Salvador Abcede

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Col. Salvador Abcede (1914 – August 19, 1982) was the leader of the anti-Japanese guerrilla group on Negros.[1]: 110  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.

Salvador Abcede
DiedManila
Buried
Libingan Ng Mga Bayani
Allegiance Philippines
 United States of America
Service / branchArmy
Years of service1941 - 1955
Rank Colonel
Unit20th Battalion Combat Team, PA

Negros Force

2nd Battalion, 75th Infantry
Commands20th Battalion Combat Team

Negros Oriental Guerilla Unit

2nd Battalion, 75th Provisional Infantry
Known forGuerilla Leader during World War II
Battles / warsBattle of Hill Erie, Korea Guerilla Campaigns in Negros
Other workChief of Police, Manila City

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, ISBN 0813119499