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United States Marine Corps
With thanks to Gary Kennedy
 
Marine Division, "E-Series", Authorized Strengths, 15 April 1943
Personnel
  Units USMC USN Unit Totals
Officers NCO + EM Officers PhM + HA Officers NCO + EM
  Division Headquarters     51     139     8     13     59     152    
  3 Infantry Regiments (each) 137     2, 984     11     110     148     3, 094    
      Headquarters & Service Company 21     146     5     14     26     160    
      Weapons Company 8     189               8     189    
    3 Infantry Battalions (each)     36     883     2     32     38     915    
      Headquarters Company 10     93     2     32     12     125    
      Weapons Company 8     220               8     220    
      3 Rifle Companies (each)     6     190               6     190    
  Artillery Regiment     188     2, 956     9     54     197     3, 010    
      Headquarters & Service Battery     20     171     4     9     24     180    
    3 Pack Howitzer Battalions (each)     34     561     1     9     35     570    
      Headquarters & Service Battery     13     129     1     9     14     138    
      3 Pack Howitzer Batteries (each)     7     144               7     144    
    2 Howitzer Battalions (each)     33     551     1     9     34     560    
      Headquarters & Service Battery     15     125     1     9     16     134    
      3 Howitzer Batteries (each)     6     142               6     142    
  Engineer Regiment     74     1, 548     35     860     109     2, 408    
      Headquarters & Service Company 22     256     5     7     27     263    
    Engineer Battalion 21     614     1     9     22     623    
      Headquarters Company 6     44     1     9     7     53    
      3 Engineer Companies (each)     5     190               5     190    
    Pioneer Battalion 31     678     3     32     34     710    
      Headquarters Company 7     78     3     32     10     110    
      3 Pioneer Companies (each)     8     200               8     200    
    Naval Construction Battalion           26     812     26     812    
      Headquarters Company           14     134     14     134    
      3 Construction Companies (each)               4     226     4     226    
  Light Tank Battalion 36     659     1     11     37     670    
    Headquarters & Service Company     11     64     1     9     12     73    
    3 Tank Companies (each)     6     155                 6     155    
    Scout Company 7     130          2     7     132    
  Special Weapons Battalion 38     703     2     14     40     717    
    Headquarters & Service Battery 13     73     2     14     15     87    
    Antiaircraft Battery 7     300               7     300    
    3 Antitank Batteries (each) 6     110               6     110    
  Service Battalion 27     614     2     18     29     632    
    Headquarters Company 8     43     2     10     10     52    
    Service & Supply Company 13     433          9     13     442    
    Ordnance Company 6     138               6     138    
  Motor Transport Battalion 28     489     1     9     29     498    
    Headquarters & Service Company 13     165     1     9     14     174    
    3 Transport Companies (each) 5     108               5     108    
  Amphibian Tractor Battalion 22     454     1     9     23     463    
    Headquarters & Service Company 7     64     1     9     8     73    
    3 Tractor Companies (each) 5     130               5     130    
  Medical Battalion 1     125     38     362     39     487    
    Headquarters & Service Company 1     5     3     12     4     17    
    5 Medical Companies (each)      24     7     70     7     94    
  Headquarters Battalion 83     736     11     21     94     757    
    Headquarters Company 60     328     11     21     71     349    
    Military Police Company 6     95               6     95    
    Signal Company 17     313               17     313    
Division Sub-Totals     908     17, 236     133     1, 668     1, 041     18, 924    
Division Totals     18, 144 1, 801 19, 965
 
Equipment
  Nomenclature Number
  Car (5-passenger) 12    
  Station Wagon (4×4) 12    
  Ambulance (0.25-ton, 4×4) 48    
  Ambulance (0.5-ton, 4×4) 11    
  Truck (0.25-ton, 4×4) 375    
  Truck (0.25-ton, 4×4, w/ radio) 134    
  Truck (1-ton, 4×4, cargo) 268    
  Truck (1-ton, 4×4, w/ radio) 22    
  Truck (2.5-ton, 4×4, cargo) 48    
  Truck (2.5-ton, 6×6, cargo) 198    
  Truck (2.5-ton, 6×6, dump) 51    
  Truck (miscellaneous) 51    
  Amphibian Tractor 100    
  Light Tank, w/ armament 54    
  Light Recovery Tank 3    
  Miscellaneous Tractor 73    
  Pistol (.45-cal) 299    
  Rifle (.30-cal, M1) 8, 030    
  Carbine (.30-cal, M1) 11, 074    
  Submachine Gun (.45-cal) 78    
  Shotgun (12-gauge) 306    
  BAR (.30-cal, Browning Automatic Rifle) 558    
  Medium Machine Gun (.30-cal, M1919A4) 682    
  Heavy Machine Gun (.30-cal, M1917A1) 108    
  Heavy Machine Gun (.50-cal, M2) 343    
  Mortar (60mm) 81    
  Mortar (81mm) 81    
  Flamethrower (portable) 24    
  Antitank Gun (37mm) 54    
  Antiaircraft Gun (40mm) 16    
  Antitank Gun (75mm, self-propelled) 12    
  Pack Howitzer (75mm) 36    
  Howitzer (105mm) 24    
  Antitank Rocket Launcher (2.36-inch, M1A1) 243    
 
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