Appendix A

List of Former All Negro Units in USAREUR, 1 Apr 52-31 Aug 55

pages 41-46

  Date of Integration Total STRENGTH
31 Dec 53 31 Aug 55
W N % N To Tot Total W H % N To Tot
8 Med Amb Co Sep 22 Oct 52 78 64 14 17.9 71 55 16 22.5
10 Trans Trk Co (Ptrl) (later 10Trans Co, Med Trk S-P) 20 Nov 52 137 93 44 32.9 144 - - -
12 Trans Trk Co (later 12 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P) 25 May 52 128 91 37 28.9 115 99 16 13.9
16 AFA Bn 7 Jul 52 571 469 102 17.8 583 505 75 13.4
17 Armd Engr Bn 22 Apr 52 941 726 215 22.8 843 743 100 11.9
22 Inf Regt, 3d Bn (Regtl Str) 1 May 52 3,286 2,819 467 14.2 3,408 2,973 435 12.8
24 Trans Trk Bn, Hq & Hq Co 24 Sep 52 42 29 13 30.8 52 10 42 80.8
24 Trans Trk Co (later 24 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 13 Apr 54 134 1 133 - 111 95 16 14.4
27 AAA Bn 21 May 52 684 544 140 20.4 398 347 51 12.8
27 Trans Trk Bn, Hq & Hq Co 1 Dec 53 29 19 10 34.4 42 38 4 9.5
28 Trans Trk Bn, Hq & Hq Co 11 Sep 53 42 33 9 21.4 41 32 9 21.9
29 Tank Bn 21 Apr 52 671 566 105 15.6 681 594 87 12.8
29 Sig Const Bn 31 Jul-9 Oct 52 838 651 187 22.3 687 549 138 20.1
29 Trans Trk Bn, Hq & Hq co 14 Jul 52 41 34 7 17.0 38 35 3 7.6
32 Army Band 15 Sep 52 30 23 7 23.3 32 29 3 9.4
33 Army Band 9 Dec 52 42 35 7 16.6 46 44 2 4.3
33 Med Holding Co 5 May 53 75 58 17 22.6 67 54 13 19.4
35 Engr C Bn 14 14 Dec 52-11 May 53 609 491 118 19.4 590 528 62 10. 5
36 Med Holding Co 15 Oct 53 91 62 29 31.9 Inactivated 1 Jul 55
37 Trans Hwy Trans Div, Hq & Hq Co (later 37 Trans Motor Trans Comd, Hq & Hq Co) Sep 52 79 61 18 22.7 81 72 9 11.1
39 Ord MAM Co (later 39 Ord Fld Maint Co) 25 Aug 52 179 161 18 10.4 172 163 9 5.2
39 Trans Trk Co (later 39 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 27 Jun 54 127 - 127 - 107 86 21 19.6
40 Engr Pipeline Co 28 Dee 53 187 137 50 26.7 175 159 16 9.1
40 Sig Const Bn 18 Nov 52 728 583 145 19.2 846 689 157 18.6
40 Trans Trk Co (later 40 Trans Co, Med Trk, Petrl) 11 Sep 53 100 - - - 107 83 24 22.4
41 Trans Trk Co (later 41 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 9 Jul 54 . 86 86 - - 116 96 20 17.2
42 Med Amb Co Sep Jun 52 69 53 16 23.2 75 65 10 13.4
45 AAA Bn. 29 Apr 52 626 502 124 19.8 601 503 98 16.3
46 AAA Bn. 6 Jun 52 651 532 119 18.1 638 562 76 11.9
55 Trans Trk Co (Petrl) Jun 54 132 3 129 - 144 - - -
60 Ord Ammo Co 19 Oct 53 264 196 68 25. 7 205 186 19 9.3
62 Trans Trk Co (Petrl) (later 62-Trans Co, Med Trk S-P) 9 Jul 54 136 - 136 - 135 113 22 16.3
63 Trans Trk Co (later 63 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 14 Apr 54 151 - 151 - 106 79 27 25.4
66 Trans Trk Co (later 66 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P 7 Nov 53 147 114 33 22.4 131 95 36 27.5
67 Trans Trk Co (later 67 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P) 28 Oct 52 118 85 33 27.9 144 107 37 25.7
68 Trans Trk Co (later 68 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P) 11 Aug 54 155 4 151 - 148 115 25 17.8
69 Trans Trk Co (later 69 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P) 16 Nov 53 141 107 34 24.1 129 94 35 27.1
70 Trans Trk Co (later 70 Trans Trk Red S-P) 25 Oct 52 132 106 26 19.7 143 120 23 16.1
72 Trans Trk Co (later 72 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 15 May 54 129 - 129 - 133 110 23 17.3
76 Trans Trk Co (later 76 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P) 7 Jun 54 111 - 111 - 132 106 26 19.7
77 Trans Trk Co (later 77 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 27 May 54 96 - 96 - 133 111 22 16.5
78 Trans Trk Co (later 78 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P 5 Nov 52 148 112 36 24.3 124 106 18 14.5
81 Cml Smoke Genr Co 15 Jun 52 134 125 9 6.7 127 114 13 10.2
82 Cml Smoke Genr Co 11 Jun 52 138 125 13 9.4 124 108 16 12.9
82 Trans Trk Co (later 82 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 19 Jun 54 132 - 132 - 102 80 22 21.6
83 Cml Smoke Genr Co 14 Jul 52 115 106 9 7.8 113 99 14 12.4
83 Trans Trk Co (later 83 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P) 1 Nov 52 141 99 42 29.8 111 89 22 19.8
84 Trans Trk Co (later 84 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P) 26 Oct 53 93 71 22 23.6 138 112 26 18.8
89 Trans Trk Co (later 89 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P) 11 Sep 53 101 78 23 22.7 118 85 33 28.0
93 Engr Brg Co (later 93 Engr Co, Float Brg) 4 Sep 53 170 130 40 23.5 181 155 26 14.4
95 Med Amb Co Sep 12 Feb 53 76 65 13 17.1 61 53 8 13.1
96 Trains Trk Co Lt (later 96 Trans Co, Hv Lift) 4 Jun 52 131 96 35 26.7 112 - - -
97 Engr Const Bn 20 Aug-Dec 52 729 670 59 8.0 682 - - -
118 Army Band 15 Sep 52 27 18 9 33.3 24 23 1 4.2
184 Med Coll Co Sep 9 Mar 53 87 69 18 20.7 Inactivated 9 Feb 55
221 QM Salv Co 2 Sep 52 l09 90 19 17.4 Inactivated 1 Mar 55
254 Trans Trk Co Lt (replaced by 661 Trans Co, Lt Trk, 10 Mar 55) 21 Aug 52 86 70 16 18.6 113 93 20 17.7
272 FA Bn 21 Apr 52 543 461 82 15.1 Inactivated 17 Jan 55
293 Engr Const Bn 20 Oct 52 774 674 100 12.9 589 543 46 7.9
317 Engr C Bn 10 Nov 52 542 424 118 21.7 613 534 79 12.9
370 Armd Inf Bn 19 Nov 52 922 804 118 12.8 970 841 129 13.3
371 Armd Inf Bn 12 Nov 52 936 824 112 11.9 976 834 142 14.5
373 Armd Inf Bn 25 Apr 52 841 714 127 15.1 933 833 100 10.7
385 Trans Trk Co Lt 24 Apr 54 127 2 125 - Inactivated
388 Trans 37 Trk Co Lt (later 388 Trans Co Bus 37 PAS) 8 Aug 52 87 63 24 27.6 98 73 25 25.5
406 Engr Const Bn 26 Aug 52 661 560 101 15.2 Inactivated 21 Feb 55
427 Army Band 15 Sep 52 25 20 5 20.0 31 26 5 16.1
436 QM Bath Co Sep 10 Oct 52 112 91 21 18.7 Inactivated
465 QM Svc Co 3 Oct 52 140 114 26 18.6 Inactivated 5 Jan 55
480 Trans Trk Co 2 Jan 54 132 99 33 25.0 Inactivated 9 Feb 55
507 Med Coll Co Sep 16 Mar 53 83 64 19 22.9 96 83 13 13.5
510 Hv Tank Bn 11 Sep 52 674 587 87 12.9 738 660 78 10.6
511 Engr Pnl Brg Co 20 Jun 52 112 82 30 26.8 139 122 17 12.2
516 Ffgt Plat (later 516 Engr Det, Ffgt) 9 Jan 53 14 11 3 21.4 10 8 2 20.0
517 Ffgt Plat (later 517 Engr Det, Ffgt) 9 Jan 53 14 12 2 14.3 Inactivated
518 Ffgt Plat (later 518 Engr Det, Ffgt) 9 Jan 53 14 11 3 21.4 Inactivated
518 Trans Trk Co Lt 2 May 54 127 - 127 - 85 72 13 15.3
519 Trans Car Co 20 Feb 53 159 129 30 18.8 151 139 12 7.9
520 Med Det Sep 53 12 8 4 33.3 12 10 2 16.7
520 Trans Trk Co 28 Jan 54 132 - 132 - 105 85 20 19.0
522 Med Det Dec 53 8 7 1 12.5 9 9 - -
543 Trans Trk Co (later 543 Trans Co Lt Trk) 2 Jun 54 91 1 90 - 97 84 13 13.4
544 Trans Trk Co (later 544 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 17 Apr 54 134 - 134 - 109 89 20 18.3
547 Engr C Bn 10 Nov 53 686 488 198 28.8 660 525 135 20.5
547 Trans Trk Co (later 547 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 6 Jun 52 127 106 21 16.5 112 98 14 12 5
549 Med Amb Co Sep Sep 52 69 42 27 39.1 65 57 8 12.3
550 Med Amb Co Sep 14 Dec 53 74 50 24 32.4 71 64 7 9.9
552 Engr Pon Brg Co 21 Sep 53 186 125 61 32.8 131 109 22 16.8
555 Med Amb Co Sep May 52 67 55 12 17.6 68 59 9 13.2
556 Med Amb Co Sep 2 Aug 53 70 60 10 14.3 80 67 13 16.3
557 Med Amb Co Sep 14 Aug 52 78 73 5 6.4 57 53 4 7.0
567 FA Bn 24 Apr 52 438 360 78 17.8 437 363 74 16.9
571 Ord Ammo Co 5 Aug 52 265 232 33 12.4 Inactivated 1 Dec 54
574 QM Svc Co 1 Oct 53 145 112 33 22.7 Inactivated 1 Feb 55
583 Ord Ammo 5 Aug 52 270 217 53 19.6 Inactivated 1 Dec 54
590 Trans Trk Co (later 590 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 21 Apr 54 141 - 141 - 128 104 24 18.8
591 Med Amb Co Sep 14 May 53 92 73 19 20.8 65 56 9 13.8
593 FA Bn 25 Apr 52 458 388 70 15.3 470 397 73 15.5
594 FA Bn 9 Jul 52 434 364 70 16.1 412 324 88 21.4
594 Trans Trk Co (later 594 Trans Co, Lt Trk) 8 May 54 119 - .119 - 109 93 16 14.7
595 Trans Trk Co (later 595 Trans Co, Hv Lift) Jun 54 110 2 108 - 112 - - -
596 Trans Trk Co (later 596 Trans Co,Lt Trk) 13 Oct 52 127 96 31 24.4 101 86 15 14.9
597 AFA Bn 14 Oct 52 501 407 94 18.7 549 459 90 18.3
598 Trans Trk Co (later 598 Trans Co, Med Trk S-P 4 Jun 54 134 - 134 - 144 - - -
599 FA Bn 15 Apr 52 544 458 86 15.8 599 501 98 16.4
646 Trans Trk Co 26 Apr 54 139 - 139 - Inactivated 3 Dec 54
651 Med Amb Svc Co Sep 4 Feb 53 75 64 11 14.6 56 49 7 12.5
661 Trans Trk Co (later reactivated as integrated RA unit) Inactivated 113 93 20 17.7
773 Engr Pnl Brg Co 3 Nov 52 80 62 18 22.5 Inactivated 15 Nov 54
795 Engr Dump Trk Co 15 Oct 52 103 85 18 17.4 Inactivated 9 Feb 55
823 QM Svc Co 2 Sep 52 186 146 40 21.5 Inactivated 1 Feb 55
Med Amb Co Sep 22 Oct 52 76 62 14 18.4 Inactivated
978 QM Svc Co 18 Step 52 238 200 38 15.9 Inactivated 5 Jan 55
1279 Engr C Bn (later 79 Engr C Bn) 13 Jun 52 492 365 127 25.8 Inactivated
1402 Engr C Bn (later 499 Engr C Bn) 5 May 52 556 435 121 21.8 Inactivated 17 Jan 55

Sources:

(1) Station List of Organizations in EUCOM, 31 Mar 52. CONFIDENTIAL. (2) Incl A., Comment 2, USAREUR SGS to ACOFS G1, 2 Sep 54, to DF, ACOFS G1 to COFS, 18 Aug 54, sub: USAREUR Negro Integration. CONFIDENTIAL. In USAREUR SGS 291.2 (1954), Vol. I, Item 4. (3) Enlisted Actual Strength of USAREUR Units as of 31 Dec 53. AGO 14-286. SECRET (information used CONFIDENTIAL). (4) Strength by Race and Grade of Integrated Units as of 31 Aug 55. AGO 105-851. CONFIDENTIAL. MRU Job No. O/T 198. Last two produced by USAREUR 65th MRU. (5) Thirty-one Negro units were inactivated (after integration in some cases between 1 Apr 52 and 31 Aug 55 and no statistics were available for them. Therefore these units are riot included in the above listing.

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