The organization of the Marine infantry regiment
Subtitle: tables of organization approved 27 March 1944
Publisher: Marine Corps Schools
Published: 1944
Place of publication: Quantico, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 52
Subjects: Organization; United States. Marine Corps; United States
Description: "The purpose of military organization is to secure the most effective use of the men, weapons, and other resources of a body of troops .. The tables contained in Part II of this book are the Marine Corps Tables of Organization approved by the Commandant 27 March, 1944 (with changes of 22 July, 1944) ... Part I contains diagrams of the various units and an explanation of their composition and armament so that the new student will be better able to understand and use the tables." -- page vii.
Notes: Cover title.

"13144 MCS Quantico, Va. 9-12-44--10M" -- page 52.

"Published: -- For instructional purposes only" -- Cover.

Also available online from the Internet Archive.  Address as of April 29, 2014:  https://archive.org/details/organizationofma00unse.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The fire team ; The rifle squad ; The rifle platoon ; The light machine gun section ; The light machine gun platoon ; The 60mm mortar section ; The rifle company ; The 81mm mortar section ; The 81mm mortar platoon ; Communication platoon ; Intelligence and supply sections ; Headquarters section, battalion headquarters ; Headquarters company, infantry battalion ; The infantry battalion ; Weapons company, infantry regiment ; Headquarters section, regimental headquarters ; Headquarters and service company, infantry regiment ; The infantry regiment ; Designation of Marine Corps units; title: pt. 2. Tables of organization of the marine infantry regiment. Rifle company, infantry battalion ; Headquarters company, infantry battalion ; Infantry battalion ; Weapons company ; Headquarters and service company ; Infantry regiment.