United_States_Army_Forces_in_the_Philippines_–_Northern_Luzon

United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon

United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon

Military unit

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.

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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 Vizcaya.

Formations

Infantry regiments[2]: 138–155, 192 [1]: 466 
Military battalions
  • Field Artillery Battalion
  • Engineer Combat Battalion
  • Military Police Battalion
  • Quartermaster Battalion
  • Replacement and Casualty Battalion

From November 1943 the forces were organized as districts.[3]: 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 (Lapham did not accept Volckmann's authority and operated the Luzon Guerrilla Army Forces [LGAF] independently.[4])
  • 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. [1]
    Smith, R. R., 2005, Triumph in the Philippines, Honolulu: University Press of the Pacific, ISBN 1410224953
  2. [2]
    Volckmann, R., 1954, We Remained, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., ISBN 9780393350227
  3. [3]
    Harkins, P., 1956, Blackburn's Headhunters, London: Cassell & Co. LTD
  4. [4]
    Hogan, Jr., David W. (1995). U.S. Army Special Operations in World War II. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, Department of the Army. p. 76. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. [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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