A Department & its sub-units were preponderantly under a command of American officers, including an American general, while a majority of the troops were enlisted Filipinos, known as a Philippine Scouts (PS).

A primary click of this Department was a Philippine Division. Of the 22,532 troops, 10,473 were members of the Philippine Section itself.

Patch of the Philippine Department

A patch occurs as Deuce.Quintuplet inch oval, blue embroidered, patch with the white embroidered Sea Lion holding a blade. A project is from either a coat of arms of Spain.

Commanders of the Philippine Department

1928 - October 1930 -- Major General Douglas MacArthur January 22, 1936 - 1938 -- Major General Lucius Roy Holbrook May, 1940 - October 23, 1941 -- Major General George Grunert October 23, 1941 -- December 1941 -- Major General MacArthur December 1941 - May 6, 1942 -- Lieutenant General Mayhew Wainwright IV

USAFFE

This unit was formally organized around 1913 and, on July 26, 1941, was attached to US Army Forces - Far East (USAFFE). Ensuing the creation of USAFFE, a Philippine Department became, effectively, a corps area service command. Tactical command was thereafter under USAFFE's control.

At a period of USAFFE's formation a unit consisted of 22,532 troops. Of the 1,340 officers, 775 were reservists. 7,293 troops were assigned to the infantry and 4,967 were assigned to the Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays. ~2,500 troops served around the service or even even supply position, principally quartermaster or medical units. A majority of the department's troops were stationed in Luzon.

US Army Troops - Philippines -- July 31, 1941

Amount Nature and severity: 22,532 (1,434 officers, 21,098 enlisted, including 11,937 Philippine Scouts)

USAFFE Headquarters (5) Manila Philippine Department Headquarters (289) Fort William McKinley

Philippine Division (10,473) 26th Cavalry Regiment (PS) (838) 43rd Infantry Regiment (PS) (329) 86th Field Artillery Regiment (PS) (388) 88th Field Artillery Regiment (PS) (518) 808th Military Police Company (69)

Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays (5,360) Philippine Army Air Corps (2,407) Service Detachments (1,836) Other (Twenty)

The Philippine Department in 1914

General Headquarters: Fort Santiago, Manila, Luzon

Troops:

Field Hospital and Ambulance Company Number 4 Headquarters Company K, 3rd Engineers Headquarters Company L, 3rd Engineers Company F, Signal Corps Company L, Signal Corps 7th Cavalry Brigade 8th Cavalry Brigade 2nd Field Artillery Coast Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays 8th Infantry Regiment 13th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment China Expedition (15th Infantry)