24th Infantry Brigade (PS)

From 1922-1929, this brigade oversaw the 31st Infantry and the 15th Infantry Regiments. Inactivated in 1930, the inactive 43rd and 44th Infantries (PS) were assigned to it.

43rd Infantry Regiment (PS)

A stateside unit from 1917-1921, the Army redesignated it as a PS unit in 1921. Inactivated in 1922, the Army reactivated the first battalion in 1941. After WWII, it was reactivated again in 1946.

44th Infantry Regiment (PS)

Constituted in June 1931, this regiment remained inactive until 1946, when it performed occupation duties in Okinawa.

Medical

12th Medical Regiment (PS)

Organized in December 1921, this unit delivered timely medical aid throughout the Philippine Defense Campaign of WWII.

Ordnance

12th Ordnance Company (PS)

Organized in May 1921, this unit ensured that the Philippine Scouts continued to have ammunition during the Philippine Defense Campaign of WWII.

Quartermaster

12th Quartermaster Regiment (PS)

The Army redesignated the units of the Philippine Division Quartermaster Train as the 12th QM Regiment (PS) in May 1936. The unit played a crucial role in feeding and supplying the men and women on the Bataan Peninsula during WWII.

Signal Corps

12th Signal Company (PS)

Activated in June 1921, this unit played a critical role in keeping the lines of communication open between the units during the Philippine Defense Campaign of WWII.

Engineers

14th Engineer Regiment (PS)

Activated in May 1921, the Army combined the 1st Philippine Engineer Bn. with three companies of the inactivated 62nd Infantry (PS). This unit built roads, constructed camps, and created maps of Bataan before WWII. During WWII, they denied the use of roads and bridges from the advancing enemy forces.

Cavalry

26th Cavalry Regiment (PS)

Activated in October 1922, the Army reassigned the enlistedmen from the 25th Field Artillery (PS) and took officers from the 9th Cavalry, 24th Field Artillery (PS), and the 25th Field Artillery. During WWII, it played an important role in the defense of the Philippines. One troop even engaged in the last cavalry charge in U.S. military history.

23rd Field Artillery Regiment (PS)

Originally a stateside unit, the Army reassigned it as an inactive unit of the Philippine Division in January 1930. Battery A was activated in 1935 and the full 1st Battalion was activated in 1941. This unit played a crucial role in the Philippine Defense Campaign.

24th Field Artillery Regiment (PS)

The Army organized the 24th Field Artillery in May 1921. During WWII, this was the largest field artillery unit in the Philippines, providing much needed artillery cover throughout Bataan.

86th Field Artillery Battalion (PS)

Assigned to the Philippine Division in April 1941, this unit deployed their guns at Lingayen Gulf and again throughout the Bataan Defense Campaign during WWII.

88th Field Artillery Regiment (PS)

Also assigned to the Philippine Division in April 1941, this unit supported the infantry units with artillery fire throughout the defense of Bataan in WWII.

Coast Artillery

91st Coast Artillery Regiment (PS)

Organized in 1924 from eight PS coast artillery companies, this unit provided critical anti-aircraft and coast artillery fire during the Philippine Defense Campaign.

92nd Coast Artillery Regiment (PS)

Organized in 1924 from eight PS coast artillery companies, this unit defended Manila Bay during the Philippine Defense Campaign and also had a battery on the Bataan Peninsula.

Military Police

Headquarters and Military Police Company (PS)

Formed in 1921, the company consisted of the HQ Platoon, 12th MP Platoon (PS), and 12th MP Platoon (American).

Post-WWII Scouts

Post-WWII Scouts

After WWII, the Army reorganized the Philippine Scouts into units called “New” Philippine Scouts. Consisting of Philippine Scouts who served in WWII as well as Philippine Army and Guerrilla veterans, these units conducted duties throughout the archipelago as well as occupation duty.

Filipino Infantry Regiments

First Filipino Infantry Regiment

Before the Fall of Bataan, the U.S. Army activated the 1st Filipino Battalion on April 1, 1942. Like the Philippine Scouts, it had Filipino volunteer enlistedmen from all over the U.S. and American and Filipino officers ⏤with a few PS serving in its ranks. It became in a regiment in June 1942. They were sent to New Guinea and then fought in the Philippines.

Second Filipino Infantry Regiment

Because of the large amount of Filipinos enlisting in the U.S. Army, the 2nd Filipino Regiment was activated in November 1942. After extensive training, it was folded into the 1st Filipino Regiment, disbanded in March 1944, and the 2nd Filipino Infantry Battalion (Separate) was formed. Was sent to the Philippines, but did not see combat.

Map of Units and Bases

See where the Philippine Scout units were based before WWII.

Fort McKinley

Prior to WWII, almost the entire Philippine Division called this base home (with the exception of the 31st Infantry based in Intramuros in Manila).

Fort Stotsenburg

The 26th Cavalry (PS) as well as the 23rd, 24th, 86th, and 88th Field Artillery (PS) called this their home base prior to WWII.