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Attached and Supporting Units

 

Attached Units

802d Tank Destroyer Battalion (T)

07/01/44 - 12/07/44

453d Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (AW)

07/01/44 - 06/05/45

1st Bn, 66th Tk Armd Regt

06/26/44 - 07/05/44

Company A, 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP)

07/10/44 - 07/13/44

746th Tank Battalion

07/05/44 - 07/16/44

70th Tank Battalion

07/17/44 - 07/18/44

Company C, 749th Tank Battalion

07/20/44 - 07/29/44

Company A, 813 Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP)

07/17/44 - 07/29/44

106th Cavalry Squadron

07/16/44 - 07/28/44

24th Cavalry Squadron

07/18/44 - 07/19/44

Companies A & C, 87th Chemical Battalion

07/31/44 - 08/02/44

Company B, 86th Chemical Battalion

07/05/44 - 07/16/44

400th Armd Field Artillery Battalion

07/19/44 - 07/29/44

250th Field Artillery Battalion

07/31/44 - 08/02/44

174th Field Artillery Group

07/31/44 - 08/04/44

Companies A & C, 26th Chemical Battalion

08/01/44 - 08/16/44

Company A, 709th Tank Battalion (Med)

08/01/44 - 08/16/44

Company B, 705th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP)

08/06/44 - 08/16/44

CT 121

08/06/44 - 08/16/44

   121st Infantry Regiment

08/06/44 - 08/16/44

   56th Field Artillery Battalion

   Company C, 8th Medical Battalion

   Company B, 168th Engineer Battalion

12th Field Artillery Obsn Battalion (- Btry A)

08/07/44 - 08/16/44

196th Field Artillery Group

08/07/44 - 08/16/44

202d Field Artillery Group

08/07/44 - 08/16/44

Company C, 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP)

08/09/44 - 08/16/44

Company C, 709th Tank Battalion (Med)

08/12/44 - 08/16/44

Company B, 86th Chemical Battalion

08/13/44 - 08/16/44

Assault Gun Platoon, 709th Tank Battalion

08/13/44 - 08/16/44

333d Field Artillery Group

08/15/44 - 08/18/44

473d Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion (AW) (SP)

08/22/44 - 09/17/44

774th Tank Battalion

08/28/44 - 02/03/45

291st Field Artillery Battalion (8" How)

08/29/44 - 09/03/44

751st Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

08/30/44 - 09/11/44

268th Field Artillery Battalion (8" Gun)

08/30/44 - 09/11/44

Task Force POLK

09/23/44 - 10/11/44

   Hq & Hq Tr, 3d Cav Sq

   3d Cav Sq (- Dets)

   43d Cav Sq

   135th Engr (C) Bn

   Dets, 6th Cav Gp

   Dets, 1st Regt of PARIS

807th Tank Destroyer Battalion (T)

09/29/44 - 10/11/44

241st Field Artillery Battalion (105 How)

09/29/44 - 10/11/44

689th Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

09/29/44 - 10/11/44

81st Field Artillery Battalion

10/13/44 - 12/07/44

32d Cavalry Squadron

10/19/44 - 11/09/44

174th Field Artillery Battalion (155 Gun) (Sp)

10/25/44 - 12/07/44

Hq & Hq Btry, 422d Field Artillery Group

11/06/44 - 12/07/44

Task Force POLK

11/09/44 - 11/11/44

   3rd Cav Gp

      Hq & Hq Tr, 3d Cav Gp

      3d Cav Sq

      43d Cav Sq

   705th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP) 

   Company A, 135th Engr (C) Battalion

Company C, 81st Chemical Battalion

11/11/44 only

Btry C, 558th field Artillery Battalion (155 Gun) (Sp)

11/11/44 only

Btry A, 285th Field Artillery Obsn Battalion

11/21/44 - 12/04/44

Tr A, 89th Cavalry Rcn Squadron

11/22/44 - 12/07/44

Tr B, 89th Cavalry Rcn Squadron

11/22/44 - 12/07/44

Company B, 52d Armd Infantry Battalion

11/22/44 - 12/07/44

Btry C, 559th Field Artillery Battalion (155 Gun)

11/27/44 - 12/07/44

Tr C, 89th Cavalry Rcn Squadron

11/28/44 - 12/07/44

Company C, 52d Arm Infantry Battalion

11/28/44 - 12/07/44

Plat, Co B, 297th Engr (C) Battalion

12/07/44 - 12/09/44

CT 22 (4th Inf Div)

12/03/44 - 12/07/44

CT 8 (4th Inf Div)

12/07/44 - 12/11/44

   8th Inf Regt

   Company A, 803d Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP)

   Company A, Plat Co D, and Assault Gun Plat 70th Tk Bn

   Company A, 4th Engr Battalion

   29th Field Artillery Bn, w/Btry A, 377th AAA Bn (AW)

   Company A, 4th Med Battalion

   4th Cav Gp

      759 Lt Tk Battalion (- Co C)

      635th Tank Destroyer Bn (T) (- Co A & Plat of Co C)

      Tr A 24th Cav Rcn Sq

      2 Plats, Co C, 297th Engr (C) Bn

Company C, 297th Engr (C) Bn (- 2 Plats)

12/11/44 - 12/18/44

24th Cav Rcn Sq (- Tr A)

12/07/44 - 12/18/44

193d Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

12/13/44 - 12/21/44

951st Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

12/07/44 - 12/21/44

Company A, 87th Chemical Battalion

12/09/44 - 12/21/44

629th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP)

12/09/44 - 12/23/44

25th Field Artillery Battalion (105 How)

12/22/44 - 12/24/44

Company C, 87th Chemical Battalion

12/31/44 - 01/25/45

772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion (T)

12/22/44 - 01/01/45

RCT 290

12/31/44 - 01/02/45

   898th Field Artillery Battalion (105 How)

   Btry B, 440th AAA Battalion (AW)

   Company B, 629th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP)

   Company B, 750th Tank Battalion

   1st Plat, Co B, 275th Engr Battalion

   Company B, 275th Med Battalion

629th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP)

01/01/44 - 01/30/45

Company B, 87th Chemical Battalion

01/02/45 - 01/25/45

643d Tank Destroyer Battalion (T)

02/02/45 - 05/27/45

736th Tank Battalion

02/06/45 - 07/29/45

2 Secs, 83d Chemical Smoke Gen Co

03/01/45 - 03/02/45

24th Field Artillery Battalion (105 How)

03/01/45 only

25th Field Artillery Battalion (105 How)

03/02/45 - 03/11/45 and
03/28/45 - 05/05/45

751st Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

03/02/45 - 03/15/45

351st Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

03/09/45 - 03/12/45

Btry B, 8th Field Artillery Obsn Bn (for opns only)

03/16/45 - 03/20/45

967 Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

03/28/45 - 05/05/45

15th Cav Group

03/31/45 - 04/03/45

Btry A, 226th AAA Srlt Battalion

   3 sections

03/03/45 - 03/09/45

   6 sections

03/10/45 - 03/12/45

   1 platoon

03/13/45 only

   1 platoon (- 3 Srlts)

03/14/45 - 03/20/45

83d CIC det

08/29/43 - 10/08/45

MII Team No. 428-G

05/12/44 to present

OB Team No. 20

05/14/44 - 09/21/45

IPW Team No. 51

04/26/44 - 09/15/45

IPW Team No. 58

08/01/44 - 07/19/45

PI Team No. 42

05/13/44 - 08/01/45

Mil Govt Det I8C2

03/02/45 - 03/21/45

Mil Govt Det F1D3

03/09/45 - 03/21/45

Mil Govt Spearhead Det II2E3

03/01/45 - 04/30/45

168th Sig Photo Det

03/05/45 - 05/31/45

801st Tank Destroyer Battalion

04/10/45 - 04/12/45

113th Cavalry Group

04/03/45 - 05/06/45

65th Armd Field Artillery Battalion

04/21/45 - 05/05/45

CC "R", 2nd Armd Division

04/14/45 - 04/19/45

696th Armd Field Artillery Battalion

04/21/45 - 05/05/45

92nd Chemical Battalion

04/15/45 - 05/04/45

27th Smoke Gen Co

04/18/45 - 04/30/45

Regt Combat Team 320, 35th Inf Division

04/15/45 - 04/21/45

3rd Battalion, 67th Armd Regt

04/19/45 - 04/30/45

83d Smoke Gen Co

04/18/45 - 04/30/45

280th Field Artillery Battalion

05/17/45 - 05/31/45

Company A, 524th MP Battalion

05/10/45 only

Supporting Units

188th Field Artillery Group

07/01/44 - 07/08/44

183d Field Artillery Battalion

07/01/44 - 07/16/44

202d Field Artillery Battalion

07/17/44 - 07/22/44

204th Field Artillery Battalion

07/17/44 - 08/02/44

145 Engr Battalion

07/17/44 - 08/02/44

Task Force "A"

08/03/44 - 08/05/44

   Troops E & F, 15th Cavalry Squadron

   Troops E & F, 17th Cavalry Squadron

   159th Engineer Battalion

   509th Engineer Bridge Co (LP)

   6th Tank Destroyer Group

   15th Cavalry Group

   705th Tank Destroyer Battalion

206th Engr (C) Battalion

10/03/44 - 10/12/44

241st Field Artillery Battalion (105 How)

10/11/44 only

1 Co. 807th Tank Destroyer Battalion (T)

10/11/44 only

689th Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

10/11/44 only

202d Engr (C) Battalion

10/13/44 - 12/07/44

9th Armd Division Arty

10/24/44 - 12/07/44

   73d Armd Field Artillery Battalion

10/25/44 - 12/07/44

   3rd Armd Field Artillery Battalion

10/26/44 - 12/07/44

Btry B, 16th Field Artillery Obsn Battalion

11/07/44 only

Btry A, 285th Field Artillery Obsn Battalion

11/08/44 - 11/20/44

811th Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP)

11/28/44 - 12/07/44

294th Engr (C) Battalion

12/07/44 - 12/22/44

183d Field Artillery Battalion

12/13/44 - 12/22/44

295th Engr (C) Battalion

12/22/44 - 12/27/44

300th Engr (C) Battalion

12/27/44 - 12/30/44

291st Engr (C) Battalion

01/02/45 - 01/03/45

49th Engr (C) Battalion

01/04/45 - 01/09/45
and 01/17/45 - 01/20/45

237th Engr (C) Battalion

01/10/45 - 01/20/45

18th Field Artillery Group

01/10/45 - 01/20/45

   666th Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

   188th Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

   991st Field Artillery Battalion (155 Gun) (SP)

295th Engr (C) Battalion

03/01/45 - 03/20/45

288th Field Artillery Group

03/02/45 - 03/17/45

   228th Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

   967th Field Artillery Battalion (155 How)

   979th Field Artillery Battalion (155 Gun)

   793d Field Artillery Battalion (8" How)

1115th Engr Group

03/31/45 - 04/03/45
and 04/20/45 - 05/04/45

   82nd Engr (C) Battalion

   234th Engr (C) Battalion

   295th Engr (C) Battalion

228th Field Artillery Group

04/07/45 - 04/30/45

132d AAA Battalion (90 mm)

04/18/45 - 04/30/45

295th Engr (C) Battalion

04/01/45 - 04/03/45

246th Engr (C) Battalion

04/04/45 - 04/08/45


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