SOURCE: LA Times
3-16-13
tags: Philippines, LA Times, Edwin Ramsey, WWII
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3-16-13
Edwin Ramsey dies at 95; WWII Army cavalry officer in Philippines
Obituariestags: Philippines, LA Times, Edwin Ramsey, WWII
Historians have said that losing the Philippines in the early stages of World War II was a defining event in the career of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
The same could be said of Edwin Ramsey. But Ramsey couldn't admit defeat.
After MacArthur's retreat in early 1942, Ramsey, an officer in the 26th Cavalry Regiment of the U.S. Army, joined the Philippine resistance. He eventually headed a guerrilla force that grew to 40,000 enlisted men and officers, supplying crucial intelligence that helped lay the foundation for MacArthur's triumphant return more than two years later....
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