ORDERS OF BATTLE

DECEMBER 1941

Naval Forces, Guam  
Governor, Guam, and Commandant, Capt George J. McMillin (USN)
Naval Station, Guam  
Aide for Civil Affairs to Governor, Cdr Donald T. Giles (USN)
Guam and XO, Naval Station, Guam  
CO, Navy Yard, Piti, Guam LtCdr O.W. Gains (USN)
CO, Marine Barracks, Sumay, Guam LtCol William K. McNulty (USMC)
XO, Marine Barracks, Sumay, Guam Maj Donald Spicer (USMC)
Guam Insular Patrol 1stLt Charles S. Todd (USMC)
USS Penguin (AM-33) Lt J.W. Haviland, III (USN)
USS Robert L. Barnes (AG-27) Lt J.R. Nestor (USN)
Navy Hospital, Agaña, Guam Capt W.T. Lineberry (USN)
Japanese Forces    
South Seas Detachment MajGen Horii  
HQ, 55th Infantry Group   109
144th Infantry Regiment Col Kusonose 2,925
I Battalion, 55th Mountain Artillery Regiment   773
3rd Company, 55th Cavalry Regiment (+ AT gun platoon)   96
1st Company, 55th Engineer Regiment   269
Other Attachments   734
Company, 47th Field AA Gun Battalion    
Detachment, Medical Unit, 55th Division    
Detachment, 1st Field Hospital, 55th Division    
Detachment, Water Supply Unit, 55th Division    
5th Company (+), Maizuri 2nd SNLF Cdr Hayashi 370

JULY–AUGUST 1944

Southern Attack Force (TF 53) Rear Adm Richard R. Conolly11
Northern Attack Group (TG 53.1)  
Northern Transport Group (TG 53.3) Capt Pat Buchanan
Minesweeping and Hydrographic Group (TG 53.9) LtCdr G.M. Estep
Tractor Group 3 (TG 53.16) Capt G.B. Carter
Southern Attack Group (TG 53.2) Rear Adm L.F. Reifsnider
Southern Transport Group (TG 53.3) Capt J.B. McGoven
Tractor Group 3 (TG 53.17) Cdr E.A. McFall
Minesweeping and Hydrographic Group (TG 53.6) Cdr R.R. Sampson
Corps Reserve Group Capt H.B. Knowles
Carrier Support Group (TG 53.7) Rear Adm V.H. Ragsdale

 

III Amphibious Corps (Southern Troops and Landing Force – TG 56.2)

Force Troops

IIIAC Service Group [shore party and services]

IIIAC HQ&S Battalion (-)

IIIAC Signal Battalion (-)

4th Marine Ammunition Company

IIIAC Artillery

1st (-) and 2nd 155mm Howitzer Battalions

7th 155mm Gun Battalion

IIIAC Rear Echelon

1st Base Headquarters Battalion

1st Separate Engineer Battalion

1st MP Company

3rd Joint Assault Signal Company

5th Field Depot (-)

1st Prov Base HQ, Island Command, Guam

HQ&S Battalion, 1st Prov Base HQ

 

3rd MarDiv (Reinforced)

3rd Combat Team [Beaches “Red 1” and “Red 2”]

3rd Marines (Reinforced)

25th NC Battalion (-)

Company C, 1st Battalion [engineer], 19th Marines

Company F, 2nd Battalion [pioneer], 19th Marines

Company C, 3rd Medical Battalion

Company C, 3rd MT Battalion

Company C, 3rd Tank Battalion [M4A2]

Battery I [40mm], Light Antiaircraft Group, 14th Defense Battalion

9th Combat Team [Beach “Green”]

9th Marines (Reinforced) [1/9 Division Reserve]

1st Battalion [engineer] (-), 19th Marines

3rd Tank Battalion (-) [M4A2]

Company D, 2nd Battalion [pioneer], 19th Marines

Company G (+ detachment, HQ Company), 25th NC Battalion

Company A, 3rd MT Battalion

Company A, 3rd Medical Battalion

3rd Reconnaissance Company (-)

21st Combat Team [Beach “Blue”]

21st Marines (Reinforced)

2nd Battalion [pioneer] (-), 19th Marines

Company B, 1st Battalion [engineer], 19th Marines

Company H (+ detachment, HQ Company), 25th NC Battalion

Company B, 3rd Medical Battalion

Company B, 3rd MT Battalion

12th Marines [artillery] (Reinforced)

14th Defense Battalion (-)

Reserve Group

HQ Battalion (-), 3rd MarDiv

Company B (-), 3rd Tank Battalion [M4A2]

Engineer Group [shore party]

19th Marines [engineer] (-)

2nd Separate Engineer Battalion

25th NC Battalion

Company B, 2nd Special NC Battalion

Service Group

3rd Medical Battalion (-)

3rd Service Battalion (-)

Detachment, Service Group, 5th Field Depot

2nd Marine Ammunition Company (-)

Attachments

1st Armored Amphibian Tractor Battalion (-) [57 x LVT(A)1]

3rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion (+) [193 x LVT(2)/(4)]

Company A, 10th Amphibian Tractor Battalion [LVT(2)]

IIIAC MT Battalion (-) [60 x DUKW]

 

1st Prov MarBde

HQ Company, 1st Prov MarBde

MP Company, 1st Prov MarBde (-)

Signal Company, 1st Prov MarBde (-)

1st Prov Replacement Company

4th Combat Team [Beaches “White 1” and “White 2”]

4th Marines (Reinforced)

Engineer Company, 4th Marines

Medical Company, 4th Marines

MT Company, 4th Marines

Pioneer Company, 4th Marines

22nd Combat Team [Beaches “Yellow 1” and “Yellow 2”]

22nd Marines (Reinforced)

Engineer Company, 22nd Marines

Medical Company, 22nd Marines

MT Company, 22nd Marines

Pioneer Company, 22nd Marines

Tank Company, 22nd Marines [M4A2]

305th Regimental Combat Team (USA) [Brigade Reserve]

305th Infantry Regiment (Reinforced)

242nd Engineer Combat Battalion [shore party]

Company A, 302nd Engineer Combat Battalion

Company C (-), 706th Tank Battalion [M4A2]

Artillery Group, 1st Prov MarBde

HQ Detachment, Artillery Group, 1st Prov MarBde

Pack Howitzer Battalion, 4th Marines

Pack Howitzer Battalion, 22nd Marines

305th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer) (USA)

Battery C, 1st 155mm Howitzer Battalion

Amphibian Tractor Group

4th Amphibian Tractor Battalion (+) [178 x LVT(2)/(4)]

Companies A and B, 1st Armored Amphibian Tractor Battalion [26 x LVT(A)1]

Company A, 11th Amphibian Tractor Battalion [LVT(2)]

Company C (Amphibian Truck), IIIAC MT Battalion [40 x DUKW]

Antiaircraft Group

9th Defense Battalion (- Seacoast Artillery Group)

Battery A, 7th AA Automatic Weapons Battalion [40mm/.50-cal.] (USA)

IIIAC Medical Battalion (Reinforced)

 

77th Infantry Division (Reinforced) (- 305th RCT to 1st Prov MarBde)

Divisional Troops

HQ, 77th Infantry Division

Special Troops

HQ Company, 77th Infantry Division

77th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop

77th Signal Company (- detachments)

77th Quartermaster Company

777th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company (-)

HQ and HQ Battery, 77th Infantry Division Artillery (-)

306th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm Howitzer)

306th Regimental Combat Team

306th Infantry Regiment (Reinforced)

304th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)

132nd Engineer Combat Battalion [shore party]

Company B, 302nd Engineer Combat Battalion

Company B, 706th Tank Battalion [M4A2]

Company B, 302nd Medical Battalion

Battery B, 7th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion

307th Regimental Combat Team

307th Infantry Regiment (Reinforced)

902nd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm Howitzer)

233rd Engineer Combat Battalion [shore party]

Company C, 302nd Engineer Combat Battalion

Company A, 706th Tank Battalion [M4A2]

Company B, 302nd Medical Battalion

Battery C, 7th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion

Attachments

7th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion (-) [40mm/.50-cal.]

302nd Engineer Combat Battalion (-)

302nd Medical Battalion (-)

36th Medical Field Hospital (-)

95th Medical Portable Surgical Hospital

Company A (-), 88th Chemical Battalion (Motorized) [4.2-in. mortar]

292nd Joint Assault Signal Company (-)

404th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company

Japanese Forces, Guam

29th Division (-)1 (Southern Marianas Army Group)
29th Division HQ 220
18th Infantry Regiment (- I Battalion)2 1,300
38th Infantry Regiment 2,894
29th Division Intendance Unit 133
29th Division Signal Unit 186
29th Division Ordnance Unit 45
29th Transport Unit 94
24th Tank Company 117
265th Independent Transport Company 180
Element, HQ, 13th Division3 200

1. 50th Infantry Regiment on Tinian.

2. I Battalion on Saipan. Strength further reduced by submarine losses.

3. Advance detachment probably absorbed into other headquarters.

48th Independent Mixed Brigade (-)
48th IMB HQ 149
319th Independent Infantry Battalion 368
320th Independent Infantry Battalion 486
321st Independent Infantry Battalion 488
322nd Independent Infantry Battalion 500
48th IMB Artillery Unit 368
48th IMB Engineer Company 186
48th IMB Signal Company 109
48th IMB Medical Company 164
2nd Company, 9th Tank Regiment 122
10th Independent Mixed Regiment (-)* 1,912
10th IMR HQ  
II Battalion  
III Battalion  
10th IMR Artillery Unit (-)*  
10th IMR Engineer Company (-)*  
10th IMR Signal Company  
1st Company, 9th Tank Regiment 122

* I Battalion, an artillery company, and an engineer platoon on Rota.

52nd Field Antiaircraft Battalion (- 1st and 3rd Co) 250
Antiaircraft Unit, 18th Infantry  
45th Independent Antiaircraft Company  
2nd Company, 7th Independent Engineer Regt 225
2nd Company, 16th Shipping Engineer Regt 200

IJN Forces, Guam

54th Guard Force 2,300
21 coast defense gun companies  
60th Antiaircraft Defense Unit 259
217th Construction Battalion 900
218th Construction Battalion 900
Land Reclamation Unit (civilian laborers) 300
Guam Branch, Southeast Area Air Depot 100
263rd Air Group (Hyo Unit) 800
521st Air Group (Otori Unit) 400
755th Air Group (Genzan Unit) 700
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Harmon Field was built on the site of the incomplete Japanese Dededo airstrip north of Agaña. XXI Bomber Command was headquartered there from December and Twentieth Air Force from July 1945. Each of the five US airfields built on Guam was massive compared to the three crude airstrips built by the Japanese.

11 Commander both Southern Attack Force and Northern Attack Group.