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16 Jan. 1942: Troop G, 26th Cav. Regt. (Philippine Scouts), led by 1st Lt. Edwin P. Ramsey, conducted the U.S. Army's last cavalry charge.
The action occurred when Ramsey's men encountered Japanese troops in Morong, a village on the Bataan Peninsula. Ramsey organized the troop for an assault and launched it in an effort to drive the enemy from the village.
Following this action, the supply situation eventually became so severe that the troopers were forced to butcher their mounts for food.
Ramsey went on to become a guerrilla leader in the Japanese-occupied Philippines.
ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) 26th Cav. troopers conduct America's last cavalry charge ever on the Bataan Peninsula. (2) 26th Cav. troopers charge Japanese in Morong village on Luzon. (3) Men of the 26th U.S. Cav. (Philippine Scouts) conduct the last American mounted cavalry assault.
The action occurred when Ramsey's men encountered Japanese troops in Morong, a village on the Bataan Peninsula. Ramsey organized the troop for an assault and launched it in an effort to drive the enemy from the village.
Following this action, the supply situation eventually became so severe that the troopers were forced to butcher their mounts for food.
Ramsey went on to become a guerrilla leader in the Japanese-occupied Philippines.
ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) 26th Cav. troopers conduct America's last cavalry charge ever on the Bataan Peninsula. (2) 26th Cav. troopers charge Japanese in Morong village on Luzon. (3) Men of the 26th U.S. Cav. (Philippine Scouts) conduct the last American mounted cavalry assault.
WWII World War Two
Philippines
Cavalry
Military History
Edited 11 mo ago
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Not sure if you're being sarcastic or posted this before I added a sentence saying that the lousy supply situation forced them to butcher their horses for food. . . .
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CPL Douglas Chrysler
MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. I talking about the Army's program in the states to improve the breed of horses. I was born in 45 and my first horse came from the Cavalry was also born in 45.
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Great share. I'll be the Japanese weren't expecting anything like that. It too courage to mount the attack in the face od overwhelming odds and even more to become a guerilla leader. Ramsey was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart for this action.
By the end of the war, Ramsey led 40,000 Filipinos. He was promoted to LTC ans left the Army in 1946. He died in 2013.
By the end of the war, Ramsey led 40,000 Filipinos. He was promoted to LTC ans left the Army in 1946. He died in 2013.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Yup. My platoon leader in Vietnam was the son of Lt. Samuel Grassio, one of the Nichols Field pilots who escaped, spent some time as a guerrilla on Luzon and then made it all the way back to Australia. MacArthur awarded him a DSC. . . .
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This is very sad, that they had to resort to this to survive. Good thing we had no horses in Vietnam, as the NVA & VC would have eaten them.
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SFC Dr. Jesus Garcia-Arce, Psy.D
In 1990 I 've been in Reforger Europe 1990 I ate Horse meat on the military menu they served to us from Belgium Army. They told me that it a special horse meat, I thought it was a beef. It is common to buy horse meat in the supermarkets, they told me.
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