War as I Knew It
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Lt. General U.S. Army Commanding
COMPOSITION OF AN ARMY
The composition of an Army is not clear to many people, and it may be of interest to many to give a brief resume of its composition during a campaign.
An Army’s aggregate total of men varies from one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand, depending upon the number of corps and divisions assigned to it. (These figures do not include supporting air units.) First, it must fight. Second, it must eat. Third, it must be capable of rapid movement. And last, but not least, it must be equipped with all essentials necessary to the accomplishment of its mission. In reality, an Army provides most of the necessities of life found in a community of equal size.
The Army Headquarters is made up of a Headquarters Company and some special troops to provide its own housekeeping, protection, and administration. Usually, three or four Corps Headquarters, similarly organized and equipped though much smaller, are assigned to an Army. In the Corps, there are infantry and armored divisions which do the fighting, and many supporting troops, which help them to accomplish their missions. The supporting troops are made up of fighting units; such as Cavalry, Artillery, Engineers, Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Tank Destroyer, and Chemical Warfare Units.
There are Military Police Units to enforce law and order and Medical Units to take care of the sick and wounded and to supervise the general health of the command. The Quartermaster handles the general supplies, such as gas, food, clothing, and so forth. The Transportation Corps hauls these supplies. Signal Units provide all types of communication, and the Engineers have many types of units which enable them to do anything from fighting the enemy and fires to building railroad bridges over rivers. Civil Affairs Detachments handle the civilian population in liberated and captured towns, and Special Service Units provide entertainment for all the troops. Several miscellaneous detachments, such as Secret Intelligence Units, Finance Units, Prisoner of War Interpreters, and the like, finish off the list.
Most of the units are complete with Transportation and Cooking Detachments. If not, they are assigned or attached to other units which have facilities to provide for them.
ROSTER OF PRINCIPAL STAFF OFFICERS
Headquarters Third U.S. Army
Chiefs of Staff: Major General Hugh J. Galley, April to December, 1944
Major General H. R. Gay, December, 1944, to end of war
Deputy Chief of Staff: Colonel Paul D. Harkins Secretary, General Staff: Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Pfann G-l: Colonel F. S. Matthews G-2: Colonel O. W. Koch G-2 Air: Colonel H. M. Forde G-3: Brigadier General H. G. Maddox G-4: Brigadier General W. J. Muller G-5: Colonel N. W. Campanole; Colonel R. L. Dalferes Adjutant General: Colonel R. E. Cummings Anti-Aircraft: Colonel F. R. Chamberlain, Jr.; Colonel T. F. Gallagher
Artillery: Brigadier General E. T. Williams Chaplain: Colonel T. H. O’Neill CWS: Colonel E. C. Wallington Engineers: Brigadier General J. F. Conklin Finance: Colonel G. B. Milliken Headquarters Commandant: Colonel R. C. Bratton Inspector General: Colonel C. C. Park JAG: Colonel C. E. Cheever
Medical Section: Brigadier General T. D. Hurley; Colonel T. J. Hartford
Ordnance: Colonel T. H. Nixon
Provost Marshal: Colonel J. C. MacDonald; Colonel P. C. Clayton
PRO: Lieutenant Colonel K. A. Hunter; Lieutenant Colonel J. T. Quirk QM: Colonel Everett Busch Signal: Colonel E. F. Hammond SSO: Colonel K. E. Van Buskirk
Tank Destroyer: Brigadier General H. L. Earnest; Colonel L. C. Berry
XIX Tactical Air Command
Commander: Brigadier General O. P. Weyland
Chief of Staff: Colonel R. Q. Browne ,
CORPS THAT SERVED WITH THIRD ARMY
1 August, 1944, to 9 May, 1945
Including Commanders and Chiefs of Staffs
VIII Corps: 1 August, 1944, to 5 September, 1944 21 December, 1944, to 22 April, 1945 Commander: Major General Troy H. Middleton
Chief of Staff. Brigadier General C. H. Searcy
XV Corps: 1 August, 1944, to 24 August, 1944
29 August, 1944, to 29 September, 1944 Commander: Lieutenant General Wade H. Haislip
Chief of Staff: Brigadier General Pearson Menoher
XII Corps: 1 August, 1944, to 9 May, 1945
Commanders: Major General Gilbert R.
Cook
1 August, 1944, to 17 August, 1944
Major General Manton S. Eddy 17 August, 1944, to 20 April, 1945
Major General S. LeRoy Irwin 20 April, 1945, to 9 May, 1945
Chief of Staff: Brigadier General R. J. Canine 397
XX Corps: 1 August, 1944, to 9 May, 1945
Commander: Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker
Chief of Staff: Brigadier General W. A.
Collier
in Corps: 31 October, 1944, to 11 February, 1945 18 April, 1945, to 9 May, 1945 Commanders: Major General John Millikin 31 October, 1944, to 11 February, 1945
Major General James A. Van Fleet
18 April, 1945, to 9 May, 1945
Chief of Staff: Colonel James H. Phillips
V Corps: 6 May, 1945, to 9 May, 1945
Commander: Major General Clarence R. Huebner
Chief of Staff: Colonel S. B. Mason
DIVISIONS THAT SERVED WITH THIRD ARMY
1 August, 1944 to 9 May 1945
Including Commanders and Assistant Division Commanders
DIVISION
1st Inf.
2d Inf.
4th Inf.
5th Inf.
8th Inf. 26th Inf. 28th Inf. 29th Inf. 35th Inf.
42d Inf.
65 th Inf. 69th Inf. 70th Inf. 71st Inf. 76th Inf. 79th Inf.
80th Inf.
83d Inf.
86th Inf. 87th Inf. 89th Inf. 90th Inf.
COMMANDER
Maj. Gen. Clift Andrus Maj. Gen. W. M. Robertson Maj. Gen. R. O. Barton Maj. Gen. H. W. Blakeley Maj. Gen. S. Leroy Irwin Maj. Gen. A. E. Brown Maj. Gen. D. A. Stroh Maj. Gen. W. S. Paul Maj. Gen. N. D. Cota Maj. Gen. C. H. Gerhardt Maj. Gen. P. W. Baade
Maj. Gen. H. J. Collins Maj. Gen. S. E. Reinhart Maj. Gen. E. F. Rheinhardt Maj. Gen. A. J. Barnett Maj. Gen. W. G. Wyman Maj. Gen. W. R. Schmidt Maj. Gen. I. T. Wyche
Maj. Gen. H. L. McBride
Maj. Gen. R. C. Macon Maj. Gen. H. M. Melasky Maj. Gen. F. L. Culin, Jr. Maj. Gen, T. D. Finley Maj. Gen. R. S. McLain Maj Gen. J. A. Van Fleet Maj. Gen. H. L. Earnest
ASST. DIV. COMMANDER
Brig. Gen. G. A. Taylor Brig. Gen. J. A. Van Fleet Brig. Gen. J. H. Stokes, Jr. Brig. Gen. J. S. Rodwell
Brig. Gen. A. D. Wamock Brig. Gen. C. D. W. Canham Brig. Gen. H. N. Hartness Brig. Gen. G. A. Davis Brig. Gen. L. H. Watson Brig. Gen. E. B. Sebree Brig. Gen. B. B. Miltonberger Brig. Gen. H. Linden Brig. Gen. J. E. Copeland Brig. Gen. L. H. Gibbons Brig. Gen. T. W. Herren Brig. Gen. O. S. Rolfe Brig. Gen. F. A. Woolfley Brig. Gen. F. U. Greer Brig. Gen. J. S. Winn, Jr. Brig. Gen. O. Summers Brig. Gen. G. W. Smythe Brig. Gen. C. B. Ferenbaugh Brig. Gen. G. V. W. Pope Brig. Gen. J. L. McKee Brig. Gen. J. N. Robinson Brig. Gen. W. G. Weaver Brig. Gen. J. M. Tully
DIVISION 94th Inf.
95th Inf.
97th Inf.
99th Inf.
COMMANDER
Maj. Gen. H. J. Malony Maj. Gen. H. L. Twaddle Brig. Gen. M. B. Halsey Maj. Gen. W. E. Lauer
ASST. DIV. COMMANDER Brig. Gen. H. B. Cheadle Brig. Gen. Don C. Faith Brig. Gen. F. H. Partridge Brig. Gen. H. T. Mayberry
4th Armored
5th Armored 6th Armored 7th Armored
8th Armored 9th Armored 10th Armored
11th Armored
12th Armored 13th Armored
14th Armored 16th Armored 20th Armored 17th Airborne 101st Airborne 2d French Armored
Maj. Gen. J. S. Wood Maj. Gen. H. J. Gaffey Maj. Gen. W. H. Hoge Maj. Gen. L. E. Oliver Maj. Gen. R. W. Grow Maj. Gen. L. M. Silvester Maj. Gen. R. W. Hasbrouck Maj. Gen. J. M. Devine Maj. Gen. J. W. Leonard Maj. Gen. W. H. H.
Morris, Jr.
Brig. Gen. C. S. Kilburn Maj. Ge
n. H. E Dager Maj Gen. R. R. Allen Maj. Gen. J. B. Wogan Maj. Gen. John Millikin Maj. Gen. A. C. Smith Brig. Gen. J. L. Pierce Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward Maj. Gen. W. M. Miley Maj. Gen. M. D. Taylor Maj. Gen. LeClerc
Brig. Gen. W. L. Roberts
Brig. Gen. G. W. Reed, Jr.
Brig. Gen. J. L. Whitelaw Brig. Gen. G. L. Higgins
Back Cover
From the invasion of Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge, General George S. Patton, Jr., was the most flamboyant, audacious Allied leader of World War II. Brandishing his famous pearl-handled pistols and driven by a profound belief that wars are won by killing the enemy as fast as possible, Patton slammed the tanks and men of the Third Army across Europe at a breakneck pace. He battled not only the enemy but Supreme Headquarters; he complained SHAEF was doing all it could to deny im early victory. Now in these fascinating and frank memoirs, Patton speaks out with intense personal feelings about the Second World War, the art of war, and the soldiers life. He gives us an unforgettable self-portrait of an American Professional soldier caught in the toils of a brutal war.
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