Army Ground Forces Study No. 4

TABLE IV

MOBILIZATION AFTER 1942

Enlisted Strength
000 omitted

 

Mobilized
on
31 Dec 42

Mobilized
on
30 Apr 45

Added
after
1942

% Increase
of each
element

% of total in-
crease received
by each element

           

Divisions

1,056

1,125

69

6.5

2.9

Non-Divisional Combat Units

861

916

55

6.4

2.3

Total Ground Combat Units

1,917

2,041

124

6.5

5.2

AGF Service Units

243

461

218

89.7

9.1

Total AGF Units

2,160

2,502

342

15.3

14.3

ASF Service Units

518

1,120

584

110.8

24.3

Total Service Units

(761)

(1,563)

(802)

(105.7)

(33.4)

Army Air Forces

1,300

1,954

654

50.3

27.1

Replacements, Overhead & Miscellaneous

1,021

1,847

826

81.0

34.3

Total Army

5,000

7,405

2,405

48.1

100.0

 
In addition to a net growth of 2,405,000 in enlisted men shown above, the Army experiences a net growth of approximately 470,000 in commissioned and warrant officer personnel in this period. Such personnel numbered 885,658 on 30 April 1945, making an aggregate troop basis strength of 8,290,993. Only enlisted figures are shown in the above table because they are the only figures available for 31 December 1942.

 

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