Use of armor in Luzon [manuscript] / Major Milton T. Hunt
Title
Use of armor in Luzon [manuscript] / Major Milton T. Hunt
Subject
United States. Army. Tank Battalion, 754th.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Luzon.
World War, 1939-1945--Tank warfare.
Description
Military monograph on the US Army’s use of tanks and armored forces in the battle to liberate Luzon from the Japanese in 1945. Details plans and preparations, initial landings in Lingayen Gulf, operations from Lingayen to Central Luzon, where much fighting was experienced in the Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg area, and then on to tanks in the Battle for Manila.
Hunt winds up this monograph with a discussion of tank operations in the mountains of Luzon. Hunt focuses his narrative on the operations of the 754th Tank Battalion, of which he apparently belonged to; the experience of this battalion, to him, as typical of the experience of other tank battalions in Luzon. Criticizes the breakup of the 754th Tank Battalion: in February two companies of the battalion were in Manila, one was in Bataan and the last was still in the Clark-Stotsenburg area. When the war ended in September 1945, the battalion was still split: one company was in Legaspi, two were in Panay and one was in Aparri. This led to lesser effectivity and also a drop in morale, apart from command and logistical problems.
Hunt winds up this monograph with a discussion of tank operations in the mountains of Luzon. Hunt focuses his narrative on the operations of the 754th Tank Battalion, of which he apparently belonged to; the experience of this battalion, to him, as typical of the experience of other tank battalions in Luzon. Criticizes the breakup of the 754th Tank Battalion: in February two companies of the battalion were in Manila, one was in Bataan and the last was still in the Clark-Stotsenburg area. When the war ended in September 1945, the battalion was still split: one company was in Legaspi, two were in Panay and one was in Aparri. This led to lesser effectivity and also a drop in morale, apart from command and logistical problems.
Creator
Hunt, Milton T., Major
Publisher
The Infantry School
Date
1948
Format
32 x 25 cm.
Type
Manuscript (Loose-leaf with binder)
Call Number
MS RH 18
Accession Number
16176
Pagination
15 leaves
Illustration
maps
Files
Collection
Citation
Hunt, Milton T., Major, “Use of armor in Luzon [manuscript] / Major Milton T. Hunt,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 6, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/547.