Conrado Yap
Conrado Dumlao Yap (January 22, 1921 – April 23, 1951) was a officer in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War and the Korean War.
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| Birth name | Conrado Dumlao Yap |
| Born | 22 January 1921 Candelaria, Zambales, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Died | April 23, 1951 (aged 30) Yeoncheon County, First Republic of Korea |
| Allegiance | Philippines |
| Service/ | Philippine Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1951 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Service number | O-1914 |
| Unit | 10th Battalion Combat Team Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea - Heavy Weapons Company |
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He was a recipient of the Philippines' highest military award, the Medal of Valor, which he was posthumously awarded for his actions of valor and courage in the Battle of Yultong. Yap was one of the 1,367 Filipino troops composing the 10th Battalion Combat Team of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK), first of the five Philippine Army Battalion Combat Team's contingent of United Nations Command forces that fought in the Korean War (1950–1953).
He was killed in action in the early morning hours of 23 April 1951 in the Battle of Yultong during a successful counterattack against Chinese forces that overran his hilltop position in territory which currently belongs to South Korea. Yap was posthumously the most decorated Filipino serviceman of the Korean War, receiving medals from the US, South Korea and the Philippines.