ORGANIZATION OF THE
5307TH COMPOSITE UNIT (PROVISIONAL)
TO 27 APRIL 1944
| 5307TH COMPOSITE UNIT (PROVISIONAL) Commanding General Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill Second in Command Col. Charles N. Hunter |
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| COMMAND POST GROUP Executive Officer Maj. Louis J. Williams |
REAR BASE SUPPLY OFFICER Maj. Edward T. Hancock |
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1st BATTALION Commanding Officer Lt. Col. William L. Osborne RED COMBAT TM Commanding Officer *Maj. Edward M. Ghiz Capt. Tom P. Senff WHITE COMBAT TM Commanding Officer Maj. Caifson Johnson |
2nd BATTALION Commanding Officer Lt. Col. George A. McGee, Jr. BLUE COMBAT TM Commanding Officer Maj. Richard W. Healy GREEN COMBAT TM Commanding Officer Cpt. Thomas Bogardus |
3rd BATTALION Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Charles E. Beach ORANGE COMBAT TM Commanding Officer **Maj. Lawrence Lew Maj. Peter A. Petito KHAKI COMBAT TM Commanding Officer Maj. Edwin J. Briggs |
| * Commanding Officer to 6 April 1944 ** Commanding Officer to 4 April 1944 |
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ORGANIZATION OF BATTALIONS
(This Table of Organization does not include supply base detachment at Dinjan.)
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Battalion |
Combat teams |
Total |
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No. 1 |
No. 2 |
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Officers |
3 |
16 |
16 |
35 |
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Enlisted men |
13 |
456 |
459 |
928 |
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…..Aggregate |
16 |
472 |
475 |
963 |
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Animals (horses and mules) |
3 |
68 |
68 |
139 |
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Carbines |
6 |
86 |
89 |
181 |
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Machine guns, Heavy |
3 |
4 |
7 |
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Machine guns, Light |
2 |
4 |
6 |
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Machine guns, Sub |
2 |
52 |
48 |
102 |
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Mortars, 60-mm |
4 |
6 |
10 |
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Mortars, 81-mm |
4 |
3 |
7 |
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Pistols |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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Rifles, Browning Automatic |
27 |
27 |
54 |
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Rifles, M-1 |
8 |
306 |
310 |
624 |
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Rockets (Bazookas) |
3 |
3 |
6 |
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General Composition of each Combat Team:
Headquarters Platoon
Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon
Pioneer and Demolition Platoon
Medical Detachment
Communications Platoon
Heavy Weapons Platoon (3 heavy machine guns, 4 81-mm mortars)
1½ Rifle Companies
½ Company Headquarters