a [ PHILIPPINES@RYUKYUS COMMAND OPPICR OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL ascPu on mt J APO 707 Ne TAIN 1947 Major Ferdinand Uarcos ‘control, is not favorably c or recognition as an eleamnt of the Thiliypine xrays soe Bs SSR er me es ts tet established General MacArthur dur’ the 1 ‘Liberation of eh ‘tho ‘beon used guide sidering the ord. of en ait, "Aever o8 ofa sovestigation fend Pull consider ition of this guerrilla unit oy koa rei, rear, &. Record of service was not substantiated by sufficient acceptable evidence, be The unit was not maintained satisfactorily in the £014 in opposition to the encay, Ge, Activities of tho untt aid not contribute satertally to the eventual defeat of the enemy. 4, A definite organization was not established. were not maintained (nanos, ranks, dates" oe Sat detaet ar de evnent ov jeining, dates of promotions, "and neves~ £5, ,Rerformame, of the unit 41d not indteate, atequate con- Sept BY tts leadera pocause of tho desertion of its comanding ‘to Join another unit. ae &- Sphere of operations ani unit h Slained by the unit wore not comensurate ‘nature ‘ter: Sindection of eommmteetion ash pean ae ‘enti- ty BEAEEIAINA 00 ‘aataiss¥Tona a encoun su doo, Of ote Att /ecn ame 9gsere nennm ncaa |e tie jeiotance activities of the Japanese in the area during the | Period concerned, hh,’ Uatt did not chow setisfactory continuity of activity and ofganization, 4, Froquent ol of locati t justsbiegt™™ hange of geographic location was not H Ji_aombers of the unit did not devote their entire effort to military. activities tn the field to the exclusion of normal eivilian occupation and family obligations. kk. Many members ently lived at home, support: their fentlioe by moans oF OF other civilian pureaits, and assisted tho gughpilie,anitcon-a part tine basis only. Xe, goseuee 5 ee ‘Tt 1a Gonstasfed ‘that the previous recognition of approxi- mately 111 officers and men from the Meharlike Unit, Eastern Pangasinan, who migedby.the Spmnand ing Géneral Sixth ay pf Bhs, Hon of the Philippines constitutes adequate t aclnonledguont of military service, Your attention te dnuitedbo residential Bxocutive Order Fo, G8, Gomonnoaitaret the oy copy of whieh te attached, for any nocobiary eebson-fr connection tharevith, OR EES ERE sincerely, I supe supazee 2 ccenareh noacen? 7: | 20% $US Leuateyney Bonego7 72 keoom:! sang bun 3 ToL Beeatnzpzcye SBre wage qoea mop Srreas ‘gama paRid 2 Oomag3e; ibuoaysrsey2. #8gr ae