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Divisional information
Divisional troops
| Divisional information |
Commanding General (CG)
| 00.00.0000 | Maj.-Gen. Julian C. Smith |
Assistant Division Commander
| 00.00.0000 | Brig.-Gen. Leo D. Hermle |
Commander, Division Artillery
| 00.00.0000 | Brig.-Gen. Thomas E. Bourke |
Chief of Staff
| 00.00.0000 | Col. Merritt A. Edson |
Assistant Chief of Staff D-1
| 00.00.0000 | Lt.-Col. C.P. Van Ness |
Assistant Chief of Staff D-2
| 00.00.0000 | Lt.-Col. J.P. Risely |
Assistant Chief of Staff D-3
| 00.00.0000 | Lt.-Col. T.J. Colley |
Assistant Chief of Staff D-4
| 00.00.0000 | Lt.-Col. Jesse S. Cook |
Other officers
| 00.00.0000 | Col. Cyril W. Martyr | Engineer Officer |
| Divisional troops |
Infantry
| 2nd Marine Regiment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 6th Marine Regiment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 8th Marine Regiment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Artillery
| 10th Marine Regiment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
Other Units
| 18th Marine Regiment (Engineers) | 00.00.0000-00.00.1944 |
| 2nd Tank Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| CO: Lt.-Col. Alexander B. Swenceski | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| XO: Maj. Charles W. McCoy | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| B-3: 1st Lt. Edward C. Hennessey | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 2nd Special Weapons Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.1944 |
| 2nd Anti-tank Battalion | 00.00.1943-00.00.1943 |
| 2nd Service Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 2nd Medical Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 2nd Amtrac Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.1944 |
| CO: Maj. Henry C. Drewes | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| XO: Capt. Henry G. Lawrence | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| B-3: Capt. William H. Houseman | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 2nd Engineer Battalion | 00.00.1944-00.00.0000 |
| 2nd Pioneer Battalion | 00.00.1944-00.00.0000 |
| 2nd Reconnaissance Company | 00.00.1944-00.00.0000 |
| 2nd Motor Transport Battalion | 00.00.1944-00.00.0000 |
| Sources & links: | US Marine Corps 1941–45 (Osprey Elite #59) |
| Second Marine Division Association | |
| Derrick Wright, A hell of a way to die (ISBN 1859150284) | |
| Site design & initiative: | Hans Houterman |
| Site created by: | Jeroen Koppes |
| Information provided by: | Ron Villegas |
| Last update: | 28.06.2006 |
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