30th Div. Organization

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30th Division Organization - 1917

Troops of the 30th Division were called into Federal service on July 25, 1917, seven days after designation as a division, and on August 3, the War Department ordered concentration and organization at Camp Sevier, Greenville, South Carolina. On August 5 the National Guard of North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee were inducted into Federal service. Concentration continued throughout August.

The 55th Field Artillery Brigade was organized on August 25, and ultimately included the First North Carolina and First Tennessee Regiments of Field Artillery, the First Tennessee Infantry, Troop D of Tennessee Cavalry and detachments of the First North Carolina and Second Tennessee Regiments of Infantry. Major General John F. Morrison assumed command of the Division on August 28.

The 30th Division was reorganized in accordance with the Tables of Organization of August 8, 1917, on September 12. The Infantry Brigades were organized and ultimately included: the 59th Infantry Brigade, the Third Tennessee and the First South Carolina Regiments of Infantry, and detachments of the First North Carolina and Second South Carolina Regiments of Infantry, and of the Tennessee Cavalry, The 60th Infantry Brigade, the Second and Third North Carolina Regiments of Infantry, and detachments of the First North Carolina, and Second Tennessee Regiments of Infantry and of North Carolina Cavalry. The division underwent a term of systematic training from September 17 until April 30, and during October selective service men from Camps Gordon, Jackson and Pike completed the division.

30th Division Organization - 1941 2

59th Infantry Brigade HHC

Headquarters, 30th Division

118th Infantry Regiment*

Hqs and Hqs Det

121st Infantry Regiment**

Med Det

60th Infantry Brigade HHC

Headquarters Company

1l7th Infantry Regiment

30th Military Police Company

120th Infantry Regiment

30th Signal Company

55th Field Artillery Brigade HHB

105th Ordnance Company

113th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)

105th Engineers (Combat)

115th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm

105th Medical Regiment

118th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm

105th Quartermaster Regiment

*Relieved from division 24 Aug 42.

**Relieved from division 22 Nov 41

 


30th Division Organization 1944 - 1945 2

 

117th Infantry Regiment

105th Engineer Combat Battalion

l19th Infantry Regiment***

105th Medical Battalion

120th Infantry Regiment

30th Counter Intelligence Corps Det

HHB Division Artillery

Headquarters Special Troops

1 l 3th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)

Hqs Company, 30th Infantry Division

118th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)

Military Police Platoon

197th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)

730th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company

230th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)

30th Quartermaster Company

30th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized

30th Signal Company

740th Tank Battalion (attached 19 Dec 44-28 Dec 44)

743rd Tank Battalion (attached 1 Mar 44-23 Jun 45)

744th Tank Battalion (attached 7 Feb 45-28 Feb 45)

801 st Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached 25 Feb 45-28 Feb 45,1 Apr 45-5 Apr 45)

807th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached 18 Mar 45-27 Mar 45)

823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached 24 Jun 44-27 Jun 44,3 Jul 44-24 Jul 45)

116th AAA Gun Battalion (attached 20 Jul 44-3 Aug 44)

448th AAA Auto-Wpns Battalion (attached 9 Jul 44-26 Apr 45,3 May 45-9 May 45)

459th AAA Auto-Wpns Battalion (attached 19 Jul 44-27 Jul 44)

 

***Assigned to division 1 Sep 42.

 

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