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 & E
17-25
 Headquarte
rs Company
 Medium
Tank
Compnay
"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 gun
or 76 mm
gun)
 2
 17
 17
 17
 ---
 ---
 ---
 53
M4 Medium
Tank (105
mm gun)
 3
 1
 1
 1
 ---
 ---
 ---
 6
M5A1 Light
Tank (37 mm
gun)
 ---
 ---
 ---
 ---
 17
 ---
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 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 81 mm
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
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 25