Villa Verde Trail, or the Battle of Salacsac Pass, cost the American 32nd Division, 825 killed, and 2,160 wounded. The casualties among Filipino Commonwealth regulars, Constabulary and guerrillas were 285 killed and 1,134 wounded in battle. The Japanese 10th Division and 2nd Tank Division were finished as effective combat units. The pass is named for General James Dalton II, who was killed by a sniper during the battle. Balete Pass Tourism Complex The Balete Pass Tourism Complex is in the summit area of the pass. The "National Shrine of the Battle of Balete" and other monuments and memorials honor the war losses. The shrine is at the highest point at the "Dalton Pass Viewpoint with Shed" provincial project, which offers long vistas of the mountains and forests. Flora The Dalton Pass area is home to the only critically endangered orchid of Nueva Ecija, Ceratocentron fesselii, which is endemic to the province. It has orange flowers with purple lips and that glows lightly at dark. It is threatened by illegal logging, and illegal collecting for the orchid trade in the international black market. The national government has yet to dedicate the natural Dalton Pass habitat as a nature reserve to protect the endemic orchid, leaving extinction of the orchid in the wild a threat. See also List of American guerrillas in the Philippines Battle of Bessang Pass References Mountain passes of the Philippines Roads in Nueva Ecija Roads in Nueva Vizcaya Landforms of Nueva Ecija Landforms of Nueva Vizcaya World War II sites in the Philippines Tourist attractions in Nueva Ecija Tourist attractions in Nueva Vizcaya