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United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon

The United States Army Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon or United States Armed Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL) was the military and guerrilla organization active in the Philippines after the Japanese occupation. It was made up of United States Army and Philippine Army soldiers, reservists and civilian volunteers.

Formations
;Infantry regiments • 11th Infantry RegimentCagayan Valley14th Infantry RegimentNueva Vizcaya15th Infantry RegimentIlocos Norte66th Infantry RegimentBaguio and Southern Mountain Province (now. Benguet) • 121st Infantry RegimentIlocos Sur and La Union ;Military battalions • Field Artillery Battalion • Engineer Combat Battalion • Military Police Battalion • Quartermaster Battalion • Replacement and Casualty Battalion From November 1943 the forces were organized as districts. • 1st District – Major Parker Calvert • 2nd, 3rd Districts – Major George Barnett • 4th District – Major Ralph Praeger • 5th District – Major Romulo Manriquez • 6th District – Capt. Robert Lapham (Lapham did not accept Volckmann's authority and operated the Luzon Guerrilla Army Forces [LGAF] independently.) • 7th District – Volckmann and Blackburn ==Reorganization==
Reorganization
Following the Japanese surrender, an in preparation for Philippine independence, the USAFIP, NL, was reorganized as a regular division. It was designated the 2nd Division Philippine Army. == See also ==
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