91st Division (Philippines)

91st Division
91st 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	Reserve Force
Engagements	World War II Battle of Bataan Philippines Campaign (1941-1942)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. (later BGen.) Luther R. Stevens

The 91st 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. Col. (later BGen.) Luther R. Stevens (PA) was the division's commander, and Col. Edgar H. Keltner, Inf., was Chief of Staff.

Combat Narrative

At the outset of hostilities, 8 December 1941, the 91st Division (PA) was part of the USAFFE Reserve Force, alongside the U.S. Army's Philippine Division, the 1st Tank Group (Provisional), and three smaller Philippine Scouts units (43rd Infantry (PS), 86th FA Bn. (PS), & 88th FA Regt. (PS).)

Order of Battle

• 91st Infantry Regiment (PA) (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
• 92nd Infantry Regiment (PA) (Col. John H. Rodman, Inf.; XO: Col. James D Carter, Inf.) (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
• 93rd Infantry Regiment (PA) (Maj. John C. Goldtrap) (left behind on Samar & Leyte, 9 Dec 41; transf. to Cagayan Sector, Mindanao Force to transferred on 9th Division on 10 Apr 42)
• 91st Field Artillery Regiment (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
  • 91st FA Regt HQ Company (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
  • 1st Bn/91st FA Regt (PA) (75mm guns, 8x) (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
  • 2nd Bn/91st FA Regt (PA) (2.95-inch pack howitzers, 8x) (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
  • 3rd Bn/91st FA Regt (PA) (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
• 91st Engineer Battalion (PA) (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
• 91st Division Units (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
  • 91st Division Headquarters & HQ Company (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
  • 91st Medical Battalion (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
  • 91st Signal Company (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
  • 91st Quartermaster Company (Motorized) (transf. to 9th Division (PA))
  • 91st QM Transport Company (Truck) (transf. to 9th 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.

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