The Battle and Liberation of Suyo

Location: Suyo, Ilocos Sur

Category: Sites/Events

Type: Site

Status: Level II - Historical marker

Marker date: 1959

Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

Marker text:

THE BATTLE AND LIBERATION OF SUYO 

THE BATTLE BEGAN ON THE MORNING OF 1 FEBRUARY 1945 WHEN SUYO, ILOCOS SUR, WAS SUBJECTED TO MORTAR BOMBARDMENT FOLLOWED BY CONCERTED ASSAULTS BY THE 3RD BATTALION, 121ST INFANTRY, USAFIP, NL, ON ENEMY STRONGPOINTS GUARDING THE APPROACHES TO THE TOWN; MT. TAPAO IN THE NORTHWEST, KIMPOSA ALONG HIGHWAY 4 IN THE WEST, AND OSO AND URZADAN IN THE EAST. SUYO, THEN VITAL TO THE JAPANESE WAR ECONOMY BEING THE DEPOSITORY OF COPPER CONCENTRATES MINED IN LEPANTO, MT. PROVINCE, WAS FINALLY LIBERATED ON 5 FEBRUARY AND BECAME THE SITE OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE 121ST INFANTRY FROM LATE MARCH TO 14 JUNE DURING THE BATTLE OF BESANG PASS.