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United States Marine Corps
With thanks to Gary Kennedy
 
Marine Division, "F" Series, Authorized Strengths
Personnel    
  Units USMC USN Unit Totals
Officers NCO + EM Officers PhM + HA Officers NCO + EM
  Division Headquarters 66     186     4     1     70     187    
  3 Infantry Regiments (each) 137     2, 936     11     134     148     3, 070    
      Headquarters & Service Company 24     218     5     14     29     232    
      Weapons Company 8     195               8     195    
    3 Infantry Battalions (each) 35     841     2     40     37     881    
      Headquarters Company 14     157     2     40     16     197    
      3 Rifle Companies (each) 7     228               7     228    
  Artillery Regiment 159     2, 415     8     57     167     2, 472    
      Headquarters & Service Battery 23     193     4     9     27     202    
    2 105mm Howitzer Battalions (each) 33     556     1     12     34     568    
      Headquarters & Service Battery 15     133     1     12     16     145    
      3 Howitzer Batteries (each) 6     141               6     141    
    2 75mm Pack Howitzer Battalions (each) 35     555     1     12     36     567    
      Headquarters & Service Battery 14     132     1     12     15     144    
      3 Pack Howitzer Batteries (each) 7     141               7     141    
  Tank Battalion 35     585     1     9     36     594    
    Headquarters & Service Company 14     99     1     9     15     108    
    3 Tank Companies (each) 7     162               7     162    
  Engineer Battalion 41     842     1     20     42     862    
    Headquarters & Service Company 23     263     1     20     24     283    
    3 Engineer Companies (each) 6     193               6     193    
  Pioneer Battalion 38     672     3     32     41     704    
    Headquarters & Service Company 11     81     3     32     14     113    
    3 Pioneer Companies (each) 9     197               9     197    
  Service Battalion 29     702     2     18     31     720    
    Headquarters Company 9     48     2     9     11     57    
    Service & Supply Company 13     483          9     13     492    
    Ordnance Company 7     171               7     171    
  Motor Transport Battalion 28     501     1     9     29     510    
    Headquarters & Service Company     13     171     1     9     14     180    
    3 Transport Companies (each) 5     110               5     110    
  Medical Battalion 1     b     63     395     64     535    
    Headquarters & Service Company 1     15     28     45     29     60    
    5 Medical Companies (each)      25     7     70     7     95    
  Headquarters Battalion 101     883     7     13     108     896    
    Headquarters Company 73     394     7     9     80     403    
    Reconnaissance Company 5     118          4     5     122    
    Military Police Company 6     96               6     96    
    Signal Company     17     275               17     275    
Division Sub-Totals     843     15, 548     119     955     962     16, 503    
Division Totals     16, 391 1, 074 17, 465
 
Equipment
  Nomenclature Number
  Car (5-passenger)     3    
  Station Wagon (4×4)     3    
  Ambulance (0.25-ton, 4×4)     52    
  Ambulance (0.5-ton, 4×4)     12    
  Truck (0.25-ton, 4×4)     323    
  Truck (0.25-ton, 4×4, with radio)     85    
  Truck (1-ton, 4×4, cargo)     224    
  Truck (1-ton, 4×4, reconnaissance)     11    
  Truck (2.5-ton, 6×6, cargo)     150    
  Truck (2.5-ton, 6×6, dump)     53    
  Truck (miscellaneous)     68    
  Trailer (0.25-ton, cargo)     135    
  Trailer (0.5-ton, dump)     19    
  Trailer (1-ton, cargo)     155    
  Trailer (1-ton, water)     74    
  Trailer (miscellaneous)     110    
  Tractor (miscellaneous)     71    
  Medium Tank, w/ armament     46    
  Army Medium Recovery Tank (M32B2)     3    
  Pistol (.45-cal)     399    
  Rifle (.30-cal, M1)     5, 436    
  Carbine (.30-cal, M1)     10, 953    
  Sumachine Gun (.45-cal)     49    
  Shotgun (12-gauge)     306    
  BAR (.30-cal, Browning Automatic Rifle)     853    
  Medium Machine Gun (.30-cal, M1919A4)     302    
  Heavy Machine Gun (.30-cal, M1917A1)     162    
  Heavy Machine Gun (.50-cal, M2)     161    
  Mortar (60mm)     117    
  Mortar (81mm)     36    
  Flamethrower (portable, M2-2)     243    
  Flamethrower (mechanized, E4-5)     24    
  Antitank gun (37mm, M3)     36    
  Antitank Gun (75mm, self-propelled)     12    
  Pack Howitzer (75mm)     24    
  Howitzer (105mm)     24    
  Antitank Rocket Launcher (2.36-inch, M1A1)     172    
 
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