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Korean War
Hello all,
Can anyone tell me how US Army infantry battalions were organized during the Korean War? I tried to google TOEs but ended up more confused than when I started. I just need to know how many rifle, weapons and/or support companies were assigned to each battalion and how many and what type of platoons in these companies.
I've see regimental rosters which showed four lettered companies (eg: Alpha through Delta) assigned to a battalion, but I'm not sure if they're all rifle cos or if one is a weapons co. I've also read documents which state the US system had three rifle cos as opposed to the British four.
Thanks in advance.
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Korean War TO & E
Jarod,
See from page 71: http://www.history.army.mil/books/Li...nfantry.htm#10
Companies would be lettered with the 1st Battalion having four companies: Three rifle companies: Able, Baker, Charlie with Dog as the Heavy Weapons Company.
2nd Battalion: Easy, Fox, George with How as Weps.
3rd Battalion: Item (J was not used as a company letter), King, Love with Mike as Weps.
Here's the 1952 TO & E for an infantry battalion: http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/s...9/id/831/rec/3
Here's the 1950 TO & E for an infantry regiment:
http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/s...9/id/843/rec/4
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These TOEs are laid out a lot better than the stuff I was looking at. Thanks a bunch.