Province located at
the north-east tip of Luzon, located to the east of Ilocos
Norde.
Gonzaga
Occupied by the Tanaka Detachment from Pescadores Island
of the Japanese Army on December 10, 1941, with an additional landing
at Aparri.
Aparri
Lat
18° 21' 0N Long 121° 39' 0E Occupied by the Tanaka
Detachment of the Japanese Army on December 10, 1941, with an
additional landing at Gonzaga.
Aparri Airfield (Aparri I, Aparri II)
Prewar airifled at the northern tip of Luzon, occupied by the Japanese until US Army 188th Glider Infantry Regiment landed at the strip and liberated it.
American
Mission Against Aparri
January 14 - August 7, 1945