American Forces on Saipan
Northern Troops and Landing Force Troops | Commander LTG Holland M. Smith, USMC (until 12 July 1944) |
Strength 66,779 |
Northern Troops and Landing Force Troops | LTG Holland M. Smith, USMC (until 12 July 1944) | 2,296 |
Headquarters and Service Battalion, V Amphibious Corps (less detachments) | ||
Headquarters, Provisional Engineer Group, V Amphibious Corps | ||
Headquarters, Provisional LVT Group, V Amphibious Corps | ||
Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion, V Amphibious Corps (less detachments) | ||
Motor Transport Company, V Amphibious Corps (less detachments) | ||
Medical Battalion, V Amphibious Corps | ||
31st Field Hospital | ||
2d Provisional Portable Surgical Hospital | ||
3rd Provisional Portable Surgical Hospital | ||
7th Field Depot (less detachments) (reinforced) | ||
Mobil Communication Unit, Central Pacific | ||
Signal Battalion, V Amphibious Corps (less detachments) | ||
Detachment, Company C, 101st Signal Battalion | ||
Air Warning Squadron 5 (less detachments) | ||
Detachment, 680th Air Warning Company | ||
Detachment, 726th Air Warning Company | ||
Detachment, 763rd Air Warning Company | ||
2nd Marine Division | MG Thomas E. Watson, USMC | 21,746 |
Headquarters Battalion | ||
Medical Battalion | ||
Motor Transport Battalion | ||
Service Battalion | ||
Tank Battalion | ||
2nd Marines (less 1 battalion) | ||
6th Marines | ||
8th Marines | ||
10th Marines (artillery) | ||
18th Marines (engineers) | ||
Attached Units: | ||
1st Battalion, 29th (reinforced) | ||
2nd 155-mm Artillery Battalion | ||
2nd Provisional Rocket Detachment | ||
2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT) | ||
5th Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT) | ||
715th Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT-A) | ||
1st Amphibious Truck Company | ||
18th Naval Construction Battalion | ||
2nd Joint Assault Signal Company | ||
4th Marine Division | MG Harry Schmidt, USMC (until 12 July 1944) | 21,618 |
Headquarters Battalion | ||
Medical Battalion | ||
Motor Transport Battalion | ||
Service Battalion | ||
Tank Battalion | ||
23rd Marines (less 1 battalion) | ||
24th Marines | ||
25th Marines | ||
14th Marines (artillery) | ||
20th Marines (engineers) | ||
Attached Units: | ||
4th 105-mm Artillery Battalion (howitzer) (V Amphibious Corps) | ||
1st Provisional Rocket Detachment | ||
10th Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT) (Army) | ||
534th Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT) (Army) (less Company A, less 1st Platoon) | ||
708th Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT-A) (Army) | ||
773rd Amphibious Tractor Battalion (LVT) (Army) | ||
2nd Amphibious Truck Company | ||
121st Naval Construction Battalion | ||
1st Joint Assault Signal Company | ||
311th Port Company (Army) | ||
539th Port Company (Army) | ||
Detachment, Air Warning Squadron 5 | ||
Detachment, 7th Field Depot | ||
1st Battalion, 2nd Marines (reinforced) | 1,084 | |
XXIV Corps Artillery: | BG Arthur M. Harper, USA | 2,682 |
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery | ||
1st Provisional Gun Group (155-mm howitzer) | ||
2nd Battalion, 55th Coast Artillery | ||
32nd Coast Artillery Gun Battalion | ||
225th Field Artillery Howitzer Group | ||
145h Field Artillery Battalion | ||
225th Field Artillery Battalion | ||
447th Amphibious Truck Company | ||
Provisional Antiaircraft Artillery Group | 949 | |
864th Aircraft Warning Antiaircraft Battalion (less detachments) | ||
751st Antiaircraft Battalion (A and B Batteries) | ||
27th Infantry Division | MG Ralph C. Smith, USA | 16,404 |
Headquarters, 27th Infantry Division | ||
Headquarters, Special Troops | ||
Headquarters Company | ||
Military Police Platoon | ||
27th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop | ||
27th Division Band | ||
27th Ordinance Company | ||
27th Quartermaster Company | ||
105th Infantry | ||
106th Infantry | ||
165th Infantry | ||
Headquarters, 27th Divisional Artillery | ||
104th Field Artillery Battalion | ||
105th Field Artillery Battalion | ||
106th Field Artillery Battalion | ||
249th Field Artillery Battalion | ||
102nd Engineer Battalion | ||
102nd Medical Battalion | ||
Attached Units: | ||
762nd Tank Battalion | ||
766th Tank Battalion | ||
1165th Engineer Group Headquarters | ||
34th Engineer Battalion | ||
152nd Engineer Battalion | ||
1341st Engineer Battalion | ||
94th Bomb Disposal Squad | ||
95th Bomb Disposal Squad | ||
38th Field Hospital | ||
98th Portable Surgical Hospital | ||
295th Joint Assault Signal Company | ||
88th Chemical Battalion | ||
604th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company | ||
Detachment, 534th Amphibious Tractor Battalion |