· Salinas, California
1st Filipino Infantry Regiment Established
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The US Army elevated its Filipino battalion to the 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment in a ceremony in Salinas, California; the unit let Filipino immigrants-then barred from citizenship-serve and fight to liberate the Philippines.
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- history.army.mil history.army.mil/Research/Reference-Topics/Asian-Pacific-Americans-in-the-US-Army/History-of-the-US-Armys-1st-Filipino-Regiment-and-2d-Filipino-Battalion
- nps.gov nps.gov/goga/blogs/a-history-of-the-1st-and-2nd-filipino-regiment.htm