AIRCRAFT IN THE
PHILIPPINES, DECEMBER 1941 - Republic P-35 |
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On 15 August
1941, less than three weeks after he had assumed command of USAFFE,
General MacArthur incorporated into the American forces the Philippine
Army Air Corps of six squadrons and approximately 500 men. A few days
later he issued orders calling into the service by 1 September ten
infantry regiments-one from each of the reserve divisions -and the
cadres of most of the other divisional units.