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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wendell W. Fertig

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Golden, Colorado

Honored By

David R. Hale

Relationship

Historian

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Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT COLONEL FERTIG, A MINING ENGINEER IN THE U.S. ARMY RESERVES, ORGANIZED AND COMMANDED UNITED STATES RESISTANCE (GUERILLA) FORCES ON THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO IN THE PHILIPPINES FROM THE SURRENDER IN 1942 UNTIL THE LIBERATION IN 1945. AT PEAK, HIS FORCES NUMBERED 34,000 AMERICAN AND FILIPINO GUERILLAS, CONTROLLING MOST OF THE ISLAND AND PROVIDING INVALUABLE INTELLIGENCE TO GENERAL MACARTHUR'S FORCES IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC CAMPAIGN.