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Table of Organization
and Equipment No. 7-29 *
1
War Department,
Washington 25, D.C., 15 September 1943 **
SERVICE COMPANY, ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION
Designation: Service Company, †____ Armored Infantry Battalion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Unit
Specification Serial No. ***
2 Captain, including 1 1 2
3 Company Commander (1a) (1)
4 Motor Transport (1b) (1)
5 First Lieutenant 1
including
1
1
6 Second Lieutenant 1
7 Motor Transport (1) (1)
8 Platoon Leader (1) (1)
9 TOTAL COMMISSIONED 1 1 1 1 4
10 Warrant Officer, including 1 1 1 3
11 Military Personnel (1) (1)
12 Motor Transport (1) (1)
13 Supply, General (1d) (1)
14 TOTAL WARRANT 1 1 1 3
15 Master Sergeant, including 1 1
16 Motor 814 (1) (1)
17 First Sergeant 502 1 1
18 Technical Sergeant, including 1 1 1 3
19 Mechanic, Chief 014 (1) (1)
20 Personnel 816 (1) (1)
21 Supply 821 (1) (1)
22 Staff Sergeant, including 1 2 2 5
23 Mess 824 (1) (1)
24 Motor 813 (1) (1)
25 Platoon 821 (1) (1)
26 Supply 821 (1) (1)
27 Supply, Assistant 821 (1) (1)
28 Sergeant, including 1 1 2
29 Communication Chief 542 (1) (1)
30 Supply, Motor 348 (1) (1)
31 Corporal, including 1 1 2
32 Clerk, Company 405 (1e) (1)
33 Dispatcher 345 (1gs) (1)
Technician Grade
Company Headquarters
Headquarters Section
Maintenance Section
Administrative, Mess
and Supply Section
Battalion Administrative
and Personnel Section
Battalion Supply and
Transportation Platoon
Battalion Maintenance
Platoon
Total Company
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Unit
Specification Serial No. ***
Company Headquarters
34 Technician, Grade 4 13
35 Technician, Grade 5 20
including
3 3 8 4 17 17
36 Private, First Class 8
37 Private 11
38 Armorer 511 5 (1gs) (1gs) (2)
39 Bugler 803 (1hs) (1)
40 Clerk, General 055 (1) (1)
41 Clerk, Headquarters 501 5 (1) (1)
42 Clerk, Personnel 368 4 (1) (1)
43 Clerk, Supply 835 5 (1) (1)
44 Clerk, Supply 835 (1hs) (1)
45 Clerk, Typist 405 (1) (1)
46 Cook 060 4 (1) (1)
47 Cook 060 5 (1) (1)
48 Cook's Helper 521 (1) (1)
49 Driver, Truck, Light 345 5 (6)
(1s) (1s) (9s)
50 Driver, Truck, Light 345 (5)
51 Gunner, Machine 604 (3) (3)
52 Handler, Ammunition 901 (2) (2)
53 Mechanic, Artillery 802 4 (1) (1)
54 Mechanic, Automotive 014 4 (1) ((1i)5) (6)
55 Mechanic, Automotive 014 5 (1js) ((1l3ks)6) (7)
56 Mechanic, Tank 660 4 (1is) (1)
57 Operator, Radio 740 4 (1) (1)
58 Operator, Radio 776 5 (1) (1)
59 Operator, Wrecker 529 5 (1ms) (1)
60 Repairman, Radio 648 4 (1) (1)
61 Welder, Combination 256 4 (1) (1)
62 Basic 521 (4) (4)
63 TOTAL ENLISTED 4 4 12 5 21 20 66
64 AGGREGATE 5 5 12 6 23 22 73c
Technician Grade
Headquarters Section
Maintenance Section
Administrative, Mess
and Supply Section
Battalion Administrative
and Personnel Section
Battalion Supply and
Transportation Platoon
Battalion Maintenance
Platoon
Total Company
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Unit
65 Car, half-track, M3A2, without armament 1x 1
66 Carbine, cal. .30 4 3 11 5 12 16 51
67 Gun, machine, Browning, cal. .50, M1919A4, flexible 1n 2n 1n 4
68 Gun, machine, Browning, HB, cal. .50, M2, flexible 1n 2n 2p 5
69 Gun, submachine, cal. .45, M3 1 2 1 1 11 6 22
70 Launcher, grenade, M8 3
71 Launcher, rocket, 2.36-inch, M9 1q 3q 2r 6
72 Trailer, Ammunition, M10 4 4
73 Trailer, 1-ton, 2-wheel, cargo 1 1 1 5 2 10
74 Truck, 1/4-ton, 4x4 1 1 1w 3
75 Truck, 3/4-ton, 4x4, weapons carrier 1vw 1 2
76 Truck, 2 1/2-ton, 6x6, cargo, including 1 1 1 9 2 14
77 Ammunition (4) (4)
78 Fuel and lubricants (3) (3)
79 Kitchen (1) (1)
80 Maintenance (1) (2) (3)
81 Personnel and equipment (1) (1)
82 Ration (1) (1)
83 Water (1) (1)
84 Truck, wrecking, heavy, M1A1 1 1
85 Vehicle, tank recovery, M32 1x 1
Remarks:
† Insert number of battalion.
a Also assistant S-4 (4010).
b Battalion motor officer.
* This table together with T/O&E 7-26, 15 September
c Armed with carbine, cal. .30, unless otherwise indicated. 1943, supersedes T/O 7-26, 1 March 1942, and
d Also assistant S-4. T/E 7-26, 4 April 1943.
g Drives truck, 1/4-tin.
h Drives truck, 3/4-ton. ** Includes Changes No. 1, 27 October 1943,
i To have additional training as rigger (189). Changes No. 2, 7 January 1944,
j Drives truck, 2 1/2-ton. Changes No. 3, 2 August 1944,
k 1 drives half-track, 2 drive trucks, 2 1/2-ton. Changes No. 4, 9 September 1944, and
l Drives tank recovery vehicle. Changes No. 5, 21 November 1944.
m Drives truck, wrecking, heavy.
n Mounted on truck, 2 1/2-ton.
*** Includes changes to SSNs as per Technical
p 1 mounted on half-track; 1 mounted on truck, heavy recovery. Manual TM 12-427, 12 July 1944.
q Carried in truck, 2 1/2-ton.
r 1 carried in half-track; 1 carried on tank recovery vehicle.
s Armed with gun, submachine, cal. .45.
v Equipped with radio set SCR-506.
w Equipped with radio set SCR-510.
x Equipped with radio set SCR-528.
Headquarters Section
Maintenance Section
Administrative, Mess
and Supply Section
Tank recovery vehicle armament includes one 81-mm mortar, one cal. .50 machine gun on turret top, and
one cal. .30 bow machine gun.
Specification Serial No. ***
Technician Grade
Company Headquarters
Battalion Administrative
and Personnel Section
Battalion Supply and
Transportation Platoon
Battalion Maintenance
Platoon
Total Company
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