Yay Panlilio, a journalist, was the brains of the Marking's Guerillas. She was the "mammy" of the guerillas and a regiment was named after her, hence Yay Marking's Guerillas.
Born in Denver, Colorado to Filipino-American parents. Yay went to Manila P.I. before the war (WWII)(fourteen years before WWII) as a newspaperwoman. She returned to the United States in 1945 with her children Rae her daughter and Eduard and Curtis, her two sons.. She and General Marking were married 11 September, 1945 in Chihuahua, Mexico. She was awarded the UNITED STATES MEDAL of FREEDOM by the United States Govt. Her 1950 book, The Crucible, tells how, under Japanese noses in occupied Manilla, she broadcast valuable information to the U.S. Military. Later she took to the hills as second in command of a Guerrilla group commanded by Marcos V. Agustin. She left her children, a daughter and two sons with trusted friends in Manila. This geurrilla group harrassed the Japanese Army untill Gen. Mac Carther liberated the Phillipines. In 1951 "Colonol Yay" Panillio(Marking) was awarded the United States Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm. After the war she married Gen. Marking(Marcos Villa Agustin)--11 September, 1945 in Chihuahua, Mexico, they later divorced. Her biography is an excellent read! " The Crucible"
Yay died in Aquebogue, Long Island, New York City in Jan 1978. Yay's family history is accessible on Wikipedia--Yay Panlilio
Born in Denver, Colorado to Filipino-American parents. Yay went to Manila P.I. before the war (WWII)(fourteen years before WWII) as a newspaperwoman. She returned to the United States in 1945 with her children Rae her daughter and Eduard and Curtis, her two sons.. She and General Marking were married 11 September, 1945 in Chihuahua, Mexico. She was awarded the UNITED STATES MEDAL of FREEDOM by the United States Govt. Her 1950 book, The Crucible, tells how, under Japanese noses in occupied Manilla, she broadcast valuable information to the U.S. Military. Later she took to the hills as second in command of a Guerrilla group commanded by Marcos V. Agustin. She left her children, a daughter and two sons with trusted friends in Manila. This geurrilla group harrassed the Japanese Army untill Gen. Mac Carther liberated the Phillipines. In 1951 "Colonol Yay" Panillio(Marking) was awarded the United States Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm. After the war she married Gen. Marking(Marcos Villa Agustin)--11 September, 1945 in Chihuahua, Mexico, they later divorced. Her biography is an excellent read! " The Crucible"
Yay died in Aquebogue, Long Island, New York City in Jan 1978. Yay's family history is accessible on Wikipedia--Yay Panlilio
Yay Panlilio, a journalist, was the brains of the Marking's Guerillas. She was the "mammy" of the guerillas and a regiment was named after her, hence Yay Marking's Guerillas.
Born in Denver, Colorado to Filipino-American parents. Yay went to Manila P.I. before the war (WWII)(fourteen years before WWII) as a newspaperwoman. She returned to the United States in 1945 with her children Rae her daughter and Eduard and Curtis, her two sons.. She and General Marking were married 11 September, 1945 in Chihuahua, Mexico. She was awarded the UNITED STATES MEDAL of FREEDOM by the United States Govt. Her 1950 book, The Crucible, tells how, under Japanese noses in occupied Manilla, she broadcast valuable information to the U.S. Military. Later she took to the hills as second in command of a Guerrilla group commanded by Marcos V. Agustin. She left her children, a daughter and two sons with trusted friends in Manila. This geurrilla group harrassed the Japanese Army untill Gen. Mac Carther liberated the Phillipines. In 1951 "Colonol Yay" Panillio(Marking) was awarded the United States Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm. After the war she married Gen. Marking(Marcos Villa Agustin)--11 September, 1945 in Chihuahua, Mexico, they later divorced. Her biography is an excellent read! " The Crucible"
Yay died in Aquebogue, Long Island, New York City in Jan 1978. Yay's family history is accessible on Wikipedia--Yay Panlilio
Born in Denver, Colorado to Filipino-American parents. Yay went to Manila P.I. before the war (WWII)(fourteen years before WWII) as a newspaperwoman. She returned to the United States in 1945 with her children Rae her daughter and Eduard and Curtis, her two sons.. She and General Marking were married 11 September, 1945 in Chihuahua, Mexico. She was awarded the UNITED STATES MEDAL of FREEDOM by the United States Govt. Her 1950 book, The Crucible, tells how, under Japanese noses in occupied Manilla, she broadcast valuable information to the U.S. Military. Later she took to the hills as second in command of a Guerrilla group commanded by Marcos V. Agustin. She left her children, a daughter and two sons with trusted friends in Manila. This geurrilla group harrassed the Japanese Army untill Gen. Mac Carther liberated the Phillipines. In 1951 "Colonol Yay" Panillio(Marking) was awarded the United States Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm. After the war she married Gen. Marking(Marcos Villa Agustin)--11 September, 1945 in Chihuahua, Mexico, they later divorced. Her biography is an excellent read! " The Crucible"
Yay died in Aquebogue, Long Island, New York City in Jan 1978. Yay's family history is accessible on Wikipedia--Yay Panlilio
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