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Organization Chart

97th Infantry Division - 14,037 men - Brigadier General M B Halsey
  • Div Hq - 166 men
  • 303rd Infantry Regiment - 3,068 men - Col William B Forse
    • Hq and Hq Co - 104 men
    • Anti-Tank Co - 159 men
    • I & R Co -
    • MP Co -
    • 1st Battalion - 860 men
      • Hq Co - 121 men
      • A Co
      • B Co
      • C Co
      • D Co
    • 2nd Battalion - 860 men
      • Hq Co - 121 men
      • E Co
      • F Co - Capt Loran D Naugher
      • G Co - Capt Thomas W Mellen
      • H Co
    • 3rd Battalion - 860 men - Lt Col Victor M Wallace
      • Hq Co - 121 men
      • I Co - rifle co - 193 men
      • K Co - rifle co - 193 men
      • L Co - rifle co - 193 men - Capt D E O'Brien
      • M Co - heavy weapons co - 160 men
  • 386th Infantry Regiment - 3,068 men - Col Samuel M Lansing
      • Hq and Hq Co - 104 men
      • Anti-Tank Co - 159 men
      • I & R Co -
      • MP Co -
      • 1st Battalion - 860 men
        • Hq Co - 121 men
        • A Co
        • B Co - Capt Mettauer E Davidson
        • C Co - Capt Llewellyn R Johnson
        • D Co
      • 2nd Battalion - 860 men - Lt Col Dale B Lillywhite
        • Hq Co - 121 men
        • E Co
        • F Co
        • G Co
        • H Co
      • 3rd Battalion - 860 men
        • Hq Co - 121 men
        • I Co - rifle co - 193 men
        • K Co - rifle co - 193 men
        • L Co - rifle co -193 men - Capt Hill
        • M Co - heavy weapons co - 160 men
          • 1st Platoon - 2nd Lt Sam Lazier
          • 2nd Platoon
          • 3rd Platoon - 2nd Lt Burke
  • 387th Infantry Regiment - 3,068 men - Col William D Long
      • Hq and Hq Co - 104 men
      • Anti-Tank Co - 159 men
      • I & R Co -
      • MP Co -
      • 1st Battalion - 860 men
        • Hq Co - 121 men
        • A Co
        • B Co
        • C Co
        • D Co
      • 2nd Battalion - 860 men
        • Hq Co - 121 men
        • E Co
        • F Co
        • G Co
        • H Co
      • 3rd Battalion - 860 men
        • Hq Co - 121 men
        • I Co - Capt Harold F Selesky
        • K Co - Capt John R Wilson
        • L Co
        • M Co
  • HHB Division Artillery
    • 303rd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) - 497 men - Lt Col Joseph W Redding
      • Hq & Hq Bty - 126 men
      • Service Bty - 74 men
      • Firing Bty - 99 men
      • Firing Bty - 99 men
      • Firing Bty - 99 men
    • 365th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) - 497 men - Lt Col Alfred E Graham
      • Hq & Hq Bty - 126 men
      • Service Bty - 74 men
      • Firing Bty - 99 men
      • Firing Bty - 99 men
      • Firing Bty - 99 men
    • 389th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) - 506men - Lt Col Lawrence G Kiely
      • Hq & Hq Bty - 112 men
      • Service Bty - 76 men
      • Firing Bty A -106 men
      • Firing Bty B - 106 men
      • Firing Bty C - 106 men
    • 922nd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) - 497 men - Lt Col William V Fenton
      • Hq & Hq Bty - 126 men
      • Service Bty - 74 men
      • Firing Bty - 99 men
      • Firing Bty - 99 men
      • Firing Bty - 99 men
  • 97th Reconnaissance Troop, Mecz - 149 men - Capt John J Swainbank
  • 322nd Engineer Combat Battalion - 620 men - Lt Col Erland A Tillman
    • Co A
    • Co B - Capt Edward F Gerrity
  • 322nd Medical Battalion - 443 men - Lt Col Leslie P Herd
  • 97th Counter Intelligence Corps Det
  • Headquarters, Special Troops
  • Hqs Company
  • Military Police Platoon - 106 men
  • 797th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company - 141 men - Lt Col Melvin B Harris
  • 97th Quartermaster Company - 186 men - Lt Col Ward T Blacklock
  • 97th Signal Company - 239 - Capt Sanford M Kaat

Attached Units

  • 782nd Tank Battalion

  • (attached April 20, 1945 - past May 9, 1945)
  • 630th Tank Destroyer Battalion

  • (attached April 18, 1945 - April 20, 1945)
  • 820th Tank Destroyer Battalion

  • (attached April 20, 1945 - past May 9, 1945)
  • 444th AAA Auto-Weapons Battalion

  • (attached April 20, 1945 - past May 9, 1945)
  • 542nd AAA Auto-Weapons Battalion

  • (attached April 2, 1945 - April 4, 1945)

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