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	U.S. Army Forces Far East - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USAFFE (United States Army Forces - Far East) included the Philippine Department, Philippine Army (2 regular and 10 reserve divisions), and the Far East Air Force (formerly, Philippine Army Air Corps).
		USAFFE Headquarters was created on July 26, 1941, at No.1, Calle Victoria, Manila, Luzon, the Philippines, with Major General MacArthur as commander.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USAFFE (724 words)

	Sulat Paete - © 2003 Paete.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Astonishingly, all USAFFE defenses were savagely routed in 1941 by the obdurate Japanese invaders in all shore and land fortifications.
		USAFFE defenders in the Philippines were inexorably sacrificed by officials in Washington, DC.
		Almost half of the USAFFE troops perished during this defying march likened to the death warrant of thousands of men walking to the valley of the shadow of the Stygian shore.
	www.paete.org /literary/archives/000006.php (1240 words)

	Provisional Tank Group, USAFFE - VFW Post 7591 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		USAFFE, that battalion (less one company) was ordered to the Lingayen area by daylight for supporting moves as might be directed by the battalion commander after his contact with the commanding general North Luzon Force.
		The excepted company (the one at Dau), with USAFFE's concurrence and direction, was ordered to move at once (by midnight), regas, and refill bidons at Gerona, to regas again at Bauang, and meet the anticipated landing at daylight on the La Union coast to the north.
		Meanwhile the 192d, on USAFFE orders, has been charged with East Coast security south from Magalang, at the eastern extremity of the main battle position: This was accomplished by tanks in alert position, but more generally by half-track patrols, all in the radio net.
	members.terracom.net /~vfwpost/provisionatank2.htm (12762 words)

	Far East Air Force
		The Far East Air Force (USAFFE Air Force) was formed from the Philippine Army Air Corps on August 4, 1941.
		At this time, USAFFE possessed 210 aircraft, including 31 P-40Bs.
		In lieu of working equipment and adequate personnel, USAFFE had organized a warning service consisting of watchers who would report plane movements by telephone (or telegraph) to the 5th Interceptor Command.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fa/Far_East_Air_Force.html (634 words)

	How the battle went in Bataan
		As the entire USAFFE struggled from south and north toward the Layac junction, the only approach to Bataan, the delaying forces held their line on open and unprepared ground.
		The main battle position of the USAFFE, the Abucay-Morong line, was attacked along its eastern flank on 9 January, but the 5th Regimental Combat Team, reinforced by the 57th Infantry of the 21st Division repulsed the attack.
		After the battles of the points, pockets and Trail 2, which were brilliant triumphs of the USAFFE, the enemy withdrew to regroup their forces and to wait for reinforcements.
	corregidor.org /chs_bataan/bataan1.html (1394 words)

	MacArthur's Boys in Malinao
		Guillermo (Manong Guiller) Ituriaga PS USAFFE of Lilo-an, Malinao, also saw action in Bataan and also survived the death march, but he was infected with malaria in the process.
		Juanito (Tay Juaning) Yerro 10302700 Inf PS USAFFE, of Poblacion, Malinao served the Philippine Scouts from 1941 to 1945.
		Lt. Geronimo (Manong Roning) Icawalo Imperial PA USAFFE, of Poblacion, Malinao was initially commissioned as Lieutenant in the Phil.
	www.malinao-aklan.ph /macarthurboys.html (900 words)

	BALITANG BETERANO: SPECTER RP-U.S.. RELATIONS
		The Philippines was sacrificed, and the USAFFE withered in the vine in Bataan and Corregidor His defeat, in such case, under Roosevelt, in our eyes was more triumphant than victory.
		It could be said at this juncture that only rumors sustained the morale of the helpless USAFFEs for weeks in the soggy foxholes of Bataan as well as the humid tunnels of Corregidor, until the gradually realized that their existence was more of a mirage that made their lives bearable.
		The USAFFE therefore was a wretched pawn of America in the Far East.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/tl/tl012367.htm (3175 words)

	Wainwright Papers - The Moore Report - Part C
		Cabcaben Airfield on Bataan was heavily bombed on the 22d while reports received from USAFFE indicated Japs were advancing southward in the Central Plain of Luzon as well as northward from Tayabas Province.
		Word was received that General MacArthur and family with USAFFE Headquarters, U.S. High Commissioner Sayre with his family and staff, and President Quezon with family and staff, would arrive on Corregidor that night.
		It was assigned by USAFFE to the Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays and the regiment was given the mission of manning the beach defenses of Corregidor.
	corregidor.org /chs_moorerpt/moore3.htm (11861 words)

	Rearguard on Bataan photos and text related to The Edge by First Lieutenant George Francis, USMC, Retired
		The rapid advance of the Japanese southward from Lingayen Gulf led the USAFFE commander to abandon Manila and to declare it an open city.
		The USAFFE Headquarters moved inland on 27 January, reportedly because of proximity to the offensive being conducted in the vicinity of Pucot Hill and Longoskawayan Point.
		Command of the Philippines devolved onto Major General Jonathan M. Wainwright, of I Corps, and USAFFE was redesignated U.S. Forces in the Philippines (USFIP).
	www.fourthmarinesband.com /guard.htm (1897 words)

	U.S. Army Forces Far East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		USAFFE''' ('''United States Army Forces - Far East) included the Philippine Department, Military History of the PhilippinesPhilippine Army (2 regular and 10 reserve divisions), and the U.S. Far East Air ForceFar East Air Force (formerly, Philippine Army Air Corps).
		USAFFE Headquarters was created on July 26, 1941, at No.1, Calle Victoria, Manila, Luzon, Philippinesthe Philippines, with Douglas MacArthurMajor General MacArthur as commander.
		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.
	www.infothis.com /find/U.S._Army_Forces_Far_East (1097 words)

	Sources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		USAFFE GO 4, 4 Aug 41, copy in History of Fifth Air Force (and Its Predecessors), Air Hist Off; Army Air Action in the Philippines and the Netherland East Indies, p.
		Extract of rad from CG USAFFE in memo, Bryden for ACofS, G-1, 13 Oct 41, OCS 18136-78.
		This last report with its eighteen annexes constitutes the basic Army report on the various aspects of the Philippine campaign and was prepared in 1946 by a staff under General Wainwright, formerly commander of USFIP.
	c.1asphost.com /scanhead25/sources.htm (810 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		General MacArthur mobilized the 5 entire Philippine Commonwealth Army into the USAFFE and 6 reinforced the Philippine Scouts and the Philippine Constabulary 7 under the command of American military force.
		Over 200,000 8 Filipino soldiers were mobilized under the USAFFE by General 9 MacArthur.
		For example, at Bataan, as many as 13 36,000 Filipino and American soldiers were captured by the 14 Japanese and forced to set out on the infamous "Bataan Death 15 March" to San Fernando.
	www.capitol.hawaii.gov /session1999/bills/HB1298_.htm (342 words)

	Untitled
		The USAFFE command included troops in the Philippine Department and the forces of the Philippine Army as they were inducted into American service.
		From 18 April 1942 to 26 February 1943 USAFFE, with General MacArthur still in command, was inactive.
		On 12 December 1941 American troops aboard a convoy originally scheduled for the Philippines were constituted a task force, Task Force South Pacific, and placed under the command of General Barnes, senior officer in the convoy.
	www.army.mil /Cmh-Pg/books/wwii/WCP/enchApxB5.html (1893 words)

	G.R. No. L-18393
		USAFFE VETERANS ASSOCIATION, INC., vs. TREASURER OF THE PHILIPPINES, ET AL.
		This is an appeal taken by the Usaffe Veterans Association, Inc. from (a) the order dated January 19, 1960 of the Court of First Instance of Manila in Civil Case No. 24277 entitled "Usaffe Veterans Association, Inc., etc. vs.
		The Treasurer of the Philippines, et al." denying its motion for new trial, and from (b) the orders of the same court dated November 26, 1960 and March 7, 1961 denying appellant's motion to lift the order of January 19, 1960, and its motion for reconsideration thereof, respectively.
	www.lawphil.net /judjuris/juri1966/dec1966/gr_18393_1966.html (320 words)

	HyperWar: History of USMC Operations in WWII, Vol. I: Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, Part IV [Chapter 1]
		While it was held, and with it the fortified islands across the mouth of the bay, no enemy could use the harbor, and it was possible to gain succor from friendly naval forces which might break through a blockade.
		MacArthur had rejected the concept of a static, last-ditch defense when he took over USAFFE and had expected with the forces underway to him from the States and trained Philippine Army divisions to be able to repulse or contain enemy landing attempts.
		At USAFFE headquarters, amidst the bustle attendant on its move to Corregidor, Howard got a cordial welcome from his new chief and then received orders to move the 4th to Corregidor and take over its beach defenses.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USMC/I/USMC-I-IV-1.html (8925 words)

	Douglas MacArthur - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He was accused of using excessive force against a peaceful protest.
		MacArthur left the U.S. Army in 1937 to command the Philippines Army, but returned in July of 1941 as commander of United States Army Forces–Far East (USAFFE).
		February 22, 1942 - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered MacArthur out of the Philippines as the American defense of the nation collapsed.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /douglas_macarthur.htm (2449 words)

	Sources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Memo, Marshall for MacArthur, 18 Oct 41, sub: USAFFE, WPD 4175-18.
		Ltr, CofS to CG USAFFE, 21 Nov 41, sub: U.S.-British Co-operation in the Far East, WPD 4402-112.
		Colonel Collier was Assistant G-3, USAFFE and later G-3, Luzon Force.
	c.1asphost.com /scanhead25/sources2.htm (996 words)

	Ilocos Times - Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Fil-Am servicemen in the Commonwealth Army had lost its organic identity when it was integrated into the USAFFE, and the Philippine government under law then enforced, was merely a creation of the US government, and were in a temporary vacuum.
		Let it not be missed that there was only one USAFFE that was the U.S defense force in the Philippines that were thrown before the obdurate Japanese Imperial Forces which triumphantly decimated the USAFFE, after having been cruelly abandoned in Bataan and Corregidor.
		Let is also be not concealed in secret that all organized forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines became member of the USAFFE upon formal incorporation, therefore, can not be mistreated as a separate army.
	www.ilocostimes.com /jan17-jan23-05/opinion_2.htm (1458 words)

	VA Benefits For Filipino Veterans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		People in this group served as guerrillas in USAFFE in resistance units recognized by and cooperating with U.S. forces between April 20, 1942, and June 30, 1946, inclusive.
		New Philippine Scouts were Philippine citizens who served with the U.S. Armed Forces with the consent of the Philippine government and served between Oct.
		President Truman acknowledged the contributions of the Philippine people who fought under the umbrella of the USAFFE command to defend the Philippine Islands against occupation by the Japanese.
	www1.va.gov /opa/fact/filipvet.html (1476 words)

	Far East Air Force (USAFFE) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Far East Air Force (USAFFE) in the news
		The Far East Air Force (USAFFE) was formed from the Philippine Army Air Corps on August 4, 1941.
		At this time, United States Army Forces - Far East (USAFFE) possessed 210 aircraft, including 31 P-40Bs.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/F/Far-East-Air-Force-(USAFFE).htm (684 words)

	Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		“From the beginning, it was clear the USAFFE’s role would be sacrificial: there was simply no way the islands could be defended in the teeth of Imperial Japan’s dominance of the Western Pacific.
		Although ill-prepared in both training and materiel, ravaged by disease and starvation, they held off the enemy for three full months before they were overwhelmed.
		And even in extreme adversity, various USAFFE remnants and Filipino guerilla volunteers reorganized to fight the invader in a nation-wide resistance movement that brought closer with each heroic encounter the final liberation of the Philippines.
	www.erbfoundation.org /reviews.htm (603 words)

	Endnotes for Chapter XXII
		The WAC Staff Director, USAFFE, recalled seeing in the files a USASOS request disapproved by Maj. Gen.
		Harry H. Baird (USAFFE) stated in 1948 that earlier staff studies questioned supply, housing, protection, etc.; these were riot found, nor any evidence of why such doubts were not communicated to the War D
		Det Comdr, USAFFE Bd, to CO 5200th WAC Det, 1 May 45, sub: Restriction of WAC Pen, with 4 inds.
	www.army.mil /Cmh-Pg/books/wwii/Wac/ench22.htm (2787 words)

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