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