEASED TO YOUR COMMAND INFORM ALL CORCERNED REPORT AT ONCE TO MACARTHUR FOR ORDERS I BELIEVE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVE BEHIND THIS ORDER.”
However, before Sharp could wire MacArthur for orders the following message came through from MacArthur headquarters in Australia:
“WAINWRIGHT HAS SURRENDERED. FROM NOW ON COMMUNICATE ON ALL MATTERS DIRECT WITH ME. HAVE YOUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH CHYNOWETH?
MACARTHUR”
On May 7 Sharp received a confusing message from Wainwright informing him that he was taking back the command of all Visayas and Mindanao forces.
However, this was cleared up when Col. Traywick arrived at his headquarters and gave him the letter from Wainwright. Knowing what the “Disastrous result” meant for the fate of the surrendered troops at Corregidor, Sharp decided to obey the order to surrender.
On May 10 Sharp sent off the following order to forces in the Visayas.
“AS I HAVE NOT YET SURRENDERED, THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO YOU YESTERDAY RELEASING YOU FROM MY COMMAND ARE WITHDRAWN STOP I RESUME COMMAND AND DIRECT THAT YOU CEASE ALL OPERATION AGAINST THE JAPANESE ARMY ALL AT ONCE STOP YOU WILL RAISE THE WHITE FLAG AND WAIT THE ARRIVAL OF MY STAFF OFFICER WHO WILL MAKE THE TERM OF THE NEGOTIATION FOR THE SURRENDER OF THE FORCES UNDER YOU STOP THIS IS IMPERATIVE AND MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN ORDER TO SAVE FURTHER BLOODSHED STOP.
That same morning Sharp wired MacArthur the following:
“FOR MACARTHUR STOP I HAVE SEEN WAINWRIGHT STAFF OFFICER AND HAVE WITHDRAWN MY ORDERS RELEASING COMMANDERS ON OTHER ISLANDS AND DIRECTED COMPLETE SURRENDER DIRE NECESSITY ALONE PROMPTED THIS ACTION. “
MacArthur shot back a message while the forces in Visayas and Mindanao were busy implementing the plans for surrender as follows:
“ORDERS EMANATING FROM GENERAL WAINWRIGHT HAVE NO VALIDITY. IF POSSIBLE SEPARATE YOUR FORCE INTO SMALL ELEMENTS AND INITIATE GUERRILLA OPERATIONS. YOU OF COURSE HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY DECISION THAT IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY MAY DEMAND. KEEPING COMMUNICATION WITH ME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. YOU ARE A GALLANT AND RESOURCEFUL COMMANDER AND I AM PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
MACARTHUR”
Sharp’s decision to surrender could no longer be undone. He implemented instructions from the Japanese High Command, ordered all Filipino and American troops in Bukidnon, Cotabato, Surigao and Agusan to assemble in Malaybalay. Those in Lanao and Zamboanga were instructed to assemble in lligan. Those who survived the death marched from Dansalan to lligan were transported on a ship to Cagayan and thence to Camp Casisang in Malaybalay. Orders were also issued against destroying arms, equipment, and comply with all the given instructions by the Japanese commander. Camp Casisang in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, was the main concentration camp with 6,500 surrendered soldiers including General Manuel Roxas.
Brig Gen Manuel RoxasCamp Casisang, Malaybalay, Bukidnon
When Sharp was asked by the Japanese commander, “Why so few?” “That’s all I have,” he replied.
In reality many chose not to surrender had hid in the mountains to fight another day. Out of 36, 000 Filipinos and American troops in Mindanao, only 6, 500 entered concentration camps. Some surrendered only out of loyalty to their American officers, but the percentages of Filipino enlisted personnel who surrendered was negligible. About 200 Americans took to the hills.
Father James Haggerty S.J., a Jesuit priest who witnessed the surrender of 1,500 Filipino soldiers at Sumilao, Bukidnon said, “Tomorrow, if I’ve correctly judged the temper of those boys, you’ll have about seven hundred left,” he told Col. Tarkington, an American officer who participated in the surrender rites to the Japanese.
Fr Edward James Haggerty SJ was known to the Mindanao Resistence as the Guerrilla Padre (Jesuit Archives thru Ramoncito Ocampo Cruz).
“The Japanese gave us the side towards the mountain,” he continued, referring to Mt. Kitanglad, not far from the convent of Sumilao church, the site of their surrender.
In the morning, only four hundred of the 1,500 soldiers remained. The rest disappeared into the vast mountain range of Mt. Kitanglad during the night.
Haggerty described how it was days after the surrender.
“Fr. Kirch and I remained in the convento and church for about a week while there were about 150 Japs who guarded the surrendered equipment. During these days, each night some of the boys would sneak into the convento and haul some valuable things including ammunition and some packs thrown away by our soldiers for hiding near the farm at Bontongon. The boys buried rifles and two machine guns under the ground floor of the convento. “
Roxas did not want to surrender. He stayed behind when Pres Quezon left for Australia. However, the living conditions in the mountains of Bukidnon were too harsh for his age. He decided to slip inside Camp Casisang as the camp security was not too strict. He was later discovered and ordered to be executed by the Japanese Military Administration. Col. Nobuhiko Jimbo, the interrogation officer, recognizing Roxas value to the Philippines, defied the order. Roxas was sent to Manila and placed under house arrest.
The surrender drew mixed reactions. American officers pleaded with Filipino soldiers but to no avail. Very few surrendered and only because of their loyalty to their American officers.
Raring to go to action were men from Agusan and Surigao who had not yet seen actual combat. Reserve troops in Malaybalay headquarters were waiting for their chance to fight what was expected to be a glorious defense like Bataan. Troops in coastal Lanao and Misamis Occidental who had not tasted actual combat were also itching for a fight.
Early photo of Col. Ben-Hur Chastaine
Col. Ben-Hur Chastain, commander of Agusan-Surigao sector, complied with the order to surrender even if he was more inclined to fight further with the Japanese.
As a result of the order to surrender, a good number of defiant Filipino troops in Mindanao took the order to surrender to leave their units bringing their weapons and went home to their families. Those who could not go home, hid in the hills hoping to continue the fight and praying for reinforcement from America to arrive.
In an interview with this author, the late 2Lt Sotico L. Calejesan said that together with some fellow Kagay-anon soldiers assigned in Davao, they left their units and went home to their families in Cagayan, Misamis Oriental. They avoided the highway for fear of being caught by Japanese patrols. They took great risks by trekking through the jungles. They stayed close to Mt Kitanglad and navigated its uncharted foot hills until they reached Libona, the boundary town between Bukidnon and Cagayan, Misamis Oriental. They hacked their way through the thick jungle and gambled with their lives. They bravely faced death rather than live on a bended knee.
In Lanao, when the order to surrender reached General Fort, he said “as a soldier, I have no other alternative to follow but to obey orders. I expect you to do the same. No desertion will be tolerated.” Following the reorganization of the Lanao Force and the relocation of the headquarters to different locations, General Fort was contacted by Lt. Colonel Mitchell, Colonel Dalton, and Major Prichard. They brought an order from General Sharp instructing him to surrender. Initially hesitant due to conflicting instructions, General Fort eventually made the difficult decision to surrender his division in the early morning of May 27, 1942, at Dansalan, now known as Marawi City.
As commander of Filipino and American Forces in Lanao including the Moro Bolo Battalion, he was the last to surrender.
However, the officers and men of the Moro Bolo Battalion who took their oath before the Holy Koran to fight to death could not be compelled to surrender. Fort, familiar with the ways of the Moro people, allowed them to go home with their rifles.
Fort recalled an order given to one of his officers, Capt Bayers, whom he sent out to organize a guerrilla band but it was not known if Gen Fort strictly implemented his order and forced the surrender of his men.
Datu Busran Kalaw, one of the leaders of The Maranao Militia Force, following the culture and tradition of a true Moro warrior, also refused to surrender and continued to harass the Japanese forces in Tamparan.
One of the unsurrendered American officers in Lanao was Col Wendell Fertig. He was an army reservist and a mining engineer before being called to active duty. When asked what his options were, he reportedly replied “Anything but surrender.” He later successfully organized the guerrilla movement in Mindanao under one unified command.
Col. Wendell W. Fertig (center) and his general staff at Camp Keithley, Dansalan City.
In his Memoirs, Fertig wrote, “Truly Mindanao was a land of milk and honey, but here was planted the first thought that I should not be able to go to Australia as planned, these hills (around Dansalan) were free, food was plentiful,, and I had no intention of spending my years as a prisoner of the Japanese.”
Fertig was plowing the field of a homestead in Momungan, Lanao (present day Balo-i, Lanao del Norte), belonging to an American veteran of the PhilippineAmerican War when Capt. Luis Morgan, former Philippine Constabulary Commander, and William Tate (Japanese appointed Chief of Police) handed him the command of about 500 fully armed guerrillas they organized in Lanao and Misamis Occidental.
Graduation Picture of Luis Morgan (Rightmost Front Row) at the Philippine Constabulary Academy 1934. (courtresy of Marie Vallejo)
Under his leadership and organizational skills, the strength of the Mindanao guerrilla front eventually grew to 36,000 fighting men under one unified command as the 10th Military District, United State Forces in the Philippines.
In Cotabato, there was one exceptional Filipino officer who did not surrender. Lt Salipada Pendatun, a Maguindanao Moro whose lineage could be traced to the Prophet Mohammed, argued with his commanding officer to let him and his troops continue fighting a guerrilla war against the enemy. Pendatun was a lawyer and an army reservist before the war. He was a budding politician of his native province of Cotabato. He survived the war and became a senator of the Philippines.
Apparently, using as argument the order of MacArthur to disperse into small elements and continue fighting a guerrilla war, his commanding officer relented.
Together with troops under his command and other men and officers who also refused to surrender, they hid in the mountains of Cotabato with arms, ammunition, and logistics.
Organizing the Resistance
After a short hiatus to consolidate their forces, Lt Pendatun, Datu Udtog Matalam, and Datu Dilangalen, started an organized resistance. The band of guerrillas was successful in harassing Japanese troops and attacking Japanese detachments and garrisons all over Cotabato. He laid siege to Japanese garrisons in Malaybalay, Bukidnon and Butuan. His reputation as a fearless warrior grew far and wide. The unsurrendered came out from hiding and joined his force.
He was like a beacon of light, a symbol of hope for the defeated people. He was able to organize a formidable guerrilla force that effectively challenged the Japanese garrison forces. He was the acknowledged leader of the unsurrendered. Officers with several ranks higher than Pendatun submitted to his authority.
War in the Philippines entered into the second phase. Those unsurrendered soldiers came out from their hiding place and helped build the guerrilla movement against the Japanese occupation force. With their weapons, dug out from hidden caches, and their wartime experience, they became the backbone of the guerrilla movement that sprouted all over the island. The guerrillas under one unified command eventually controlled 80 percent of Mindanao, leaving only the urban centers to the Japanese occupation
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Cover photo:
MGen, William F. Sharp & Staff at Malaybalay, May 1942
Back row standing left to right: Major Paul D. Phillips (ADC) and Captain W. F. O’Brien (ADC).
Front row, sitting left to right: Lieutenant Colonel W. L. Robinson (G-3), Lieutenant Colonel Robert D. Johnston (G-4), Colonel John W. Thompson (C of S), General Sharp (CG), Colonel Archibald M. Mixson (DC of S), Lieutenant Colonel Howard R. Perry, Jr. (G-1), Lieutenant Colonel Charles I. Humber, Jr. (G-2), and Major Max Weil (Hq. Comdt. and P.M.).
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The Cagayan de Oro Filipino Chinese Community in partnership with the Filipino-Chinese Amity Club, Incorporated invites the general public to view a Photo Exhibition on the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II.
The event will be held at the West Event Center of Limketkai Mall from August 26 to 29, 2025 and is open during mall hours (10AM-8PM). Admission is free.
The Local Portion of the Resistance to the Japanese is indicated by the black panels. (James Elaco)
“The local portion of our exhibit focuses on the Philippine resistance against the Japanese occupation during World War II,” said Efren T. Uy, chairman of the Cagayan de Oro Filipino-Chinese Community sponsoring the exhibit, in cooperation with the Filipino-Chinese Amity Club, Inc. which provided the main body of the exhibit.
“These can be broadly divided into three phases: The Japanese invasion and initial guerrilla warfare (1942-1943), the Japanese Occupation and emergence of organized resistance groups (1943-1944), and the final push for Liberation.
The initial phase saw scattered resistance from remnants of the defeated Filipino and American forces, followed by the growth of organized guerrilla units like the 10th Military District in Mindanao.
As the war progressed, several organized resistance groups emerged, and unique among them were the Wha-Chi, also known as the Philippine-Chinese Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Forces, a resistance unit composed of Filipino-Chinese and Chinese immigrants.
Also known as Squadron 48 (after the Communist Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army), they were established from the Chinese General Labor Union of the Philippines and the Philippine branch of the Chinese Communist Party and attained a peak complement of 700 men.
Don Lim Ket Kai
In Cagayan de Oro, one of the Chinese-Filipinos who joined the resistance was Lim Ket Kai, the patriarch of the Limketkai Group of Companies. While he wasn’t in the front lines, he was food administrator of their unit and was in charge of securing their provisions and supplies.
Unfortunately, he was caught by the Japanese and imprisoned, but escaped with the help of his fellow guerrillas. After the war, he went on to become one of the country’s leading Taipans.
Finally, the resistance intensified as Allied forces landed, leading to the liberation of the Philippines in late 1944-1945. With the Allied landings in 1944, the resistance became more active and coordinated with the advancing American and Filipino forces.
Col. Wendell W. Fertig (center) and his general staff at Camp Keithley, Dansalan City.
The 10th Military District was officially recognized by GHQ SWPA under Gen. Douglas MacArthur as the military district for the entire island of Mindanao. It was one of the most effective and well-organized guerrilla forces in the Philippines. Its success is attributed to the leadership of Colonel Fertig and the dedication of its members. The guerrilla forces were instrumental in the eventual liberation of Mindanao.
Among the dignitaries expected to grace the launching program on Wednesday, 27 August 2025 starting at 2PM are Cagayan de Oro Mayor Roland “Klarex” A. Uy, Atty. Constantino G. Jaraula, Chairman of the Cagayan de Oro World War II & Veterans Studies Committee, Deputy Consul General Wang Mingqing and Consul Shan Jin of the Consulate General’s Office of the People’s Republic of China (PROC) in Davao City, Filipino-Chinese Amity Club, Inc. National President Mariano Chua, DepEd Division of Cagayan de Oro SDS Roy Angelo D. Gazo with officials of the city’s leading educational institutions, and officials of the 23 Filipino-Chinese community associations of Cagayan de Oro.
