3^RD (MARNE) INFANTRY DIVISION

On 25 June 1950 the 3^rd Infantry Division was split between Fort Benning, GA, and Fort Devens, MA. The division had its headquarters plus the 15^th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning while 7^th Infantry Regiment was at Fort Devens. There was a third regiment, the 30^th Infantry Regiment, but this unit was a zero strength and existed only on paper because at that time, due to downsizing and funding, most Army divisions had only two active regiments with each regiment having only two active battalions instead the three the Table of Organization and Equipment (TO&E) specified. This also extended down to the battalions who would often have only two infantry companies instead of the specified three plus a heavy weapons company.

The 3^rd Infantry Divisions situation became even worse when within days of the Korean War’s beginning, a battalion from both the 7^th Infantry Regiment and the 15^th Infantry Regiment were taken from the division and sent to Korea to become part of the 1^st Cavalry Division as was the division’s 73^rd Tank Battalion and 41^st Field Artillery Battalion. Be this as it was, the 3^rd Infantry Division received deployment orders for the Far East in early July. At this time, the 65^th Infantry Regiment from Puerto Rico was added to the division and sent directly to Korea while the rest of the under-strength division left for Japan on 20 August 1950 where it was built up to full strength. It deployed to Korea on 10 November 1950 to link up the 65^th Infantry Regiment who was already there. Once on the ground in Korea it became part of U.S. X-Corps. The division returned to the United States in October 1954.

The division consisted of:

• Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company
• 7^th Infantry Regiment
• 15^th Infantry Regiment
• 65^th Infantry Regiment
• Division Artillery
  9^th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
  10^th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
  39^th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
  58^th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
  3^rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
• Division Troops
  64^th Tank Battalion (Medium)
  10^th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
  3^rd Reconnaissance Company
• Division Special Troops
  3^rd Medical Battalion
  3^rd Signal Company
  703 Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
  3^rd Quartermaster Company
  3^rd Military Police Company
  3^rd Replacement Company
• Attached units
  Eighth Army Raider Company, 8245^th Army Unit (12 Nov 1950 - 26 Dec 1950)
  3^rd Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) (31 Apr 1951 - 1 Aug 1951)
  Belgian Infantry Battalion

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