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Appendix H: Table of Organization G-100—Marine Division*

4 September 1945

Unit USMC USN Totals
Off Enl Off Enl Off Enl
Division Headquarters (84) (276) (4) (5) (88) (281)
Headquarters Battalion 161 1,601 19 13 180 1,614
Headquarters Company (95) (539) (6) (9) (101) (548)
Signal Company (17) (331) (17) (331)
Military Police Company (6) (93) (6) (93)
Reconnaissance Company (5) (104) (4) (5) (108)
Assault Signal Company (34) (418) (13) (47) (418)
War Dog Platoon† (1) (63) (1) (63)
Rocket Platoon (3) (53) (3) (53)
Tank Battalion 27 586 1 9 28 595
Headquarters and Service Company (12) (91) (1) (9) (13) (100)
3 Tank Companies (5) (165) (5) (165)
Service Troops 86 1,673 71 417 157 2,090
Service Battalion (37) (681) (5) (9) (42) (690)
Headquarters Company (7) (36) (5) (9) (12) (45)
Supply Company (8) (149) (8) (149)
Service Company (9) (267) (9) (267)
Ordnance Company (13) (229) (13) (229)
Motor Transport Battalion (48) (848) (1) (9) (49) (857)
Headquarters and Service Company (8) (58) (1) (9) (9) (67)
Automotive Repair Company (19) (330) (19) (330)
Amphibian Truck Company (5) (140) (5) (140)
4 Truck Companies (4) (80) (4) (80)
Medical Battalion (1) (144) (65) (399) (66) (543)
Headquarters and Service Company (1) (24) (30) (49) (31) (73)
5 Medical Companies (24) (7) (70) (7) (94)
Engineer Battalion 40 814 1 20 41 834
Headquarters and Service Company (22) (232) (1) (20) (23) (252)
3 Engineer Companies (6) (194) (6) (194)
Pioneer Battalion 40 814 1 20 41 834
Headquarters and Service Company (13) (86) (3) (32) (16) (118)
3 Pioneer Companies (9) (193) (9) (193)
Artillery Regiment 177 2,421 8 55 185 2,476
Headquarters and Service Battery (26) (210) (4) (9) (30) (219)
155-mm Howitzer Battalion (37) (558) (1) (10) (38) (598)
Headquarters and Service Battery (16) (135) (1) (10) (17) (145)
3 155-mm Howitzer Batteries (7) (151) (7) (151)
3 105-mm Howitzer Battalions (38) (541) (1) (12) (39) (553)
Headquarters and Service Battery (17) (136) (1) (12) (18) (148)
3 105-mm Howitzer Batteries (7) (135) (7) (135)

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Unit USMC USN Totals
Off Enl Off Enl Off Enl
3 Infantry Regiments 137 3,130 11 134 148 3,264
Headquarters and Service Company (23) (207) (5) (14) (28) (221)
Weapons Company (6) (169) (6) (169)
3 Infantry Battalions (36) (918) (2) (40) (38) (958)
Headquarters and Service Company (15) (213) (2) (40) (17) (253)
3 Rifle Companies (7) (235) (7) (235)
Division Totals 942 17,150 135 948 1,078 18,098

* All unit strength figures enclosed in parentheses are included in strength totals of parent units.

† These strength figures do not include the 36 dogs assigned to each platoon. Two Marines were assigned to handle each messenger dog, and one Marine for each scout dog.

Major Weapons and Transportation—Marine Division

Weapons Number Transportation Number
Carbine, .30 Cal., M1 or M2 10,371 Ambulance:
Carrier, personnel: ¼-ton, 4x4 53
Half-track, M3, radio-equipped (MAQ) 1 ½-ton, 4x4 12
Half-track, M3, radio-equipped (SCR-528) 4 Car, 5-passenger 3
Flamethrower: Station wagon, 4x4 2
Mechanized, M3–4-3 18 Tractor:
Portble, M2–2 108 Miscellaneous 91
Gun, 37-mm, M3, antitank 24 Trailer:
Gun, machine: ¼-ton, cargo 219
.30 Cal., Browning, M1917A1 162 ½-ton, dump 19
.30 Cal., Browning, M1919A4 49 1-ton, cargo 172
.50 Cal., Browning, heavy barrel, flexible 162 1-ton, water, 300 gallon capacity 118
Gun, submachine, .45 Cal., Thompson, M1A1 49 Miscellaneous 136
Howitzer: Truck:
105-mm, M2A1, w/carriage M2A2 36 ¼-ton, 4x4 411
105-mm, M7 or M7B1, motor carriage, w/armament, radio-equipped (TCS) 12 ¼-ton, with radio 124
155-mm, M1, w/carriage M1 or M1A1 12 1-ton, 4x4, cargo 210
Launcher, rocket, 2.36-inch, M9A1 or M18 153 2½-ton, 6x6, cargo 177
Mortar: 2½-ton, 6x6, prime mover 84
60-mm, M2 or M19 117 2½-ton, 6x6, dump 61
81-mm, M1 36 Miscellaneous 26
Pistol, automatic, .45 Cal., M1911 1,707

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Weapons Number
Rifle, Automatic, Browning, .30 Cal., M1918, A2 867
Rifle, U.S., .30 Cal., M1 6,261
Shotgun, Winchester, riot type, 12 gauge, M1912 or M1897 306
Tank:
Flamethrower, primary armament, w/tank, medium, radio-equipped (SCR-528 and AN/VRC-3) 9
Medium, M4A2, or M4A3, radio-equipped (AN/VRC-3 and SCR-508) 16
Medium, M4A2 or M4A3, radio-equipped (AN/VRC-3 and SCR-528) 30
Vehicle, tank recovery, M32B2 or M32B3, radio-equipped (SCR-528) 4