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325th Glider Infantry Regiment |
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Table of Organization and Equipment September 1942 |
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| Headquarters |
Regimental Commander - Colonel (pistol)
Executive Officer - Lieutenant Colonel (pistol)
Plans and Operations Officer (S-3) - Major (pistol)
Adjutant (S-1) - Captain (carbine)
2 - Liaison Officers - 1st Lieutenant (carbine) |
| Headquarters Company |
Company Headquarters
Company Commander - Captain (carbine)
Executive Officer - 1st Lieutenant (carbine)
1st Sergeant (carbine)
Mess Sergeant (rifle)
Supply Sergeant (rifle)
Company Clerk - Corporal (rifle)
Armorer Artificer - Enlisted (rifle)
Bugler - Enlisted (carbine)
5 - Cooks - Enlisted (rifle)
4 - Cooks Helpers - Enlisted (rifle)
2 - Orderlies - Enlisted (carbine)
20 - Basic Duties - Enlisted (rifle) |
Headquarters Platoon |
Operations Section
Sergeant Major (carbine)
Operations Sergeant (carbine)
Intelligence Section |
Headquarters Group
Intelligence Officer (S-2) - Captain (carbine)
Intelligence Sergeant (carbine)
Topographic Draftsman - Enlisted (carbine) |
Reconnaissance Group
Group Leader - 1st Lieutenant (carbine)
Reconnaissance Sergeant (carbine)
3 - Reconnaissance - Corporal (carbine)
3 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine)
21 - Scouts - Enlisted (carbine) |
Communications Platoon |
Regimental Section
Regimental Communications Officer - Captain (carbine)
General Signals Communications - Warrant Officer (carbine)
Communications Chief - Sergeant (carbine)
Message Center Chief - Sergeant (carbine)
Wire Chief - Sergeant (carbine)
Radio and Visual Chief - Sergeant (carbine)
Message Center Clerk - Enlisted (rifle)
Radio Electrician - Enlisted (carbine)
9 - Telephone and Telegraph Linemen - Enlisted (carbine)
4 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine)
10 - Radio operators - Enlisted (rifle)
3 - Switchboard Operators - Enlisted (rifle) |
2 - Battalion Sections, each with:
Battalion Communications Officer - 1st Lieutenant (carbine)
Section Chief - Sergeant
Wire Chief - Sergeant
Radio and Visual Chief - Sergeant (carbine)
4 - Telephone and Telegraph Linemen - Enlisted (carbine)
4 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine)
4 - Radio Operators - Enlisted (rifle)
2 - Switchboard Operators - Enlisted (rifle) |
2 - Antitank Platoons, each with: |
Platoon Headquarters
Platoon Leader - 2nd Lieutenant (carbine)
Platoon Sergeant (carbine)
2 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine) |
2 - Antitank Sections, each with: |
Section Headquarters
Section Leader - Sergeant (rifle) |
2 - Antitank Squads, each with:
Squad Leader - Corporal (carbine)
Antitank Gunner - Enlisted (37mm antitank gun, pistol)
Assistant Antitank Gunner - Enlisted (pistol)
6 - Ammunition Bearers - Enlisted (carbine) |
| Service Company |
Company Headquarters
Regimental Supply Officer (S-4) - Major (pistol)
Company Commander - Captain (carbine)
1st Sergeant (carbine)
Mess Sergeant (rifle)
Supply Sergeant (rifle)
Company Clerk - Corporal (rifle)
Armorer Artificer - Enlisted (rifle)
2 - Cooks - Enlisted (rifle)
Cooks Helper - Enlisted (rifle)
3 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine)
7 - Basic Duties - Enlisted (rifle)
1/4 Ton Truck |
Regimental Headquarters Platoon |
Staff Section
Personnel Officer - Captain (carbine)
Special Services - Captain (carbine)
Catholic Chaplain - Captain
Protestant Chaplain - Captain
Personnel Sergeant (carbine)
Athletic Instructor - Enlisted (rifle)
2 - Chaplains Assistants - Enlisted (rifle)
6 - Headquarters Clerks - Enlisted (rifle)
3 - Mail Clerks - Enlisted ( rifle)
2 - Records Clerks - Enlisted (rifle)
2 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine)
Stenographer - Enlisted (carbine) |
Supply Section
Supply Section Leader - Sergeant (carbine)
Supply Sergeant (carbine)
Ammunition Sergeant (carbine)
2 - Headquarters Clerks - Enlisted (rifle)
2 - Records Clerks - Enlisted (rifle)
Stock Clerk - Enlisted (rifle) |
Transportation Platoon |
2 - Battalion Sections, each with:
Supply Sergeant ( carbine)
Truckmaster - Corporal (carbine)
3 - Chauffeurs - Enlisted (rifle)
2 - Chauffeurs - Enlisted (BAR)
5 - 1/4 Ton Trucks |
Regimental Headquarters Company Section
2 - Chauffeurs - Enlisted (rifle)
Chauffeur - Enlisted (BAR)
3 - 1/4 Ton Trucks |
Heavy Truck Section
10 - Chauffeurs - Enlisted (rifle)
10 - 2 1/2 Ton Trucks |
Maintenance Section
Section Leader - 1st Lieutenant (carbine)
Transportation Sergeant (carbine)
2 - Chauffeurs - Enlisted (rifle)
3 - Mechanics - Enlisted (carbine) |
| 2 - Glider Infantry Battalions, each with: |
Battalion Headquarters
Battalion Commander - Lieutenant Colonel (pistol)
Executive Officer - Major (pistol)
Intelligence Officer (S-2) - 1st Lieutenant (carbine) |
Headquarters Company |
Company Headquarters
Company Commander - Captain (carbine)
1st Sergeant (carbine)
Mess Sergeant (rifle)
Supply Sergeant (rifle)
Company Clerk - Corporal (rifle)
Armorer Artificer - Enlisted (rifle)
Bugler - Enlisted (rifle)
4 - Cooks - Enlisted (rifle)
2 - Cooks Helpers - Enlisted (rifle)
15 - Basic Duties - Enlisted (rifle) |
Headquarters Platoon |
Command Section
Sergeant Major (carbine)
Intelligence Sergeant (carbine)
Message Center Chief - Sergeant (carbine)
Headquarters Clerk - Enlisted (rifle)
Messenger - Enlisted (carbine)
8 - Scouts - Enlisted (rifle) |
Supply Section
Battalion Supply Officer (S-4) - 1st Lieutenant (carbine)
Supply Sergeant (carbine)
3 - Squad Leaders - Corporal (rifle)
24 - Ammunition Bearers - Enlisted (carbine) |
81mm Mortar Platoon |
Platoon Headquarters
Platoon Leader - 1st Lieutenant (carbine)
Platoon Sergeant (carbine)
Instrument NCO - Corporal (rifle)
2 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine) |
2 - Sections, each with: |
Section Headquarters
Setion Leader - Sergeant (rifle) |
2 - Squads, each with:
Squad Leader - Corporal (carbine)
Mortar Gunner - Enlisted (81mm mortar, pistol)
Assistant Mortar Gunner - Enlisted (pistol)
6 - Ammunition Bearers - Enlisted (carbine) |
Heavy Machine Gun Platoon |
Platoon Headquarters
Platoon Leader - 1st Lieutenant (carbine)
Platoon Sergeant (carbine)
Instrument NCO - Corporal (carbine)
2 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine) |
2 - Sections, each with: |
Section Headquarters
Section Leader - Sergeant (rifle) |
2 - Squads, each with:
Squad Leader - Corporal (carbine)
Machine Gunner - Enlisted (heavy machine gun, pistol)
Assistant Macine Gunner - Enlisted (pistol)
6 - Ammunition Bearers - Enlisted (carbine) |
3 - Rifle Companies, each with: |
Company Headquarters
Company Commander - Captain (carbine)
Executive Officer - 1st Lieutenant (carbine)
1st Sergeant (carbine)
Mess Sergeant (rifle)
Supply Sergeant (rifle)
Company Clerk - Corporal (carbine)
Armorer Artificer - Enlisted (rifle)
2 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine)
Bugler - Enlisted (carbine)
3 - Cooks - Enlisted (rifle)
2 - Cooks Helpers (rifle)
13 - Basic Duties - Enlisted (rifle) |
Weapons Platoon
Platoon Leader - 1st Lieutenant (carbine)
Platoon Sergeant (carbine)
Intrument NCO - Corporal
2 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine) |
60mm Mortar Section |
Section Headquarters
Section Leader - Sergeant (rifle) |
2 - Squads, each with:
Squad Leader - Corporal (carbine)
Mortar Gunner - Enlisted (60mm mortar, pistol)
Assistant Mortar Gunner - Enlisted (pistol)
4 - Ammunition Bearers - Enlisted (carbine) |
Light Machine Gun Section |
Section Headquarters
Section Leader - Sergeant (carbine) |
2 - Squads, each with:
Squad Leader - Corporal
Machine Gunner - Enlisted (light machine gun, pistol)
Assistant Machine Gunner - Enlisted (pistol)
3 - Ammunition Bearers - Enlisted (carbine) |
2 - Infantry Platoons, each with: |
Platoon Headquarters
Platoon Leader - 2nd Lieutenant
Platoon Sergeant (rifle)
Platoon Guide - Sergeant (rifle)
2 - Messengers - Enlisted (carbine) |
3 - Squads, each with:
Squad Leader - Sergeant (rifle)
Assistant Squad Leader - Corporal (carbine)
7 - Riflemen - Enlisted (rifle)
Automatic Rifleman - Enlisted (BAR)
Assistant Automatic Rifleman - Enlisted (rifle)
Ammunition Bearer - Enlisted (rifle) |
