NHCP File
Bacsil Ridge
Location:
San Fernando, La Union (Region I)
Category:
Sites/Events
Type: Ridge
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1958
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
BACSIL RIDGE
CONVERTED INTO A MOUNTAIN BASTION BACSIL RIDGE CONSTITUTED THE EAST FLANK OF THE JAPANESE LINE ESTABLISHED IN MID-JANUARY 1945 AT THE NORTH SIDE OF SAN FERNANDO , LA UNION. SUBJECTED TO SEVERAL CONCERTED ATTACKS BY ELEMENTS OF THE 121ST INFANTRY, UASAFIP, NL. BACSIL WAS FINALLY TAKEN ON 21 MARCH 1945, AND THREE DAYS LATER THE TOWN-PORT OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION WAS LIBERATED.
