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The Marine Detachment, Air Warning Service, Philippines (active 1941–42) was a United States Marine Corps ground based early-warning radar detachment that provided long range detection and rudimentary fighter direction against Japanese air raids during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in the early days of World War II. It was the first Marine Corps early warning detachment to participate in combat operations.
Initially organized at the Cavite Naval Base in November 1941 as a top secret unit within the headquarters of the 1st Separate Marine Battalion, the detachment operated an SCR-270 long range radar on the Bataan Peninsula for the duration of the Battle of Bataan. The detachment's operations allowed the very small number of American aircraft still flying in the Philippines to avoid contact with Japanese aircraft operating in the area. This radar unit gained a reputation for its member's ability to forage for supplies and equipment during the battle. This became necessary because as a Marine unit working away from its higher headquarters the unit never had a defined support plan or the correct supply requisition forms. This extra-curricular activity earned them the sobriquet "Rogues of Bataan."
Following the fall of Bataan, a majority of the detachment immediately became prisoners of war (POW) and took part in the Bataan Death March. A few members of the detachment were able to make it to Corregidor, however, they became POWs after the Battle of Corregidor. These men spent the remainder of the war as prisoners of war in the Philippines and later mainland Japan. Thirty-six personnel were known to have served in this detachment. Of them, 12 died in captivity while prisoners of war.
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Initially organized at the Cavite Naval Base in November 1941 as a top secret unit within the headquarters of the 1st Separate Marine Battalion, the detachment operated an SCR-270 long range radar on the Bataan Peninsula for the duration of the Battle of Bataan. The detachment's operations allowed the very small number of American aircraft still flying in the Philippines to avoid contact with Japanese aircraft operating in the area. This radar unit gained a reputation for its member's ability to forage for supplies and equipment during the battle. This became necessary because as a Marine unit working away from its higher headquarters the unit never had a defined support plan or the correct supply requisition forms. This extra-curricular activity earned them the sobriquet "Rogues of Bataan."
Following the fall of Bataan, a majority of the detachment immediately became prisoners of war (POW) and took part in the Bataan Death March. A few members of the detachment were able to make it to Corregidor, however, they became POWs after the Battle of Corregidor. These men spent the remainder of the war as prisoners of war in the Philippines and later mainland Japan. Thirty-six personnel were known to have served in this detachment. Of them, 12 died in captivity while prisoners of war.
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