The United States Army, World War II (M – S Index), Full-Text Citations, accessed April 18, 2022 Have you seen any dubious claims, photos, memes, or online posts that you want us to verify? Fill out this reader request form or send it to ‘VERA, the truth bot’ on Viber. Langham wrote in a memorandum that the alleged guerilla group, which had six officers and eighteen enlisted men, were tasked “to guard the Regimental Supply Dump and perform warehousing details.” He added that “they are not recommended for recognition because of the limited military value of their duties,” the NHCP report stated.Įditor’s note: This article was updated to correct the designation of Colonel Russel Volckmann. Parker Calvert, wrote in response to Marcos.Īnother American military official seriously doubted the status of the Ang Mga Maharlika guerilla group as an organization, the NHCP report stated. It is therefore believed that his trip to Manila to report to an unrecognized guerrilla organization would be futile,” Volckmann’s chief of staff, Lt. “ ‘ Ang Manga Maharlika ’ is not among the guerilla units recognized by Higher headquarters. Armed Forces, according to both the UP TWSC and the NHCP. The request was denied five days later, as the unit was not recognized by the U.S. requested a transfer to Manila to his Ang Mga Maharlika unit by writing to Colonel Russel Volckmann, commanding officer of the United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon. The Battle of Bessang Pass – which happened in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur and not Kiangan, Mountain Province as claimed by the FB posts – lasted from Jan. Meanwhile, there are no official accounts to support Marcos’ alleged prominent role in the Battle of Bessang Pass, the UP TWSC explained. Īll three awards are given to soldiers who perform a deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States or an opposing foreign force. The Medal of Honor, DSC and Silver Star medals are the three highest military decorations in the U.S., respectively, according to the U.S. Īccording to a 1983 investigation by The Washington Post, a 44-page military transcript called “History of the 21st Division” at the Institute of Military History at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, did not mention anything about Marcos being recommended for the Medal of Honor or receiving a DSC or a Silver Star medal. State Department telegram quoted in the 2016 NHCP report. Army records also show that Marcos neither got a DSC nor any Silver Star medals, as stated in a 1966 U.S. Medal of Honor or the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC).
is not in the list as among the recipients of the U.S. Claims about such military decorations are fake, according to a 2016 report by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), the University of the Philippines’ Third World Studies Center (UP TWSC), and a story by The Washington Post. government record supporting the claim about Marcos receiving medals from the U.S. The senator’s post got a total of 30,900 interactions. The latter post garnered 512 reactions, 16 comments, and 36 shares as of publishing. Source: Facebook page Jhonylucastv, Mabuhay ang mga magigiting na Pilipinong…, April 9, 2022 Marcos was one of them, a soldier and a leader of a guerilla intelligence group called ‘The Maharlikans’.) Marcos ay isa sa kanila, sundalo at lider ng guerilla intelligence group na ‘Ang Mga Maharlika’.” Minutes later, the graphic was reposted by FB page Jhonylucastv and bore this caption which was also carried by the senator’s FB post: Marcos’ official Facebook page, Mabuhay ang mga magigiting na Pilipinong…, April 9, 2022
To commemorate the Day of Valor last April 9, the senator’s official FB page posted a graphic listing the following as her father’s achievements: led a guerilla unit called “Ang mga Maharlika” (The Nobles). Imee Marcos wrongly claimed that her father, former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., was awarded three types of military decorations from the United States (U.S.) government for his military service during the Second World War.
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