Location
Lat 15° 39' 27N  Long 120° 46' 7E Town north of Cabanatuan.

Liberation
At daybreak January 26, 1945, advance reconnaissance units of the US Army 6th Infantry Division liberated Guimba and, within hours, established outposts nine miles farther to the east along the Licab River and La Paz.

Role in Cabanatuan Raid
During the raid to liberate the POW Camp at Cabanatuan, the Army relayed intelligence to Guimba, from which it would be relayed to the Ranger walkie-talkie SCR 694 radios. The Rangers left Calasiao and arrived at Guimba on 28 January and rendezvoused with eighty guerrillas and native guides. They then marched on a route chosen by civilians and rendezvous with the Alamo Scouts and a second eighty man guerrilla force at Balincarin, about five miles northeast of the Cabanatuan, on 29 January. After the sucessful raid, the POWs and wounded were treated at the 92nd Evacuation Hospital established in Guimba.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009