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| Location Lat 14° 1' 33N Long 121° 35' 34E Tayabas located at the center of Quezon Province on Luzon in the Philippines. Also known as City of Tayabas. To the south is Lucena and further to the southeast is Tayabas Bay. To the northwest is Mount Banahaw (Mount Banahad). Wartime History In 1942, dynamite charges were placed on the Spanish era Malagonlong bridge and Malaoa bridge, but both spans survived the blast. During the Japanese occupation, an active guerrilla network operated in the Tayabas region focused on psychological operations, intelligence, and sabotage. During April 1944 2nd Lt. William Ball was sent from Samar to install a radio station in the vicinity of Tayabas. Ball contacted guerrilla leaders in central Luzon and, through Robert Lapham, got in touch with Colonel R. W. Volckmann. During March 1945, two scout teams deployed to Tayabas Province in March to establish radio stations and observe the retreat of Japanese units attempting to escape from southern Luzon. These teams called in numerous air strikes on the withdrawing enemy and his supply dumps in the region. On March 15, 1945 USAAF aircraft bombed Tayabsas and destroyed much of the town. During early April 1945, the U.S. Army 188th Glider Infantry next dispatched patrols into the Tayabas Plains region and found the area free of Japanese and under the control of Filipino guerrillas. By April 4, 1945 the 188th Glider Infantry liberated Tayabas. References US Army Chapter 4 Special Operations in the Pacific pages 76, 80, 88 US Army in World War II - Triumph in the Philippines Chapter XXIII Securing the Visayan Passages page 433-434 Contribute
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