Appendix A: Tactical Units of Northern Troops and Landing Force on Saipan
Total Strength 66,779
Northern Troops and Landing Force Troops2,296
Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith, USMC (to 12 July 1944)
Headquarters and Service Battalion, V Amphibious Corps (less detachments)
Signal Battalion, V Amphibious Corps (less detachments)
Motor Transport Company, V Amphibious Corps (less detachments)
Headquarters, Provisional Engineer Group, V Amphibious Corps
Headquarters, Provisional LVT Group, V Amphibious Corps
7th Field Depot (less detachments) (reinforced)
Medical Battalion, V Amphibious Corps
31st Field Hospital
2nd Provisional Portable Surgical Hospital
3rd Provisional Portable Surgical Hospital
Air Warning Squadron 5 (less detachments)
Detachment, 680th Air Warning Company
Detachment, 726th Air Warning Company
Detachment, 763rd Air Warning Company
Detachment, Company C, 101st Signal Battalion
Mobile Communication Unit, Central Pacific
Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, V Amphibious Corps (less detachments)
2nd Marine Division21,746
Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Watson, USMC
Headquarters Battalion
Tank Battalion
Service Battalion
Motor Transport Battalion
Medical Battalion
2nd Marines (less 1 battalion)
6th Marines
8th Marines
10th Marines (artillery)
18th Marines (engineer)
Attached Units:
2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT)
1st Battalion, 29th Marines (reinforced)
1st Amphibious Truck Company
18th Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO)
2nd 155-mm Artillery Battalion
715th Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT(A))
5th Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT)
2nd Provisional Rocket Detachment
4th Marine Division21,618
Maj. Gen. Harry Schmidt, USMC (to 12 July)
Headquarters Battalion
Tank Battalion
Service Battalion
Motor Transport Battalion
Medical Battalion
23rd Marines
24th Marines
25th Marines
14th Marines (artillery)
20th Marines (engineer)
Attached Units:
708th Amphibious Tank Battalion (LVT(A)) (Army)
10th Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT) (less Company A and plus Company C, 11th Amphibious Tractor Battalion)
773rd Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT) (Army)
534th Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT) (Army)
1st JASCO
121st Naval Construction Battalion
2nd Amphibious Truck Company
311th Port Company (Army)
539th Port Company (Army)
4th 105-mm. Artillery Battalion (howitzer) (V Amphibious Corps)
1st Provisional Rocket Detachment
Detachment, Air Warning Squadron 5
Detachment, 7th Field Depot
1st Battalion, 2nd Marines (reinforced)1,084
1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
Company A, Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion,V Amphibious Corps
XXIV Corps Artillery2,682
Brig. Gen. Arthur M. Harper, USA
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
1st Provisional Gun Group (155-mm. gun, Army)
2nd Battalion, 55th Coast Artillery
32nd Coast Artillery Gun Battalion
225th Field Artillery Howitzer Group (155-mm. howitzer)
145th Field Artillery Battalion
225th Field Artillery Battalion
477th Amphibious Truck Company
Provisional Antiaircraft Artillery Group949
864th Aircraft Warning Antiaircraft Battalion (less detachments)
Battery A, 751st Antiaircraft Battalion
Battery B, 751st Antiaircraft Battalion
27th Infantry Division16,404
Maj. Gen. Ralph C. Smith, USA
Headquarters, 27th Infantry Division
Headquarters, Special Troops
Headquarters Company
Military Police Platoon
27th Division Band
27th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop
727th Ordnance Company
27th Quartermaster Company
105th Infantry
106th Infantry
165th Infantry
Headquarters, 27th Division Artillery
104th Field Artillery Battalion
105th Field Artillery Battalion
106th Field Artillery Battalion
249th Field Artillery Battalion
102nd Engineer Battalion
102nd Medical Battalion
Attached Units:
38th Field Hospital
98th Portable Surgical Hospital
295th JASCO 762nd Tank Battalion
766th Tank Battalion
1165th Engineer Group headquarters
34th Engineer Battalion
152nd Engineer Battalion
1341st Engineer Battalion
94th Bomb Disposal Squad
95th Bomb Disposal Squad
88th Chemical Battalion
604th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Detachment, 534th Amphibious Tractor Battalion
Source: TF 56 Rpt FORAGER, Incl C, G-3 Rpt, pp. 8-9; NTLF Rpt Marianas, Phase 1, Incl C, G-1 Rpt, pp. 2-5; 4th Marine Div Opns Rpt Saipan, pp. 3-4.
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