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Location Lat 10° 40' 0N Long 122° 57' 0E Bacolod is located at an elevation of 42' above sea level in Negros Occidental Province on the northwest coast of Negros Island in the Western Visayas (Region VI) in the Visayas (Visayas Islands) in the central Philippines. Borders Guimaras Strait to the west. Today known as "Bacolod City". Some American wartime references incorrectly spell the location "Bacalod" incorrectly. To the north is Talisay. Wartime History On May 21, 1942 occupied by the Japanese Army. Starting in late October 1944 targeted by American bombers and fighters. American missions against Bacolod October 30, 1944–March 18, 1945 Before the American landing, the Japanese destroyed part of the city and withdrew to the north, leaving the city relativity undefeated aside from small delaying groups. On March 30, 1945 liberated by the U.S. Army, 40th Infantry Division, 185th Infantry Regiment. The next day, the 160th Infantry Regiment arrives in Bacolod. By April 2, 1945 the U.S. Army advanced to the north then turned eastward towards the remaining Japanese defending the mountains. On June 6, 1945 arrived USS Boise (CL-47) with General Douglas MacArthur embarked but did not approach due to fears of shallow water. Instead, MacArthur took a PT Boat to the pier at Bacolod and was met by Major General Rapp Brush, C.O. 40th Division and driven on a tour of Negros. Bacolod Airfield Built prewar and used by the Japanese until liberated and still in use today. Daku Balay (Big House) Daku Balay is situated on Burgos Street, Bacolod. The ancestral home of Don Generoso Villanueva, a prominent sugar planter and was built in the art deco style between 1933–1936. During the Japanese occupation of Negros, Japanese Army Lieutenant General Takeshi Kawano Kono, commander of the 77th Infantry Brigade, 102nd Division, seized the home and used it as his residence and headquarters. References U.S. Army in World War II - Triumph in the Philippines Chapter XXXI The Central Visayan Islands pages 603 (map), 605-606 (Bacolod) Dear Miss Em: General Eichelberger's War in the Pacific, 1942-1945 "June 7, 1945 That big cruiser [USS Boise (CL-47)] lay way off Iloilo because it was afraid of the water around Bacolod. Then we went hell bent by PT boat to Bacolod 40 miles... [Major General Rapp Brush] Rapp met us at the little pier... We three rode in the Packard and I never had a smoother trip — only about 2 miles by jeep. We went up to 3000 feet to an observation post where the Big Chief could see what had gone on. When Filipinos recognized the Big Chief [MacArthur] they went wild. The Chief enjoyed seeing where the fighting took place and he complimented Rapp very highly. Rapp is crushed with the knowledge that he will come back under Palsy on 1 July." Contribute
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