21st Division (Philippines)
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The 21st Infantry Division was one of the 10 reserve division of the Philippine Army mobilized under the United States Army Forces in the Far East. The unit was involved in the delaying action against
21st Philippine Division Emblem 1941-42
21st Philippine Division Emblem 1941-42, more common version
21st Division held the southern edges of Lingayen Gulf west of Dagupan.
5 Defensive Lines of Gen. Wainwright for War Plan Orange - 3
The Philippines campaign, also known as the Battle of the Philippines or the Fall of the Philippines, was the invasion of the Philippines by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific War and World War II
21st Division (Philippines)
…Role Army Reserve Size 8,500 Part of North Luzon Force; I Philippine Corps Garrison/HQ Camp Malatiqui, Santa Ignacia, Tarlac Engagements World War II Philippines campaign (1941–1942) Battle of Bataan Commanders Commander BGen Mateo M. Capinpin Senior Instructor Col. Ray O'Day, USA Chief of Staff LCol. Filomeno Villaluz Col. Nemesio…
A burial detail of American and Filipino prisoners of war uses improvised litters to carry fallen comrades at Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, 1942, following the Bataan Death March.
Advance Japanese landings in the Philippines 8–20 December 1941
Disposition of United States Army forces in the Philippines in December 1941
B-17 at Iba Field in October 1941