Philippine Scouts - Filipino Officers Within The Philippine Division, July 1941

Filipino Officers Within The Philippine Division, July 1941

In 1910, the U.S. Army began sending one outstanding Filipino soldier per year to West Point. Among these cadets were Vicente Lim (USMA, Class of 1914), Fidel V. Segundo (1917), Pastor Martelino (1920), and at least five others. By 1941 some of these men had risen to the rank of senior officers, and some transferred to the Philippine Army when the Philippine Commonwealth began to build up its own forces in 1937. In July 1941, there were fifteen Filipino Scout Officers within the Philippine Division. Two were in the Headquarters, two were amongst the Special Troops, three in the 45th Infantry Regiment (PS), one in the 57th Infantry Regiment (PS), five in the 24th Field Artillery Regiment (PS), one in the 12th Quartermaster Regiment (PS), and one in the 14th Engineer Regiment (PS).

Strength of the Philippine Division, July 31, 1941
Unit Total Officers Enlisted
Total American Filipino
All Units 10,473 516 9,957 2,036 7,921
Hq and Hq Co 181 30 151 4 147
Special Troops 5 5 0 0 0
31st Infantry 2,100 4 986 986 0
45th Infantry 2,265 117 2,148 1 2,147
57th Infantry 2,279 118 2,161 0 2,161
23rd FA Regt 401 10 391 0 804
24th FA Regt 843 39 804 0 804
12th MP Co 136 5 131 5 86
12th QM Regt 592 18 574 0 574
12th Ord Co 142 3 139 0 139
12th Sig regt 227 10 217 0 217
4th Vet Co 11 1 10 0 10
a Includes 15 Philippine Scout Officers: 2 Hq, 2 Sp Trs, 3 45th Inf, 1 57th Inf, 5 24th FA Regt, 1 12th QM Regt, and 1 14th Engr.
Source: Phil Dept, Machine Rcds Unit Station Strength and Misc., Officers and Enlisted Men, Jul 41.

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