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Appendix A
Former All Negro Units in USAREUR
1 April 1952 - 31 August 1955
 
Date of Integration
STRENGTH
31 DEC 1953
31 AUG 1955
Total
W
N
% N to Total
Total
W
N
% N to Total
8 Med Amb Co Sep
22 Oct 52
78
64
14
17.9
71
55
16
22.5
10 Trans Trk Co (Ptrl) (later 10 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
20 Nov 52
137
93
44
32.9
144
-
-
-
12 Trans Trk Co (later 12 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
25 May 52
128
91
37
28.9
115
99
16
13.9
16 AFA Bn
7 Jul 52
571
469
102
17.8
583
505
75
13.4
17 Armd Engr Bn
22 Apr 52
941
726
215
22.8
843
743
100
11.9
22 Inf Regt, 3d Bn (Regtl Str)
1 May 52
3,286
2,819
467
14.2
3,408
2,973
433
12.8
24 Trans Trk Bn, Hq & Hq Co
24 Sep 52
42
29
13
30.8
52
10
42
80.8
24 Trans Trk Co (later 24 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
13 Apr 54
134
1
133
-
111
95
16
14.4
27 AAA Bn
21 May 52
684
544
140
20.4
398
347
51
12.8
27 Trans Trk Bn, Hq & Hq Co
1 Dec 53
29
19
10
34.4
42
38
4
9.5
28 Trans Trk Bn, Hq & Hq Co
11 Sep 53
42
33
9
21.4
41
32
9
21.9
29 Tank Bn
21 Apr 52
671
566
105
15.6
681
594
87
12.8
29 Sig Const Bn
31 Jul - 9 Oct 52
838
651
187
22.3
987
549
138
20.1
29 Trans Trk Bn, Hq & Hq Co
14 Jul 52
41
34
7
17.0
38
35
3
7.6
32 Army Band
15 Sep 52
30
23
7
23.3
32
29
3
9.4
33 Army Band
9 Dec 52
42
35
7
16.6
46
44
2
4.3
33 Med Holding Co
5 May 53
75
58
17
22.6
67
54
13
19.4
35 Engr C Bn
14 Dec 52 - 11 May 53
609
491
118
19.4
590
528
62
10.5
36 Med Holding Co
15 Oct 53
91
62
29
31.9
Inactivated 1 Jul 1955
37 Trans Hwy Trans Div, Hq & Hq Co (later 37 Trans Motor Comd, Hq & Hq Co)
Sep 52
79
61
18
22.7
81
72
9
11.1
39 Ord MAM Co (later 39 Ord Fld Maint Co)
25 Aug 52
179
161
18
10.0
172
163
9
5.2
39 Trans Trk Co (later 39 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
27 Jun 54
127
-
127
-
107
86
21
19.6

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Date of Integration
STRENGTH
31 DEC 1953
31 AUG 1955
Total
W
N
% N to Total
Total
W
N
% N to Total
40 Engr Pipeline Co
28 Dec 53
187
137
50
26.7
175
159
16
9.1
40 Sig Const Bn
18 Nov 52
728
583
145
19.2
846
689
157
18.6
40 Trans Trk Co (later 40 Trans Co, Med Trk, Petrl)
11 Sep 53
100
-
-
-
107
83
24
22.4
41 Trans Trk Co (later 41 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
9 Jul 54
86
86
-
-
116
96
20
17.2
42 Med Amb Co Sep
Jun 52
69
53
16
23.2
75
65
10
13.4
45 AAA Bn
29 Apr 52
626
502
124
19.8
601
503
98
16.3
46 AAA Bn
6 Jun 52
651
532
119
18.1
638
562
76
11.9
55 Trans Trk Co (Petrl)
Jun 54
132
3
129
-
144
-
-
-
60 Ord Ammo Co
19 Oct 53
264
196
68
25.7
205
186
19
9.3
62 Trans Trk Co (Petrl) (later 62 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
9 Jul 54
136
-
136
-
135
113
22
16.3
63 Trans Trk Co (later 63 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
14 Apr 54
151
-
151
-
106
79
27
25.4
66 Trans Trk Co (later 66 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
7 Nov 53
147
114
33
22.4
131
95
36
27.5
67 Trans Trk Co (later 67 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
28 Oct 52
118
85
33
27.9
144
107
37
25.7
68 Trans Trk Co (later 68 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
11 Aug 54
155
4
151
-
140
115
25
17.8
69 Trans Trk Co (later 69 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
16 Nov 53
141
107
34
24.1
129
94
35
27.1
70 Trans Trk Co (later 70 Trans Trk Co, Med S-P)
25 Oct 52
132
106
26
19.7
143
120
23
16.1
72 Trans Trk Co (later 72 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
15 May 54
129
-
129
-
133
110
23
17.3
76 Trans Trk Co (later 76 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
7 Jun 54
111
-
111
-
132
106
26
19.7
77 Trans Tk Co (later 77 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
27 May 54
96
-
96
-
133
111
22
16.5

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Date of Integration
STRENGTH
31 DEC 1953
31 AUG 1955
Total
W
N
% N to Total
Total
W
N
% N to Total
78 Trans Trk Co (later 78 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
5 Nov 42
148
112
36
24.3
124
106
18
14.5
81 Cml Smoke Genr Co
15 Jun 52
134
125
9
6.7
127
114
13
10.2
82 Cml Smoke Genr Co
11 Jun 52
138
125
13
9.4
124
108
16
12.9
82 Trans Trk Co (later 82 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
19 Jun 54
132
-
132
-
102
80
22
21.6
83 Cml Smoke Genr Co
14 Jul 52
115
106
9
7.8
113
99
14
12.4
83 Trans Trk Co (later 83 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
1 Nov 52
141
99
42
29.8
111
89
22
19.8
84 Trans Trk Co (later 84 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
26 Oct 53
93
71
22
23.6
138
112
26
18.8
89 Trans Trk Co (later 89 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
11 Sep 53
101
78
23
22.7
118
85
33
28.0
93 Engr Brg Co (later 93 Engr Co, Float Brg)
4 Sep 53
170
130
40
23.5
181
155
26
14.4
95 Med Amb Co Sep
12 Feb 53
76
63
13
17.1
61
53
8
13.1
96 Trans Trk Co Lt (later 96 Trans Co, Hv Lift)
4 Jun 52
131
96
35
26.7
112
-
-
-
97 Engr Const Bn
20 Aug-Dec 52
729
670
59
8.0
682
-
-
-
118 Army Band
15 Sep 52
27
18
9
33.3
24
23
1
4.2
184 Med Coll Co Sep
9 Mar 53
87
69
18
20.7
Inactivated 9 Feb 1955
221 QM Salv Co
2 Sep 52
109
90
19
17.4
Inactivated 1 Mar 1955
254 Trans Trk Co Lt (replaced by 661 Trans Co, Lt Trk, 10 Mar 55)
21 Aug 52
86
70
16
18.6
113
93
20
17.7
272 FA Bn
21 Apr 52
543
461
82
15.1
Inactivated 17 Jan 1955
293 Engr Const Bn
20 Oct 52
774
674
100
12.9
589
543
46
7.9
317 Engr C Bn
10 Nov 52
542
424
118
21.7
613
534
79
12.9
370 Armd Inf Bn
19 Nov 52
922
804
118
12.8
970
841
129
13.3
371 Armd Inf Bn
12 Nov 52
936
824
112
11.9
976
834
142
14.5
373 Armd Inf Bn
25 Apr 52
841
714
127
15.1
933
833
100
10.7
385 Trans Trk Co Lt
24 Apr 54
127
2
125
-
Inactivated
388 Trans Tk Co Lt (later 388 Trans Co Bus 37 PAS)
8 Aug 52
87
63
24
27.6
98
73
25
25.5

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Date of Integration
STRENGTH
31 DEC 1953
31 AUG 1955
Total
W
N
% N to Total
Total
W
N
% N to Total
406 Engr Const Bn
26 Aug 52
661
560
101
15.2
Inactivated 21 Feb 1955
427 Army Band
15 Sep 52
25
20
5
20.0
31
26
5
16.1
436 QM Bath Co Sep
10 Oct 52
112
91
21
18.7
Inactivated
465 QM Svc Co
3 Oct 52
140
114
26
18.6
Inactivated 5 Jan 1955
480 Trans Trk Co
2 Jan 54
132
99
33
25.0
Inactivated 9 Feb 1955
507 Med Coll Co Sep
16 Mar 53
83
64
19
22.9
96
83
13
13.5
510 Hv Tank Bn
11 Sep 52
674
587
87
12.9
738
660
78
10.6
511 Engr Pnl Brg Co
20 Jun 52
112
82
30
26.8
139
122
17
12.2
516 Ffgt Plat (later 516 Engr Det, Ffgt)
9 Jan 53
14
11
3
21.4
10
8
2
20.0
517 Ffgt Plat (later 517 Eng Det, Ffgt)
9 Jan 53
14
12
2
14.3
Inactivated
518 Ffgt Plat (later 518 Eng Det, Ffgt)
9 Jan 53
14
11
3
21.4
Inactivated
518 Trans Trk Co Lt
2 May 54
127
-
127
-
85
72
13
15.3
519 Tran Car Co
20 Feb 53
159
129
30
18.8
151
139
12
7.9
520 Med Det
Sep 53
12
8
4
33.3
12
10
2
16.7
520 Trans Det
28 Jan 54
132
-
132
-
105
85
20
19.0
522 Med Det
Dec 53
8
7
1
12.5
9
9
-
-
543 Trans Trk Co (later 543 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
2 Jun 54
91
1
90
-
97
84
13
13.4
544 Trans Trk Co (later 544 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
17 Apr 54
134
-
134
-
109
89
20
18.3
547 Engr C Bn
10 Nov 53
686
488
198
28.8
660
525
135
20.5
547 Tran Trk Co (later 547 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
6 Jun 52
127
106
21
16.5
112
98
14
12.5
549 Med Amb Co Sep
Sep 52
69
42
27
39.1
65
57
8
12.3
550 Med Amb Co Sep
14 Dec 53
74
50
24
32.4
71
64
7
9.9
552 Engr Pon Brg Co
21 Sep 53
186
125
61
32.8
131
109
22
16.8
555 Med Amb Co Sep
May 52
67
55
12
17.6
68
59
9
13.2
556 Med Amb Co Sep
2 Aug 53
70
60
10
14.3
80
67
13
16.3
557 Med Amb Co Sep
14 Aug 52
78
73
5
6.4
57
53
4
7.0

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Date of Integration
STRENGTH
31 DEC 1953
31 AUG 1955
Total
W
N
% N to Total
Total
W
N
% N to Total
567 FA Bn
24 Apr 52
438
360
78
17.8
437
363
74
16.9
571 Ord Ammo Co
5 Aug 52
265
232
33
12.4
Inactivated 1 Dec 1954
574 QM Svc Co
1 Oct 53
145
112
33
22.7
Inactivated 1 Feb 1955
583 Ord Ammo
5 Aug 52
270
217
53
19.6
Inactivated 1 Dec 1954
590 Trans Trk Co (later 590 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
21 Apr 54
141
-
141
-
128
104
24
18.8
591 Med Amb Co Sep
14 May 53
92
73
19
20.8
65
56
9
13.8
593 FA Bn
25 Apr 52
458
388
70
15.3
470
397
73
15.5
594 FA Bn
9 Jul 52
434
364
70
16.1
412
324
88
21.4
594 Trans Trk Co (later 594 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
8 May 54
119
-
119
-
109
93
16
14.7
595 Trans Trk Co (later 595 Trans Co, Hv Lift)
Jun 54
110
2
108
-
112
-
-
-
596 Trans Trk Co (later 596 Trans Co, Lt Trk)
13 Oct 52
127
96
31
24.4
101
86
15
14.9
597 AFA Bn
14 Oct 52
501
407
94
18.7
549
459
90
18.3
598 Trans Tk Co (later 598 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P)
4 Jun 54
134
-
134
-
144
-
-
-
599 FA Bn
15 Apr 52
544
458
86
15.8
599
501
98
16.4
646 Trans Trk Co
26 Apr 54
139
-
139
-
Inactivated 3 Dec 1954
651 Med Amb Svc Co Sep
4 Feb 53
75
64
11
14.6
56
49
7
12.5
661 Trans Trk Co (later reactivated as integrated RA unit)
Inactivated
113
93
20
17.7
773 Engr Pnl Brg Co
3 Nov 52
80
62
18
22.5
Inactivated 15 Nov 1954
795 Engr Dump Trk Co
15 Oct 52
103
85
18
17.4
Inactivated 9 Feb 1955
823 QM Svc Co
2 Sep 52
186
146
40
21.5
Inactivated 1 Feb 1955
915 Med Amb Co Sep
22 Oct 52
76
62
14
18.4
Inactivated
978 QM Svc Co
18 Sep 52
238
200
38
15.9
Inactivated 5 Jan 1955

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Date of Integration
STRENGTH
31 DEC 1953
31 AUG 1955
Total
W
N
% N to Total
Total
W
N
% N to Total
1279 Engr C Bn (later 79 Engr C Bn)
13 Jun 52
492
365
127
25.8
Inactivated
1402 Engr C Bn (later 499 Engr C Bn)
5 May 52
556
435
121
21.8
Inactivated 17 Jan 1955


Source:
(1) Station List of Organization in EUCOM, 31 March 52. CONFIDENTIAL. (2) Incl A, Comment 2, USAREUR SGS to ACOFS G1, 2 Sep 54, to DF, ACOFS G1 to COFS, 18 Aug 54, subj: USAREUR Negro Integration. CONFIDENTIAL. In USAREUR SGS 291.2 (1954), Vol. I, Item 4. (3) Enlisted Actual Strength of USAREUR Units as of 31 Dec 53. AGO 14-286. SECRET (information used CONFIDENTIAL). (4) Strength by Race and Grade of Integrated Units as of 31 Aug 55. AGO 105-851. CONFIDENTIAL. MRU Job No. O/T 198. Last two produced by USAREUR 65th MRU. (5) Thirty-one Negro units were inactivated (after integration in some cases) between 1 Apr 52 and 31 Aug 55 and no statistics were available for them. Therefore these units were not included in the above listing.

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