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The Philippine Department (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Pilipinas/Hukbong Kagawaran ng Pilipinas) was a regular United States Army organization whose mission was to defend the Philippine Islands and train the Philippine Army. On 9 April 1942, during World War II, the organization surrendered to the Japanese.
Philippine Division, or from 1944–1947 the 12th Infantry Division, was the core U.S. infantry division of the United States Army's Philippine Department during World War II. The division was organized in April 1922 and primarily consisted of United States Army officers and Filipino enlisted men.
The 12th Quartermaster Regiment was a regiment of the United States which was charged with quartermaster duties such as supplying all necessary ordnance, food, clothing, and supplies to the Philippine Division.
Military helmets. Brodie helmet (in US M1917 helmet) (1935-1946) M1 helmet (1942-1946) American M1938 tanker helmet (1942-1946) Military lightweight cloth-covered helmet. Guinit sun helmets [1] (1935-1942) sun helmet (1935-1946) Military garrison caps. garrison cap (1935-1946) overseas cap (1935-1946) Military caps, hats, and hood. M1941 ...
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.
The United States Army Quartermaster Corps, formerly the Quartermaster Department, is a sustainment and former combat service support (CSS) branch of the United States Army. It is also one of three U.S. Army logistics branches, the others being the Transportation Corps and the Ordnance Corps .
Commonwealth of the Philippines: Allegiance United States Army Philippine Commonwealth Army: Branch: Army: Type: Infantry Division: Role: Division: Size: 8200: Part of: South Luzon Force(II Philippine Corps) Cantonment: Tagaytay, Cavite: Anniversaries: August 28: Equipment: M1903 Springfield Rifles M1917 Enfield Rifles M1923 Thompson ...
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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Schmidt, Major Larry S. (1982).