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23rd Infantry Division (AMERICAL) Order of Battle Assigned and Attached Units

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23rd Infantry Division (AMERICAL) Order of Battle
Assigned and Attached Units



Division Infantry



2d Battalion, 1st Infantry

3d Battalion, 1st Infantry

4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry

1st Battalion, 6th Infantry

1st Battalion, 20th Infantry

3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry

4th Battalion, 21st Infantry

4th Battalion, 31st Infantry

1st Battalion, 46th Infantry

5th Battalion, 46th Infantry

1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry



Division Artillery



6th Battalion, 11th Artillery (105mm)

1st Battalion, 14th Artillery (105mm)

3d Battalion, 16th Artillery (155mm)

3rd Battalion, 18th Artillery (175mm/8" SP)

1st Battalion, 82d Artillery (155mm)

3d Battalion, 82d Artillery (105mm)

Battery G, 55th Artillery (.50-cal MG)



Division Aviation



16th Aviation Group

14th Aviation Battalion (Combat)

123d Aviation Battalion (Airmobile)

212th Aviation Battalion (Combat)



Division Reconnaissance



Troop F, 8th Cavalry (Air)

Troop E, 1st Cavalry (Armored)

Troop F, 17th Cavalry (Armored)

Company E, 51st Infantry (Long Range Patrol)

Company G, 75th Infantry (Ranger)

AMERICAL Scout Infantry Company (Provisional)

Troop H, 17th Cavalry




Division Support



23d Medical Battalion

23d Supply and Transport Battalion

26th Engineer Battalion

523d Signal Battalion

723d Maintenance Battalion

23d Administration Company

23d Military Police Company

328th Army Security Agency Company

635th Military Intelligence Company

3d Military History Detachment

Americal Combat Center (Provisional)

27th Chemical Detachment

87th Chemical Detachment

90th Chemical Detachment

10th Public Information Detachment

31st Public Information Detachment



Other unit on temporary assignment



1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry (Armored)

Chu Lai Defense Command (Provisional)




23rd Infantry Division (AMERICAL) Formation Assets



Components Assets derived from:

23d Infantry Division Support Command 15th Support Brigade
23d Administration Company Company A, 6th Support Battalion
23d Supply and Transport Company 94th Supply and Service Battalion
723d Maintenance Battalion 188th Maintenance Battalion (bulk)
26th Engineer Battalion
Company A 175th Engineer Company
Company B 555th Engineer Company
Company C 6th Engineer Company
Company D Company B, 39th Engineer Company
Company E (Float Bridge) 554th Engineer Company
523d Signal Battalion 509th Signal Battalion
Company E, 51st Infantry (Long Range Patrol) Detachment A (Long Range Patrol)*
123d Aviation Battalion 161st Aviation Company


*Provisional long range patrol unit formed from the provisional long range patrol detachment, 196th Infantry Brigade and men with
long range patrol experience from the 11th and 198th Infantry Brigades.








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