Cotabato Province used to be part of Region XI.
Kabakan
Lat 7° 6' 29N Long 124° 49' 19E Located 60 miles east of Illana Bay. Located at the junction
of Route 1 (east-west road) and Sayre Highway (north-south road).
Two groups
of 24th Infantry Division moved inland, one on land and the other up the
Mindanao River in landing craft. Their advance was slowed by the heat, terrain
and rear-guard US troops. Kabakan was secured on noon of April 23, 1945,
after eliminating rear-guard Japanese forces. Once Kabakan was secured, the
Japanese were now split. The next day, the 24th Infantry Division pushed
forward towards Davao Gulf. Three days later, the newly arrived 31st Infantry
Division moved northward on the Sayre
Highway towards central Mindanao.
Malabang Airfield
American prewar airfield used in the defense of the Philippines and during liberation
