Philippine Scouts

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U.S. Army formation colonial army unit military unit

The Philippine Scouts were U.S. Army–organized Filipino military units that served as elite troops, particularly noted for their role in defending the Philippines during World War II.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Philippine Scouts canonical	15
Philippine Scout units	1
Philippine Scouts units	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Army formation ⓘ colonial army unit ⓘ military unit ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ
awarded	Distinguished Service Cross (to individual members) ⓘ Medal of Honor (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard design) ⓘ surface form: Medal of Honor (to individual members)
commemoratedOn	Philippine Scouts Heritage Society events ⓘ
composedOf	Filipino soldiers ⓘ
conflict	Battle of Bataan ⓘ Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Corregidor Moro Rebellion ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ Philippine–American War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
disbandedIn	Philippines ⓘ
endTime	1948 ⓘ
equipmentSupplier	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ethnicComposition	various Filipino ethnolinguistic groups ⓘ
garrison	Philippines ⓘ surface form: Philippine Islands
heritage	predecessor of modern Philippine Army traditions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Ilocano ⓘ Tagalog ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ
notableCommander	Edward P. King Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ George Grunert ⓘ Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
notableEngagement	Abucay–Mauban Line ⓘ Pockets on Bataan ⓘ defense of Corregidor ⓘ
notableFor	defense of the Philippines in World War II ⓘ
organizedBy	United States Army ⓘ
partOf	United States Army ⓘ
payScale	U.S. Army pay rates for enlisted personnel ⓘ
primaryOpponent	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Moro fighters ⓘ
recruitedFrom	Philippines ⓘ
role	coastal defense ⓘ elite infantry ⓘ garrison troops ⓘ
serviceBranchType	regular army ⓘ
startTime	1901 ⓘ
status	disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo	United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ surface form: U.S. Army Forces in the Far East U.S. Army Philippine Department ⓘ
trainingLocation	Philippines ⓘ
uniform	U.S. Army pattern uniforms ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philippine Commonwealth Army → associatedWith → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

United States Army Forces in the Far East → includes → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

defense of Manila Bay → belligerent → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

The Rock → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

subject surface form: Corregidor

Manila American Cemetery → burialsFrom → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas → precededBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

AFP → predecessor → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

subject surface form: Armed Forces of the Philippines

Carabao Island (Cavite) → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

Fort Drum → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

United States forces in the Philippines → hasPart → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine Scouts units

Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays → associatedWith → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

Battery Crockett → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

Battery Smith → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

Topside → garrisonedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

Battle of Bud Bagsak → belligerent → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

Battle of Bud Bagsak → usedBy → Philippine Scouts ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine Scout units