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Philippine Department

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  • Maj. General Lucius Roy Holbrook (1875 - 1952)
    Roy Holbrook (April 30, 1875–October 19, 1952) was a Major General who commanded of the United States Army's Philippine Department from 1936 to 1938.While stationed at Boise, Idaho, Holbrook met Henrie...
  • Major General Charles Evans Kilbourne, Jr. (1872 - 1963)
    Major General Charles Evans Kilbourne, Jr. General Kilbourne was an officer in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Philippine–American War. Biog...
  • Gen John L. Hines, Army Chief of Staff (1868 - 1968)
    Born in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia,[2] Hines graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Infantry on June 12, 1895.[1] His f...
  • Gen. Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964)
    General Douglas MacArthur General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during th...
  • Maj. General Omar Bundy (1861 - 1940)
    Bundy (June 17, 1861 – January 20, 1940) was a U.S. Army general who participated in the Indian Wars and the Spanish–American War in Cuba, fought in the Philippine Insurrection and the Moro Expedition,...

The Philippine Department was a regular United States Army organization whose mission was to defend the Philippine Islands and train the Philippine Army. On 9 April 1942, during World War II, the organization surrendered to the Japanese.

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