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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

Bataan - Supporting Artillery Jan 1942

From Wainwrights Reports:

Filipino Army
1st PA Division -0
2nd PA Division -0
11th FA - 10
21st FA -24
31st FA - 08
41st FA -24
51st FA -08
71st FA -06
91st FA -08
Total - 88 75MM

301st FA - 16 155 mm

US and Philippine Scouts
24th PS - 24 75mm
23rd PS - 20 75 mm
86th PS - 12 155mm
92nd CAC - 6 155 mm

Self Propelled - 27 75mm

Total Artillery on Bataan January 1942, 132 - 75 mm; 34 155mm; 27 75mm direct fire mounted on halftracks.