tigerfan Posted June 17, 2020 Share #1 Posted June 17, 2020 Can anyone tell me what this one is about? At the bottom where it reads Unit it is faded but hand written 41st Inf. Thanks for any help. Link to post Share on other sites
Der Finn Posted June 18, 2020 Share #2 Posted June 18, 2020 Neatest armband I've ever seen! Link to post Share on other sites
tredhed2 Posted June 18, 2020 Share #3 Posted June 18, 2020 USAFFE was United States Army Forces Far East. Originally active 1941, destroyed upon surrender US Army in 1942. MacArthur reconstituted it in 1943, inactivated in 1946 upon Philippines independence. 41st Inf Div element of Philippine Army under USAFFE. Luzon Guerilla Army Forces combined US Army/Philippine Army personnel who failed to surrender, fled into the hills, and reorganized into a formidable guerilla army. Article on North Luzon Force, similar guerilla unit, in JM 2003 Trading Post. Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted June 18, 2020 Share #4 Posted June 18, 2020 RG 407 The Philippine Archives Collection Unit 41st Infantry, Manila Military District (MMD), East Central Luzon Guerrilla Area (ECLGA) File Number 308-11 Box Number 505 NAID 1431812 Coverage 1941 - 1948 File Size 145.6MB Download for full files and history of this Guerrilla unit 1941 to 1945 Link to post Share on other sites
Salvage Sailor Posted June 18, 2020 Share #5 Posted June 18, 2020 RG 407 The Philippine Archives Collection Unit 41st Infantry, Manila Military District (MMD), East Central Luzon Guerrilla Area (ECLGA) File Number 308-11 Box Number 505 NAID 1431812 Coverage 1941 - 1948 File Size 145.6MB Download for full files and history of this Guerrilla unit 1941 to 1945 Here's a sampling of the documents which refer to MP's being assigned to this unit during the Liberation of Manila This USAFFE MP Guerrilla unit armband is quite a discovery. Link to post Share on other sites
FriscoHare Posted September 4, 2020 Share #6 Posted September 4, 2020 Very nice arm band! Great piece of history! Colonel Edwin Price Ramsey led the the East Central Luzon Guerrilla Area (ECLGA). He was a 1st Lieutenant with the 26th Cavalry Regiment, Philippine Scouts, during the Bataan Defense and evaded capture. (He's also famous for leading the last wartime cavalry charge in U.S. military history). He later helped form the ECLGA. Here's a photo of the unit in action: Caption: Maj. Claro Camacho, Chief signal officer of ECLGA with Radio Operators Cordero and Acosta and driver, Delfin Domingo with Jeep captured from the Japanese Learn more about Col. Ramsey and the ECLGA at edwinpriceramsey.com Link to post Share on other sites
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