Chapter I
Organization

  Page
Central Pacific Area   1
CinCPac and CinCPOA -- Joint Staff   2
Fleet Marine Force   3
ComGenPOA   4
Amphibious Corps, Marine   5
  Corps Headquarters Troops, Marine   6
  Corps Special Troops, Marine   7
  Corps Artillery, Marine   8
Marine Division   9
TRA Equipment, Marine Division   10-12
Marine Division, Distribution of Personnel   13
Marine Division, Transportation   14
Marine Division, Weapons   15
Infantry Division, Distribution of Personnel   16
Infantry Regiment, Marine   17-18
Infantry Regiment, Army   19-20
Amphibian Truck Company, Marine   21
Amphibian Truck Company, Army   22-23
Amphibian Tractor Battalion, Marine   24-25
Amphibian Tractor Battalion, Army   26
Armored Amphibian Battalion, Marine   27-28
Amphibian Tank Battalion, Army   29
Service Troops, Marine Division   30-31
Service and Supply Company, Service Battalion   32-34
Special Troops, Marine Division   35-36
Shore Party, Organizational Chart   37
Shore Party, Standing Operating Procedure   38-51
Beach Flank Markers   52
Landing Point Markers   53
Definitions, Operational   54-59
Comparison Marine and Infantry Divisions   60-63
  Personnel   60
  Supplies   61
  Major Items of Equipment   62-63
Battalion Landing Team, Organization   64
Regimental Combat Team, Organization   65
Personnel, Cube and Weight, Standard Amph. Force   66
TBA Equipment, Marine AA Battalion   67-68
Transportation Corps Port Company, Organization   69-70
Transportation Corps Port Battalion, Organization   71-72
TBA Equipment, Army Infantry Division   73-74

Central Pacific Area

Central Pacific Area

--1--

CinCPac and CinCPOA--Joint Staff

CinCPac and CinCPOA-Joint Staff

--2--

Organization Chart--Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

Fleet Marine Force, Pacific

--3--

ComGenPOA

ComGenPOA

--4--

Amphibious Corps, Marine

Amphibious Corps, Marine

--5--

Corps Headquarters Troops--Marine

Corps Headquarters Troops, Marine

--6--

Corps Special Troops

Corps Special Troops

--7--

Corps Artillery--Marine

Corps Artillery--Marine

--8--

Marine Division

Marine Division

--9--

Forward and Rear Echelon TBA Equipment of a Marine Division

-- As Distributed for Amphibious Operations --

  Auth.
T/O
F-100		 Assault Cu.ft. Wgt. Rear
Echelon		 Cu.ft. Wgt.
Carbine, Cal .30 M1 10953 10953 Hand Carried      
Gun, Machine:
     Cal .30 M1917A1 162 162 162 5103      
     Cal .30 M1919A4 302 302 242 9422      
     Cal .50 M2 HB 161 161 886 13524      
Gun, Sub-machine .45 Cal 49 49 29 515      
Gun:
     37mm AT 36 24 7848 21888      
     75mm AT (SP) 12 12 17928 222000      
Howitzer:
     75mm Pack 24 16 2608 20304      
     105mm 24            
Launcher, Rocket, AT M1A1 172 172 Hand Carried      
     60mm 117 117 585 1725      
     81mm 36 36 36 1602      
Pistol, Cal .45 399 399 Hand Carried      
Rifle:
     Cal .30 M1 5436 5436 Hand Carried      
     Cal .30 BAR 853 853 Hand Carried      
Shotgun, 12 gauge 306 306 Hand Carried      
Tank, Army, medium w/armament, radio equipped 46 46 97750 2898000      
Tank, retriever 3 3 6375 189000      
ENGINEER EQUIPMENT:
Bulldozer, tank mounting f/tanks 3 3 524 9500      
Bridge, pontoon, complete 1       1 4677 169956
Compressor, air, 105 cu ft capacity, 4-wheel 5 5 1178 23055      
Crushing plant, rock 1       1 864 16000
Crusher, rock, gasoline engine powered 3       3 1362 27540
Distillation plant, 2000 gal capacity 20 20 11160 134000      
Dock "Tubelox" 128 ft 1       1 266 13000
Earth, auger, self-powered and propelled 1 1 741 6300      
Eqpt. repro., mobile 1       1 6830 31715
Flame thrower, mech. 24 24 72 12680      
Flame thrower, portable 243 243 851 6804      
Generator, electric, 7-10 KVA, trailer 16 11 3784 33000 4 1720 15000
Generator, electric, 3-6.5 KVA, portable 4       4 50 1140
Grader, road, leaning wheel type, 4-wheel 3 3 4794 36900      
Grader, SP, w/scarifier 3       3 4492 58650

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Forward and Rear Echelon TBA Equipment of a Marine Division

-- (Continued) --

  Auth.
T/O
F-100		 Assault Cu.ft. Wgt. Rear
Echelon		 Cu.ft. Wgt.
Hammer, gas, portable 11       11 143 4400
Mixer, concrete, 14 cu.ft. cap., 4-wheel 2       2 1576 13820
Pier, temp., 120 ft., 20 ton comp. 4       4 12800 408000
Plow, rd. or grading 1       1 63 340
Pump, centrif., 3", comp 2       2 55 1390
Pump, double diaph., 3" 2       2 193 2240
Repair unit, shoe and textile 10       10 20520 128100
Ripper, cable oper., 2-wheel 1 1 324 6010      
Roller, rubber-tired 1       1 102 4000
Roller, smooth, tandem, SP, 5-8 ton 1 1 572 11750      
Roller, tamping, sheepsfoot 1 1 520 6480      
Sawmill, portable, comp. 3 1 176 8688 2 530 17376
Scraper, 8 cu. yd. 6 6 13380 105000      
Shovel, gas., 3/8 cu.yd. cap. 3 3 2873 90000      
Shovel, diesel, 3/4 cu.yd. 1       1 1210 30000
Water pur. unit, portable 14 14 560 10360      
Well rig, SP, 4-wheel 1 1 1456 9000      
VEHICLES:
Cart, artillery, T4E1 24 24 2568 7680      
Cart, hand
     MM1 (communication) 47 47 4653 5922      
     M3 (.30 cal. MG and ammo) 162 162 6642 14256      
     M3 (81mm Mtr and ammo) 72 72 3600 6336      
M3 (utility) 103 103 5150 10815      
Ambulance:
     1/4 ton, 4x4 52 41 10139 95940 11 2720 25740
     1/2 ton, 4x4 12 5 2982 24750 6 3548 29700
Car, 5 passenger 3       3 1803 9660
Station wagon, 4x4 3       3 1989 17250
Tractors:
     Hvy w/angledozer 9 5 5720 117900 4 4576 94320
     Hvy w/power control unit 8 4 2744 107000 4 2744 107000
     Hvy w/hydraulic oper. angledozer & 31/2 yd RD scraper 5 3 7296 95640 2 4864 63760
     Hvy w/2-wheel crane, 20t. 1t. 1 1 3801 34545      
     Light 6 6 2430 70650      
     Medium 2 1 433 11912 1 433 11912
     Medium, rubber tired, general purpose, w/brush cutter 1       1 281 3500
     Medium, w/angledozer 16 16 12448 194160      
     Medium, w/bulldozer 9 9 7002 109215      
     Medium, w/power control unit 13 13 6604 197769      
     Medium, w/dozer shovel 10 7 5712 130284 3 2448 55836
Trailer:
     1/4 ton, 2-wheel 135 85 11985 46750 50 7050 27500
     1/2 ton, 2-wheel, dump 19 8 1152 5088 11 1584 6996
     1 ton, 2-wheel, cargo 155 120 34560 180000 4 1152 6000
     1 ton, 2-wheel, greasing 24 8 3776 26400 16 7552 52800
     1 ton, 2-wheel, stockroom 12 8 4768 38560 4 2384 19280

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Forward and Rear Echelon TBA Equipment of a Marine Division

-- (Continued) --

  Auth.
T/O
F-100		 Assault Cu.ft. Wgt. Rear
Echelon		 Cu.ft. Wgt.
Trailer: (Cont'd)
     1 ton, 2-wheel, water 300 gal. 74 61 20435 88450 13 4355 18850
     1 ton, 2-wheel, cleaning unit 14 1 392 3205 13 5096 41665
     2 ton, 4-wheel, cargo 2       2 884 7360
     2 ton, 4-wheel, stockroom 11 4 3256 48000 7 5698 84000
     3 ton, 2-wheel, ster. shower 10 5 4525 32500 5 4525 32500
     3 ton, 4-wheel, water pur. unit 9 9 7074 70650      
     5 ton, 4-wheel, mach. shop, comp. 7 3 3432 35805 4 4576 47740
     Trailer, arc welder, 2-wheel 3 6 1368 18846      
     15 ton machinery 18 2 1314 13000 16 10512 104000
Trucks:
     1/4, 4x4, all types 408 170 42160 416500 238 59024 583100
    1 ton, 4x4, cargo 224 130 90090 780000 94 65142 564000
    1 ton, 4x4, lt. repair 13       13 9009 78000
     1 ton, 4x4, recon. 11 11 7623 66000      
     21/2 ton, 6x6, cargo 150 50 89350 800000 100 178700 1600000
     21/2 ton, 6x6 dump 53 22 28468 300652 31 40114 423646
     21/2 ton, 6x6, tank, gas, 750 gal 2 1 1292 12660 1 1292 12660
     21/2 ton, wrecking 9 3 5382 42510 6 10764 85020
     21/2 ton, auto. repair 1 1 1359 13265      
     21/2 ton, instrument repair 1 1 1359 13265      
     21/2 ton, machine shop 3 1 1359 13265 2 2718 26530
     21/2 ton, short wheel base 48 16 20816 200320 32 41632 40640
     21/2 ton, pressure distributor, 1000 gal. 1 1 1656 12900      
     21/2 ton, welding 1 1 1359 13265      
Radio, w/trailer f/truck, radio 1       1 2620 15080
Baggage: Office, Mess, Camp, and Special Eqpt not listed in T/O.     292912 5461200   216754 3058272
TOTALS     896243 13872602   822159 8655168

SUMMARY:
  Assault   Rear
Echelon
Ship tons     22406.1     20554.0
Short tons   6936.3   4237.6

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Distribution of Personnel, Marine Division

Rank Headquarters
Battalion		 Tank
Battalion		 Service
Troops		 Pioneer
Battalion		 Engineer
Battalion		 Artillery
Regiment		 Three (3)
Infantry
Reg.		 TOTAL
MARINE
DIVISION
Major General 1             1
Brigadier General 1             1
Colonel 5   2     1 3 11
Lieutenant Colonel 8 1 1 1 1 6 12 30
Major 18 2 3 1 3 11 33 71
Captain 19 6 13 6 8 35 66 153
Lieutenant 37 22 25 24 19 83 273 484
TOTAL COMMISSIONED 89 31 44 32 31 137 387 751
Commissioned W.O./ or W.O. 12 4 14 6 10 22 24 91
 
Sergeant Major 2 1 2 1 1 5 12 24
First Sergeant 5 4 8 4 4 17 42 84
Master Gunnery Sergeant 1 2 5     1   9
Master Technical Sergeant 12   16 3 12 3 15 61
Quartermaster Sergeant 3 1 8 1 1 1 3 18
Paymaster Sergeant 2         1 3 6
Gunnery Sergeant 5 12 11 4   22 78 132
Technical Sergeant 16 5 21 6 20 10 60 138
Supply Sergeant 5 1 12 1 2 4 12 37
Drum Major 3             3
Steward, 1st Class 1             1
Cook, 1st Class 1             1
Platoon Sergeant 7 18 37 2   25 135 224
Staff Sergeant 48 6 56 14 34 37 60 255
Chief Cook 2   15 3 4 1 15 40
Cook, 2nd Class 1             1
Sergeant 118 103 176 34 99 203 741 1474
Field Music Sergeant 1             1
Field Cook 7 4 47 7 5 18 51 139
Cook, 3rd Class 3             3
Corporal 157 174 289 108 211 463 1662 3064
Field Music Corporal 1     1 1 5 12 20
Assistant Cook 16 12 105 14 13 51 153 364
Stewards Assistant, 1st Class 3             3
Field Music 1st Class 2     4 4 28 72 110
Steward's Assistant, 2d Class 4             4
Private 1st Class/Private 451 242 535 465 431 1519 5679 9322
TOTAL ENLISTED 883 585 1343 672 842 2415 5808 15548
TOTAL MARINE CORPS 984 620 1401 710 883 2574 9219 16391
Officers, USN 7 1 66 3 1 8 33 119
Enlisted, USN 13 9 422 32 20 57 402 955
TOTAL, USN 20 10 488 35 21 65 435 1074
TOTAL DIVISION 1004 630 1889 745 904 2639 9654 17465
Marine Division F - 100

Approved - 5 May 1944

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Marine Division, Transportation

TRANSPORTATION
MARINE DIVISION		 NO.
Cart, Artillery, T4E1 24
Cart, hand, MC-1942  
      Communication 47
      Utility 103
      30 Cal. Machine Gun and Ammunition 162
      81 mm Mortar and Ammunition 72
Ambulance:  
      1/4 ton, 4 x 4 52
      1/2 ton, 4 x 4 12
Bulldozer, tank mounting, for M4A1, M4A2, M4A3 Tanks 3
Car, 5 Passenger 3
Station Wagon, 4 x 4 3
Tractor:  
      Light 6
      Medium 2
      Medium/with angledozer 16
      Medium, with dozer shovel 10
      Medium, rubber tire, general purpose, w/b.c. 1
      Medium, w/power control unit, w/TV-9 Tracrane 13
      Heavy, w/angledozer 9
      Heavy, w/power control unit 8
      Heavy, w/hyd. op. angledozer & 3/2 T b.d. scraper 5
      Heavy, w/2 whl. crane, 15-20 T 1
Trailer:  
      1/4 ton, 2 wheel, cargo 135
      1/2 ton, 2 wheel, dump 19
      1 ton, 2 wheel, cargo 155
      1 ton, 2 wheel, greasing 24
      1 ton, 2 wheel, high pressure cleaning unit 14
      1 ton, 2 wheel, stockroom 12
      1 ton, 2 wheel, water, 300 gallon 74
      2 ton, 2 wheel, welder combination 3
      2 ton, 4 wheel, cargo 2
      2 ton, 4 wheel, stockroom 11
      3 ton, 2 wheel, sterilizer shower 10
      3 ton, 4 wheel, water purification unit 9
      5 ton, 4 wheel, machine shop #1 complete 7
      15-18 ton, machinery 18
Truck:  
      1/4 ton, 4 x 4 323
      1/4 ton, 4 x 4, radio equipped (TCS) 66
      1/4 ton, 4 x 4, radio equipped (SCR-193) 2
      1/4 ton, 4 x 4, radio equipped (SCR-510) 17
      1 ton, 4 x 4, Cargo 224
      1 ton, 4 x 4, light repair 13
      1 ton, 4 x 4, reconnaissance 11
      21/2 ton, 6 x 6, automotive repair, w/load A. 3
      21/2 ton, 6 x 6, cargo 150
      21/2 ton, 6 x 6, dump 53
      21/2 ton, 6 x 6, Instrument Repair, w/load A. 1
      21/2 ton, 6 x 6, Machine shop, w/load A. 3
      21/2 ton, 6 x 6, short wheel base 48
      21/2 ton, 6 x 6, tank, gasoline, 750 gal. 2
      21/2 ton, 6 x 6, tank, pressure distrib. 1000 gal. 1
      21/2 ton, 6 x 6, welding, w/load 1
      21/2 ton, 6 x 6, wrecking 9
Vehicle, tank recovery M3292, radio equipped (SCR-528) 3
Marine Division F - 100

Approved 5 May, 1944

--14--

Marine Division, Weapons

WEAPONS, MARINE DIVISION
Carbines, 30 caliber, M1 10,953
24
Flame thrower, portable M2-2 243
Gun, Machine:  
      .30 Cal. Browning M1917A1 162
      .30 Cal. Browning M1919A4 302
      .50 Cal. Browning, M2, h.b. flex. 161
Gun, submachine, .45 Cal. Thompson 49
Gun, 37mm, M3 (anti-tank) 36
Gun, 75 mm, Motor carriage, M3 12
Howitzer, 75 mm, Pack 24
Howitzer, 105 mm 24
Launcher, rocket, AT, 2.36-inch, M1A1 172
Mortar, 60 mm 117
Mortar, 81 mm 36
Pistol, .45 Caliber 399
Rifle, .30 Cal. Browning automatic 853
Rifle, .30 Cal, M1 5436
Shotgun, 12-Gauge 306
Tank, Army Medium, w/armament: 46
      radio equipped (SCR-508) (19)
      radio equipped (SCR-528) (27)

--15--

Distribution of Personnel -- Inf. Division -- Army

Unit Division
Head-
quarters		 Special Troops (3) Inf.
Regts.
(each)		 Divisional
Artillery		 Cavalry
Reconnai-
ssance
Troop,
Mechanized		 Engineer
Battalion		 Medical
Battalion		 TOTAL
DIVISION		 Attached
Medical		 Attached
Chaplain		 Attached
Band		 AGGREGATE Enlisted
Cadre
[Instructors]
Head-
quarters		 Head-
quarters
Co.		 Military
Police Pl.		 Ordnance
Light
Maintenance
Co.		 Quarter-
master
Co.		 Signal
Company
Major General 1                               1  
Brigadier General 1               1       2       2  
Colonel 1             1 1       5       5  
Lieutenant Colonel 11 1     1 1 1 4 5   1 1 34       34  
Major 8     1 1 1   6 10   2 2 43 5     48  
Captain 11 1 2   2 3 1 28 40 1 7 5 157   4   161  
Captain or First Lieut.                       17 17 32     49  
First Lieutenant 4   1 1 3 3 5 58 52 2 11 6 262   9  /td> 271  
Second Lieutenant 1   1 1 2 2   42 21 3 6 3 166       166  
TOTAL COMMISSIONED 38 2 4 3 9 10 7 139 130 6 27 34 687 37 13   737  
Warrant Officer 8       1   4 5 9   3 2 42     2 44  
Master Sergeant 10       1 1 3 5 10   3 1 44       44 33
First Sergeant     1   1 1 1 19 21 1 4 4 91       91 91
Technical Sergeant 6 1 1   4 2 8 2 18 1 6 4 57 5   2 64 45
Staff Sergeant 4 1 5 1 8 7 10 120 101 6 25 21 549 14   2 565 502
Sergeant 8 1 2 8 6 11 7 226 89 9 41 23 883 5     888 191
Corporal 2   4 6 2 18 2 252 233 11 32 13 1079 14     1093 98
Technician, grade 3 10       6   14   5     9 44 33     77 16
Technician, grade 4 34   7 1 23 7 26 78 138 15 40 31 556 43 14   613 298
Technician, grade 5 26   2 18 44 39 58 141 255 36 108 58 1067 93   16 1176 226
Private, first class 3 1 29 24 15 40 33 938 482 29 150 113 3733 106   22 3861  
Private, including   1 39 30 27 57 53 1193 669 41 208 147 4851 144     4995  
      Basic     (10) (6) (13) (17) (20) (270) (191) (13) (58) (39) (1176) (40)     (1216)  
TOTAL ENLISTED 103 7 106 70 137 183 215 2974 2021 149 617 424 12954 457   56 13467 1500
AGGREGATE 149 9 110 73 147 193 226 3118 2160 155 647 460 13683 494 13 58 14248 1500

--16--

Infantry Regiment
Marine Division

1 2 3 4 5
1 Unit Headquarters
& Service
Company
(T/O F-9)		 Weapons
Company
(T/O F-7)		 Three (3)
Infantry
Bns.
(T/O F-5)		 TOTAL
REGIMENT
2 Colonel 1     1
3 Lieutenant Colonel 1   3 4
4 Major 4 1 6 11
5 Captain 5 2 15 22
6 Lieutenant 9 4 78 91
7 TOTAL COMMISSIONED 20 7 102 129
 
8 Commissioned Warrant or Warrant Officer 4 1 3 8
9 TOTAL WARRANT 4 1 3 8
 
10 Sergeant Major 1   3 4
11 First Sergeant 1 1 12 14
12 Master Technical Sergeant 2   3 5
13 Quartermaster Sergeant 1    ; 1
14 Paymaster Sergeant 1  ;  ; 1
15 Gunnery Sergeant 2  ; 24 26
16 Technical Sergeant 4 1 15 20
17 Supply Sergeant 1  ; 3 4
18 Platoon Sergeant 1 5 39 45
19 Staff Sergeant 13 1 6 20
20 Chief Cook 1 1 3 5
21 Sergeant 22 18 207 247
22 Field Music Sergeant 1     1
23 Field Cook 1 1 15 17
24 Corporal 40 37 477 554
25 Assistant Cook 3 3 45 51
26 Field Music Corporal 1   3 4
27 Field Music 1st Class 1 2 21 24
28 Private 1st Class/Private 121 125 1647 1893
29 TOTAL ENLISTED 218 195 2523 2936
30 TOTAL MARINE CORPS 242 203 2628 3073
 
31 Commissioned, Medical Corps 2   6 8
32 Commissioned, Dental Corps 1     1
33 Commissioned, Chaplain Corps 2     2
34 TOTAL COMMISSIONED, U.S. NAVY 5   6 11
 
35 Chief Pharmacist's Mate 1   3 4
36 Pharmacist's Mate, 1st Class 7   36 43
37 Pharmacist's Mate, 2d Class 4   36 40
38 Pharmacist's Mate, 3d Class 2   45 47
39 TOTAL ENLISTED, U.S. NAVY 14   120 134
 
40 TOTAL NAVAL PERSONNEL 19   126 145
 
41 AGGREGATE 261 203 2754 3218

--17--

Infantry Regiment
Marine Division

(Continued)
1 2 3 4 5
42 Unit Headquarters
& Service
Company
(T/O F-9)		 Weapons
Company
(T/O F-7)		 Three (3)
Infantry
Bns.
(T/O F-5)		 TOTAL
REGIMENT
43 Carbine, .30-caliber, M1 142 170 1482 1794
44 Flame thrower, portable, M2-2     81 81
45 Gun, machine:        
46       --.30-caliber, Browning, M1917A1     54 54
47       --.30-caliber, Browning, M1919A4   11 54 65
48       --.50-caliber, Browning, M2, heavy-barrel, flexible   10   10
49 Gun, 37mm, M3 (Antitank)   12   12
50 Gun, 75mm, motor carriage M3, w/armament, radio-equipped (GF/RU)   4   4
51 Launcher, rocket, AT, M1   16 27 43
52 Mortar, 60mm     39 39
53 Mortar, 81mm     12 12
54 Rifle, .30-caliber, M1 117 33 1029 1179
55 Rifle, .30-caliber, Browning, automatic     243 243
56 Shotgun, 12-gauge 100      
57 Cart, hand, MC-1942:        
58      --Communication 2 1 6 9
59      --Utility 5   24 29
60      --81mm Mortar and Ammunition     24 24
61      --.30-caliber Machine Gun and Ammunition     54 54
           
62 Ambulance, 1/4-ton, 4x4 5     5
63 Trailer:        
64      --1/4-ton, 2-wheel, cargo     15 15
65      --1-ton, 2-wheel, greasing   1   1
66 Truck:        
67      --1/4-ton, 4x4 7 5 24 36
68      --1/4-ton, 4x4, radio-equipped (TCS) 2 3 3 8
69      --1-ton, 4x4, cargo 2 21   23
70      --1-ton, 4x4, light repair 1 1   2
NOTE: This table superseded Table of Organization E-10, approved 15 April 1943.

Approved:

G.C. THOMAS,
By direction.

DISTRIBUTION: "A", "B", "QNZ(3)", "QNNN(3)"

--18--

Infantry Regiment

Designation:  *  Infantry

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Unit Head-
quarters
(T/O &
E 7-12)		 Head-
quarters
company
(T/O &
E 7-12)		 Service
company
(T/O &
E 7-13)		 Cannon
company
(T/O &
E 7-14)		 Antitank
company
(T/O &
E 7-19)		 3 battalion
(each)
(T/O &
E 7-15)		 Total
regiment		 Attached
medical
(for details
see P. 4)		 Attached
chaplain		 Aggregate Enlisted
cadre
2 Colonel 1           1     1  
3 Lieutenant colonel 1         1 4     6  
4 Major 2   1     1 6 1   7  
5 Captain 1 2 5 1 1 6 28     28  
6 Captain or 1st Lieutenant               8 3 11  
7 First lieutenant 3 2 5 2 2 15 59     59  
8 Second lieutenant       2 4 12 42     42  
 
9 Total commissioned 8 4 11 5 7 35 140 9 3 152  
 
10 Warrant officer   1 4       5     5  
 
11 Master sergeant