Sunday, November 29, 2009

Bataan - Personnel and Losses April 1942

Per Wainwright's Report (G-1)

Total
US Enlisted and Officers - 12,500
Philippine Scouts - 8,000
Philippine Army - 56,000

Total Military 76,500

Filipino civilians employed by Army and Refugees drawing rations - 22,000

Breakdown of Personnel:

9 Divisions of Philippine Army - 43,000
Philippine Scouts - 8,000

Various HQ's - 2,800
Artillery/Engineers - 6500
Provisional Air Corp Regiment - 1, 300
US 31st Regiment - 1,700
Misc. Air Corps -2, 300
Hospital Patients 8,500
Service Personal - 3,000

Breakdown by Sick/Wounded:
General Hospital - 8,500
Field Hospital -9,000
Aid stations -5,000
Total 22,500

Losses

Reported to Japanese POW Camp May 10, 1042:

US - 9,300
Filipino - 44, 000
In General Hospital (US only) 2,300

Estimated Killed in Battle/Death March (US only) - 950

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