Memorial Chinese Oversea Wartime Hsuehkan Militia

At the end of the Second World War, the heavy battle for Balete Pass took half a year. It was the only acces between between Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley. Almost 17,000 Japanese, American and Filipino soldiers were killed. There are several memorials located on the pass, of all involved nations.

The pass is also known as Dalton Pass. It was named after General James Dalton II who was killed on this location on 16 May 1945 by a Japanese sniper. Dalton was one of 11 U.S. generals killed in action during World War II.

This memorial commemorates the Chinese soldiers of the Hsuekhan Militia who fell here in 1945.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries & Kaj Metz
• Photos: Ramon FVelasquez