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Appendix B: Quartermaster Troop Basis in the ETO

Type of Unit and T/O Authorized Strength Planning Basis 1,118,000 men Actual Strength 8 Mar 44 Planning Basis 2,400,000 men Actual Strength 10 Nov 44 Planning Basis 2,818,000 men Actual Strength 31 Jan 45 Planning basis 3.161,000 men Actual Strength 9 May 45
Hq & Hq Co QM Base Depot 10-520-1 154 15 15 17 17 17 17
Hq & Hq Det, QM Battalion 10-536 28 45 54 107 85 120 97 106 105
Hq & Hq Det, QM Bn (Mobile) 10-56 31 6 4 25 22 25 23 23 23
Hq & Hq Det, QM Group 10-22 30 20 29 32 32 34 34
Bakery Co, Mobile, Special 10-147S 82 32 36 32 52 32 53 57 55
Bakery Co, Standard 10-147 168 23 1 37 2 3 3
Depot Co, Supply 10-227 188 26 27 41 40 49 43 47 45
Base Depot Co 10-367 75 9 7
Gasoline Supply Co 10-77 128 52 21 100 75 96 79 87 83
Graves Registration Co 10-297 128 14 3 28 20 23 21 24¾ 22¼
Laundry Co (Semi-mobile) 10-167 273 20 15 35 30 43 36 40½ 39½
Laundry Platoon Hospital Type B 10-287 33 56 96 96
Laundry Section Type EJ 10-500 16 -- 87 97 97 97
Petroleum Products Laboratory 10-547 18 4 3 5 5
Petroleum Products Laboratory (F) Type FA 10-500 12 5 6 6 6
Petroleum Products Laboratory (M) Type FB . 10-500 6 4 6 6 6
Railhead Company 10-197 177 26 13 60 48 69 54 60 60
Refrigeration Co (M) 10-247 103 6 5 10 8 10 10 10 10
Refrigeration Co (F) 10-217 98 4 10 10 11 11 11 11
Sales Company (M) 10-157 178 4 3 6 6+2/3 8 6+2/3 6+2/3 6+2/3
Salvage Collecting Co 10-187 204 12 5 24 16 24 19 24 21
Salvage Repair Co (SM) 10-237 211 16 2 22 17 24 18 22 21½
Salvage Repair Co (F) 10-317 206 1 10 2 2 4 3 3 3
Service Company 10-67 227 138 92 283 218 300 250 274 268
Sterilization Company 10-177 153 12 14 12 26 13 15 15
Fumigation & Bath Company 10-257 88 17 5 23 21 23 24 24 24

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Composite Group Hq, Type AE 10-500 24 7 7 7
Composite Bn Hq, Type AD 10-500 17 34 38 38 38 38
Composite Co Hq, Type AC 10-500 12 28 52 52 66 66
Composite Supply Platoon AB, AE, BA 10-500 30 3 3 3 3 3
Composite Supply Section Type BA 10-500 21 1 1 1
Composite Supply Section Type BC 10-500 38 3 3 3 3 3
Office Machine Rep Team DI 10-500 2 15 15 15 15 15
Auto Mechanic Team AE 10-500 2 8 8 8 8 8
C&E Repair Team DA 10-500 9 7 7 7 7 7
Base Depot Supply & Sales Co 10-387 130 1 1 1
Pack Company 10-18 77 1 1 1
Composite Service Co c 10-500 144 1 1 1
War Dog Platoon 21 1 1 1
Total (Actual Strength) d 45,846 109,895 126,210 133 613

a Final approved ETO Troop Basis.

b Minus butchery platoon.

c Consists of 1 AC, 1 AF, 5 AK, 3 CC and 3 CE teams.

d Includes COMZ and Field Forces; excludes subunits organic to combat units, and unite transferred to TC or USAAF. Both attrition and local modifications of T/O's caused units to vary from authorized strength.

Source: Operational Study 15, Planning for T/O Quartermaster Unite, OTCQM TSFET, t Nov 45.