U.S. Marine Rifle Squad (WW2)

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Sources
• Marine Corps Table of Organization D-1 “Rifle Company, Infantry Battalion, Infantry Regiment” (HQMC Washington
DC versions dated 28 March 1941, 28 March 41/10 January 1942, and 1 July 1942).

• Marine Corps Table of Organization E-1 “Rifle Company, Infantry Battalion, Infantry Regiment” (HQMC Washington
DC dated 15 April 1943).

• Marine Corps Table of Organization F-1 “Rifle Company, Infantry Battalion, Infantry Regiment” (HQMC Washington
DC dated 12 January and 27 March 1944).

• Marine Corps Table of Organization G-1 “Rifle Company, Infantry Battalion, Infantry Regiment” (HQMC Washington
DC dated 1 May 1945)

Marine Corps Tables of Organization D-81 “Parachute Company, Parachute Battalion, Marine Division” (HQMC Washington DC 28 March 1941 and 10 January 1942).

• Frank, Benis and Shaw, Henry Jr. (1968) "Victory and Occupation: History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II Volume V", Part VI: Conclusion, Headquarters Marine Corps

• Hashim, Ahmed. (2000) “Development of the Squad: Historical Analysis.” Center for Naval Analyses

• Sayen, John. (2001) “Battalion: An Organizational Study of the United States Infantry.” Working paper, Marine Corps Combat Development Command

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