Philippines campaign 1944-1945

[antoniop]

I am trying to get the US army units that participated in the Leyte and Luzon campaign.

Can anybody help me with the army and corps artillery, and with the tank and tank destroyers battalions.

Thanks in advance

Antonio

[Peter H]

This website might help on the tank and tank-destroyer battalions,artillery etc.The PTO(Pacific Theatre of Operations) for the US Army on the 1st Jan 1945 would mainly be the Philippines :

http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/ww ... fault.aspx

Of the sixty-one separate tank battalions on 1 January 1945:...

Thirteen were in the PTO: the 44th, 193rd, 706th, 710th, 711th, 713th Armored Flamethrower, 716th, 754th, 762nd, 763rd, 766th, 767th, and 775th....

Five were in the US: the 28th, 779th and 785th were all sent to the Philippines in 1945, but didn't see combat), the 662nd (disbanded February 1945) and the 812th never left the U.S.

The seventy-three tank destroyer battalions active and their armament on 1 January 1945 were:...

Six were serving in the PTO: the 632nd (M10), 637th (M18), 640th (M10), 671st (M18), 806th (M10), and 819th (M10).

Artillery,as at August 1945,would encompass those still mopping up at Okinawa,on Hawaii etc,and those still on active duty on the Philippines:

As of 8 August 1945 there were a total of fifty-three separate field artillery battalions in the PTO, including:

Three 75mm howitzer battalions:


The 462nd Parachute, 612th Pack, and 613th Pack;

Eight 105mm howitzer battalions:


The 97th, 134th, 147th, 148th, 249th, 251st, 260th, and 694th;

Three Armored Field Artillery Battalions (105mm SP):


The 426th, 427th, and 428th;

Sixteen 155mm howitzer battalions:


The 4th, 55th, 145th, 154th, 165th, 181st, 198th, 225th, 429th, 756th, 757th, 760th, 769th, 803rd, 804th, and 947th;

Eight 155mm gun battalions:


The 168th, 223rd, 226th, 433rd, 517th, 531st, 532nd, and 983rd;

Seven 8" howitzer battalions:


The 465th, 655th, 749th, 750th, 786th, 789th, and 797th;

One 8" gun battalion:


The 780th;

Five 240mm howitzer battalions:


The 543rd, 544th, 545th, 778th, and 779th;

Two 4.5" rocket battalions:


The 421st and 422nd.

Last ,CW Mortar Battalions:

The 71st, 80th, 82nd, 85th, 88th, and 98th Battalions served in the PTO.

I don't know if the author,Rich Anderson from the Dupuy Institute,is a member here.

[antoniop]

Hi Peter,

Thanks a lot for your information

Do you know the allocation of these units to specific army corps?

Best regards

Antonio