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The Tank Company of the 10th BCT was at the frontline, under the command of Captain Conrado Yap. PEFTOK troops after arriving at Pusan , September 1950 In the Battle of Miudong which happened in November 1950, at early dawn at the outskirts of Miudong, First Sergeant Maximo P Young [FSgt Young] and his men were ordered by the US 3rd Infantry ...
10th Battalion Combat Team, is a unit of the Philippine Army in 1950 who fought during Philippine Government Anti-Dissident campaign against Hukbalahap but it gained fame during Korean War when it was sent to Korea as first contingent deployed of Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) in 1950.
10th Battalion Combat Team, PEFTOK: 34th Division, 12th Army, PVA ... The Philippine 10th BCT was attached to the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division at the time of the offensive.
Conrado Dumlao Yap [1] (January 22, 1921 – April 23, 1951) was an officer in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War and the Korean War.. He was a recipient of the Philippines' highest military award, the Medal of Valor, which he was posthumously awarded for his actions of valor and courage in the Battle of Yultong. [4]
The battle became the toughest conflict that any PEFTOK Philippine unit participated in during the Korean War and was widely known as their bravest stand. The 10th BCT position in the conflict held the UNC battleline from collapsing, which later the UNC used their position to springboard further up north to push back the Chinese.
On November 5, 1950, the 10th BCT PEFTOK together with several battalions of the US forces found themselves stuck and unable to advance for several days across the Yalu River due to heavy artillery and sniper fires from the opposite side of the river by the North Korean and Chinese forces.
Philippines – Seven Chaffees assigned to the Recon Company of the 10th BCT, PEFTOK during the Korean War. Two known were on static display in Lingayen, Pangasinan. [13] Portugal – 16 were bought through NATO. [13] Republic of Korea – 22 M24s were used for training by the 55th Tank Company of the Army in late 1952 for a temporary time. [12]
So, 4 units. 54,000 divided by 4 and we have 13.5k men. Again, a rough estimate, but Ramos' statement is being reinforced with foreign sources. Therefore, it is between 13-15k men of the 34th Division of the PVA against the 900 men of the 10th BCT of PEFTOK.