| (a) |
The company commander, a captain, commands company and serves on regimental staff in an
advisory capacity.
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| (b) |
The reconnaissance officer, a second lieutenant, who assists the company commander
in the reconnaissance of assembly areas, routes, firing position, cover, concealment,
and in the computation of firing data.
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| (c) |
The first sergeant, who assists the company commander and establishes and
operates the company command post.
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| (d) |
The reconnaissance and signal sergeant, who assists the reconnaissance officer
controls company communication, and assists in the operation of the observation post.
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| (e) |
The bugler (a private), who is trained as an observer and serves as a guide.
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| (f) |
Three messengers (privates), who act as runners, guides, and are trained
to operate the SCR-195 radio sets.
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| (g) |
Four chauffeurs (privates), who drive the command truck, the radio truck,
and two weapons carriers.
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| (h) |
Two radio operators (privates).
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| (a) |
The regimental staff officer for supply, S-4 (a major), who is responsible to
the regimental commander for the proper functioning of the supply system. His relationship
to the service company is similar to that of a battalion commander to the
companies of his battalion.
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| (b) |
The company commander (a captain), who is charged with ,the administration,
supply, discipline, and basic training of the service company.
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| (c) |
The assistant supply officer (a warrant officer).
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| (d) |
The first sergeant, who assists the company commander by the performance
of any du ties which the latter may assign him.
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| (e) |
Five chauffeurs (privates).
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| (f) |
Two messe ngers (privates), who remain at company headquarters.
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| (g) |
Two orderlies (privates), one of whom accompanies ,the regimental supply
officer (S-4); the other orderly accompanies the commanding officer of the service
company.
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| (a) |
The battalion commander (a lieutenant colonel), who is responsible for the
control and tactical employment of the battalion.
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| (b) |
The executive officer (a major), who acts as second-in-command and as
the principal assistant of the battalion commander.
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| (c) |
The operations officer (a captain) who assists in planning the operations of the battalion.
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| (d) |
The adjutant and company commander (a captain).
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| (e) |
The intelligence officer (a first lieutenant), who is charged with the establishment
and operation of the battalion observation post, and with combat intelligence.
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| (f) |
The battalion transport officer (a first lieutenant), who commands the
battalion headquarters detachment. He exercises staff supervision over the tactical operation
of motor vehicles of the battalion.
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| (g) |
The battalion supply officer, who is a member of the service company.
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| (h) |
The battalion surgeon, a captain, who commands the battalion section of the
regimental medical detachment.
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| (i) |
The battalion communications officer, a second lieutenant, who commands
the battalion section of the communication platoon of headquarters company.
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| (a) |
One captain, company commander.
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| (b) |
One first lieutenant, transport officer.
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| (c) |
One first sergeant.
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| (d) |
One staff sergeant, mess sergeant.
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| (e) |
One staff sergeant, transport sergeant.
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| (f) |
One sergeant, supply sergeant.
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| (g) |
One corporal, company clerk.
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| (h) |
One private, armorer-artificer.
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| (i) |
One private, bugler.
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| (j) |
Two privates, chauffeurs.
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| (k) |
Three privates, cooks.
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| (l) |
Two privates, cook's helpers.
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| (m) |
Two privates, motor mechanics.
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| (n) |
Two privates, orderlies.
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| (o) |
Twelve basic privates.
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| (a) |
The company commander, who directly controls all activities.
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| (b) |
A first lieutenant (second-in-command), who keeps abreast of the tactical
situation, replaces the company commander if he becomes a casualty, and performs any
duty the company commander directs.
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| (c) |
The 1st sergeant, who assists the company commander and controls the enlisted
men of the command group. He carries a carbine.
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| (d) |
The communication sergeant, who supervises the use of the signal projectors,
controls communication within the company and between the company and other headquarters,
and assists in organizing the observation post. He carries a carbine.
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| (e) |
The bugler {a private), who is trained as an observer. He carries a carbine.
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| (f) |
Four messengers (privates ).
one of whom accompanies the company commander
one is sent to battalion headquarters, and
the other two maintain communication
within the company and with adjacent units. They all carry carbines.
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| (g) |
The orderly who goes with the company commander and who is armed with an Ml rifle.
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| (a) |
The mess sergeant (a staff sergeant), who superintends the preparation and
distribution of meals. He carries an Ml rifle.
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| (b) |
Four cooks, who prepare the rations, assisted by three cook's helpers, all of
whom are privates. They carry Ml rifles.
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| (c) |
The supply sergeant, who procures supplies for the company, and safeguards
and keeps proper records of the government property issued to the company. He carries
an Ml rifle.
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| (d) |
One armorer-artificer (a private), who assists in handling supplies. He
carries an Ml rifle.
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| (e) |
The company clerk, a corporal, who keeps the records regarding the men of
the company. He carries an Ml rifle.
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| (a) |
The platoon leader, a second lieutenant, who is responsible for the control
and tactical employment of the platoon. He carries a carbine.
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| (b) |
The platoon sergeant (a staff sergeant), who is second-in-command, assists
the platoon leader, replaces him if he becomes a casualty, and supervises the advance of
the platoon. He carries an Ml rifle.
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| (c) |
The platoon guide, a sergeant, who prevents straggling and enforces orders
concerning cover, maintenance of quiet, and an orderly advance. He carries an Ml rifle.
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| (d) |
Two messengers, who serve as mediums of communication and carry Ml rifles.
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| (e) |
Five basic privates, who serve as replacements and who are armed with Ml rifles.
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One sergeant (squad leader),
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one corporal (second-in-command), and
ten privates and privates first class.
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The squad leader is armed with the carbine.
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The assistant squad leader is armed with the Ml903 rifle and grenade projector.
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Of ten privates, one is an ammunition bearer who carries a carbine,
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one is an automatic rifle,
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one is assistant automatic rifleman who carries a carbine,
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and the others are riflemen with Ml rifles.
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| (a) |
The platoon leader, a first lieutenant, who makes recommendations to the
company commander for the employment of the weapons and supervises the fire of
those elements of the platoon which remain under his direct control. He carries a
carbine.
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| (b) |
A platoon sergeant (a staff sergeant) second-in-command, who assists in controlling
the platoon and the weapons carriers during route and approach march, acts as
agent for the platoon leader, and replaces him should he become a casualty. He carries a
carbine.
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| (c) |
A transport corporal, who conducts carriers to positions designated by, the
platoon leader, supervises concealment and camouflage of catriers in position and at
all halts. He carries an Ml rifle.
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| (d) |
Two messengers, one of whom accompanies the platoon leader; the other
reports to the company commander when the company develops for the approach march.
They carry carbines.
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| (e) |
Two chauffeurs, who drive the company weapons carriers. They are armed
with automatic rifles.
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| (a) |
The company commander, a captain, who commands the entire company
on the march and directs its combat action.
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| (b) |
The reconnaissance officer, a first lieutenant, who is second-in-command,
assists the company commander in the reconnaissance of initial and subsequent firing
and off-carrier positions and in the computation of firing data. During the approach
march, he represents the company commander at battalion headquarters, assisting in the
reconnaissance of assembly positions.
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| (c) |
The first sergeant, who assists the company commander and controls the
enlisted men of the command group. He carries a carbine.
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| (d) |
The reconnaissance and signal sergeant, who assists the reconnaissance officer
and controls communication within the company and between the company and other
headquarters. He carries a carbine.
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| (e) |
The bugler (a private), who is trained as an observer, and who carries a carbine.
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| (f) |
The orderly (a private), who accompanies the company commander and carries an Ml rifle.
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| (g) |
Three messengers {privates) , one of whom is especially trained as an observer,
and all of whom carry carbines.
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| (h) |
The transport sergeant, who assists the company commander in the control
of the company motor vehicles. He can ies an Ml rifle.
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| (i) |
A motor mechanic (a private), who assists the transport sergeant and carries an Ml rifle.
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| (j) |
Two chauffeurs (privates), who drive the company ¾-ton command truck and the ¼-ton uuck of company headquarters.
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| (a) |
The mess sergeant, (a staff sergeant) who superintends the preparation and
distribution of meals. He carries an Ml rifle.
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| (b) |
The supply sergeant, who procures supplies for the company. He carries an Ml rifle.
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| (c) |
The company clerk (a corporal), who keeps the records of the company. He carries an Ml rifle.
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| (d) |
Four cooks who prepare the rations, assisted by three cook's helpers, all of whom are privates, carrying Ml rifles.
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| (e) |
Three cook's helpers who are privates carrying Ml rifles.
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| (f) |
One armorer-artillery officer (a private), who assists in procuring and handling
supplies. He carries an Ml rifle.
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| (g) |
Three basic privates armed with Ml rifles.
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| (a) |
The platoon leader, a first lieutenant, who leads the platoon in the approach
march directs movements into positions, controls displacements, and exercises functions
or fire direction by assignment of firing position areas and targets. He carries a carbine.
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| (b) |
The platoon sergeant (a staff sergeant), who is second-in-command, brings up
the rear of the platoon, and checks straggling. He keeps constantly in touch with the
situation to the rear and the flanks. He carries a carbine.
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| (c) |
The instrument corporal, who has charge of fire-control equipment, assists
the platoon leader in computing firing data, and installs and supervises the observation
post, and who carries a carbine.
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| (d) |
The agent corporal, who acts as the principal liaison agent to company headquarters
if the platoon is employed under centralized control; or to a rifle company
headquarters if attached to a rifle company. He carries a carbine.
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| (e) |
The transport corporal, who conducts carriers to positions designated by the
platoon leader, and supervises concealment or camouflage of carriers in position and attack
halts. He carries a rifle.
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| (f) |
The chauffeur (a private) who drives the ¼-ton truck. He moves as directed
by the platoon leader and conceals and camouflages the vehicles at all halts. He is
armed with an Ml rifle.
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| (g) |
Two messengers (privates) one of whom assists the instrument corporal
and mans the observation post. The other accompanies the platoon leader as communication
agent. Both are armed with carbines.
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| (h) |
Three basic privates, all armed with carbines.
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| (a) |
The platoon leader, a lieutenant, who may receive fire m1ss1ons from the
company commander, or make recommendations for employing the mortars. He
reconnoiters for and selects position areas. He carries a carbine.
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| (b) |
The platoon sergeant (a staff sergeant), who is second-in-command, controls
the platoon in the absence of the platoon leader. He carries a carbine.
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| (c) |
The instrument corporal, who has charge of the fire-control equipment, assists
the platoon leader in reconnaissance for positions and in computing fire data, installs
the platoon observation post and supervises its operation. He carries a carbine.
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| (d) |
The agent corporal, who usually remains with his platoon. He carries a carbine.
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| (e) |
The transport corporal, who conducts carriers to positions designated by the
platoon leader, and supervises concealment or camouflage of carriers in position and at
all halts. He is armed with an Ml rifle.
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| (f) |
The chauffeur (a private), who drives the 1/2-ton truck. He conceals and
camouflages the truck at all halts in approach march and combat. He carries an Ml
rifle.
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| (g) |
Two messengers (privates), armed with carbines, one of whom accompanies
the platoon leader.
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| (h) |
Three basic privates, armed with carbines.
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