Appendix V
Task Organization

 

  1. 4th Marine Division (Reinforced)--Major General Clifton B. Cates

    4th Marine Division

    Companies A and B, plus Detachment, Battalion Headquarters, 2d Armored Amphibian Battalion

    5th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

    10th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

    1st Joint Assault Signal Company [JASCO]

    Marine Observation Squadron 4

    4th Marine Amphibian Truck Company

    476th Amphibian Truck Company (USA)

    7th War Dog Platoon

    1st Provisional Rocket Detachment

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    Detachment, 8th Field Depot

    Detachment, 726th Signal Air Warning Company (USA)

    Detachment, Signal Battalion, V Amphibious Corps

    442d Port Company (USA)

    Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Areas Intelligence Team

    24th Replacement Draft

    30th Replacement Draft

     

  1. 5th Marine Division (Reinforced)--Major General Keller E. Rockey

    5th Marine Division

    5th Marine Amphibian Truck Company

    5th Joint Assault Signal Company

    471st Amphibian Truck Company (USA)

    11th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

    3d Amphibian Tractor Battalion

    Companies C and D and Detachment, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Armored Amphibian Battalion

    Marine Observation Squadron 5

    3d Provisional Rocket Detachment

    6th Marine War Dog Platoon

    592d Port Company (USA)

    31st Naval Construction Battalion

    27th Replacement Draft

    31st Replacement Draft

    Detachment, 726th Signal Air Warning Company (USA)

    Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Areas Intelligence Team

    Detachment, Signal Battalion, V Amphibious Corps

    Detachment, 8th Field Depot

    Liaison Group, V Amphibious Corps

    Liaison Group, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific V Amphibious Corps Reserve

     

  2. 21st Marines

     

  3. 3d Marine Division (Reinforced)--Major General Graves B. Erskine1

    3d Marine Division (less 21st Marines)

    3d Joint Assault Signal Company

    Marine Observation Squadron 1

    3d Marine War Dog Platoon

    Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Areas Intelligence Team

    Detachment, Signal Battalion, V Amphibious Corps

    28th Replacement Draft

    34th Replacement Draft

     

  4. Garrison Forces (Assault Echelon)--Major General James E. Chaney, USA2

    Detachment, Island Command Headquarters

    Detachment, 147th Army Infantry Regiment

    Detachment, Headquarters, VII Fighter Command

    Detachment, Headquarters, 15th Fighter Group

    47th Fighter Squadron

    78th Fighter Squadron

    548th Night Fighter Service

    386th Air Service Group, Special

    1st Platoon, 604th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company

    223d Radar Maintenance Unit (Type C)

    Detachment, Administrative Unit, Group Pacific 11

    Port Directors Detachment

    Garrison Beach Party

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Footnotes

1. The 3d Marine Division (Expeditionary Troops Reserve) was released, less the 3d Marines, to V Amphibious Corps Landing Force control on 23Feb45. VAC Personnel Rpt, 4.

2. These Army units were attached to assault elements of V Corps for transportation and/or employment in the assault phase. Additional Army units were attached to divisions and were listed with the task organization of those commands. VAC Personnel Rpt, 1.


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