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Colonel Nelson deployed the 2nd
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was easily sieged and the control of the highway was taken by the
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Japanese was able to reached their objective on May 3, 1942, which created confusion among the troops of the
Filipino and Americans defending the area due to sudden infiltration of the Japanese in Pikit town just few miles from Kabacan. The landing further inland in Pikit gave more complications on
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Infantry Regiment with over 600 men composed of newly recruited school boys delayed the Japanese for 4 hours at their beachhead with their stubborn resistance. Duque position his mean above the hill overlooking Polloc Harbor. However, Duque was forced to withdraw after Cotabato
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