Americal Division, Vietnam, 15 October 1971

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Americal Division



Order of Battle


Vietnam


15 October 1971












DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY


Headquarters Americal Division


APO San Francisco 96374




AVDF-HL 1 November 1971



SUBJECT: Operation Report-Lessons Learned, 23d Infantry Division

(Americal), Period Ending 15 October 1971, RCS CSFOR-65(R3)(U)







23D INFANTRY DIVISION (AMERICAL) TROOP LIST

(as of 15 October 1971)





1. HEADQUARTERS, 23D INFANTRY DIVISION (AMERICAL)



HHC, 23D, Infantry Division (Americal)

26th Engineer Battalion (Combat)

523rd Signal Battalion

COMSEC CONTACT TEAM #2

23 Military Police Company

328th Radio Research Detachment

3d Military History Detachment

OLE, 5th Weather Squadron, USAF (-)

USASSDD, ACSI, DA



2. 23D INFANTRY DIVISION ARTILLERY



HHB, Division Artillery

6th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery

1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery (-)

3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery

Battery D, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery

1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery (-)

3rd Battalion, 82d Field Artillery

Battery B(-),1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery

274th Field Artillery Detachment (Radar)

251st Field Artillery Detachment

252d Field Artillery Detachment

271st Field Artillery Detachment



3. 23D INFANTRY DIVISION SUPPORT COMMAND



HHC, and Band

23d Medical Battalion

23d Supply and Transportation Battalions

723d Maintenance Battalion (-)

23d Administration Company

635th Military Intelligence Company

63d Infantry Platoon (Combat Tracker Team)

23D Infantry Combat Center (PROV)



4. 16TH COMBAT AVIATION GROUP



HHC, 16th Combat Aviation Group

14th Combat Aviation Battalion

116th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter)

132d Aviation Company (Assault Support Helicopter)

174th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter)

176th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter)

178th Aviation Company (Assault Support Helicopter)

534th Medical Detachment

123d Aviation Battalion (Combat) (Infantry Division)

Troop D, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry

Troop F, 8th Cavalry

Company E, 723d Maintenance Battalion

335th Transportation Company

362d Aviation Detachment



5. 11TH INFANTRY BRIGADE



HHC, 11th Infantry Brigade

3d Battalion, 1st Infantry

1st Battalion, 20th Infantry

1st Battalion, 52d Infantry

E Troop, 1st Cavalry



6. 196TH INFANTRY BRIGADE



HHC, 196th Infantry Brigade

2d Battalion, 1st Infantry

3d Battalion, 21st Infantry

4th Battalion, 31st Infantry

1st Battalion, 46th Infantry

1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry (-)

Troop F, 17th Cavalry

48th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog)

10th Public Information Detachment

27th Chemical Detachment



7. 198th INFANTRY BRIGADE



HHC, 198th Infantry Brigade

1st Battalion, 6th Infantry

4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry



Chu Lai Defense Command (PROV)




  
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