Memo to Guerrilla Affairs Re Revision of Recognition Date for Licopa Guerrillas

DCM/atp
Tel U 561

Revision of Recognition Date for
Licopa Unit (Glint)

22 April 1947

G-3, Grla Affairs Div

AG (Rec Pers Division)

1. Forwarded herewith is a copy of a letter, this headquarters, dated 20 July 1946, to the Chief of Staff, Philippine Army, revising the recognition date of the Licopa Unit (Glint), with three (3) copies of the approved unit roster, consisting of 61 individuals.

2. It is understood that information copy of this letter never reached your division and that personnel of subject unit have therefore never been paid.

3. In view of the fact that that there may be other units which have had their recognition dates revised by this division, without information copies of personnel letters having reached your division, it is requested that the following list of units be studied with regard to receipt of such information copies. This list contains all the units on which favorable action has been taken up to 15 April 1947.

Unit	Strength
ECLGA Licopa Unit (Glint) Aglao Mountain Troops Cebu Area Command 10th Military District USAPIF, Northern Luzon Regtl Hq, 14th Infantry Nacoco Int Unit	43,200 61 208 9,635 35,000 21,411 9 14

Unit	Strength
* USPIF Grla Hq (Kalayaan Comd) Camarines Sur * Straughn Division Golden Bn Blue Eagle Rgt, AUSA, or Malakas Div II Corps, PQOG * Hq, 1st Regt, II Corps, PCOG * Patnanungan Grla Forces * Pioneer Balayan Town Grlas Total	53 1,235 584 720 25 116 42 112,313

* Originally recognized with earliest date of recognition prior to 9 January 1945 and carried as favorably considered for revision of dates. Subsequent letters were forwarded denying further revision but for administrative reasons, they are still carried as revised units.

GEORGE D. SHEA
Brig Gen, GSC
G-3

1 – Ltr, dtd 20 Jul 46
2 – Roster, “Licopa Unit (Glint),” (In Trip)

Present communication, self-explanatory.

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