The following list of Army and Air Force units are those that participated in the Guadalcanal Campaign as defined by General Order Number 24, 4 March 1947. Units are listed as they were designated during the campaign, with later changes and redesignations shown in parentheses following. General Order Number 12, 1 February 1946, lists the units entitled to battle credit for the Guadalcanal Campaign as they appear in parentheses. Differences between the listing below and General Order Number 12 are a result of later research.
XIV Corps Headquarters
Service Command, Guadalcanal
Coast Artillery
214th CA Regt (redesignated 214th AAA GP, Hq & Hq Btry; 250th AAA
Searchlight Bn; 528th AAA Gun Bn; 950th AAA Bn, Automatic Weapons)
Btry F, 244th CA Regt and Provisional Btry H, 244th CA Regt (redesignated
259th CA Bn, Harbor Defense, Separate)
Field Artillery
97th FA Bn (75-mm Howitzer Pack)
Chemical
151st Chem Co, Decontamination (inactivated and personnel assigned
to 218th Chem Composite Co, Depot Section)
887th Chem Co, Air Operations
Engineer
472d Engr Maintenance Co, Contact Plat
Infantry
147th Inf Regt, less Cannon Co
Medical
1st Section, 7th Medical Supply Depot (Personnel and Equipment transferred
to 1st Section, Advance Depot Plat, 21st Medical Supply Depot)
17th Field Hospital
52d Field Hosp, 2d and 3d Units and Hqs
20th Station Hospital
Ordnance
22d Ord Medium Maintenance Co
51st Ord Medium Maintenance Co
Co A, 82d Ord Bn (redesignated 3465th Ord Auto Maintenance Co, Medium)
482d Ord Co, Aviation, Bomb
Quartermaster
1st Plat, 45th QM Grave Regis Co (redesignated 28th QM Grave Regis
Det)
2d Plat, Co C, 60th QM Laundry Bn
3d Plat, 177th QM Bakery Co (redesignated 352d QM Plat, Bakery)
494th QM Depot Co, Supply
Signal
1st Sect, Sig Pigeon Co, 5944-A
68th Sig Co (redesignated 1069th Sig Co, Service Gp)
670th Sig Aircraft Warning Co
831st Signal Service Co1
Special Troops
Hq & Hq Co
38th MP Co, less one plat (redesignated MP Plat, Americal Div)
101st QM Regt (redesignated 125th QM Co)
26th Signal Co
Artillery
Hq & Hq Btry
Americal Div Artillery Band
221st FA Bn, 155-mm. Howitzer
245th FA Bn, 105-mm. Howitzer
246th FA Bn, 105-mm. Howitzer
247th FA Bn, 105-mm. Howitzer
Cavalry
Mobile Combat Rcn Sq (redesignated 21st Cav Rcn Troop, Mcz)
Engineers
57th Engineer Combat Bn
Infantry
132d Inf Regt, less Cannon Co
164th Inf Regt, less Cannon Co
182d Inf Regt, less Cannon Co
Medical
101st Medical Regt (redesignated 121st Med Bn)
Special Troops
Hq & Hq Company
MP Platoon
Band
25th QM Co
Artillery
Hq & Hq Btry
25th Div Arty Band
8th FA Bn, 105-mm. Howitzer
64th FA Bn, 105-mm. Howitzer
88th FA Bn, 105-mm. Howitzer
90th FA Bn. 155-mm. Howitzer
Cavalry
25th Cav Rcn Troop, Mcz
Engineers
65th Engineer Combat Bn
Infantry
27th Inf Regt
35th Inf Regt
161st Inf Regt
Medical
25th Med Bn
Ordnance
725th Ord Light Maintenance Co
1. Does not appear in General Order Number 12, 1 February 1946.
Special Troops
Hq & Hq Co
MP Platoon
Band
43d Signal Co
Artillery2
Hq & Hq Btry
152d FA Bn, 105-mm. Howitzer
168th FA Bn, 105-mm. Howitzer
Cavalry
43d Cavalry Rcn Troop, Mcz
Engineers
118th Engineer Combat Bn
Infantry
103d Inf Regt
169th Inf Regt
Medical
118th Medical Bn
Ordnance
743d Ordnance Co
XIII Bomber Command
Hq, XIII Bomber Command
23d Bomb Sq, 5th Bomb Gp, Heavy
31st Bomb Sq, 5th Bomb Gp, Heavy
69th Bomb Sq, Medium
70th Bomb Sq, Medium
72d Bomb Sq, 5th Bomb Gp, Heavy
394th Bomb Sq, 5th Bomb Gp, Heavy
11th Bomb Gp, Heavy, Hqs
26th Bomb Sq
42d Bomb Sq
98th Bomb Sq
431st Bomb Sq
XIII Fighter Command
Hq, XIII Fighter Command
12th Fighter Sq
13th Troop Carrier Sq
14th Fighter Sq
347th Fighter Gp, Hqs
67th Fighter Sq
68th Fighter Sq
70th Fighter Sq
339th Fighter Sq
Miscellaneous
3d Bomb Gp, Light
4th Photo Rcn and Mapping Gp
17th Photo Sq, Light, 4th Photo Rcn & Mapping Gp
29th Service Gp
82d Service Sq
2. 192d FA Bn, 43d Inf Division, is given credit for the Guadalcanal Campaign in General Order Number 12, 1 February 1946; however, the unit did not leave New Caledonia until 24 February 1943, three days after the campaign was over.
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