Roxas, later President of the Philippines, was freed during the capture of Baguio, which was liberated by the 33rd and Filipino soldiers of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL on 27 April. After mopping up isolated pockets of Japanese troops, the division captured the San Nicholas–Tebbo–Itogon route on 12 May. All elements went to rest and rehabilitation areas on 30 June 1945. The division landed on Honshū Island, Japan, on 25 September, and then performed occupation duties until it was deactivated in early 1946. Casualties Total battle casualties: 2,426 Killed in action: 396 Wounded in action: 2,024 Missing in action: 5 Prisoner of war: 1 Post World War II The 33rd Infantry Division was reformed as an all-Illinois National Guard division on 7 November 1946. However, some of its former units were assigned to the 44th Infantry Division, which was also reorganized in the postwar Guard structure as an Illinois-based division. By 1954, the division's infantry and artillery units included the 129th, 130th, and 131st Infantry Regiments, and the 122nd, 123rd, 124th, and 210th Field Artillery Battalions. A number of National Guard divisions were deactivated in 1968, including the 33rd Infantry Division on 1 February 1968. However, in its place the 33rd Infantry Brigade was organised. On 1 February 1968, the 178th Infantry Regiment was reorganized to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 33rd Infantry Brigade. The 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team carries on the division's heritage, and circa 2010 was assigned to the 35th Infantry Division. Notable members Abel Davis, commanded the 132nd Infantry Regiment of the 33rd Division during World War I Clayton K. Slack, served in 124th Machine Gun Battalion during World War I Joseph B. Sanborn, commanded the 131st Infantry Regiment of the 33rd Division during World War I Milton J. Foreman, Lieutenant General Robert V. Connolly, Major served in the 123rd Infantry Regiment and commanded famed "Connolly Task Force" on Luzo William Hood Simpson, General who commanded the Ninth United States Army in Europe from 1944−1945, served in numerous staff positions in the 33rd Division during World War I Charles R. Forbes John P. Lucas References Citations Bibliography Cioper, Nicole M. Prairie Division The Thirty-Third in the Great War, 1917–1919. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Military Museum, 1997. Daily, Edward L. 33rd Infantry Division: The Golden Cross Division. Paducah, Ky: Turner Pub, 1996. . Harris, Barnett W. and Dudley J. Nelson.