Philippine Scouts

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The Philippine Scouts were U.S. Army–organized Filipino military units that served as elite troops, particularly noted for their role in defending the Philippines during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Philippine Scouts canonical 24
Philippine Scouts units 2
Philippine Scout units 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army formation ⓘ
colonial army unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
awarded Distinguished Service Cross (to individual members) ⓘ
Medal of Honor (to individual members) ⓘ
commemoratedOn Philippine Scouts Heritage Society events ⓘ
composedOf Filipino soldiers ⓘ
conflict Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor ⓘ
Moro Rebellion ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
Philippine–American War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
disbandedIn Philippines ⓘ
endTime 1948 ⓘ
equipmentSupplier United States ⓘ
ethnicComposition various Filipino ethnolinguistic groups ⓘ
garrison Philippine Islands ⓘ
linked to: Philippines
heritage predecessor of modern Philippine Army traditions ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Ilocano ⓘ
Tagalog ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
notableCommander Edward P. King Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
George Grunert ⓘ
Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
notableEngagement Abucay–Mauban Line ⓘ
Pockets on Bataan ⓘ
defense of Corregidor ⓘ
notableFor defense of the Philippines in World War II ⓘ
organizedBy United States Army ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
payScale U.S. Army pay rates for enlisted personnel ⓘ
primaryOpponent Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan

Moro fighters ⓘ
recruitedFrom Philippines ⓘ
role coastal defense ⓘ
elite infantry ⓘ
garrison troops ⓘ
serviceBranchType regular army ⓘ
startTime 1901 ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo U.S. Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
U.S. Army Philippine Department ⓘ
trainingLocation Philippines ⓘ
uniform U.S. Army pattern uniforms ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philippine Commonwealth Army → associatedWith → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
defense of Manila Bay → belligerent → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Corregidor → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
subject linked to: The Rock
Manila American Cemetery → burialsFrom → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas → precededBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Philippines → predecessor → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
subject linked to: AFP
Carabao Island (Cavite) → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Fort Drum → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts units ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Scouts
Battery Crockett → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Battery Smith → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Topside → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Battle of Bud Bagsak → belligerent → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Battle of Bud Bagsak → usedBy → Philippine Scout units ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Scouts
Libingan ng mga Bayani → containsSection → Philippine Scouts section ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Scouts
Abucay–Mauban Line → usedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Abucay–Mauban Line → defendedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Fort Stotsenburg → garrisonedUnit → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Concrete Battleship → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Fortress El Fraile → garrison → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
Defenders of Bataan → hasPart → Philippine Scouts ⓘ
United States Army Forces in Bataan → composedOf → Philippine Scouts units ⓘ
linked to: Philippine Scouts
Armed Forces of the Philippines → predecessor → Philippine Scouts ⓘ