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| 81st Division | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:81st_Philippine_Division_Emblem_1941-42.jpg) 81st Philippine Division Emblem 1941-42 | |
| Active | 1941 - 10 May 1942 |
| Country |  Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Allegiance | &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Philippine_Commonwealth_Army_Flag.png){kind=small} Philippine Commonwealth Army |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry Division |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | 7,000 |
| Part of | Mindanao Force Visayas-Mindanao Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Kiethley, Dansalan (Marawi), Lanao Carmen, Bohol |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Col. (later BGen.) Guy O. Fort |
| Chief of Staff | LCol. Calixto Duque Lieutenant Colonel Floyd Forte |
| Personnel Staff | Aide de Camp - Maj Floyd Forte |
| General Staffs | G3 Operations - Maj Dominador Garcia G4 Supply - Maj Lawrence Pritchard |
| Support Staffs | Finance - Lieutenant Robert Platt Medical - Lieutenant Colonel Barnes Surgeon - Major Heidger |
| Notable commanders | Brigadier General Guy O. Fort |
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The 81st Infantry Division was a reserve division of the Philippine Army under the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). It was established in the prewar period and fought 1941–1942. Its troops are from Cebu, Bohol, and Leyte but most of its troops are Americans and junior officers are Filipinos coming mostly from Luzon. The division served in defense of Mindanao but it never commanded the 4 of its maneuver regiments but was supplemented with 61st Infantry from Panay and 73rd Infantry from Negros. Also, 2nd Regular Regiment was transferred to its command in the early part of Japanese invasion of Mindanao.