The Wainwright Papers, Volume IV: Historical Documents of World War II in the Philippines

Publication of an important primary source: the basic Report of Operations of USAFFE [US Army Forces in the Far East] and USFIP [US Forces in the Philippines] in the Philippine Islands 1941-1942, by Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, and some of its annexes. This report, with its subordinate reports, was initially written by key USAFFE officers while in prison camp; the final report was finished after the surviving officers were liberated and returned to the US. Wainwright was commander of the North Luzon Force when the war broke out, was assigned the I Corps in Bataan and finally became commander of the USFIP after MacArthur’s departure for Australia in March 1942. These reports serve as the official after-action reports of the USAFFE and USFIP and their subordinate units. Volume I of this series contains reports of service organizations and the Philippine Division, and includes a roster of the Class of 1936 of the Reserve Officers' Service School. Contents I. Report of Operations of the Philippine Division, US Army by Col H. C. Browne II. Report of Operations of the Quartermaster Corps, US Army by Brig Gen Charles C. Drake Part I Part II - First War Phase (1-31 Dec 1941) Part III - Second War Phase (1 Jan - 21 Mar 1942) Part IV - Third War Phase (22 Mar - 6 May 1942) Part V - Operations: Southern Islands Part VI - Quartermaster Corps Personnel Part VII - Conclusions III. Signal Report, US Army by Col T. T. Teague First Phase (8-24 Dec 1941) Second Phase (24 Dec - 21 Jan 1942) Third Phase (1 Jan - 20 Feb 1942) Fourth Phase (20 Feb - 20 Mar 1942) Fifth Phase (20 Mar - 6 May 1942) IV. Report of Operations, Finance Officer, USFIP by Col John R. Vance Notes and Comments Homma Faces 42 Specific Charges of Atrocities Appendix A: Reserve Officers' Service School Class 1936 Roster Bibliography