File:Philippine historical marker for Dalton Pass.jpg
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English: Philippine historical marker for Battle of Balete Pass. Scene of the battle between the Americans and Japanese for the control of the Cagayan Valley, 21 Feb. - May 1945. Combined forces of the US 25th Division, members of the Pilipino Luzon guerrillas (LGAF) under the command of Col. Robert Lapham, and the COWHM, engaged factions of the Japanese army led by General Tomoyuki Yamashita. Remnants of the Japanese army had retreated into the central Cordillera. An American patrol arrived at Balete Pass on 9 May 1945. The pass was declared open by allied forces on 13 May 1945. The pass is named Dalton in honor of Brig. Gen. James L. Dalton II who died from a single sniper on 16 May 1945 while inspecting the Balete Pass battlefield. |
| Date | Taken on 25 December 2018, 22:16:27 (according to Exif data) |
| Source | Self-photographed |
| Author | Pi3.124 |
| Depicts | Battle of Balete Pass historical marker – NHI historical marker for the Battle of Balete Pass |
| Inscription | Labanan sa Pasong Balete Pinangyarihan ng labanan sa pagitan ng mga Amerikano at mga Hapon upang makontrol ang Cagayan Valley, 21 Pebrero hanggang Mayo 1945. Sinalakay ng magkakasamang puwersa ng ika-25 Dibisyon ng Estados Unidos, mga gerilyang Pilipino na kasapi ng Luzon Guerilla Forces (LGAF) sa ilalim ni Kolonel Robert Lapham, at mga Tsino, at naitaboy ang pangkay ng Shobu ng mga Hapon na pinamunuan ni Heneral Tomoyuki Yamashita. Umurong ang nalalabing Hukbong Hapon sa Pasong Balete at nagtungo sa Gitnang Cordillera. Dumating ang unang patrulya ng mga Amerikano sa Pasong Balete, 9 Mayo 1945. Idineklarang bukas sa Allied Forces, 13 Mayo 1945. Pinanganlang Pasong Dalton bilang parangal kay Brigadyer Heneral James L. Dalton II na napatay ng isang sniper noong 16 Mayo 1945 habang nagsasagawa ng ibayong pagsisiyasat sa Pasong Balete makaraan ang labanan. |
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| current | 20:45, 29 December 2018 | | 3,024 × 4,032 (4.03 MB) | Pi3.124 | User created page with UploadWizard |
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