91st Division | |
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![]() 91st Philippine Division Emblem 1941-42
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Active | 1941 - 9 April 1942 |
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Branch | Philippine Army |
Type | Infantry Division |
Size | Division |
Part of | Reserve Force |
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders |
Col. (later BGen.) Luther R. Stevens |
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The 91st 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 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.
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).)