11th Division (Philippines)

11th Division
11th Philippine Division Emblem 1941-42
Active	1941 - 9 April 1942
Country	Commonwealth of the Philippines
Branch	Philippine Army
Type	Infantry Division
Size	Division
Part of	North Luzon Force (I Philippine Corps)
Engagements	World War II Battle of Bataan Philippines Campaign (1941-1942)
Commanders
Notable commanders	BGen William E. Brougher

The 11th Infantry Division was a division of the Philippine Army under the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE).

History

It was active from 1941 to April 9, 1942, whereupon it surrendered when Bataan fell. It was organized and trained in Zambales Province of Northern Luzon. Col. (later BGen.) William E. Brougher (USA) was the division's commander.

Combat Narrative

At the opening of hostilities, 8 December 1941, the 11th Division formed a part of BGen. (later LGen.) Jonathan M. Wainwright's North Luzon Force of the Philippine Army (later renamed I Philippine Corps), alongside the 21st and 31st Divisions, and the 26th Cavalry Regiment.

Order of Battle^[1]

• 11th Infantry Regiment (PA) (Col. Glen R. Townsend, Inf.) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
• 12th Infantry Regiment (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
• 13th Infantry Regiment (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
• 11th Field Artillery Regiment (PA) (Col. James C. Hughes, FA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
  • 11th FA Regt HQ Company (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
  • 1st Bn/11th FA Regt (PA) (75mm guns, 16x) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
  • 2nd Bn/11th FA Regt (PA) (2.95-inch pack howitzers, 8x) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
  • 3rd Bn/11th FA Regt (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
• 11th Engineer Battalion (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
• 11th Division Units (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
  • 11th Division Headquarters & HQ Company (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
  • 11th Medical Battalion (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
  • 11th Signal Company (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
  • 11th Quartermaster Company (Motorized) (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))
  • 11th QM Transport Company (Truck) (PA) (transf. to 1st Division (PA))

Sources

• Morton, Louis (1953). United States Army in World War II, The War in the Pacific: The Fall of the Philippines. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army. 
• Whitman, John W. (1990). Bataan: Our Last Ditch : The Bataan Campaign, 1942. Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-87052-877-7. 

Bibliography

• Morton, Louis. The Fall of the Philippines (Publication 5-2). Retrieved on 14 Feb 2017.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

References