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Surviving Philippine Scouts [119] --including 26 listed elsewhere w/out identified PS units.
26th Cavalry (PS)—13 Eulalio Arzaga, Killeen, TX Sgt. Baccani, [“B” Troop], Junction City, KS Romeo Castro, Chicago, IL MSgt. James Downey, Jr., Newport News, VA Pvt. Benjamin Embry, [“C” Troop], Panique, Tarlac, RP Capt. Felipe Fernandez, Seaside, CA SFC Dan Figuracion, Lakewood, WA Lt. Felipe Francisco, [HQ Troop], Monterey, CA area Col. Thomas S. Jones, Safety Harbor, FL Capt. Menandro Parazo, El Paso, TX Lt. Col. Edwin P. Ramsey, Los Angeles, CA Dr. Isabelo S. Torio, San Diego, CA. Cpl. Marcelino Perez Ventura, [Troop A], Pangasinan, RP
43rd Infantry (PS)--1 Gaspar C. Dowling (later 44th Inf. (PS)—New Scouts
45th Infantry (PS)—14 Captain Paul Balanga, San Francisco, CA Sgt Norberto Ballesteros [3rd Bn.], Aeia, HI Domingo Balod, [Co. E], El Paso, TX Edward Bautista, [“A” Co.], Roger Cruz, [Co. F], El Paso, TX Major Fred Foz, Pearl City, HI Gil Gutierrez, [medic, 2nd Bn.], Waipahu, HI Arnulfo O. Labasbas, [Hqtrs. Co] Berryville, VA Feliz Magalong, [“H” Co.], Aurora, CO Pablo Mesina, Daly City, CA Antonio Nimis, Sacramento, CA Donovan D. Ricks, [Medic], Sacramento, CA Pacifico Valdevarona, [“H” Co.] Alameda, CA Sgt. Eustaquio Villador
57th Infantry (PS) Veterans—15 Silvestre C. Ares, ["L" Co.] John Benson, [“A” Co.], San Francisco, CA Justiniano B. Betorin, “A” Co., Malabon City, Philippines Alberto R. Castillo, ["E" Co.], CA Mariano Cauilan, [Service Co.] Pleasant Hill, CA William Penalosa Cazar, [“F” Co.], Ormoc City, Philippines Primitivo Alcala Cuenca, [HQ Co.], Vallejo, CA Romy Entac, [“G” Co.], Machine Gun Platoon,] Lennox, CA Capt. Nick Golla, [“E” Co.], Seattle, WA Cpl. Agustin O. Lacao, [“I” Co.], Seattle, WA Col. John E. Olson, San Antonio, TX Agustin R. Palacpac, San Francisco, CA [also 12th QM (PS)] Sgt. Joe Taton, Sr., [HQ Co.], Seattle, WA SFC Tomas B. Taguba, Sr., Wahiawa, HI [earlier 12th Ord Co. (PS)] Valentine Untalan, [“L” Co.] Calasiao, Pangasinan, Philippines
12th Medical (PS)—6 Ben Austria, San Antonio, TX SFC Mariano A. Berona, Kent, WA SFC Ricardo Maravillas, [“C” Co.] Fairfield, CA (also 14th Engineers Bn.) Cpl. Dionisio Perez, [Hqtrs. Co.] Rancho Cordova, CA Sgt Pedro Pineda ["A" Co.], Daly City, CA Benjamin Tubig, San Antonio, TX
12th Signal Co. (PS)—5 SFC Elliot Desoto, Seaside, CA Victor Magallanes, Ewa Beach, HI Guillermo (Gil) Perla, 2nd Lt. Marcial Sabado, Seaside, CA David Tejada, Daly City, CA
12th Ordnance Co. (PS)--1 SSgt. Ulpiano C. Abila, Salinas, CA 12th Quartermaster Reg. (PS)—1 Florintino Paunil, Gaithersburg, MD
14th Engineers Bn. (PS)—7 Cpl. Vincente Balayan, Alabang, Philippines Lawrence Castro, Pittsburg, CA PFC Escolastico G. Galarosa, ["A" Co.], Seattle, WA MSgt. Rosendo Luna, ["C" Co.], Seattle, WA Cris Madayag, Wahiawa, HI (NS) Jess Velasco, San Francisco, CA Vincente Villarta
56th Engineer Bn. (PS)—1 (“New Scout” unit) Noel Gacusan
510th Transport. Co. (PS)—1 John Begornia, Pearl City, HI (New Scout)
191st MP Co. (PS)—1 Cpl. Alejandro Llanto, Seattle, WA
23rd Field Artillery Reg. (PS)—4 Sgt. Apolinar De Castro, [Btry “A”], Vallejo, CA SFC Manuel Gavino, [Btry “A”], Pittsburg, CA Sgt. Simplicio S. Ochoa, [Btry “C”], Arleta, CA Osmundo Nunez, [Co. B], El Paso, TX
24th Field Artillery Reg. (PS)—2 1st Lt. Sheldon S. Coe Mel L. Escuadra, 1st Bn., Btry. A, Quezon City, Philippines
86th Field Artillery (PS)—4 Zosimo Guiang, San Francisco, CA Eugenio Mislang, Sr. [HQ], Mangatarem Pangasinan RP SFC Edilberto Vergara, San Francisco, CA Theodore Villasor, Sr., Burbank, CA
88th Field Artillery (PS)—4 Paul Brodit, Seaside, CA Cpl. Hermenigildo Dato [Bty. "D", 2nd Bat.], Paranaque, Philippines Isidro C. Macaraig Brig. Gen. Paul D. Philips, [1st Bn.], Denver, CO
99th OHM Co. (PS)--1 (probably maintenance unit) PFC Angel M. Najera, Pangasinan, RP [NS]
91st Coast Artillery Reg. (PS)—6 Cpl. Florencio Bartolome, San Jose, CA (maybe 92nd CA) CSMJ Ricardo Devilla, Lakewood, WA SSgt. Juan Guzman, Seaside, CA Frankie Ramirez, [Battery “A”], Killeen, TX Hilario Sibala, [Battery "A"], El Paso, TX LTG John M. Wright, Jr., Riverside, CA
92nd Coast Artillery Reg. (PS)—2 SSgt. Eduardo Abinsay, [Btry "A"], Pittsburg, CA Simplicio Babao, Jr., [Btry “D”], Davao City, Philippines
63rd Quarter Master Co. (PS)—1 “NS” unit PFC Tiwe Abrigo, Rancho Cordova, CA
76th Ordnance Ammunition Co. (PS)—1 “NS” unit CWO4 Aniceto Bagley, Huntsville, AL
81st Harbor Craft Co., Trans. Corps (PS)—1 “NS” unit Dr. Dionisio Torcuator Tonel, D.M.D., Elk Grove, CA
Div. Hq. Co.--1 SSgt. Virgilio Gonzalez, Las Pinas City, Philippines
Another 26 surviving Philippine Scouts whose units are unknown are listed elsewhere in this section. Restrictions on the number of characters allowed per message precluded including them in this posting.
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