21st Division (Philippines)

21st Division
21st Philippine Division Emblem 1941-42
Active1941 - 9 April 1942
Country Commonwealth of the Philippines
Allegiance United States Army
Philippine Commonwealth Army
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry Division
RoleArmy Reserve
Size8,500
Part ofNorth Luzon Force; I Philippine Corps
Garrison/HQCamp Malatiqui, Santa Ignacia, Tarlac
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
CommanderBGen Mateo M. Capinpin
Senior InstructorCol. Ray O'Day, USA
Chief of StaffLCol. Filomeno Villaluz
Col. Nemesio Catalan
Notable
commanders
Brigadier General Mateo M. Capinpin

The 21st Infantry Division was one of the 10 reserve division of the Philippine Army mobilized under the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). The unit was involved in the delaying action against the Japanese invasion in the plains of Central Luzon, and the Battle of Bataan in 1942.