bigpigeon.us webpage WWII Japan > Order of Battle > OOB - Central Pacific, © 2024 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated by RAC 21 Mar 2024.
This webpage will provide an organizational context to the ground war fought against Japan in the Central Pacific by the US Marine Corps and US Army.
This webpage will provide an organizational context to the ground war fought against Japan in the Central Pacific by the US Marine Corps and US Army.
Gilbert Islands, 1943, Operation Galvanic
V Marine Amphibious Corps (Holland Smith)
Marshall Islands, 1944, Operations Flintlock and Catchpole
Kwajalein Atoll, 31 January–3 February 1944
V Marine Amphibious Corps (Holland Smith)
V Marine Amphibious Corps > Tactical Group One (Watson)
Mariana Islands, 1944, Operation Forager
Saipan Island, 15 June–9 July 1944
V Marine Amphibious Corps (Holland Smith)
III Marine Amphibious Corps (Geiger)
V Marine Amphibious Corps (Schmidt)
Palau Islands, 15 September–27 November 1944, Operation Stalemate II
III Marine Amphibious Corps (Geiger)
Pelelieu Island, 15 September–27 November 1944
V Marine Amphibious Corps (Holland Smith)
- Tarawa Atoll - 2nd Marine Division (Julian Smith): 20–23 November 1943
- Makin Atoll - 27th Infantry Division (Ralph Smith): 20–23 November 1943
Marshall Islands, 1944, Operations Flintlock and Catchpole
Kwajalein Atoll, 31 January–3 February 1944
V Marine Amphibious Corps (Holland Smith)
- 4th Marine Division (Schmidt):
- 7th Infantry Division (Corlett): 31 January 1944–
V Marine Amphibious Corps > Tactical Group One (Watson)
- 22nd Marine Regiment (sep.)
- 27th Infantry Division > 106th Infantry Regiment (elts.): 17 February 1945–
Mariana Islands, 1944, Operation Forager
Saipan Island, 15 June–9 July 1944
V Marine Amphibious Corps (Holland Smith)
- 2nd Marine Division (Watson): 15 June 1944–
- 4th Marine Division (Schmidt): 15 June 1944–
- 27th Infantry Division (Ralph Smith): 16 June 1944–
- 147th Infantry Regiment (sep.):
III Marine Amphibious Corps (Geiger)
- 3rd Marine Division (Turnage): 21 July 1944–
- 1st Provisional Marine Brigade (Shepherd): 21 July 1944–
- 77th Infantry Division (Bruce): 21 Jul 1944–
V Marine Amphibious Corps (Schmidt)
- 4th Marine Division (Cates): 24 July 1944–
- 2nd Marine Division (Watson): 25 July 1944–
- 147th Infantry Regiment (sep.):
Palau Islands, 15 September–27 November 1944, Operation Stalemate II
III Marine Amphibious Corps (Geiger)
Pelelieu Island, 15 September–27 November 1944
- 1st Marine Division (Rupertus): 15 September 1944–
- 81st Infantry Division > 321st Infantry Regiment: 23 September 1944–
- 81st Infantry Division > 323rd Infantry Regiment: 15 October 1944–
- 81st Infantry Division (Mueller) (-): 17 September 1944–