TABLE OF ORGANIZATION:

The 756th Tank Battalion was organized under the U.S. Army's T/O & E (Table of Organization and Equipment) 17-25.  The last wartime update for this table was November 18th, 1944.  The following list reflects this table.  One should note that a T/O & E was a guide. During the war, the 756th Tank Battalion usually fought with less personnel, less tanks, and some variations in equipment to what was required by the T/O & E.

 

T/O & # 17-25	Headquarters Company	Medium Tank Company "A"	Medium Tank Company "B"	Medium Tank Company "C"	Light Tank Company "D"	Service Company	Medical Detachment	Battalion TOTALS
Personnel:
Officers	13	5	5	5	5	4	2	39
Enlisted Men	127	112	112	112	89	108	18	678
Tanks:
M4 medium tank (75mm or 76mm gun)	2	17	17	17	---	---	---	53
M4 medium tank (105mm gun)	3	1	1	1	---	---	---	6
M5A1 light tank (37mm gun)	---	---	---	---	17	---	---	17
Other motorized vehicles:
1/4 ton jeep	11	2	2	2	2	3	4	26
3/4 ton truck	---	---	---	---	---	2	1	3
3/4 ton ambulance	---	---	---	---	---	---	1	1
2-1/2 ton truck	1	1	1	1	1	34	---	39
Half-track truck	8	1	1	1	1	1	---	13
M21 81mm mortar half-track truck	3	---	---	---	---	---	---	3
M32 tank recovery vehicle	---	1	1	1	---	2	---	5
Light tank recovery vehicle	---	---	---	---	1	---	---	1
Heavy wrecking truck	---	---	---	---	---	2	---	2
Trailers:
M10 ammo trailer	4	---	---	---	---	13	---	17
1 ton trailer	2	1	1	1	1	20	---	26
1/4 ton trailer	11	2	2	2	2	3	4	26
Small arms:
.45-caliber pistol	3	---	---	---	---	---	---	3
.45-caliber submachine gun	47	92	92	92	70	44	---	437
.30-caliber carbine rifle	70	25	25	25	24	71	---	240
.30-caliber M1 rifle	20	---	---	---	---	---	---	20
Heavy arms:
.50-caliber M2 heavy machine gun	5	1	1	1	2	10	---	20
2.36 inch bazooka	12	3	3	3	2	12	---	35