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Errol....we hardly knew ya....

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  Posted by Buckskinz (U3036516) on Friday, 2nd June 2006

  Hi Y'aal,
  
  The first American force in Burma was the 5307th Regiment (Provisional), a three battalion force, made up of about 3,000 volunteers from the US, the 33rd Infantry regiment in Trinidad, and US forces in the SW Pacific. This force was given the name "Merrill's Marauders" by the press. Its commander was Brigadier General Frank Merrill, but during most of its combat, it was led by Col. Charles N. Hunter.
  
  The few fit survivors were assigned to its successor, the 5332nd Brigade. During the latter phase of the operation, a new force, named "New Galahad" was organized. It was designated the 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) and consisted of the 124th Cavalry Regiment and the 475th Infantry Regiment. The US Army designated the 475th as a Long Range Penetration Regiment, Special. The Brigade was known as the "Mars Task Force." Its first commander was Brigadier General Thomas S. Arms, succeeded by Brigadier General John P. Willey. The 475th was commanded by Col. William L. Osborne, former commander of the 1st Battalion of the 5307th Regiment. The first commander of the 124th Cavalry was Col. Milo H. Matteson.
  
  There were also the invaluable air force units, such as the 10th and 14th Air Forces, which provided some direct fighter support, and medium/heavy bomber operations. The First and Second Troop Carrier Squadrons also provided vital air resupply support, not only to the 5307th and 5332nd, but also to Major General Orde Wingate's Chindit forces in 1943 and 1944.
  
  In addition were supply support organizations such as the Army Signal Corps construction and service battalions which built and operated the telephone and teletype open wire circuits along the Ledo and Burma Roads. There were petroleum pipeline construction and operations companies which supplied gasoline all the way to Myitkyina by the end of the war. Quartermaster road construction and operations battalions built the Ledo Road from Ledo to Bhamo in Burma, improved the Burma Road all the way to Kunming, China, and operated truck convoys from India to China, beginning in January 1945. Railway operations battalions improved the rail supply system in Assam.
  
  
  
  
  
  Other Folks...
  
  Order of Battle of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma - 1942
  
  Commander – Lieut.-General JW Stilwell (Burma HQ established 21-Mar-42)
  
  Chief of the Chinese General Staff Mission to Burma - Lieut.-General Lin Wei
  
  Executive Officer to General Stilwell - Lieut.-General Lo Cho-ying
  
  1. V ARMY (Lieut.-General Tu Tu-ming)
  entered Burma during Mar-42
  22nd Division (Major-General Liao Yao-shiang)
  
  64th Regiment
  
  65th Regiment
  
  66th Regiment
  
  96th Division (Major-General Yu Shao)
  
  286th Regiment
  
  287th Regiment
  
  288th Regiment
  
  200th Division (Major-General Tai An Lan)
  
  598thRegiment
  
  599th Regiment
  
  600th Regiment
  
  Training Depot
  
  1st Reserve Regiment
  
  2nd Reserve Regiment
  
  Army Troops attached
  
  Cavalry regiment
  
  Artillery regiment
  
  Engineer regiment
  
  Armoured regiment
  
  Motor regiment
  
  Signal battalion
  
  
  
  2. VI ARMY (Lieut.-General Kan Li-chu)
  entered Burma during Feb-42
  49th Division (Major-General Peng Pi-shen)
  
  145th Regiment
  
  146th Regiment
  
  147th Regiment
  
  55th Division (Lieut.-General Ch’en Mien-wu)
  
  1st Regiment
  
  2nd Regiment
  
  3rd Regiment
  
  93rd Division (Lieut.-General Lu Kuo Ch’uan)
  
  277th Regiment
  
  278th Regiment
  
  279th Regiment
  
  Army Troops attached
  
  Engineer battalion
  
  Transport battalion
  
  Signal Battalion
  
  1st Battalion, 13th Artillery Regiment
  
  
  3. LXVI ARMY (Major-General Ma Wei-chi) entered Burma from mid-Apr-42
  
  28th Division (Major-General Liu Po-lung)
  
  82nd Regiment
  
  83rd Regiment
  
  84th Regiment
  
  38th Division (Lieut.-General Sun Li-jen)
  
  112th Regiment
  
  113th Regiment
  
  114th Regiment
  
  29th Division (Major-General Ma Wei-chei)
  
  85th Regiment
  
  86th Regiment
  
  87th Regiment
  
  Army Troops attached
  
  1st Battalion, 18th Artillery Regiment
  
  
  
  
  A few other folks that showed up.
  
  
  1st Burma Division:
  
  
  
  17th Indian Infantry Division:
  
  
  
  16th Indian Infantry Brigade:
  
  
  Also many other British Empire troops.
  
  Buckskinz.

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