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| Location Lat 15° 55' 38N Long 120° 50' 37E Umingan is located on Route 8 at the southeast corner 6th District (District VI) in the east of Pangasinan Province in the Ilocos Region (Region I) of northern Luzon in the Philippines. Barangays include Pamienta. To the north is Benguet Province, northeast is Nueva Vizcaya Province, and to the south Nueva Ecija Province. To the east are the foothills of the Caraballo Mountains. To the southeast roughly four miles away is San Roque and beyond Lupao. To the west is Gonzales. Wartime History During 1942, occupied by the Japanese Army. After the January 9, 1945 U.S. Army landing at Lingayen Gulf, Umingan was part of the "Shobu Group" under General Yamashita. By late January 1945, Umingan was defended by the Japanese Army, 105th Division, 26th Independent Mixed Regiment, 3d Battalion. They were reinforced by the rifle company from the 10th Division as they withdrew up Route 5. On January 30, 1945 the U.S. Army, 25th Infantry Division (25th ID) "Tropic Lightning", 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds" began moving into position to attack Umingan from the north and northwest while the 35th Infantry Regiment "Cacti" prepared a holding attack from the west and southwest. Meanwhile, the 25th Reconnaissance Troop patrolled toward Lupao and other towns along Route 8 between Umigan and San Jose and made scattered contact with small groups of Japanese to the west and south of Umingan. On January 31, 1945 patrols approaching Umingan found the town strongly defended by the Japanese. On February 1, 1945 after artillery and aerial support, the 27th Infantry Regiment began their assault with from the north and west toward Umingan and got elements into the outer barrio within 250 yards of th western edge of town, but made limited progress due to Japanese machine gun and rifle fire from cover and concealment. Japanese anti-tank guns drove off supporting tanks advancing on Route 8 that were unable to pull off the road due to irrigation ditches on both sides. During the battle, General Mullins decided to deploy part of the 35th Infantry Regiment to the south to bypass Umingan and moved cross country across dirt roads and met no opposition and one battalion occupied San Roque to the southeast with another battalion south of Umingan. By evening, the assault had stalled. Overnight, most of the Japanese defenders withdrew to the northeast into the foothills of the Caraballo Mountains. On February 2, 1945 the U.S. Army assault continued and found weak resistance and by 1:00pm had cleared most of Umingan, leaving only two pockets of resistance. On February 3, 1945 by dusk the 27th Infantry Regiment had eliminated all resistance, ending the battle of Umingan. After the battle, the 27th Infantry Regiment remained in Umingan while the 35th Infantry Regiment assaulted Lupao. Outcome The Japanese succeeded in delaying the U.S. advance by a day and at the conclusion of the battle, most of the surviving Japanese were able to withdraw to fight again. In total, the Japanese lost roughly 150 killed and abandoned eight 47mm anti-tank guns and large quantities of 47mm shells and 75mm shells. The U.S. losses included the 35th Infantry Regiment lost 3 killed and 13 wounded. The 27th Infantry Regiment lost 40 killed and 130 wounded. References U.S. Army in World War II Triumph in the Philippines Chapter XI Protecting XIV Corps' Rear and Flanks pages 188-189, 191 (map), 192, 193, 195-196 Contribute Information Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated January 2, 2026 |
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