▁be le ag uer ed ▁divisions . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁ult imate ▁dash ▁towards ▁B agu io , ▁A ▁Company ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁task ▁force ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁D ing alen ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁side ▁of ▁Lu zon ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁security ▁force ▁for ▁the ▁install ations ▁there . ▁ ▁This ▁force ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Major ▁Robert ▁V . ▁Con n olly ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁" Con n olly ▁Task ▁Force ." ▁ ▁This ▁ 8 0 0 - man ▁task ▁force ▁included ▁a ▁rein for ced ▁rif le ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 7 th ▁Infantry , ▁ 3 2 d ▁Division , ▁one ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁R anger ▁Infantry ▁Battalion , ▁a ▁battery ▁of ▁ 1 0 5 - mm . ▁how itz ers , ▁and ▁engineer , ▁medical , ▁and ▁port ▁det ach ments . ▁Ass emb ling ▁near ▁V igan , ▁Con n olly ▁Task ▁Force ▁would ▁follow ▁Route ▁ 3 ▁around ▁the ▁north west ▁tip ▁of ▁Lu zon ▁to ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁A par ri , ▁where ▁a ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Infantry ▁would ▁join . ▁ ▁Order ed ▁to ▁“ ann ih il ate ▁the ▁enemy ▁forces ▁fle eing ▁north ” ▁by ▁Gen . ▁Kru eg er ▁and ▁to ▁liber ate , ▁secure ▁and ▁occup y ▁the ▁A par ri ▁region , ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁was ▁also ▁to ▁prepare ▁minor ▁port ▁facilities ▁and ▁a ▁l ia ison ▁plane ▁a irst rip ▁along ▁the