▁of ▁General ▁Head quarters ▁( G H Q ) ▁South west ▁Pacific ▁Area ▁( SW PA ). ▁The ▁" B ata an ▁Gang ", ▁as ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁called , ▁remained ▁with ▁Mac Ar thur ▁for ▁the ▁duration , ▁and ▁were ▁noted ▁for ▁their ▁fan at ical ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁him . ▁So ▁too ▁was ▁Bul keley , ▁who ▁la ud ed ▁Mac Ar thur ▁as ▁" the ▁greatest ▁general ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁states man ▁since ▁George ▁Washington ", ▁and ▁ha iled ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁escape ▁on ▁P T ▁boats ▁as ▁a ▁stroke ▁of ▁genius . ▁Mac Ar thur ▁eventually ▁kept ▁his ▁promise , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁The ▁B ata an ▁Gang ▁returned ▁to ▁Cor reg idor ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁on ▁four ▁P T ▁boats . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Es cape ▁from ▁the ▁Philippines ▁Category : M arch ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁events ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : PT ▁boats ▁Category : V oy ages <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁v iges imal ▁or ▁base - 2 0 ▁( base - score ) ▁numer al ▁system ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁twenty ▁( in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁decimal ▁numer al ▁system ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁ten ). ▁ ▁Places ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁v iges imal ▁place ▁system , ▁twenty ▁individual ▁numer als ▁( or ▁digit ▁symbols ) ▁are ▁used , ▁ten ▁more ▁than ▁in