The 101st Infantry Division was a division of the

Philippine Army The Philippine Army (PA) (Tagalog: ''Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas''; in literal English: ''Army of the Ground of the Philippines''; in literal Spanish: ''Ejército de la Tierra de la Filipinas'') is the main, oldest and largest branch of the ...

under the

United States Army Forces in the Far East United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) ( Filipino: ''Hukbong Katihan ng Estados Unidos sa Malayong Silangan/HKEUMS''; Spanish: ''Fuerzas del Ejército de los Estados Unidos en el Lejano Oriente'') was a military formation of the Unit ...

(USAFFE).

Organization

History

It was active from 1941 to 10 May 1942, whereupon it surrendered after Corregidor fell. It was active in

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. Col. (later BGen.) Joseph P. Vachon (USA) was the division's commander, and Vachon simultaneously commanded the Cotabato-Davao Force, Mindanao Force. Col. Eustaquio S. Baclig (PA), a 1918 U.S. Military Academy graduate, was his chief of staff.

Combat Narrative

After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December 1941, it formed part of Visayan-Mindanao Force under

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(later

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) William F. Sharp, HQ originally at

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Order of battle

* 101st Infantry Regiment (PA) (LCol. John H. McGee) * 102nd Infantry Regiment (PA) * 103rd Infantry Regiment (PA) (Maj. Joseph R. Webb) (transferred to 102nd Division (PA)) * 104th Provisional Infantry Regiment (PA) * 101st Field Artillery Regiment (PA) ** 101st FA Regt HQ Company (PA) ** 1st Bn/101st FA Regt (PA) (2.95-inch pack howitzers, 4x) ''(guns & ammo never arrived; sunk on the

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, 17 Dec 41)'' ** 2nd Bn/101st FA Regt (PA) ** 3rd Bn/101st FA Regt (PA) * 101st Engineer Battalion (PA) * 101st Division Units (PA) ** 101st Division Headquarters & HQ Company (PA) ** 101st Medical Battalion (PA) ** 101st Signal Company (PA) ** 101st Quartermaster Company (Motorized) (PA) ** 101st QM Transport Company (Truck) (PA)

Sources

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Bibliography

*Morton, Louis.
The Fall of the Philippines (Publication 5-2)
''. Retrieved on 14 Feb 2017.

References

{{Philippine Army (1935–1946) Infantry divisions of the Philippines Military units and formations of the Philippine Army in World War II Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations disestablished in 1942