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Tank Battalion Personnel
752nd
Battalion Personnel Section
Oran, North Africa
From November 1944 through the end of the war, the authorized strength
of an independent tank battalion in WWII was 37 Officers, 3 Warrant
Officers, and 681 men. The 721 individuals each played a specific role
in the successful operation of the battalion. Listed below are the
numbers of individuals at each rank and specialty within a tank
battalion such as the 752nd. This listing does not include the Medical
Detachment.
Per
Table of Organization & Equipment 17-27
Dated 18 November 1944, Modified 13 January 1945
Officers
Lt. Col., Battalion Commander (1)
Major, Executive Officer (1)
Major, S-3 Operations &
Training
(1)
Captain, Communication (1)
Captain, Company Commander (6)
Captain, Motor Transport (1)
Captain, S-2 Intelligence (1)
Captain, S-4 Supply (1)
1st Lieutenant, S-1 Adjutant (1)
1st/2nd Lieutenant, Liaison (1)
1st/2nd Lieutenant, Motor Transport
(6)
1st/2nd Lieutenant, Platoon
Commander (16)
Warrant Officer, Military Personnel
(1)
Warrant Officer, Motor Transport (1)
Motor Officer, General Supply (1)
Enlisted
Men
Master Sergeant, Sergeant Major (1)
Master Sergeant, Motor (1)
First Sergeant (6)
Technical Sergeant, Communication
Chief
(1)
Technical Sergeant, Intelligence (1)
Technical Sergeant, Motor (3)
Technical Sergeant, Operations (1)
Technical Sergeant, Personnel (1)
Technical Sergeant, Recovery Chief
(1)
Technical Sergeant, Supply (1)
Staff Sergeant, Mechanic Chief (1)
Staff Sergeant, Mess (6)
Staff Sergeant, Motor (3)
Staff Sergeant, Platoon (16)
Staff Sergeant, Supply (6)
Staff Sergeant, Supply Assistant (1)
Sergeant, Section Chief (4)
Sergeant, Communication Chief (6)
Sergeant, Message Center Chief (1)
Sergeant, Reconnaissance (2)
Sergeant, Squad Leader (3)
Sergeant, Motor Supply (1)
Sergeant, Tank Commander (45)
Corporal, Liaison Agent (4)
Corporal, Company Clerk (6)
Corporal, Dispatcher (1)
Corporal, Gunner, Mortar (3)
Corporal, Gunner, Tank (60)
Corporal, Reconnaissance (2)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Armorer (8)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Bugler (6)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Cannoneer (77)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Clerk, Code (2)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Clerk,
Classification (1)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Clerk, General
(1)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Clerk,
Headquarters
(1)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Clerk, Supply
(2)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Clerk Typist
(2)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Cook (14)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Cook's Helper
(6)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Draftsman,
Topographic (1)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Driver,
Half-track
(10)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Driver, Tank
(77)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Driver, Light
Truck
(43)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Gunner, Bow
(77)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Gunner,
Machine (8)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Gunner,
Mortar,
Ass't (3)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Gunner, Tank
(17)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Handler,
Ammunition
(16)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Mechanic,
Artillery
(5)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Mechanic,
Automotive
(12)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Mechanic, Tank
(33)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Messenger (5)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Operator,
Radio (7)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Operator,
Wrecker (2)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Repairman,
Radio (6)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Rifleman (8)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Scout (8)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Welder (2)
Private/PFC/T-5/T-4, Basic (33)
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