United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon

The United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon or United States Armed Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL) (Tagalog: Sandatahang Lakas ng Estados Unidos sa Pilipinas - Hilagang Luzon (SLEUP-HL)/Hukbong Sandatahan ng Estados Unidos sa Pilipinas - Hilagang Luzon (HSEUP-HL) Ilocano: Fuerza Armada ti Estados Unidos iti Filipinas - Amianan ti Luzon (FAEUF-AL)) was the military and guerrilla organization active in the Philippines after the Japanese occupation. It was made up of United States Army and Philippine Army soldiers, reservists and civilian volunteers.

United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon
ActiveJanuary 1, 1942 – June 30, 1946
Country United States of America
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Typelight infantry, guerrilla resistance movement
Sizeabout 20,000 men in 1945[1]
Part ofUnited States Army
Philippine Army
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Russell W. Volckmann

It was active from January 1, 1942 to June 30, 1946 and commanded by Col. Moses, followed by Russell W. Volckmann.[2]:119–121

Following the Japanese occupation of the Philippines through the campaign to liberate the country, the military and guerrilla operations from the units of USAFIP-NL operated in Northern Luzon, including the some provinces in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Abra, Mountain Province, Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Viscaya.

Supported by the local Filipino troops under the Commonwealth Army and Constabulary units, the guerrilla resistance fighters and the American liberation forces of the Sixth United States Army operated from January 9 to September 2, 1945. The Battle of Bessang Pass was a notable military victory.


Formations
Infantry regiments[2]:138–155, 192[3]:466
Military battalions
  • Field Artillery Battalion
  • Engineer Combat Battalion
  • Military Police Battalion
  • Quartermaster Battalion
  • Replacement and Casualty Battalion
  • Tank Battalion

From November 1943 the forces were organized as districts.[4]:182–183

  • 1st District – Major Parker Calvert
  • 2nd, 3rd Districts – Major George Barnett
  • 4th District – Major Ralph Praeger
  • 5th District – Major Romulo Manriquez
  • 6th District – Capt. Robert Lapham
  • 7th District – Volckmann and Blackburn

Reorganization

Following the Japanese surrender, an in preparation for Philippine independence, the USAFIP, NL, was reorganized as a regular division. It was designated the 2nd Division Philippine Army.[5]

See also

References
  1. Smith, R. R., 2005, Triumph in the Philippines, Honolulu: University Press of the Pacific, ISBN 1410224953
  2. Volckmann, R., 1954, We Remained, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., ISBN 9780393350227
  3. Smith, R. R., 2005, Triumph in the Philippines, Honolulu: University Press of the Pacific, ISBN 1410224953
  4. Harkins, P., 1956, Blackburn's Headhunters, London: Cassell & Co. LTD
  5. Bagamaspad, Anavic; Hamada-Pawid, Zenaida (1985). A People's History of Benguet. Baguio Printing & Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 300–301.
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