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U.S. INFANTRY DIVISION

The United States mobilized 67 Infantry Divisions in WW11.

U.S. Infantry Divisions:

• 1st-9th
• 10th Mountain,
• 24 th -38 th,
• 40th-45th
• 63rd
• 65th
• 66th
• 69th – 71st
• 75th – 81st
• 83rd – 91st
• 92nd
• 93rd Colored
• 94th – 100th
• 102nd – 104th
• 106th
• American Divisions,
• 11th
• 14th
• 17th
• 82nd
• 101st Airborne Divisions
• 1st Cavalry

Forty Two of the Infantry Divisions and four of the Airborne Divisions served in Europe and the Mediterranean, the remainder served in the Pacific.

The Infantry Regiment was organized with:

• 3 Battalions
• 12 Lettered Companies (A-M< skipping J) • Halftrack-mounted 105mm Howitzers • 6 halftrack mounted 75 mm Howitzer or guns • Anti-tank Company • Service Company. • The fourth Company in each Battalion (D,H,M) were heavy Weapon Companies. • The Regiment and each Battalion also had a Headquarters Company. The Regimental Headquarters Company included an Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon. • The Battalion Headquarters Company included an Ammunition and Pioneer Platoon and an AT Platoon Typical Organization of a 1943 Infantry Division: • Reconnaissance Troop • 3 Infantry Regiments, each with 3 Infantry Battalions, an Anti-tank Company and a Cannon Company • 3 Light Artillery Battalions • Medium Artillery Battalion • Engineer Battalion • Signals Company • Total Strength: 14,253 Divisional Firepower:

Medium Machine Guns: 157

Heavy Machine Guns: 236

• Anti-Tank Weapons:
• 57mm Anti-tank Guns: 57

Mortars:

• 60mm Mortars: 90
• 81 Mortars: 54

Infantry Guns:

• Bazookas” 607

Artillery:

• 105mm Howitzers: 54
• Transport:
• All types of vehicles: 2,012
• Halftracks: 5