101st Division (Philippines)
| 101st Division | |
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101st Philippine Division Emblem 1941-42
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| Active | 1941 - 10 May 1942 |
| Country |
 Commonwealth of the Philippines
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| Branch | Philippine Army |
| Type | Infantry Division |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | Visayan-Mindanao Force |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Col. (later BGen.) Joseph P. Vachon |
| WWII Philippine Army Divisions | |
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The 101st Infantry Division was a division of the Philippine Army under the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE).
It was active from 1941 to 10 May 1942, whereupon it surrendered after Corregidor fell. It was active in Mindanao. Col. (later BGen.) Joseph P. Vachon (USA) was the division's commander, and Vachon simultaneously commanded the Cotabato-Davao Force, Mindanao Force.
After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December 1941, it formed part of Visayan-Mindanao Force under Brigadier General (later Major General) William F. Sharp, HQ originally at Cebu City.
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