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Show 359 The Japanese American forceso the Manila along at this point While the 37th Bay, the 1st in trapped a pincer movement of the Division moved down from the north Cavalry Division controlled and-established and had swung around to the east region of were Infantry sector of the north a positions in the Fort McKinley Mani Ia In the meantime another American force--composed of the Ll th Airborne Division and elements of the 24th Infantry Divi sion+-had landed , to the south of Manila and were pletely surrounded, cit Yo the northward toward the marching Japanese were city. Com forced to make their stand within the 49 Company A, 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion, had moved to Grace City by February Go Here the company was Brigade, First Cavalry Division. On February 9th the Company moved to Wack Wack Country Club in the eastern suburb of Manila where they were attached to the 1st Brigade, First Cavalry Divi sion. From February 9th to February 15th the Company divided into platoons and sections and supported the 1st Brigade at Guadalupe, Pa sig and at the juncture of the Marakina and Pasig River-s, In this general area they fired on caves, field weapons, machine guns, and "any enemy troops attempting to escape." On February 17th the Company, minus the 1st platoon, moved to the Malate Park on the north end of Manila attached to the 2nd District, where a section of Manila and they fought on to the area of Manila Hotel in Manila for several tive and treacherous street days. fighti ng; Here they of the cit Yo beca me a part of the destruc The Mr Ius were used to Ii rc into the enemy defenses and into the concrete buildings where the enemy re mai ncd, The machine guns were deadly against the enemy foot troops. It wa s reported that "many" Japanese "attempting to advance toward the platoon or escape from the buildings were killed by the machine guns. " On March 2 or area Countv Club. Wack Wack a Company A "old walled ci tv" was relieved of its mission j of Manila and moved to Once again a March 9th the on mission, this ti me the 1st Platoon and the 2nd PIa toon 8th on Cavalry Regiment n the Intra were attached to the Cavalry Regiment r es pecti vel y for an On this m i s si on the v ici nitv of T'aytav, and the 12th enemy weapons and troops in muros region of the Company was assigned bivouac in the attack the platoons counted one enernv 75mm field piece and two 6-inch mortars destroyed and 25 enemy killed. On March 12th the pla.toons returned bck to 50 Wack Wack where Company A prepared with the battal ion for a new a s s ig nm cnt, t\VO . 49Reports of General MacAr thur 50!!Histon' Compan':v , pp, 271-2770 of the G40th Tank Destroyer Battalion," pPJ 3-40 "Recor d Manu of Events, A, 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion," Hecords DIVISIOn, r script located in Na ti onal Archives, Mode n Military Suitland, Maryland), (Typeit.ten p, 5. |
