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a425couple
Sep 22, 2012, 4:10:39 PM9/22/12
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http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
Guerrillas and Underground.
Lists of guerrilla units and underground organizations in the Philippines
during World War II.
"U.S. Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) (10th Military District) (Mindanao).
Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer, evaded the Japanese
after the surrender and in August 1942, pretending to be a general sent in
by MacArthur, took command of the Mindanao guerrilla organizations.
His guerrillas controlled the mountainous, jungle-covered interior of
Mindanao for much of the war while the Japanese held the inhabited
coastal areas. He established radio contact with General MacArthur's
headquarters, and received the first submarine contact and supplies sent
out from Australia. He competed with Peralta on Panay for MacArthur's
attention and for overall command of guerrilla forces in the area. In 1943
and again in 1944, the Japanese launched expeditions to surpress Fertig,
and they were fairly successful although Fertig continued to operate from
the interior of Mindanao for the rest of the war. They Fought Alone by
John Keats tells Colonel Fertig's story on Mindanao, although the accuracy
of the book has been chalanged by Mindanao guerrilla leader Clyde
Childress."
FWLIW, this is covered quite a bit in the
fictional series "The Corps" by WEB Griffon.
http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
Guerrillas and Underground.
Lists of guerrilla units and underground organizations in the Philippines
during World War II.
"U.S. Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) (10th Military District) (Mindanao).
Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer, evaded the Japanese
after the surrender and in August 1942, pretending to be a general sent in
by MacArthur, took command of the Mindanao guerrilla organizations.
His guerrillas controlled the mountainous, jungle-covered interior of
Mindanao for much of the war while the Japanese held the inhabited
coastal areas. He established radio contact with General MacArthur's
headquarters, and received the first submarine contact and supplies sent
out from Australia. He competed with Peralta on Panay for MacArthur's
attention and for overall command of guerrilla forces in the area. In 1943
and again in 1944, the Japanese launched expeditions to surpress Fertig,
and they were fairly successful although Fertig continued to operate from
the interior of Mindanao for the rest of the war. They Fought Alone by
John Keats tells Colonel Fertig's story on Mindanao, although the accuracy
of the book has been chalanged by Mindanao guerrilla leader Clyde
Childress."
FWLIW, this is covered quite a bit in the
fictional series "The Corps" by WEB Griffon.
Jim H.
Sep 23, 2012, 2:21:10 PM9/23/12
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On Saturday, September 22, 2012 4:10:41 PM UTC-4, a425couple wrote:
> from
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> http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
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> Guerrillas and Underground.
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> Lists of guerrilla units and underground organizations in the Philippines
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> during World War II.
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> "U.S. Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) (10th Military District) (Mindanao).
>
> Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer, evaded the Japanese
>
> after the surrender and in August 1942, pretending to be a general sent in
>
> by MacArthur, took command of the Mindanao guerrilla organizations.
>
> His guerrillas controlled the mountainous, jungle-covered interior of
>
> Mindanao for much of the war while the Japanese held the inhabited
>
> coastal areas. ......
> from
>
> http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
>
>
>
> Guerrillas and Underground.
>
> Lists of guerrilla units and underground organizations in the Philippines
>
> during World War II.
>
>
>
> "U.S. Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) (10th Military District) (Mindanao).
>
> Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer, evaded the Japanese
>
> after the surrender and in August 1942, pretending to be a general sent in
>
> by MacArthur, took command of the Mindanao guerrilla organizations.
>
> His guerrillas controlled the mountainous, jungle-covered interior of
>
> Mindanao for much of the war while the Japanese held the inhabited
>
>
> FWLIW, this is covered quite a bit in the
>
> fictional series "The Corps" by WEB Griffon.
it also form part of the basis for one of the many
intertwined plot lines in Neal Stephenson's absolutely
excellent novel 'Cryptonomicon', which is set about
equally in WW II and some undated 'present'.
I still find myself occasionally musing on
whether the Japanese stashed fabulous amount of
stolen gold in the PI's jungle and mountains....
Jim H.
a425couple
Sep 23, 2012, 3:22:31 PM9/23/12
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"a425couple" <a425c...@hotmail.com> wrote in message...
> http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
> Lists of guerrilla units ---- in the Philippines during World War II.--
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Fertig
(lots of good books listed in "References", especially:
Keats, John. (1965). They Fought Alone. Pocket Books, Inc. OCLC 251563972)
http://www.mcguiresplace.net/they%20fought%20alone/
http://philippine-defenders.lib.wv.us/html/fertig_wendell_bio.html
> http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
> Lists of guerrilla units ---- in the Philippines during World War II.--
> Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer, evaded the Japanese
> after the surrender and in August 1942, pretending to be a general
> after the surrender and in August 1942, pretending to be a general
> FWLIW, this is covered quite a bit in the
> fictional series "The Corps" by WEB Griffon.
More (in case anybody cares)
> fictional series "The Corps" by WEB Griffon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Fertig
(lots of good books listed in "References", especially:
Keats, John. (1965). They Fought Alone. Pocket Books, Inc. OCLC 251563972)
http://www.mcguiresplace.net/they%20fought%20alone/
http://philippine-defenders.lib.wv.us/html/fertig_wendell_bio.html
a425couple
Sep 23, 2012, 3:22:52 PM9/23/12
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"Jim H." <irond...@gmail.com> wrote in message...
> a425couple wrote:
>> http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
>> Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer, evaded the Jap---
Yes, I very much enjoyed that grand tale.
> I still find myself occasionally musing on
> whether the Japanese stashed fabulous amount of
> stolen gold in the PI's jungle and mountains....
Worth musing about (I'll leave it to the financial "experts"
to determine how much gold actually disapeared in WWII)
but I have serious doubts that 1) much was hidden,
and 2) very much is still unfound.
The Fillipinos can be very resourceful & hard working
(esp. as regards to a hard currency just 'sitting' around).
> a425couple wrote:
>> http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
>> Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer, evaded the Jap---
>> FWLIW, this is covered quite a bit in the
>> fictional series "The Corps" by WEB Griffon.
>
> The resistance movement & Japanese actions against
> it also form part of the basis for one of the many
> intertwined plot lines in Neal Stephenson's absolutely
> excellent novel 'Cryptonomicon' ---
>> fictional series "The Corps" by WEB Griffon.
>
> The resistance movement & Japanese actions against
> it also form part of the basis for one of the many
> intertwined plot lines in Neal Stephenson's absolutely
Yes, I very much enjoyed that grand tale.
> I still find myself occasionally musing on
> whether the Japanese stashed fabulous amount of
> stolen gold in the PI's jungle and mountains....
to determine how much gold actually disapeared in WWII)
but I have serious doubts that 1) much was hidden,
and 2) very much is still unfound.
The Fillipinos can be very resourceful & hard working
(esp. as regards to a hard currency just 'sitting' around).
wjho...@aol.com
Sep 23, 2012, 7:03:41 PM9/23/12
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On Sep 22, 4:10 pm, "a425couple" wrote:
> fromhttp://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
>....
Another ihteresting story was that of First Lieutenant (laterColonel)
William E.Dyess who joined Fertig's guerrilla forces. Dyess had
commanded the USAAF 21st Pursuit Squadron at Nichols
Field in Manila when the Japanese invaded the Phillipines
and after having engaged in air combat against the Japanese as
long as possible then transferred to the Infantry and found himself
on Bataan in its final days and became a prisoner of the Japanese.
Dyess endured the atrocities of the Bataan Death March
and suffered one year of captivity as a POW when he and nine
other POWs organized a successul en-masse escape from their
POW camp in Davao on Mindanao. Although there were a number
of isolated POW attempts to escape during the war, most were
unsuccessful. But as far as I can ascertain, Dyess and his group was
the largest number of POWs who pulled off a single successful group
escape from a Japanese POW camp in WWII history.
After Colonel Fertig had heard their story, he made contact
with MacArthur's headquarters with which he had been in radio
comunication and arranged for the pick-up by submarine of
Dyess, Navy LCDR Melvin McCloy, and Army Major Stephen
Mellnick who had escaped with Dyess. The three reached
MacArthur headquarters in Australia where they were debriefed
sent to the U.S. for further debriefing. Theirs was the first
knowledge the Allied forces had received of the atrocities of the
Bataan Death March and subsequent outrageous treatment of
POWs at the hands of the Japanese.
At first the U.S. government refused to release the story
of such treatment to the An\merican public in the belief that it
would further intensify the ill-treatment of Allied POW prisoners
of the Japanese. But lhis belief was later discarded and Dyess
was able to get the story out in a serialized version in the national
press which outraged the nation. Later, Dyess was able to write
a memoir which was published in book form (and is still available
at Amazon.com in paperback) titled "Bataan Death March-A
Account." An excellent Introduction to the book which summarizes
the Dyess' story and can be read online at Amazon.
Dyess was killed in a training accident later in the war and
a Texa USAF base has since been named in his memory.
WJH
> fromhttp://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
>....
> "U.S. Forces in the Philippines (USFIP) (10th Military District)
> (Mindanao). Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer,
> evaded the Japanese after the surrender and in August 1942,
> pretending to be a general sent in by MacArthur, took command
> of the Mindanao guerrilla organizations....
> (Mindanao). Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer,
> evaded the Japanese after the surrender and in August 1942,
> pretending to be a general sent in by MacArthur, took command
> He established radio contact with General MacArthur's
> headquarters, and received the first submarine contact and
> supplies sent out from Australia....
> headquarters, and received the first submarine contact and
Another ihteresting story was that of First Lieutenant (laterColonel)
William E.Dyess who joined Fertig's guerrilla forces. Dyess had
commanded the USAAF 21st Pursuit Squadron at Nichols
Field in Manila when the Japanese invaded the Phillipines
and after having engaged in air combat against the Japanese as
long as possible then transferred to the Infantry and found himself
on Bataan in its final days and became a prisoner of the Japanese.
Dyess endured the atrocities of the Bataan Death March
and suffered one year of captivity as a POW when he and nine
other POWs organized a successul en-masse escape from their
POW camp in Davao on Mindanao. Although there were a number
of isolated POW attempts to escape during the war, most were
unsuccessful. But as far as I can ascertain, Dyess and his group was
the largest number of POWs who pulled off a single successful group
escape from a Japanese POW camp in WWII history.
After Colonel Fertig had heard their story, he made contact
with MacArthur's headquarters with which he had been in radio
comunication and arranged for the pick-up by submarine of
Dyess, Navy LCDR Melvin McCloy, and Army Major Stephen
Mellnick who had escaped with Dyess. The three reached
MacArthur headquarters in Australia where they were debriefed
sent to the U.S. for further debriefing. Theirs was the first
knowledge the Allied forces had received of the atrocities of the
Bataan Death March and subsequent outrageous treatment of
POWs at the hands of the Japanese.
At first the U.S. government refused to release the story
of such treatment to the An\merican public in the belief that it
would further intensify the ill-treatment of Allied POW prisoners
of the Japanese. But lhis belief was later discarded and Dyess
was able to get the story out in a serialized version in the national
press which outraged the nation. Later, Dyess was able to write
a memoir which was published in book form (and is still available
at Amazon.com in paperback) titled "Bataan Death March-A
Account." An excellent Introduction to the book which summarizes
the Dyess' story and can be read online at Amazon.
Dyess was killed in a training accident later in the war and
a Texa USAF base has since been named in his memory.
WJH
Padraigh ProAmerica
Sep 23, 2012, 8:16:45 PM9/23/12
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Re: Guerrilla Activities in the Philippines
Group: soc.history.war.world-war-ii Date: Sun, Sep 23, 2012, 2:21pm
From: irond...@gmail.com (Jim H.)
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Allegedly they did, and allegedly at lest some of it was found by
geurilla leader Ferdinand Marcos, who used it to finance his polirical
career.
--
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them
suprise you with their ingenuity."--
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
Group: soc.history.war.world-war-ii Date: Sun, Sep 23, 2012, 2:21pm
From: irond...@gmail.com (Jim H.)
Allegedly they did, and allegedly at lest some of it was found by
geurilla leader Ferdinand Marcos, who used it to finance his polirical
career.
--
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them
suprise you with their ingenuity."--
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net
Sep 24, 2012, 11:11:20 PM9/24/12
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a425couple <a425c...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Jim H." <irond...@gmail.com> wrote in message...
> > a425couple wrote:
> >> http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
> >> Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer, evaded the Jap---
> >> FWLIW, this is covered quite a bit in the
> >> fictional series "The Corps" by WEB Griffon.
> >
> > The resistance movement & Japanese actions against
> > it also form part of the basis for one of the many
> > intertwined plot lines in Neal Stephenson's absolutely
> > excellent novel 'Cryptonomicon' ---
> Yes, I very much enjoyed that grand tale.
Great book; speaking of which, how much consideration was given to protecting
> "Jim H." <irond...@gmail.com> wrote in message...
> > a425couple wrote:
> >> http://www.bataandiary.com/Research.htm#Guerrilla_Units.
> >> Colonel Wendell Fertig, a pre-war mining engineer, evaded the Jap---
> >> FWLIW, this is covered quite a bit in the
> >> fictional series "The Corps" by WEB Griffon.
> >
> > The resistance movement & Japanese actions against
> > it also form part of the basis for one of the many
> > intertwined plot lines in Neal Stephenson's absolutely
> > excellent novel 'Cryptonomicon' ---
> Yes, I very much enjoyed that grand tale.
Ultra intercepts via the operational decisions, as postulated by the book?
Mike
David Wilma
Sep 25, 2012, 10:39:34 AM9/25/12
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I read the Fertig story in high school and it had a big impact
on me. One thing I remember was how MacArthur's headquarters
simply had no idea what to do with these forces. I suspect that
intelligence chief Willoughby was channeling his commander's
mania about controlling everything. Fertig and the other guerrillas
could not be controlled. SOE and the OSS in Europe couldn't wait
to organize resistance and send them in all directions.
Mindinao is not France, but the two situations would be a great
"compare and contrast" study for the Special Operations community.
on me. One thing I remember was how MacArthur's headquarters
simply had no idea what to do with these forces. I suspect that
intelligence chief Willoughby was channeling his commander's
mania about controlling everything. Fertig and the other guerrillas
could not be controlled. SOE and the OSS in Europe couldn't wait
to organize resistance and send them in all directions.
Mindinao is not France, but the two situations would be a great
"compare and contrast" study for the Special Operations community.
Bill
Sep 25, 2012, 11:35:43 AM9/25/12
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hated by the regular military for stealing resources and the best
people.
The one group of people you don't want running the irregular' behind
the lines' stuff is the local commanders as they starve their
guerrillas of resources.
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