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Strong where they had once been weak, advancing where they had once retreated, U.S. troops last week marched south from Lingayen Gulf toward Manila. They followed much the same route that the 26th Cavalry, 51st (Philippine) Infantry and Filipino Scouts had taken in the heart-breaking retreat toward Bataan...
...Philippines, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur proved his resourcefulness anew. A Filipino silversmith hammered out a five-star collar emblem exactly up to specification, using Filipino, Dutch and Australian silver coins supplied by the General's aides...
Between U.S. forces on Leyte and the inviting western island of Mindoro was the whole complex of the Visayan Islands, largely held by the Japanese. On many of the islands (see map), Filipino guerrillas working with U.S. officers had seized control of great areas, which dominated some of the straits. Within these areas there could be no Jap airfields, few or no observation posts. So the bold stroke would not be a desperate stroke...
Wherever the U.S. troops marched, civilians blossomed in new clothes. Occupation had reduced the Filipinos to burlap-like abaca clothes, or old garments patched beyond recognition. Now green twill fatigue caps, G.I. undershirts and shorts were standard. Some Filipino girls sallied forth in new, white sarongs, made from Government-issue towels, on some of them the legend: CAMP HOOD...
...Where are we?" Telker asked, and an old Filipino answered, "Mindanao." He had inadvertently invaded the largest island in the southern Philippines, still exclusively and thickly Jap-held. Telker suggested to his party that they abandon the beachhead forthwith. They agreed...