Notes
1 Biennial Report of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, July 1, 1943, to June 30, 1945, to the Secretary of War, p. 106.
2 Memo, AGF to CofS, U.S. Army, 24 Jul 42, sub: Modification of Troop Basis, 1942, 320.2/267 (S)-GNGPS (AGF, Plans Section) (7–22–42), and 1st Ind, same subject, 8 Aug 42, AG 320.2 (7–24–42) MS-C, AG 320.2 (7–24–42), RG 407, NARA; Palmer et al., The Procurement and Training of Ground Combat Troops, pp. 175–79; Joseph J. Hutnik and Leonard Kobrick, eds., We Ripened Fast, The Unofficial History of the Seventy-Sixth Infantry Division (Frankfurt, Germany: Otto Lembeck, 1946), pp. 19–21; Lightning: The History of the 78th Infantry Division (Washington, D.C.: Infantry Journal Press, 1947), pp. 9–11.
3 Stetson Conn, Rose C. Engelman, Byron Fairchild, Guarding the United States and Its Outposts, United States Army in World War II (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1964), p. 277; Ltr, TAG to CGs AGF and II Armored Corps, 1 Jan 42, sub: Redesignation and Reorganization of the 7th Motorized Division, AG 320.2 (12–31–42) OB-I-GN-M (Order of Battle, Intelligence, AGF), 7th Inf Div file, DAMH-HSO.
4 Greenfield et al., Organization of Ground Combat Troops, p. 286; Palmer et al., Procurement and Training of Ground Combat Troops, pp. 489–93.
5 Greenfield et al., Organization of Ground Combat Troops, pp. 286–87.
6 On 19 August 1942 army corps were officially redesignated as corps.
7 Greenfield et al., Organization of Ground Combat Troops, pp. 288–89, 291.
8 Ibid., pp. 274–75, 303–14; T/O 7–11, Infantry Regiment, 1 Apr 42; T/O 7–11, Infantry Regiment, 1 Mar 43. The 1942 cannon company had six 75-mm. self-propelled howitzers and two 105-mm. self-propelled howitzers.
9 Greenfield et al., Organization of Ground Combat Troops, pp. 304–05.
10 T/O 6–10, Division Artillery, Motorized, Infantry or Motorized Division, 1 Mar 43; Memo, G–3 for AGF, 6 Jun 42, sub: Organic Air Observation for Field Artillery, WDGCT (Assistant Chief of Staff, G–3, General Staff) 320.2 (2–5–42), reprinted in Richard Tierney, The Army Aviation Story (Northport, Ala.: Colonial Press, 1963), pp. 68–69; William E. Vance, "History of Army Aviation," Aviation Digest 3 (Jun 1957): 7–12.
11 T/O 5–15, Engineer Battalion, Infantry Division, 1 Apr 42; T/O 5–15, Engineer Battalion, 1 Mar 43; T/O 11–7, Signal Company, Infantry Division, 1 Apr 42; T/O 11–7, Signal Company, Infantry Division, 1 Mar 43; T/O 10–17, Quartermaster Company, Infantry Division, 15 Sep 42; T/O 10–17, Quartermaster Company, Infantry Division, 1 Mar 43; Greenfield et al., Organization of Ground Combat Troops, pp. 309–11.
12 T/O 7–1, Headquarters, Infantry or Motorized Division, 1 Jun 42; T/O 7–1, Headquarters. Infantry Division, 1 Mar 43; T/O 7–2, Headquarters Company, Infantry or Motorized Division, I Jun 42; T/O 7–2, Headquarters Company, Infantry Division, 1 Mar 43: Greenfield et al., Organization of Ground Combat Troops, pp. 311–14.
13 Greenfield et al., Organization of Ground Combat Troops, pp. 314–17.
14 Ibid., pp. 317–18; TOE 7, Infantry Division, 15 Jul 43. While preparing the 1943 tables, the War Department combined Tables of Organization and Tables of Equipment into a single document, a Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE).
15 Memo, GNDCG (Commanding General, Army Ground Forces) for G–3, 28 Jan 43, sub: Basis of Organization of Motorized Division, 320.2/19 (Armd.F) (S)-GNDCG, Memo, Organization and Mobilization Branch, G–3, to Edwards, 18 Feb 43, sub: Conference on Motorized Division, AG 320.2 (1–28–43), and Memo, WDGCT for CofS, 24 Feb 43, sub: Reorganization of the Motorized Division, WDCGT 320 (2–24–43), AG 320.2 (2–24–43), all RG 407, NARA.
16 Memo, WDGCT for CofS, 24 Feb 43, sub: Reorganization of the Motorized Division. and Ltr, TAG to CGs, II Armored Corps and other addresses, 7 May 43, sub: Redesignation and Reorganization of 6th, 8th, and 90th Motorized Divisions, both AG 320.2 (4–30–43) OB-IGNGCT-M, AG Reference files. DAMH-HSO.
