727th Amphibian Tractor Battalion was activated on 10 January 1944 pursuant to G.O. #6, Hq. Fourth Army. Assigned to Fourth Army and attached to the 18th Armored Group at the Presidio of Monterey, California. Frank R. McLavy, Major assumed command of the Battalion.
Description
(Luzon Campaign 15 December 1944 to 4 July 1945) After Leyte came Mindoro, which was invaded on 15 December 1944, an air strip being obtained to provide a base for operations during the invasion on Luzon. American troops landed on the shores of Lingayen Gulf on g January 1945 and pushed to Manila, which the Japanese defended vigorously until 24 February. Rather than meet the Americans in a decisive battle, the Japanese decided to fight delaying actions in numerous places. Organized resistance ended in southern Luzon in April and in central and northern Luzon in June.
