词条 | Conrado Yap |
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|name = Conrado D. Yap |nickname = |birth_date = |birth_place = Zambales, Philippines[1] |death_date = {{Death date|1951|4|23|df=yes}} |death_place = Yeoncheon County, South Korea |image = CONRADO D YAP AFP Medal of Valor recipient.jpg |caption = |allegiance = {{flagu|Philippines|1936}} |branch = {{Army|Philippine}} |serviceyears = |rank = Captain |servicenumber = O-1914[2] |unit = 10th Battalion Combat Team (10th BCT) Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea |commands = |battles = Korean War Battle of Yultong |awards = {{plainlist|
}} }} Conrado D. Yap was a Philippine Army officer and a recipient the Philippines' highest military award for courage, the Medal of Valor.[3] Yap was one of the 1,468 Filipino troops comprising the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK), a Philippine Army contingent of United Nations Command forces that fought in the Korean War (1950–1953).[4] He was killed in action in the wee hours between 22–23 April 1951 in territory which currently belongs to South Korea. Captain Conrado Yap, a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy class of 1943,[5] is the most decorated Filipino serviceman of the Korean War.[6] Battle of Yultong{{main|Korean War}}{{main|Battle of Yultong}}After the Chinese entered the Korean War in November 1950, they launched a major offensive the following year that saw Yap's unit, the 10th Battalion Combat Team (10th BCT) opposite four Chinese divisions numbering about 40,000 men. Close to midnight of 23 April 1951, the Communist Chinese forces attacked a Puerto Rican regiment positioned on the 10th BCT's western flank. As the Puerto Ricans fell back to re-consolidate their lines, the Chinese began to advance up the exposed Filipino unit's flank. A platoon of soldiers from the 10th BCT Tank Company fighting as infantry under the command of Lt. Jose Artiaga positioned themselves on a hill on the 10th BCT’s flank overlooking the Korean village of Yultong. The Chinese attacked them with superior numbers but Artiaga's unit made a stand. This bought time for his company commander, Captain Yap to launch a counterattack to rescue Artiaga and his platoon from the Chinese. Both Artiaga and Yap were killed in action. However, that action saved the platoon from total annihilation and stopped the Chinese advance from reaching the exposed flank of the 10th BCT.[4] Lt. Jose Artiaga was conferred the United States Distinguished Service Cross as a consequence of his actions at the Battle of Yultong.[7] Military awardsYap was conferred the Philippine Medal of Valor by Elpidio Quirino[8] and the United States Distinguished Service Cross for his actions at the Battle of Yultong. Medal of Valor citation"By direction of the President, pursuant to paragraph 2a, Section I, AFPR 600-45, this Headquarters, dated 16 December 1948, the Medal for Valor is hereby posthumously awarded by the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, to the following-named officer: CAPT CONRADO D YAP PA O-1914 Coast Artillery Corps AFP
Distinguished Service Cross citation
CommemorationConrado Yap is commemorated in various ways in the Philippine military. These include:
References1. ^1 {{cite news | last =Soliven | first =Max | authorlink = Max Soliven | title =The PMA spirit | publisher =The Philippine Star | date = 9 March 2005 | url =http://www.philstar.com/opinion/269635/pma-spirit | accessdate = 31 December 2017}} {{Armed Forces of the Philippines Medal of Valor recipients}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Yap, Conrado}}2. ^1 {{cite web | publisher =Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor | title =Award for the Medal of Valor: Capt Conrado D Yap PA O-1914 Coast Artillery Corps AFP | url=https://www.dbc.org.ph/heroism.html | date =19 December 2013 | accessdate = 30 December 2017}} 3. ^{{cite news | last =Fonbuena | first =Carmela | title =FAST FACTS: List of Medal of Valor awardees and their privileges | publisher =Rappler | date = 20 December 2017 | url =https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fast-facts/191786-medal-valor-awardees-privileges | accessdate = 29 December 2017}} 4. ^1 {{cite web | publisher = ROK Drop: Korea from North to South | title =Heroes of the Korean War: Lieutenant Colonel Dionisio Ojeda | url=http://www.rokdrop.net/tag/peftok/ | accessdate = 31 December 2017 | date = 10 March 2016}} 5. ^1 {{cite news | author =Philippine Military Academy | title =Korean soldiers pay respect to war heroes | publisher =Baguio Midland Courier | date = 26 August 2012 | url =http://www.baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph/city.asp?mode=archives/2012/august/8-26-2012/city8.txt | accessdate = 31 December 2017}} 6. ^{{cite news | last =Cal | first =Ben | title =Envoy: PH helped preserve Korean freedom | publisher =Manila Standard | date = 28 June 2015 | url =http://manilastandard.net/news/-main-stories/top-stories/181052/envoy-ph-helped-preserve-korean-freedom.html | accessdate = 31 December 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web | publisher =Sightline Media Group | title =Valor awards for Jose M. Artiaga, Jr. | url=http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=6740 | accessdate = 31 December 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web | publisher =Government of the Philippines | title =Extemporaneous remarks of President Quirino at the award of Medal for Valor to Capt. Conrado Yap (posthumously) | url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1951/12/08/extemporaneous-remarks-of-president-quirino-at-the-award-of-medal-for-valor-to-capt-conrado-yap-posthumously/ | date = 8 December 1951 | accessdate = 31 December 2017}} 9. ^{{cite web | publisher =Sightline Media Group | title =Valor awards for Conrado D. Yap | url=http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=7341 | accessdate = 31 December 2017}} 10. ^{{cite web | publisher =GlobalSecurity | title =PG Conrado Yap Class | url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/philippines/yap.htm | accessdate = 31 December 2017}} 11. ^{{cite web | publisher =Municipality of Iba, Zambales | title =History of Iba | url=http://ibazambales.gov.ph/history-of-iba/ | accessdate = 31 December 2017}} 7 : Armed Forces of the Philippines Medal of Valor|Recipients of the Philippine Medal of Valor|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Filipino military personnel|Philippine Army personnel|Philippine Military Academy alumni|1951 deaths |
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