Letter to Jose Diosana on Individual Recognition, March 1948
The Fil-American Irregular Troops was a large guerrilla outfit founded by ex-United States Army officer Colonel Hugh Straughn. It operated in a wide area in Luzon and had many units in the different towns around the province of Batangas. The Batangas Guerrilla Headquarters, operating in the town of Batangas, was one such unit. In this March 1948 document1, one Captain R. E. Cantrell of the US Army’s Adjutant General’s Office wrote to Jose Diosana of the Batangas Guerrilla Headquarters-FAIT on the latter’s request for individual recognition.
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HEADQUARTERS
PHILIPPINES-RYUKYUS COMMAND
| GSCPI 201-DIOSANA, Jose S. |
APO 707 10 March 1948 |
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SUBJECT TO |
: Request for Individual Recognition : Chief of Staff
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Camp Murphy, Quezon City |
1. The request of Jose S. Diosana for individual non-casualty Guerilla recognition in the rank of lieutenant colonel and the inclusion of his name on the recognized roster of the Batangas Guerrilla Headquarters, FAIT, has been investigated.
2. The request is approved. His period of recognition will extend from 31 January 1945 to 19 July 1945, both dates inclusive.
3. It is recommended that the name Jose S. Diosana be inserted with the rank of lieutenant colonel in the roster of Batangas Guerrilla Headquarters, FAIT, by issuance of appropriate orders.
4. It is further recommended that the subject individual be paid for such period as may be authorized by existing laws and regulations after adjudication and approval by the Recovered Personnel Division of this headquarters.
5. This recognition will not be used as a basis for recognition by the remaining members of this unit.
FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL
CAPT AGD
ASST ADJ GEN
10 Mar 1948
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY:
Mervin P. Hocke 0-1176060
1st Lt FA
Guer Aff Div