Salvador Abcede Explained

Salvador Abcede
Death Place:Manila
Placeofburial:Libingan Ng Mga Bayani
Allegiance: Philippines
Branch:Army
Serviceyears:1941 - 1955
Rank: Colonel
Unit:20th Battalion Combat Team, PANegros Force2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry
Commands:20th Battalion Combat Team
Negros Oriental Guerilla Unit
2nd Battalion, 75th Provisional Infantry
Known For:Guerilla Leader during World War II
Battles:Battle of Hill Erie, KoreaGuerilla Campaigns in Negros
Laterwork:Chief of Police, Manila City

Col. Salvador Abcede (1914 – August 19, 1982) was the leader of the anti-Japanese guerrilla group on Negros.[1] He operated in the mountains of Tanjay, Negros Oriental and later moved to the mountains of Dumaguete by the invitation of Silliman University ROTC group who also joined the soldiers under the USAFFE 71st Division during the Japanese Invasion and led guerrilla moves against the Japanese.

He was joined by the troops of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) and led the honored heroes from the Battle of Hill Eerie in 1952. Which led to Lieutenant Fidel V. Ramos, other Filipino officers and all troops with aiding American forces of the 45th Infantry Division units in fighting against the Chinese Communist forces under the People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War. He died of cirrhosis of the liver at Veterans Medical Center.

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  1. Lapham, R., and Norling, B., 1996, Lapham's Raiders, Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky,