Conrado Yap

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Dumlao and the surname or paternal family name is Yap.
Conrado Yap[1]
Birth nameConrado Dumlao Yap
Born22 January 1921
Candelaria, Zambales, Commonwealth of the Philippines[2]
DiedApril 23, 1951(1951-04-23) (aged 30)
Yeoncheon County, First Republic of Korea
Allegiance Philippines
Service / branch Philippine Army
Years of service1941–1951
RankCaptain
Service numberO-1914[3]
Unit10th Battalion Combat Team
Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea - Heavy Weapons Company
Battles / wars
Awards

Conrado Dumlao Yap[1] (January 22, 1921  – April 23, 1951) was an officer in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War and the Korean War.

He was a recipient of the Philippines' highest military award, the Medal of Valor, which he was posthumously awarded for his actions of valor and courage in the Battle of Yultong.[4] Yap was one of the 1,367 Filipino troops composing the 10th Battalion Combat Team of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK), first of the five Philippine Army Battalion Combat Team's contingent of United Nations Command forces that fought in the Korean War (1950–1953).[5]

He was killed in action in the early morning hours of 23 April 1951 in the Battle of Yultong during a successful counterattack against Chinese forces that overran his hilltop position in territory which currently belongs to South Korea. Yap was posthumously the most decorated Filipino serviceman of the Korean War, receiving medals from the US, South Korea and the Philippines.[6]

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  2. ^ Soliven, Max (9 March 2005). "The PMA spirit". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Award for the Medal of Valor: Capt Conrado D Yap PA O-1914 Coast Artillery Corps AFP". Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. ^ Fonbuena, Carmela (20 December 2017). "FAST FACTS: List of Medal of Valor awardees and their privileges". Rappler. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Heroes of the Korean War: Lieutenant Colonel Dionisio Ojeda". ROK Drop: Korea from North to South. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  6. ^ Cal, Ben (28 June 2015). "Envoy: PH helped preserve Korean freedom". Manila Standard. Retrieved 31 December 2017.