This document is a historical record from World War II in the Philippines, containing two separate casualty reports issued by elements of the United States Forces in the Philippines (USFIP), specifically the 7th Military District. The USFIP was the collective name for the joint American and Filipino forces, including guerrilla units, that resisted the Japanese occupation. The reports detail the deaths of two Filipino soldiers: Private First Class Guillermo Semeroso (killed in August 1944) in Balugo, Dumaguete, and Sergeant Vicente Diac (killed in May 1944) in Balogo, Sibulan. Both locations are in Negros Oriental, an area known for active guerrilla resistance against the Imperial Japanese Army. These reports serve as crucial evidence of the Filipino contribution and sacrifice in the war effort, highlighting the dangerous nature of intelligence and frontline operations conducted by the guerrilla forces operating under US command. They are primary source materials illustrating the local impact and human cost of the wider national and global conflict.
World War II casualty reports: Pfc. Guillermo Semeroso and Sergeant Vicente Diac, 7th Military District, USFIP, Negros Oriental, 1944