Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrios San Salvador & Tambo) - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrios San Salvador & Tambo) - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore

Partial List of Victims of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa, Batangas in 1945 (Barrios San Salvador & Tambo)

Below is a partial list of victims of Japanese atrocities committed in the then-Municipality of Lipa, Batangas in 1945. For Lipa, because of the numbers, the list is presented by barrio. The list was compiled, along with those in other municipalities of Batangas at the time, upon instructions of the Acting Governor of Batangas Fortunato Borbon.

These lists were submitted “in evidence” by the prosecution panel during the trial U.S.A. v Tomoyuki Yamashita1. Batangas History, Culture and Folklore cannot vouch for the 100% accuracy of the list below nor of the others made in other municipalities which will also be posted here. This is not for lack of trying on the part of municipal and barrio officials at the time, but rather because of the general state of confusion that naturally prevailed soon after liberation.

It was estimated that more than 25,000 non-combatant civilians, including women and children, were massacred in Batangas just before liberation in 1945. Of these, around 18,000 were said to be in Lipa alone Many of these were unaccounted for a variety of reasons, foremost of which was that many individuals simply disappeared and were never seen again. This is probably the reason why the lists are meager compared to the actual number of people massacred by the Japanese.

Manila War Crimes Trial US Army
Photo taken during the war crimes trials in Manila.  Image credit:  U.S. National Archives.

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BARRIO SAN SALVADOR

FULL NAMEAGESEXNATIONALITYADDRESS
1. Dalmacio Palicpic
2. Basilia Hidalgo
3. Florentino Austria
4. Eugenia Bautista
5. Apas Mojado
6. Norma Bautista
7. Valeriano Ona
8. Felisa Gandoles
9. Felomino Ona
10. Crispulo Laygo
11. Julia Ona
12. Aurelio Hidalgo
13. Orbito Hidalgo
14. Clemencia Hidalgo
15. Wesulo Hidalgo
16. Dionisia Hidalgo
17. Juana Cuenca
18. Pesa Burani
19. Maria Bursi
20. Inocencia Katamacsan
21. Elisio de Lion2
22. Enriquez Hernandes
23. Tomas Hernandes
24. Felipe Hidalgo
25. Feliciano Hidalgo
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17
21
34
23
2
24
26
11
49
38
27
18
16
14
12
35
9
7
8
16
19
17
7
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M
F
M
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M
M
F
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F
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BARRIO TAMBO

FULL NAMEAGESEXNATIONALITYADDRESS
1. Engracio Caguitla
2. Eusebio de Jesus
3. Pedro Zara
4. Brigido Mendoza
5. Pablo Maralit
6. Mariano Dimaculangan
7. Jose Panaligan
8. Cipriano Recinto
9. Benito Agno
10. Geronimo Agno
11. Sabiniano Agno
12. Francisco Lalamunan
13. Vivencio Lalamunan
14. Jose Mijares
15. Melecio Custodio
16. Claro Custodio
17. Vicente Custodio
18. Ponciano Sayas
19. Dionisio Bautista
20. Teofilo Bautista
21. Vicente Lucero
22. Conrado de la Cruz
23. Federico Soriano
24. Fortunato Hernandez
25. Bernabe Hernandez
26. Braulio Nario
27. Catalino Postor3
28. Genaro Perez
29. Gaudencio Altamirano
30. Felix Pelagio
31. Domingo Letrero
32. Pedro Aranda
33. Gerardo Aranda
34. Florencio Aranda
35. Paulo Aranda
36. Alipio Lacerna
37. Catalino Cueto
38. Anselmo Guevarra
39. Aniceto Mallen
40. Mariano Guevarra
41. Hugo de Jesus
42. Francisco Dimayuga
43. Federico Reyes
44. Gregorio Sandoval
45. Hermogenes Latag
46. Eusebio Carandang
47. Cayo Sandoval
48. Gabino Paran
49. Rafael Lina
50. Valerio Lina
51. Francisco Mercado
52. Esteban Endrinal
53. Isabelo Casanova
54. Segundo Maralit
55. Nicolas Paran
56. Abraham Paran
57. Artemio Sara
58. Marcos Macasaet
59. Geremias Robles
60. Esteban Guevarra
61. Brigido Lumbera
62. Pablo Mojares
63. Semion Mojaries
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35
22
55
24
45
48
39
36
30
30
55
17
19
25
19
15
21
23
21
25
27
20
45
25
28
25
50
23
40
28
22
20
65
35
30
16
22
87
29
45
60
34
37
30
28
60
57
23
35
50
40
30
60
18
35
34
28
65
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50
25
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Notes and references:
1 “Prosecution Evidence, U.S.A. v Tomoyuki Yamashita,” Reel Number 70, Files of the United States Military Commission, 1945, online at the Internet Archive.
2 Possibly “de Leon.”
3 Possibly “Pastor.”
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