Element | Strength | |
---|---|---|
Division HQ | 257 | |
HQ Battalion | 1,004 | |
---HQ Company | 483 | |
---Signal Company | 292 | |
---Military Police Company | 102 | |
---Reconnaissance Company | 127 | |
---Assault Signal Company | 465 | |
Tank Battalion | 630 | |
---HQ and Service Company | 1 M4 tank | 123 |
---Tank Company (x3) | 15 M4 tanks | 169 |
Engineer Battalion | 904 | |
---HQ Company | 307 | |
---Engineer Company (x3) | 199 | |
Pioneer Battalion | 745 | |
---HQ Company | 127 | |
---Pioneer Company (x3) | 206 | |
Service Troops | 1,889 | |
---Service Battalion | 751 | |
------HQ Company | 68 | |
------Service and Supply Company | 502 | |
------Ordnance Company | 178 | |
---Motor Transport Battalion | 539 | |
------HQ and Service Company | 194 | |
------Transport Company (x3) | 115 | |
---Medical Battalion | 599 | |
------HQ and Service Company | 89 | |
------Medical Company (x5) | 102 | |
Artillery Regiment | 2,639 | |
HQ and Service Battery | 229 | |
105mm Howitzer Battalion (x2) | 602 | |
---HQ and Service Battery | 161 | |
---105mm Howitzer Battery (x3) | 4 105mm howitzers | 147 |
75mm Pack Howitzer Battalion (x3) | 603 | |
---HQ and Service Battery | 159 | |
---75mm Howitzer Battery (x3) | 4 75mm howitzers | 148 |
Infantry Regiment (x3) | 3,218 | |
---HQ and Service Company | 261 | |
---Weapons Company | 203 | |
------Company HQ | 71 | |
------75mm SP Gun Platoon | 4 75mm SP AT | 36 |
------37mm Gun Platoon (x3) | 4 37mm AT | 32 |
---Infantry Battalion (x3) | 918 | |
------HQ Company | 213 | |
---------Battalion HQ | 138 | |
---------Company HQ | 17 | |
---------81mm Mortar Platoon | 4 81mm mortars | 58 |
------Rifle Company (x3) | 235 | |
---------Company HQ | 3 60mm mortars | 58 |
---------Machine Gun Platoon | 6 .30 LMG, 6 .30 HMG | 43 |
---------Rifle Platoon (x3) | 46 | |
TOTAL | 17,465 |
Weapons Recapitulation | ||
---|---|---|
Weapon | Regiment # | Division # |
.45-cal M1911/M1911A1 pistol | * | 399 |
.45-cal M1A1 submachine gun | 49 | |
.30-cal M1 carbine | 1,794 | 10,953 |
.30-cal M1 rifle | 1,179 | 5,436 |
.30-cal M1918A2 automatic rifle (BAR) | 243 | 853 |
.30-cal M1917A1 heavy machine gun (watercooled) | 54 | 162 |
.30-cal M1919A4 light machine gun (aircooled) | 65 | 302 |
.50-cal HB-M2 heavy machine gun (aircooled) | 12 | 161 |
12-ga M97/M12 riot shotgun | 100 | 306 |
37mm M3A1 antitank gun | 12 | 36 |
75mm M3 self-propelled antitank gun (halftrack-mounted) | 4 | 12 |
75mm M1A1 pack howitzer | 24 | |
105mm M2A1 howitzer | 24 | |
60mm M2 mortar | 39 | 117 |
81mm M1 mortar | 12 | 36 |
2.36-inch M1 antitank rocket launcher | 43 | 172 |
M1A1/M2-2 portable flamethrower | 81 | 243 |
E4-5 mechanized flamethrower kit (retrofitted to M4 tank) |
24 | |
M4A2/M4A3 medium tank | 46 | |
LVT support type amphibian tractor | 71 | |
M29C amphibian cargo carrier* | ? | |
The pistol was replaced by the carbine within infantry and artillery regiments. *Special issue to the 3d, 4th, and 5th Marine Diviison for the Iwo Jima assault. |
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