Chapter XV 1 Bataan-Zambales, AGS, GHQ SWPA, Terrain Handbook 42, pp. 23-39, 76. 2 Skerry, Comments on Engineer Hist, No. 10. 3 Collier, Notebooks, III, 10. 4 USAFFE FO 1, 6 Jan 42, AG 300.4 (28 Dec 41) Phil Rcds; ltr, Parker to Ward, 16 Jun 52, OCMH. 5 Interv, author with Marshall, 7 Apr 48; memo, Marshall for CofS USAFFE, 13 Jan 42, AG 370.2 (19 Dec 41) Phil Rcds. 6 Rad, MacArthur to TAG, No. 20, 7 Jan 42, AG 381 (11-27-41 Sec 1) Far East. 7 USAFFE FO 1, 6 Jan 42, AG 300.4 (28 Dec 41) Phil Rcds. 8 Ibid.; USAFFE GO 3, 7 Jan 42, AG 320.2 (6 Jan 42) Phil Rcds. This general order was erroneously issued as GO 56, 6 January 1942, and was corrected by GO 4, 7 January 1942. 9 USAFFE FO 1, 6 Jan 42, AG 300.4 (28 Dec 41) Phil Rcds. 10 USAFFE FO 2, 7 Jan 42, and amendment of 10 Jan 42, AG 300.4 (28 Dec 41) Phil Rcds; Collier, Notebooks, III, 6. 11 Collier, Notebooks, III, 21. 12 Skerry, Comments on Engineer Hist, No. 10. 13 Ibid. 14 NLF and I Corps Rpt of Opns, pp. 16-17; SLF and II Corps Rpt of Opns, p. 28; Santos, The 1st Reg Div (PA) in Battle of Phil, p. 36; ltr, Brig Gen Kearie L. Berry, ret., formerly CO 1st Inf (PA), to author, 9 Jun 49, OCMH. 15 Bluemel, Comments on Draft MS, Comment 11, OCMH; interv, Groce with Lt Col Edgar Wright, Jr., formerly with 45th Inf (PS), 2 Feb 49, OCMH. 16 Memo, Casey for CofS USAFFE, 2 Jan 42, sub: Defense of Bataan, AG 381, Phil Rcds. 17 Santos, 1st Reg Div (PA), p. 36; Chandler, "26th Cavalry Battles to Glory," Part 2, Armored Cavalry Journal (May-June 1947), p. 15. 18 NLF and I Corps Rpt of Opns, p. 17; Santos, 1st Reg Div (PA), p. 36; Chandler, "26th Cavalry (PS) Battles to Glory," Part 2, Armored Cavalry Journal (May-June 1947), p. 15; Col K. L. Berry, Hist of 3d Inf, 1st Reg Div (PA), 19 Dec 41-9 Apr 42, p. 2, copy lent author by Gen Berry, OCMH. 19 Ltr, Fowler to author, 11 Mar 49, OCMH; NLF and I Corps Rpt of Opns, p. 18. 20 NLF and I Corps Rpt of Opns, pp. 18-19; Bluemel, 31st Div (PA), Rpt of Opns, pp. 7-8; Bluemel, Comments on Draft MS, Comment 13, OCMH; Harbor Defenses Rpt of Opns, p. 18. 21 NLF and I Corps Rpt of Opns, pp. 18-19; Selleck, Notes on 71st Div (PA), p. 55. The 71st Division, although it remained a division on paper, ceased to function as one after 6 January. 22 NLF and I Corps Rpt of Opns, p. 19; Chandler, "26th Cavalry (PS) Battles to Glory," Part 2, Armored Cavalry Journal (May-June 1947), p. 15. 23 SLF and II Corps Rpt of Opns, p. 20 and map, App. 5. 24 Collier, Notebooks, III, 21, 23; Skerry, Comments on Engineer Hist, No. 10. 25 USAFFE FO 1, 6 Jan 42, AG 300.4 (28 Dec 41) Phil Rcds; SLF and II Corps Rpt of Opns, p. 23; Maj John E. Olson, Opns of 57th Inf (PS) at Abucay, 10-23 Jan 42, pp. 9, 11, and Maj Ernest L. Brown, Opns of 57th Inf (PS), Abucay, Jan 42, p. 8 (papers prepared for Advanced Officers Course, in 1947-48 and 1946-47, respectively, The Infantry School) ; Phil Div Rpt of Opns, pp. 10-11, Annex XII, USAFFE-USFIP Rpt of Opns. 26 SLF and II Corps Rpt of Opns, p. 21 and map, App. 5; ltr, Col Malcolm V. Fortier to Hist Rcds Sec Bd, Hq Fourth Army, 14 May 46, sub: Opns of 41st Div (PA), p. 1, copy sent to the author by Colonel Fortier, formerly senior instructor of the 41st Division, OCMH. 27 SLF and II Corps Rpt of Opns, pp. 21, 31; interv, Falk with Jones, 13 Jun 50; Jones, Chronological Order of Events, 51st Div (PA), 29 Dec 41-26 Jan 42, pp. 1-2, copy lent the author by General Jones, OCMH. 28 65th Brig, Combat in the Mt. Natib Area, Bataan 9-27 Jan 42, ATIS Enemy Pub 151, 13 Jul 44, p. 1; SLF and II Corps Rpt of Opns, p. 20. 29 SLF and II Corps Rpt of Opns, p. 20; Jones, 51st Div (PA) Order of Events, p. 2. 30 SLF and II Corps Rpt of Opns, pp. 21-23, 29 and App. 5; Shreve, Diary, pp. 21-22; Col Alexander S. Quintard, The 301st FA (PA), p. 4, OCMH; ltr, Capt Willard A. Smith to author, 23 May 49, OCMH; copy of parts of a narrative by Col Quintard, CO 301st FA, p. 2; 2d Bn, 24th FA (PS), extract from Priestley Diary, Notebook 1, p. 15; Olson, 57th Inf (PS) Opns at Abucay, pp. 11, 12; Brown, 57th Inf (PS) Opns at Abucay, p. 9; ltr, Lt Col Charles E. N. Howard, Jr., to TAG, n.d., sub: Unit Hist, 2d Bn, 88th FA (PS), 7 Dec 41-9 Apr 48, pp. 2, 5-6, copy of this letter and a longer draft sent to author and on file in OCMH. 31 Mallonée, Bataan Diary, II, 18-20; SLF and II Corps Rpt of Opns, p. 23. 32 Collier, Notebooks, III, 18. 33 Col Otto Harwood, Storage of Supplies on Bataan, p. 1, App. A, QM Rpt of Opns; Stauffer, Quartermaster Operations in the War Against Japan, Ch. I. Mr. Stauffer's chapter, plus the QM Rpt of Opns, Annex XIII, USAFFE-USFIP Rpt of Opns, and the appendixes to this report, especially the narratives in Appendix A, have been used in the preparation of this section. 34 Harwood, Storage of Supplies on Bataan, pp. 1-3, and Lt Col Irvin Alexander, Supply Problems, p. 2, both in App. A, QM Rpt of Opns. 35 See above, Ch. X, p. 18. 36 QM Rpt of Opns, p. 23. 37 Col Ward, ATS Activities, Lt Col Michael A. Quinn, Motor Transport Service Activities, and Lt Col Richard G. Rogers, Traffic Control Opns, Apps. B, C, and E, QM Rpt of Opns. 38 Gen McBride, Notes on the Fall of Bataan; Weaver, Comments on Draft MS, Comment 34, OCMH. General McBride, Service Command Luzon Force commander, died in prison camp. A copy of this report was borrowed from Colonel Selleck and is on file in OCMH. It will be hereafter cited as McBride, Notes on Bataan Service Command. 39 QM Rpt of Opns, pp. 19-23. 40 Lawrence, Tarlac Advance QM Depot Rpt of Opns, pp. 4-5, App. A, QM Rpt of Opns. 41 Inventory of Rations, 3 Jan 42, AG 430.2 (3 Jan 42) Phil Rcds. 42 Rad, MacArthur to CG Bataan Service Command, 5 Jan 42, AG 430 (25 Dec 41) Phil Rcds. 43 Mallonée, Bataan Diary, II, 12. 44 Frank Hewlett, "Quartermasters on Bataan," Quartermaster Review, XXI (May-June 1942), 64; Capt Harold A. Arnold, "The Lesson of Bataan," Quartermaster Review, XXVI (November- December 1942), 14. 45 Alexander, Supply Problems, p. 5, App. A, QM Rpt of Opns. 46 Col Wibb E. Cooper, Medical Dept Activities in Phil, pp. 54-56, 57, 78, Annex XIV, USAFFE-USFIP Rpt of Opns; McBride, Notes on Bataan Service Command, pp. 113-14; ltr, Col Harold W. Glattly to Ward, 8 Jan 52, OCMH. 47 McBride, Notes on Bataan Service Command, p. 113. 48 The material on engineer supply is derived from Engineers in the Southwest Pacific, 1941-1945, Vol. I, Engineers in Theater Operations, p. 19, and Vol. III, Engineer Supply, pp. 6, 9, and 11. 49 Engineer Supply, p. 9, n. 6. 50 Engineers in Theater Operations, p. 19. 51 Mallonée, Bataan Diary, II, 16. 52 14th Army Opns, I, 24-25. 53 14th Army Opns, I, 73, 75, 77; Statement of Maeda, 2 Mar 50, ATIS Doc 56234, Interrogations of Former Japanese Officers, Mil Hist Div, GHQ FEC, II; USA vs. Homma, p. 3225, testimony of Homma; Hist Army Sec, Imperial GHQ, pp. 40, 41; Southern Army Opns, p. 16. 54 14th Army Opns, I, 75; Interrog of Col Motoo Nakayama, 14th Army Senior Opns Officer, Apr 47, Interrogations of Former Japanese Officers, Mil Hist Div, GHQ FEC, I. 55 Southern Army Opns, p. 16. 56 14th Army Opns, I, 39. 57 Ibid., 32, 60-61, 65. One regiment of the brigade landed at Laoag or Vigan. The rest of the force landed between San Fabian and Mabilao. 58 Ibid., 66, 73, 75-76, 91; 65th Brig Opns Rpt, Mt. Natib, pp. 2-3. 59 65th Brig Opns Rpt, Mt. Natib, p. 2. 60 The quotation is from USA vs. Homma, p. 3057, testimony of Homma. See also p. 3232; and 5th Air Gp Opns, pp. 50-51. 61 65th Brig Opns Rpt, Mt. Natib, p. 3. 62 Ibid.; 14th Army Opns, I, 66, 73, 97. 63 Statement of Maeda, 2 Mar 50, ATIS Doc 56234, Interrogations of Former Japanese Officers, Mil Hist Div, GHQ FEC, II. No orders dealing with the forthcoming operation were received from Southern Army or Imperial General Headquarters at this time. 64 14th Army Opns, I, 87, 89; USA vs. Homma, p. 3057, testimony of Homma. 65 Interrog of Maeda, 10 May 47, Interrogations of Former Japanese Officers, Mil Hist Div, GHQ FEC, I. "General Homma," remarked his chief of staff, "thought only in terms of continuing the pursuit." 66 14th Army Opns Order, Series A, No, 155, 1200, 11 Jan 42, and 65th Brig Opns Order, Series A, No. 42, 1800, 8 Jan 42, both in 65th Brig Opns Rpt, Mt. Natib, Apps. 20 and 3, respectively. 67 Ibid., p. 7, and 14th Army Opns Order, Series A, No. 138, 0800,7 Jan 42, App, 1. 68 5th Air Gp Opns, pp. 47-51. The air unit consisted of 11 fighters, 21 reconnaissance, liaison, and artillery observation planes, 36 light bombers, and a number of service units. 69 14th Army Opns, I, 89. 70 14th Army Opns Order, Series A. No. 155, 1200, 11 Jan 42. 71 14th Army Opns, I, 73-74. 72 65th Brig Opns Order, Series A, No. 42, and 14th Army Opns Order, Series A, No. 138, both cited above; 14th Army Opns, I, 91. Return to Table of Contents Return to Chapter XV
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