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
Headquarters
Company
Medium Tank
Compnay “A”
Medium Tank
Company “B”
Medium Tank
Company “C”
Light Tank
Company “D”
Service
Company
Medical
Detachment
Battalion
TOTALS
Personnel:        
Officers1355554239
Enlisted Men1271121121128910818678
Tanks:        
M4 Medium Tank
(75mm gun or 76 mm
gun)
2171717———53
M4 Medium Tank (105
mm gun)
3111———6
M5A1 Light Tank (37
mm gun)
————17——17
Other Motorized
Vehicles:
        
1/4 ton Jeep1122223426
3/4 ton Truck—————213
3/4 ton Ambulance——————11
2-1/2 ton Truck1111134—39
Half-track Truck811111—13
M21 81 mm Mortar
Half-track Truck
3——————3
M32 Tank Recovery
Vehicle
—111—2—5
Light Tank Recovery
Vehicle
————1——1
Heavy Wrecking Truck—————2—2
Trailers:        
M10 Ammo Trailer4————13—17
1 ton Trailer2111120—26
1/4 ton Trailer1122223426
Small Arms:        
.45-caliber Pistol3——————3
.45-caliber
Submachine Gun
479292927044—437
.30-caliber Carbine
Rifle
702525252471—240
.30-caliber M1 Rifle20——————20
Heavy Arms:        
.50-caliber M2 Heavy
Machine Gun
5111210—20
2.36 inch Bazooka12333212—25