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Originally Posted by AnywhereAnytime
A little clarification...
The Philippine Scouts from prewar and the Bataan campaign did receive and have always received their benefits. It's the "new scouts" formed after the war who were caught in the middle of the Rescission Act. The Philippine Army Bataan vets also fell victim to the Act and didn't get their benefits.
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That is exactly true. The "new" Philippine Scouts unit was formed by the US with some cadre from the original Philippine Scouts and a large number of new recruits. This new Philippine Scout unit and others soon-to-be formed Philippine units under US Army were to be used in the invasion of Japan.
Technically, they were classified as US soldiers but when the US let go of the Philippines, these soldiers were dumped too.