During World War II under the Japanese Occupation, the 6th Infantry Division, Philippine

Commonwealth Army was established from 1942 to 1946 under the 6th Military Area of the
Commonwealth Army at the military general headquarters and military camps and garrisoned in
Panay Island and Romblon in the west and Mindanao and Sulu in the south was the assigned to
combat the armed forces of the Japanese Imperial military insurgency in Central and Southern
Philippines. Before the Post-Japanese Invasion to the liberation of the Philippines and beginning
the Anti-Japanese military operations in Central and Southern Philippines and liberated in
Mindanao, Camiguin and Sulu from 1942 to 1945, the 6th Infantry Division was tasked in
helping the local recognized Christian and Muslim guerrilla groups. They fought with the units
of the U.S. 10th Military district, which was under the command of Colonel Wendell Fertig.
The Philippine Commonwealth Army 6th Infantry Division helped the U.S. troops in liberating
the provinces of Antique (now Aklan and Antique), Capiz and Iloilo in Panay Island, and
Romblon. Many members of this unit were guerrilla groups under by Colonel Macario Peralta of
6th Military District, who fought against the Japanese Imperial forces.