Calasiao
Lat 16° 5' 40N Long 120° 21' 48E Town south of Dagupan. American staging area after the January 9, 1945 liberation.
Sison
Lat 16° 10' 0N Long 120° 28' 60E Town on the eastern border of Pangasinan.
After the Japanese landing at Lingayen Gulf, the US Army 71st Division (less 71st Infantry) in position astride Route 3 south of Sison.
Pozorrubio
Lat 16° 6' 48N Long 120° 32' 34E Inland town in Pangasinan. When the American forces landed at Lingayen Gulf, the Japanese Army 23rd Division's 64th Infantry was holding the aproaches to Route 3 between Pozorrubio and Urdaneta. The Japanese had 10-15 artillery pieces moble along the road.
The Battle for Pozorrubio
Began
on the morning of January 12, 1945 and ended by dark on the 16th. That same night, Japanese Tanks of the 7th Tank Regiment counter attacked northward to Potpot., and caught American anti-tank gunners by surprise at Potpot.
Potpot
Lat 16° 3' 0N Long 120° 34' 60E Inland time in Pangisanan. Japanese Tanks of the 7th Tank Regiment counter attacked from Pozorrubio to Potpot, catching American anti-tank gunners by surprise there. After a 2 hour firefight, the Japanese finally widthrew. At dawn on the 17th the Japanese tanks returned but were destroyed this time.
Urdaneta (Urdeneta)
Lat 15° 58' 34N Long 120° 34' 16E Inland town 13.3 miles southeast of Mangaldan sitting astride of a major north-south (MacArthur Highway) and east-west road junction. Battle between Japanese Army and US Army liberation forces occured here January 16-17, 1945.
Linmanzangan
Lat 16° 3' 0N Long 120° 34' 60E Located
12.4 miles east of Mangaldan inland from Lingayen Gulf, a half-mile north of Binalonan.
Villasis
Lat 15° 54' 6N Long 120° 35' 18E Located to the south of Urdanetta, Rosales is to the south-west acros the Agno River to the south. Liberated by US Army on January 19, 1945.
Binalonan
Lat 16° 2' 56N Long 120° 35' 43E Located 12.4 miles east of Mangaldan inland from Lingayen Gulf. Small town on the highway, midway between Pozorubio and Urdaneta. Site of battle between Japanese and American tanks.
