Good evening fontessa:
American intelligence listed the following units as landing on Biak on 25 December 1943.
Does this look correct?
222nd Infantry, 36th Division
37th Land Duty Company
38th Land Duty Company
55th Sea Duty Company
one platoon, 50th Specially Established Construction Duty Company
87th Patient Evacuation Platoon
elements, 27th Field Water Supply and Purification Department (I also find elements of this units traveling to Okinawa 31 July -10 August 1944)
17th Field Airfield Construction Unit
107th Field Airfield Construction Unit
12th Mobile Lumber Manufacturing Section
one platoon, 11th Debarkation Unit
one platoon, 248th Independent Machine Gun Unit
elements, 10th Field MP Unit
I have seen your site at //www.fontessa.info/kaiyouhenseishidan/36d.html.
You earlier said that the division's main body and the 223rd Infantry landed at Sarmi on 25 December. Do you have an order of battle such as the above for the Sarmi landing?
John
Biak, 25 December 1943
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Re: Biak, 25 December 1943
Good morning John:
Unfortunately Senshi Sosho doesn’t answer your questions. As for Biak Detachment, the lower part of my web page shows its composition. It doesn't accord with the record of US very much.
Although the answer is less likely to be provided, I would like to check related unit histories. But I don’t have enough time now.
fontessa
Unfortunately Senshi Sosho doesn’t answer your questions. As for Biak Detachment, the lower part of my web page shows its composition. It doesn't accord with the record of US very much.
Although the answer is less likely to be provided, I would like to check related unit histories. But I don’t have enough time now.
fontessa
Re: Biak, 25 December 1943
Good morning John:
- Division HQ
- The 223rd Infantry Regiment
The 2nd echelon landed at Sarmi on 16 January, 1944
- The 224th Infantry Regiment
The units which landed at Sarmi was as follows.
◇ The 36th Division
- Division HQ
- The 223rd Infantry Regiment
- The 224th Infantry Regiment
- The 36th Division Tank Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 36th Division Signal Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 36th Division Transport Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 36th Division Ordinance Duty Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 36th Division Intendance Duty Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 36th Division Field Hospital [Landed on 25 December]
◇ Unit attached to the 36th Division
(As far as there is no description, such unit landed at Sarmi.)
- The 53rd Field Anti-air Artillery Battalion [Landed on 16 January]
- The 42nd Field Machine Cannon Company [Landed on 3 January]
- The 4th Field Searchlight Battalion (Minus the 2nd Company) [Landed on 10 January]
- The 1st Company (Wire) and 1 Radio Platoon, the 24th Signal Regiment
- The 228th Independent Motor Transport Company [Landed on 10 January]
- The 4th Engineer Unit Headquarters [Landed on 10 December]
- The 51st Field Road Construction Unit [Landed on 28 December]
- The 16th Field Airfield Construction Unit [Landed on 25 November]
- The 103rd Field Airfield Construction Unit [Landed at Manokwari on 8 November]
- The 11th Debarkation Unit (Minus 1 company)
- The 39th Specially Established Land Duty Unit [Landed on 25 February]
- The 43rd Specially Established Land Duty Unit [Landed on 27 February]
- The 54th Specially Established Sea Duty Unit
- The 70th Construction Duty Company [Landed on 28 January]
- The 72nd Construction Duty Company [Landed on Sorong on 8 December]
- The 104th Specially Established Construction Duty Company [Landed on 28 January]
- Part of the 2nd Army Field Ordnance Depot [Landed on Manokwari on 8 December]
- Part of the 2nd Army Field Motor Transport Depot [Landed on Manokwari on 8 December]
- The 11th Mobile Lumber Manufacturing Section
- The 16th Mobile Lumber Manufacturing Section
- The 17th Mobile Lumber Manufacturing Section
- The 85th Casualty Clearing Platoon [Landed at Sorong on 9 December]
fontessa
The 1st echelon landed at Sarmi on 25 December, 1943john whitman wrote: You earlier said that the division's main body and the 223rd Infantry landed at Sarmi on 25 December. Do you have an order of battle such as the above for the Sarmi landing?
- Division HQ
- The 223rd Infantry Regiment
The 2nd echelon landed at Sarmi on 16 January, 1944
- The 224th Infantry Regiment
The units which landed at Sarmi was as follows.
◇ The 36th Division
- Division HQ
- The 223rd Infantry Regiment
- The 224th Infantry Regiment
- The 36th Division Tank Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 36th Division Signal Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 36th Division Transport Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 36th Division Ordinance Duty Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 36th Division Intendance Duty Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 36th Division Field Hospital [Landed on 25 December]
◇ Unit attached to the 36th Division
(As far as there is no description, such unit landed at Sarmi.)
- The 53rd Field Anti-air Artillery Battalion [Landed on 16 January]
- The 42nd Field Machine Cannon Company [Landed on 3 January]
- The 4th Field Searchlight Battalion (Minus the 2nd Company) [Landed on 10 January]
- The 1st Company (Wire) and 1 Radio Platoon, the 24th Signal Regiment
- The 228th Independent Motor Transport Company [Landed on 10 January]
- The 4th Engineer Unit Headquarters [Landed on 10 December]
- The 51st Field Road Construction Unit [Landed on 28 December]
- The 16th Field Airfield Construction Unit [Landed on 25 November]
- The 103rd Field Airfield Construction Unit [Landed at Manokwari on 8 November]
- The 11th Debarkation Unit (Minus 1 company)
- The 39th Specially Established Land Duty Unit [Landed on 25 February]
- The 43rd Specially Established Land Duty Unit [Landed on 27 February]
- The 54th Specially Established Sea Duty Unit
- The 70th Construction Duty Company [Landed on 28 January]
- The 72nd Construction Duty Company [Landed on Sorong on 8 December]
- The 104th Specially Established Construction Duty Company [Landed on 28 January]
- Part of the 2nd Army Field Ordnance Depot [Landed on Manokwari on 8 December]
- Part of the 2nd Army Field Motor Transport Depot [Landed on Manokwari on 8 December]
- The 11th Mobile Lumber Manufacturing Section
- The 16th Mobile Lumber Manufacturing Section
- The 17th Mobile Lumber Manufacturing Section
- The 85th Casualty Clearing Platoon [Landed at Sorong on 9 December]
fontessa
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Re: Biak, 25 December 1943
Good evening fontessa:
Wow, that is quite a list. Thanks for the research effort.
I will spend some time studying it.
John
Wow, that is quite a list. Thanks for the research effort.
I will spend some time studying it.
John
Re: Biak, 25 December 1943
Good morning John:
The below is the composition of Biak Detachment. As I have said earlier, it is a little deferent from the US record. Although the total strength was 12,800 men, that of combat units (222nd Infantry and 49th Anti-air Artillery) was only about 3,600 men. The rest was non-combat units including about 3,000 men of 兵補 heiho.
They were transported by 3 transport ships – 建和丸 Kenwa Maru, べんがる丸 Bengal Maru and 御月丸 Mitsuki Maru. According to the 222nd Infantry Regiment unit history, the regiment was aboard Kenwa Maru.
◇ The 36th Division
- The 222nd Infantry Regiment [Landed on 25 December]
- The 3rd squad, 36th Division Signal Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of the 36th Division Transport Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of the 36th Division Sea Transport Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of the 36th Division Field Hospital [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of the 36th Division Water Supply and Purification Department [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of the 36th Division Intendance Duty Unit [Landed on 25 December]
◇ Units attached to the 36th Division
(As far as there is no description, such unit landed at Biak.)
- Part of the 2nd Army Fortification Department
- The 3rd Company, the 49th Field Anti-air Artillery Battalion [Landed on unknown day, February]
- The 3rd Platoon, the 1st Company, the 24th Signal Regiment
- Part of the 1st Company and Most of the 3rd Company, the 14th Division Sea Transport Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 17th Field Airfield Construction Unit [Landed at Manokwari on 20 December]
- The 107th Field Airfield Construction Unit [Landed at Manokwari on 10 December]
- The 107th Field Airfield Construction Unit [Landed at Manokwari on unknown day November]
- The 1st Platoon, the 248th Independent Motor Transport Unit [Landed at Manokwari on 15 November]
- Part of the 50th Specially Established Construction Company [Landed on 26 December]
- Part of the 69th Specially Established Construction Company
- The 41st Specially Established Land Duty Company [Landed on 25 Decmber]
- The 5th Field Well Construction Unit [Landed on unknown day]
- The 12th Mobile Lumber Manufacturing Section
- The 87th Casualty Clearing Platoon [Landed on 25 December]
- Branch Depot, the 2nd Army Field Ordnance Depot [Landed on Manokwari on 8 December]
- Branch Depot, the 2nd Army Field Motor Transport Depot [Landed on Manokwari on 8 December]
- The 2nd Company, the 2nd Reclamation Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of 10th Field Military Police Unit [Landed at Sorong on 9 June]
- Navy ground units [The detail is unknown.]
fontessa
The below is the composition of Biak Detachment. As I have said earlier, it is a little deferent from the US record. Although the total strength was 12,800 men, that of combat units (222nd Infantry and 49th Anti-air Artillery) was only about 3,600 men. The rest was non-combat units including about 3,000 men of 兵補 heiho.
They were transported by 3 transport ships – 建和丸 Kenwa Maru, べんがる丸 Bengal Maru and 御月丸 Mitsuki Maru. According to the 222nd Infantry Regiment unit history, the regiment was aboard Kenwa Maru.
◇ The 36th Division
- The 222nd Infantry Regiment [Landed on 25 December]
- The 3rd squad, 36th Division Signal Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of the 36th Division Transport Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of the 36th Division Sea Transport Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of the 36th Division Field Hospital [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of the 36th Division Water Supply and Purification Department [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of the 36th Division Intendance Duty Unit [Landed on 25 December]
◇ Units attached to the 36th Division
(As far as there is no description, such unit landed at Biak.)
- Part of the 2nd Army Fortification Department
- The 3rd Company, the 49th Field Anti-air Artillery Battalion [Landed on unknown day, February]
- The 3rd Platoon, the 1st Company, the 24th Signal Regiment
- Part of the 1st Company and Most of the 3rd Company, the 14th Division Sea Transport Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- The 17th Field Airfield Construction Unit [Landed at Manokwari on 20 December]
- The 107th Field Airfield Construction Unit [Landed at Manokwari on 10 December]
- The 107th Field Airfield Construction Unit [Landed at Manokwari on unknown day November]
- The 1st Platoon, the 248th Independent Motor Transport Unit [Landed at Manokwari on 15 November]
- Part of the 50th Specially Established Construction Company [Landed on 26 December]
- Part of the 69th Specially Established Construction Company
- The 41st Specially Established Land Duty Company [Landed on 25 Decmber]
- The 5th Field Well Construction Unit [Landed on unknown day]
- The 12th Mobile Lumber Manufacturing Section
- The 87th Casualty Clearing Platoon [Landed on 25 December]
- Branch Depot, the 2nd Army Field Ordnance Depot [Landed on Manokwari on 8 December]
- Branch Depot, the 2nd Army Field Motor Transport Depot [Landed on Manokwari on 8 December]
- The 2nd Company, the 2nd Reclamation Unit [Landed on 25 December]
- Part of 10th Field Military Police Unit [Landed at Sorong on 9 June]
- Navy ground units [The detail is unknown.]
fontessa
Re: Biak, 25 December 1943
Any info at all available re the transport ships that carried elements to manokwari in Nov and Dec or for the 2nd echelon to warming?
thanks
Ralph
thanks
Ralph