91st Infantry Regiment (PA)

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91st Infantry Regiment
ActiveJune 1941 - May 1942
DisbandedApril 9, 1942
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States of America
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
RoleReserve
Size1,500
Part of 91st Infantry Division
Garrison/HQCamp Tinio, Nueva Ecija
EquipmentM1917 Enfield Rifles

M1923 Thompson Submachineguns M1918 Browning Automatic Rifles M1918 Browning Light Machineguns M2 Browning Heavy Machineguns 3inch Stokes Mortar

M1918 75mm Field Guns

Contents

EngagementsBattle of Bataan
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel James D. Carter, USA
Colonel Stuart MacDonald, USA
Insignia
Identification
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Philippine Army Infantry BC.jpg

91st Infantry Regiment is a reserve unit of the Philippine Commonwealth Army during World War II. It was a part of 91st Infantry Division, based in Leyte but was transferred to Luzon to augment the defense there. It was held as a reserve force of USAFFE but participated in the Battle of Bataan. [1]

Organization

91st Infantry was activated in June 1941 on the island of Leyte in the Visayas Islands. Colonel Stuart MacDonald was its first commander, but upon arrival in Luzon he was selected as Chief of Staff of the newly established South Luzon Force (SLF) under Major General George S. Parker, USA. He was replaced by Lieutenant Colonel James Carter.[ citation needed ]

1st Battalion was under Captain Adriano Valdez, 2nd Battalion, and 3rd Battalion under Major Judson B. Crow, USA.[ citation needed ]

91st Division along with 91st, 92nd Infantry, and 91st Field Artillery was placed as reserve units of the Philippine Army and housed in Camp Tinio in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.[ citation needed ]

Japanese Landing

91st Infantry Combat Team was sent to stop the Japanese forces in Pozorrubio, to reinforce the 26th Cavalry Regiment who has retreated after failing to stop the Japanese in La Union. [2]

Bataan Campaign

91st Infantry Division was ordered to retreat towards Bataan Peninsula in January 1942. They were assigned to II Corps Area under Major General George S. Parker. 91st Infantry Regiment along with the entire division fought the Japanese onslaught, but was forced to retreat. [3]

Surrender

General Edward P. King surrendered his battered, exhausted, and hungry troops in order to prevent annihilation on April 9, 1942. After five months of combat, the troops of combined US and Filipino forces suffered heavy losses and lack of ammunition. [4]

The regiment was disbanded and never reactivated after the war.

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References

  1. Catalan, Primitivo (1977). The Brief History of 91st Infantry Division, Philippine Army (1st ed.). Quezon City, Philippines: Cintoner Publishing (published May 1977). pp. 1–15.
  2. Morton, Louis (June 26, 1953). The Fall of the Philippines (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Press (published 1953). pp. 137–138.
  3. Morton, Louis (June 26, 1953). The Fall of the Philippines (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Press. pp. 177–178.
  4. Young, Donald (2009). The Battle of Bataan (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina, USA: McFarland & Company, Inc Publishers. p. 237. ISBN   978-0-7864-4180-8.

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