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	Decision To Withdraw to Bataan
		The commander of the Philippine Division, the only U.S. Army division in the Philippines, in addition to conducting operations in the sector or sectors assigned to him, was to organize the defenses of Bataan and to command operations there if necessary.
		This area was directly under the control of MacArthur's headquarters and contained the Philippine Division (less one battalion), the 71st and 91st Divisions (PA), the 86th Field Artillery (PS), the Far East Air Force, and the headquarters of the Philippine Department and the Philippine Army.
		Both commanders had to prepare their defenses against opponents with superior air and naval forces and with ground forces possessing mobility and fire power with which both were unable to cope.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/70-7_06.htm (8043 words)

	- Presidio of San Francisco seacoast defense glossary
		artillery - (1) all guns heavier, of larger caliber, and longer range than a machine gun; (2) all the ammunition, supplies, and equipment required for firing such guns; (3) the personnel trained and employed to fire such guns; (4) the science, art, act, and process of firing such guns.
		coast artillery - the Coast Artillery Corps and the coastal armament.
		The coast artillery survived as a branch in the Army until 1950 by which time it had been rendered obsolete by air power, airborne forces, and amphibian landing warfare.
	www.nps.gov /prsf/history/glossary.htm (3856 words)

	Military Field Artillery Brigade Patches History1
		The wings are indicative of the mobility, speed, and devastating accuracy of modern artillery.
		Organized in 1917 at Camp MacArthur, Texas, as the Fifty-seventh Field Artillery Brigade; an element of the Thirty-second Division with personnel from Wisconsin and the Michigan National Guard.
		The arrowhead and gun sight symbolize the basic mission of the brigade, and the waves in base refer to the many waterways of the state of Wisconsin, which is an Indian word meaning "gathering of the waters." The red arrowhead also denotes the unit's long association with the Thirty-second Infantry Division.
	www.vetshome.com /military_field_artillery_brigade_patches_history1.htm (657 words)

	The Coast Guard and the Pacific War by Robert Browning
		The Coast Guard's primary role at Guadalcanal, and in almost every subsequent campaign, was to facilitate the landing of troops and supplies.
		Coast Guardsmen and Marines unload supplies from the Coast Guard manned attack transport Hunter Liggett in the shadow of the battered Japanese freighter Kinugawa Maru.
		When the Coast Guard was returned to its peacetime role in 1946, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal stated that during the war the Coast Guard "earned the highest respect and deepest appreciation of the Navy and Marine Corps.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/h_pacwar.html (7632 words)

	USAFFE
		Creation of this command led to the subordination of the Philippine Department's headquarters, as a service command, since planning and tactical control were now under USAFFE control.
		In January of 1941, the intelligence officer (G-2[?]) of the Philippine Department had recommended, to his superior in Washington D.C., that a Far Eastern Command be created, with the commander of the Philippine Department as the designated commander of said command.
		At the same time, MacArthur was recalled to active duty as the USAFFE commander, from his position as military advisor to, and Field Marshall of, the Philippine Army.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/USAFFE.html (632 words)

	Major William "Wild Bill" Massello & Btty Way
		Coast Artillery had been unemployed ever since their authorized transfer from Bataan to Corregidor.
		Coast Artillery, and Massello know that his own CO (Commanding Officer), Colonel Chase, rigid and set in his ways as ever and twenty years out of date in his thinking, would never agree to such a move.
		Coast Artillery Regiment and to General George F. Moore, the Commander Philippine Coast Artillery Command and Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays.
	corregidor.org /ca/btty_erie/sprengle.htm (2752 words)

	The Forgotten Service in the Forgotten War: The U. S. Coast Guard's Role in the Korean Conflict
		Coast Guard cutters were stationed at two ocean stations in the Pacific prior to the outbreak of the Korean conflict.
		The Coast Guard commissioned air detachments on Wake and Midway islands and increased the strengths of the existing detachments at Guam, Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands.
		Another Coast Guard security duty that had a direct impact on the combat in Korea was that of the men who supervised the loading of high explosives on board merchantman.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/Korean_War.html (4199 words)

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		Two other forces had also been formed: the Philippine Coast Artillery Command, comprising all coast and antiaircraft artillery, which was charged primarily with the defense of Manila and Subic bays; and the Visayan-Mindanao Force, which was responsible for the defense of the southern islands.
		The Japanese commander insisted on the surrender of all troops in the Philippines.
		The defense of the southern Philippines was entrusted to the Visayan-Mindanao Force, commanded by Col. (later Maj. Gen.) William F. Sharp.
	www.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_9.html (13035 words)

	Library of Congress/Spanish American War
		Admiral William Sampson immediately established a blockade of Havana that was soon extended along the north coast of Cuba and eventually to the south side.
		On 29 April a Spanish squadron commanded by Admiral Pascual Cervera left European waters for the West Indies to reinforce the Spanish forces in Cuba.
		The commander in Cuba, General Ramón Blanco, ordered Cervera to leave Santiago de Cuba, fearing that the Spanish squadron would fall into American hands, to face the concentrated fire of all the American vessels outside, a certain recipe for disaster.
	www.loc.gov /rr/hispanic/1898/trask.html (2605 words)

	Philippine Coast Artillery Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Philippine Coast Artillery Command was the command element of USAFFE's Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, during the World War II era.
		This unit was commanded by Major General George F. Moore.
		This page was last modified 02:12, 17 November 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philippine_Coast_Artillery_Command (75 words)

	Wainwright Papers - The Moore Report - Part A
		In August 1941 formation of the Philippine Coast Artillery Command was authorized by the War Department and headquarters was set up in Manila.
		On 26 September 1941, the 200th Coast Artillery (AA), New Mexico National Guard, arrived in the Philippines and was assigned to Fort Stotsenburg with the mission of protecting Clark Field.
		With the advent of war, 20Oth Coast Artillery was split to form the 515th Coast Artillery (AA), armament for an additional regiment being available.
	corregidor.org /chs_moorerpt/moore1.htm (1713 words)

	PSHS - History
		Little known outside the Philippines and largely forgotten by the U.S. Army of which they were a proud part, the Scouts were soldiers par excellence.
		Even though they performed extraordinarily well before the war as regular U.S. Army soldiers charged with the defense of the Philippines, it is their spirited combat against the Japanese in one action after another from early December 1941, until the fall of the Philippines in May of 1942, for which they are most famous.
		The fall of the Philippines was the largest defeat of an American armed force in the history of the United States, and the Bataan Death March was the most brutal series of war crimes ever committed against surrendering American or Philippine soldiers.
	www.philippine-scouts.org /History/history.html (1254 words)

	Gun Emplacements
		The defense of Corregidor was the immediate responsibility of the Philippine Coast Artillery Command under Major General George F. Moore.
		Corregidor had 13 anti-aircraft artillery batteries with 76 guns, twenty-eight of which were 3-inch and forty-eight 50-caliber.
		It was the last of Corregidor's "concrete artillery" to cease firing before the surrender of Bataan.
	corregidorisland.com /guns.html (814 words)

	Philippines Crash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Donald Wurster, commander, Joint Task Force 510, announced the end of search and rescue operations in the crash of the MH-47 Chinook special operations helicopter and the start of search and recovery operations.
		Philippine and U.S. aircraft have been launched to search a wide area of sea for oil spills or debris.
		Its primary missions are movement of ammunition, repair parts, petroleum and tactical movement of artillery, troops and special weapons on the battlefield.
	www.pacom.mil /pages/prevmh47releases.html (1460 words)

	32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC)
		Commander in chief, United Nations Command and Combined Forces Command, has designated a single authority for the conduct of TMD operations in the Korean theater of operations -- in this case, the Commander, Air Component Command, and Commanding General, Seventh Air Force.
		In a break with Army tradition, the Commanding General, Eighth U.S. Army, gives up operational control of 32d AAMDC when Seventh Air Force is in theater, effectively establishing a single focused authority over theater missile defense on the peninsula.
		The theater missile defense operations center functions as a staff under the combined forces air component command and is responsible for planning, coordinating, and integrating theater-level missile operations.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/32aamdc.htm (1364 words)

	Military Field Artillery Brigade Patches History2
		Re-designated as the 130th Field Artillery, an element of the Thirty-fifth Division.
		The Field Artillery mission is indicated by the shell at center and the stalks of grain are symbolic of South Dakota's agriculture and her natural topography.
		The revolutionary-period cannon barrel and the horse-shoe are historic symbols of artillery and refer to the mission of the modern artillery branch as well.
	www.vetshome.com /military_field_artillery_brigade_patches_history2.htm (919 words)

	World War II
		division in the Philippines at the onset of hostilities.
		The 1st Regiment of the Philippines' national police force was inducted into USAFFE on October 15, 1941, and the 2nd Regiment was inducted on November 17.
		Even though Col. Thorp and all of his appointed commanders were captured and executed by the Japanese, several of the guerrilla organizations he established continued to grow, and became quite effective in intelligence gathering and in harassing the Japanese.
	www.bataandiary.com /Research.htm (5803 words)

	::: The Official Website of the PHILIPPINE NAVY :::
		The Philippine Fleet traces its origin to the pre-war Off Shore Patrol (OSP) - the forerunner of the Philippine Navy.
		With the help of his two staff officers, Majors D Eisenhower and J Ord, General MacArthur drafted Commonwealth Act No.1, better known as National Defense Act which was approved by the Congress and became Law effective December 21,1935.
		Andrada was assigned to command the Coast Artillery Battalion at Fort Wint.
	www.navy.mil.ph /philflt.html (471 words)

	U.S. Pacific Command: An Official Military Website Sun, Dec. 24, 2006
		About 1,400 soldiers, sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen are in the Philippines to train with their Philippine counterparts during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training.
		PHILIPPINES -- Lt. Chris Easterling explains the P-3's capabilities to Philippine Lt. Joseph Andres, a fellow aviator.
		OFF THE COAST, PHILIPPINES -- Philippine Special Warfare Group Lt. Roy Trinidad, second from right, briefs his men after their visit to a U.S. rescue and salvage ship off the waters of Cavite, south of Manila July 23.
	www.pacom.mil /imagery/archive/0207photos/index2.shtml (615 words)

	NationMaster - Statistics on Philippines. 2156 facts and figures, stats and information on Philippine economy, crime, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War.
		Decades of Muslim insurgency in the southern Philippines have led to a peace accord with one group and an ongoing cease-fire and peace talks with another.
		Regarding teenage pregnancy in the Philippines, the 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey shows that 8% of women 15-19 have begun childbearing, 6% are already mothers while 1.8% were pregnant with their first child.
	www.nationmaster.com /country/rp-philippines (613 words)

	Brief History
		In the defense and siege of Bataan and Corregidor, the principal participants included the United States government, the Philippine Commonwealth, the American and Filipino forces in the Philippines, and the Japanese invading forces stationed in the island of Luzon.
		was the commander of the Philippine Coast Artillery Command and the defense of Corregidor was his responsibility.
		Moore's unit was organized into three commands: Seaward Defense, with responsibility for keeping Japanese warships out of the bay and away from Manila; Anti-aircraft Defense, with responsibility for repelling air attacks; and Beach Defense, with responsibility for defeating enemy landings on the shores of Corridor.
	www.corregidorisland.com /history.html (1851 words)

	Campaigns
		The California Column consisted of the 2d California Artillery Regiment, 1st California Cavalry Regiment, 1st California Native Cavalry Battalion, 1st, 5th, and 7th California Infantry Regiments.
		Philippine Insurrection Campaign Streamer, embroidered MANILA 1899, awarded to 1st Squadron, California Volunteer Cavalry and 1st California Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
		Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945, awarded to 251st Antiaircraft Artillery Group, 746th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, and 288th Army Ground Forces Band, 160th Infantry, 185th Infantry, 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion; cited, Department of the Army General Order 47, 1950).
	www.185museum.com /reg/campaigns.htm (2108 words)

	200th Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 200th Coast Artillery (AA) (200 CA) arrived in the Philippines, in September of 1941.
		This anti-aircraft unit was assigned to USAFFE and ordered to provide air defenses for Clark Field, while based at Fort Stotsenburg.
		This unit was not attached to the Philippine Coast Artillery Command.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/200th_Coast_Artillery_(AA)_Regiment (145 words)

	Lineage and Honors: 250th Artillery Regiment (First California)
		Elements of former 1st Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion of Heavy Artillery withdrawn 19 April 1909 from the 5th Infantry Regiment and reorganized at San Francisco as the 1st Coast Defense Command, Coast Artillery Corps
		Former 1st Coast Defense Command, Coast Artillery Corps reconstituted in the California National Guard and reorganized 1 February 1921 at San Francisco
		Reorganized and redesignated 1 Octcber 1953 as the 728th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion.
	www.militarymuseum.org /LH250ADA.html (870 words)

	HueyBravo.Net - Manokski's Orbat
		I would also like to see the Philippines and Filipinos in general get into the mindset that politics is about making intelligent choices and living with those choices until the next election.
		The Marine Commandant in turn asked to be relieved of his duties not because he agreed to take part in the coup but because he admitted to knowing about it before hand and he tendered his resignation to shield the Marine Corps from any potential fallout.
		On the pretense of protesting the resignation of the Marine Commandant, Col. Querubin traveled to Manila to incite the Manila based brigade to participate in the coup.
	www.hueybravo.net (2865 words)

	Corregidor Under Siege
		Out of communication with Lawrence, and thus unaware of his success, and with a mind to humanitarian aspects he could not conceive the Japanese would disregard with complete arrogance, General Wainwright had already surrendered.
		This report, part of extensive Wainwright Report, is the report of Major General George F. Moore as commanding general of the Philippine Coast Artillery Command.
		As important as was commerce warfare by submarines, the special missions performed by submarines in World War II played a dramatic and important role in the American war effort.
	corregidor.org /_admin/CTN_central/ctn_undersiege_index_composite.htm (822 words)

	AWON Our Fathers Page 1 of 2
		Killed in Action 9 March, 1945 near Luzon, Manila, in the Philippines
		Killed in Action 19 March 1945 on the carrier U.S.S. Franklin, off the coast of Japan
		Commanding Officer, 121st Field Artillery BN, 32nd Infantry Division
	www.awon.org /fathers1.html (1941 words)

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