USMC Tables of Organization
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USMC Tables of Organization
Is there a listing somewhere of WWII Marine tables of organization?
I would also be interested in getting/acquiring USMC T/O, (originals only, please). Have only found a few on the internet.
I have Rottman's OOB and Pacific books, but they are very incomplete in this regard.
Same applies to the official USMC five-volume "HISTORY OF U.S. MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II".
Also have the booklet with the T/O for the Marine Infantry Regiment dated 27 March 1944.
Cheers
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Leo
I would also be interested in getting/acquiring USMC T/O, (originals only, please). Have only found a few on the internet.
I have Rottman's OOB and Pacific books, but they are very incomplete in this regard.
Same applies to the official USMC five-volume "HISTORY OF U.S. MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II".
Also have the booklet with the T/O for the Marine Infantry Regiment dated 27 March 1944.
Cheers
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Leo
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Re: USMC Tables of Organization
I am assuming you have tried the Breckenridge Library at the USMC Schools Quantico Virginia?
I can answer a few limited doctrinal & techincal questions.
I can answer a few limited doctrinal & techincal questions.
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Re: USMC Tables of Organization
Hi Carl,
I checked their website, and they show T/O as available, but have not listed them.
I asked for a list of what they had available. But no reply.
Do you have a contact person there?
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I checked their website, and they show T/O as available, but have not listed them.
I asked for a list of what they had available. But no reply.
Do you have a contact person there?
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Unfortunatly no contacts. Part of the problem is there were dozens of TO/TE, & in multiple seperate documents. You may need to be very specific with the request.
Also the last time I searched there I found the periodicals I was looking for were not indexed at all. We found them on the shelves, but the librarians could not find them in the computer index. I also suspect the library is still understaffed.
Also the last time I searched there I found the periodicals I was looking for were not indexed at all. We found them on the shelves, but the librarians could not find them in the computer index. I also suspect the library is still understaffed.
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Re: USMC Tables of Organization
What information are you specifically after?
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Re: USMC Tables of Organization
Greetings Carl!
Initially, I am looking for the "C" Series T/O which make up 1/The Marine Division, and 2/ the various Defence Battalions on 7 December 1941.
Later, I would like to see the "D" Series, and so on to the "F" Series.
Preferably, the various divisions (and later other units) would include a listing of units and deviations from the T/O at specific dates.
Yes, quite a list. But It is being done for the German and British,and even for the Japanese armies, so why not the USMC? Been strangely lacking.
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Initially, I am looking for the "C" Series T/O which make up 1/The Marine Division, and 2/ the various Defence Battalions on 7 December 1941.
Later, I would like to see the "D" Series, and so on to the "F" Series.
Preferably, the various divisions (and later other units) would include a listing of units and deviations from the T/O at specific dates.
Yes, quite a list. But It is being done for the German and British,and even for the Japanese armies, so why not the USMC? Been strangely lacking.
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Re: USMC Tables of Organization
I've seen the USMC details on paper & online multiple times. But you say are not interested in secondary sources. You might check the library at the Staff & Command College Ft Levenworth. The Marine Corps TO/TE may also be archived there. Or the USN Amphibious Warfare School, which I believe is still at Norfolk Virginia.
I recall now having a similar conversation with Robert McNamarra 25 or 30 years ago. He also was having trouble obtaining the USMC TO/TE for the Squad Leader game module designs he was working on.
Superficially the Marine division mirrored Army organization, but there were a large number of differences in details.
I recall now having a similar conversation with Robert McNamarra 25 or 30 years ago. He also was having trouble obtaining the USMC TO/TE for the Squad Leader game module designs he was working on.
Superficially the Marine division mirrored Army organization, but there were a large number of differences in details.
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Re: USMC Tables of Organization
Correction to my post 28.03.17 - 09.05
Initially, I am looking for the "D-Series" T/O which make up 1/The Marine Division, and 2/ the various Defence Battalions on 7 December 1941
@Carl.
OK. Thanks.
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Initially, I am looking for the "D-Series" T/O which make up 1/The Marine Division, and 2/ the various Defence Battalions on 7 December 1941
@Carl.
OK. Thanks.
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Leo