Willy MB Jeeps M3 Scout Cars M2 Half Trucks QF9.25inch Mountain Guns M1932 Browning .50 Caliber Heavy Machineguns M1917 Browning .30 Caliber Medium Machineguns (Watercooled) M1923 Thompson Submachineguns M1918 Browning Automatic Rifles M1917 Enfield Bolt Action Rifles P14 Pattern Enfield Rifles M1903 Springfield Bolt Action Rifles Visayas-Mindanao Force (Filipino: Hukbong Lakas ng Visayas at Mindanao; Cebuano: Puwersa sa Visayas ug Mindanao) was a military formation created in November 1941 to command all soldiers of the US Army, US Philippine Scouts, Philippine Army, and Philippine Constabulary in the southern islands (Visayas and Mindanao) of the Philippines.

[1] General Sharp was ordered to organize the coastal defenses, construct more airfields, recruit, and trained soldiers.

Later Leyte Brigade under Lieutenant Colonel Ben-Hur Chastaine which included 81st Infantry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Ruperto Kangleon and 93rd Infantry Regiment under Major John Goldtrap to cover the Northeast area of Mindanao including Northern Davao Province.

They were opposed by defending forces consisting of 2/101st Infantry, 2/82nd Infantry, a battery of 75mm mountain guns from 101st Field Artillery of the 101st Division of the Philippine Army,[3] and few Philippine constabularies under overall command of sector commander Lieutenant Colonel Roger Hilsman after few skirmishes they were overran and dispersed due to lack of coordination and fire power.

Rogers himself has to endure weeks of hike in the jungle to reach Bukidnon and report back to 101st Division headquarters.

He promoted Colonel Albert Christie to Brigadier General to assumed command of 61st Division and Panay Island including Romblon and Guimaras.

Due to lack of artillery guns and ammunitions, Japanese easily set its foothold and dispersed Filipino-American forces.

Captured all major ports and airfields and bulk of supplies in Cebu, making sure it won't reach beleaguered troops in Corregidor Island.

Justice Secretary Jose Abad Santos was captured by the Japanese in Cebu who was making its way to reach Mindanao.

General Sharp activated 102nd Division to cover the defense of Northern Mindanao from units coming from Visayas Islands and provincial battalions.

They were met by Filipino-American forces with fierce fighting but in the end the superior weaponry won and lack of artilleries guns and air support made the defenders easily dispersed from their position.