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Laurel's Request for Correction of Ranks, July 1945

Batangas History

30 Dec, 2017

The Laurel Regiment, 45^th Division, I Corps of the President Quezon’s Own Guerrillas (PQOG), started as an independently organized unit in Talisay, Alitagtag and Taal under the command of one Amando Laurel of the Municipality of Talisay. Later in the war, this guerrilla unit would become affiliated with the PQOG, a large guerrilla organization that operated in Luzon during the Japanese occupation up to the liberation of Batangas. In this page are document¹, Laurel wrote to the Adjutant General’s Office of the Philippine Army, through channels, for the correction of the ranks given to him and fellow officers of his guerrilla outfit.

Guerrilla Files jpeg

4^th REPL. BN.
HQ 4^th Repl. Co.
Camp Murphy

APO 75
25 July 45

SUBJECT
TO

: CORRECTION OF RANKS – request for –
: The Adjutant General PA
Thru Channels.

1. The PQOG UNIT, 46^th Regiment 45^th Division was recognized by the SWPA Command on 11 March 45. Approved Rosters of this Unit on date of recognition are on file in that Headquarters.

2. On the 29^th of June, this Unit was detached from operations with the 11^th Airborne Division and was ordered to proceed to Camp Murphy for processing. Three officers of this Regiment, upon processing, were allocated ranks lower than those which they carried in the approved roster viz:

1. Lt. Col. Amando Laurel – processed as Captain.
2. Captain Pedro E. Gahol – processed as 2^nd Lieut.
3. 1^st Lt. Temistocles Ampere – processed as 2^nd Lieut.

3. Request correction of ranks of officers above indicated to conform with the ranks they have held since May 10, 1942.

[Sgd.] AMANDO LAUREL
Capt. Infantry, O-46621

201- 1^st Ind.

Hq 4^th Replacement Bn (PA), APO 75, 25 July 1945

TO: The Adjutant General, HPA, APO 500

FOR THE COMMANDING OFFICER:

[Sgd.] ERNESTO M. SARENAS
1^st Lt, Inf.
Adjutant

Notes and references:
¹ “Laurel’s Regiment, 45^th Division, I Corps, PQOG,” File No. 271-19, online at the United States National Archives.

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