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Organizational Scheme, Fil-American Irregular Troops Batangas, January 1944

Batangas History

31 Dec, 2017

The Ibaan Regiment was one of many units of the Fil-American Irregular Troops (FAIT), a large guerrilla group founded by the former US Army officer Hugh Straughn, that was operating in Batangas during the Japanese Occupation. It was commanded by one Sixto Guerra. In this January 1944 document document¹ one Lt. Col. Daniel Mercado outlined the organizational scheme for the FAIT in Batangas.

Guerrilla Files

FIL-AMERICAN IRREGULAR TROOPS
BATANGAS DIVISION
In the Field

10 Jan 44

MEMORANDUM:

To all unit commanders
Subject: ORGANIZATIONAL SCHEME

1. The province of Batangas is divided into four districts, and each district subdivided into three sectors each as follows:

District I is composed of the following: 1^st Regt of Batangas; 5^th of San Luis-Lemery-Taal-Calaca; and 9^th of Mabini-Bauan-Alitagtag: [the following was handwritten] → J. M. Villanueva

District II is composed of 3^rd Regt of San Juan-Laiya; 10^th of Taysan-Rosario; 11^th of Eastern Rosario-Lobo; [handwritten] → Farol

District III is composed of 4^th Regt of Tanauan-Malvar-Sto. Tomas-Talisay; 12^th of Lipa-Mataas-na-Kahoy; 2^nd of Ibaan-San Jose-Cuenca;

District IV is composed of 6^th of Tuy-Calatagan; 7^th of Balayan; 8^th of Nasugbu-Lian.

2. The following are temporarily assigned commanders of each district:

Dist. I – J. M. Villanueva; Dist. II – D.R. Mercado; Dist. III – Sixto Guerra; Dist. IV – Eugenio Francisco.

3. Each district Commander is responsible for the proper coordination of all sector units under him and insist on a regular organization of units and their proper training and require each sector commander to submit intelligence reports weekly direct to this Hq. They will submit a consolidated strength report every 15^th of each month.

4. Contact with units other than those of this province will be ONLY thru this Hq., otherwise disciplinary action will be meted on offending persons.

DANIEL R. MERCADO
Lt. Col. FAIT, Batangas Cmdg.

OFFICIAL:

J.M. VILLANUEVA, Major, EXO

Notes and references:

¹ “Ibaan Rgt Fil-Amer Batangas Guerrillas FAIT,” File No. 110-6, downloaded from PVAO.

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