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Story of Idance Fight From Manila Campaign
D L Badley recounts the February 5 battle near Manila where Idaho and Utah troops fought entrenched insurgents. Describes Paco church shelling, a dawn assault, Major Figgins leadership, Major McConville’s death, and intense hand to hand combat with casualties on both sides. Notes brutal river crossing, capture of cannons, and the aftermath including the burning of enemy shelters and mass graves.
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D. L. Badley
Idaho
Manila
Gem of the Mountains
Utah Battery
Paco
Nun
Paco Church
Washington
Malate
Oven Shine
Figgins
Santa Ana
Wyoming
California
Mountain
Utah
King
Idaho Boys
Corporal Berch
F Company
Hosea
Roos
First
McConville
B Company
Harry
Hiis
Pasig