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Location Fort William McKinley is located southeast of Manila and south of the Pasig River. During 1949, Fort Andres Bonifacio (Fort Bonifacio) in Taguig (Taguig City) southeast of Manila in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Luzon in the Philippines. History During 1901, land owned by Captain Juan Gonzales southeast of Manila and south of the Pasig River was taken over by the U.S. Army and became Fort William McKinley (Fort McKinley) named for the 25th President of the United States (POTUS) William McKinley. During 1916, the 3rd Battalion of the 31st Infantry Regiment was formed at this location. Prewar, USAFFE headquarters for the Philippine Department and the Philippine Division were stationed at Fort William McKinley and was adjacent to Nichols Field. During the 1930s used for military training activities. Wartime History During early 1942, occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) when they occupied Manila. On February 9, 1945 during the Battle of Manila General Yokoyama moved his headquarters to Fort McKinley. Postwar, on the grounds of Fort William McKinley, Manila American Cemetery as a permanent burial for American war dead and those who remain listed as Missing In Action (MIA) from the Pacific War. Today On May 14, 1949, Fort McKinley was turned over to the Philippine government and renamed Fort Andres Bonifacio (Fort Bonifacio) for Andres Bonifacio, the revolutionary leader of the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution. Used by both the Philippine Army and later Philippine Navy. Today, Fort Bonifacio spans Pasay, Parañaque, Pasig and Taguig. Manila American Cemetery Dedicated December 8, 1960. This is the largest cemetery administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission, with 17,206 graves of Americans killed in the Pacific and the names of the 36,279 MIAs listed on tablets in the center of the cemetery. Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB, Cemetery of the Heroes, Heroes Cemetery) The Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) in Tagalog means "Cemetery of the Heros" and is located at Fort McKinley south of Manila American Cemetery. This cemetery was established in May 1947 for Filipinos who served in the Pacific War on the Allied side and includes a tomb of the unknown soldier, memorial gate, black stone walls, and World War II guerrilla pylon. As of October 2003, there were 43,592 remains interred at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani including 32,268 remains of military personnel that died as Prisoners Of War (POW). VFP Museum (Veterans For Peace Museum) Veterans Road, Tuguig (Western Bicutan) Contribute
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