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Camp Kasisang, was established as a camp for American and Filipino prisoners of war on 1942, in then municipality of Malaybalay, Bukidnon in the Philippines. [1] Before serving as Mindanao's first camp for prisoners of war, it was a training ground for the Philippine Army. [2]
Casa del Chino Ygua house and marker, Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Northern Mindanao (Region X) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
Casisang is situated in a gently sloping area and in the west it is gradually rising as it touches the foothills of Mt. Kitanglad Range.On the east, the Sawaga River cuts Casisang from its component Sitio Natid-asan where hills make a boundary with Barangay Can-ayan.
101st Field Artillery Regiment is a reserve field artillery regiment activated in August 1941 as part of 101st Infantry Division based in Camp Casisang in Bukidnon Province. Visayas-Mindanao Force only received 8 QF 2.95inch Mountain Guns and divided it between two divisions in the island 101st and 81st in Lanao sector. The regiment retrained ...
It was active in Mindanao initially based at Camp Kiethley in Dansalan (now Marawi), Lanao. Col. (later BGen.) Joseph P. Vachon (USA) was the division's commander, arrived in Mindanao in November 1941. He got promoted Brigadier General in December, he moved the headquarters to Camp Casisang in Malaybalay, Bukidnon.
With all frustrations and hurt Colonel Hiram Tarkington surrender his troops but he allowed Filipino soldiers who refused to surrender to disperse to the mountains. He doctored his roster and allowed them to escaped. The regiment was assembled and disarmed in Camp Casisang in Malaybalay, where Americans and Filipinos were separated. [citation ...
Hiram Wendell Tarkington (March 15, 1896 – October 8, 1996) [1] was a colonel in United States Army known for commanding the 61st Field Artillery Regiment of the Philippine Army from November 1941 to May 1942.
On May 10, 1942, both sector commanders Brigadier General Joseph Vachon of Davao-Cotabato Sector and Lieutenant Colonel Alvin T. Wilson of Zamboanga Sector received a radio message from VMF Headquarters in Malaybalay, Bukidnon ordering them to surrender at daybreak on the following day. 2nd and 3rd Battalions 102nd Infantry Regiment surrendered ...