Grassy Knoll

After capturing Libby Airfield with the aid of Filipino guerrillas, the US 24th Infantry Division found the assault toward Davao becoming exceedingly slow and ponderous. Exacerbating the issue was the preponderance of hemp fields in the area, now very much …

1945-05-07

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After capturing Libby Airfield with the aid of Filipino guerrillas, the US 24th Infantry Division found the assault toward Davao becoming exceedingly slow and ponderous. Exacerbating the issue was the preponderance of hemp fields in the area, now very much overgrown with disuse. Traversing these unkempt fields was slow going at best. Japanese forces of the 100th Division, however, found these numerous plantations extremely useful for hiding defensive strongpoints. Guerrillas continued to aid the Americans in their push toward Davao, and in one particularly nasty firefight on the 7th of May actually proved decisive in overcoming a Japanese bunker that was covering a major trail break through the area.

Mindanao Island, Philippines

The Battle of Mindanao was fought by the United States and allied Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese forces on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines as part of Operation VICTOR V. It was part of the campaign to liberate the Philippines during World War II. The battle was waged to complete the recapture of the southernmost portions of the archipelago.

Wikipedia: Battle of Mindanao

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