Appendix A
Allied Troop and Supply Shipments

Table 6
Strength and Supplies of Allied Assault Forces in the Invasion of North Africa
8 November 1942
Task Force Number of Ships Number of Troops Number of Vehicles Supplies (Long Tons)
Total Vehicles Other
     Total 107 107,453 9,911 96,089 40,406 55,683
Western 30 a33,843 2,953 41,262 10,344 30,918
Center 44 40,800 2,843 27,536 b14,935 12,601
Eastern 33 32,810 4,115 27,291 15,127 12,164

a The number of U.S. troops in convoy UGF-1 was originally reported as 40,397, but this figure was later revised (see ASF MPR-3, May 31, 1943, p. 85).
b Estimated.

Source: Office of the Chief of Transportation; Services of Supply, War Department, Monthly Progress Report, Transportation, Section 3, January 31, 1943, p. 38.

Table 7
Strength of Allied Forces Landed in North Africa as of 1 December 1942
Nationality and Task Force Total Convoy Arrivals
KM-1
(8 Nov) 		KM-2
(11 Nov) 		KM-3
(21 Nov-23 Nov) 		UG-1
(8 Nov) 		UG-2
(18 Nov-1 Dec)
     All Troops 253,213 73,610 51,150 62,820 33,843 31,790
Eastern 112,860 32,810 30,270 49,780 0 0
Center 74,720 40,800 20,880 13,040 0 0
Western 65,633 0 0 0 33,843 31,790
     U. S. Troops 146,453 46,920 20,860 13,040 33,843 31,790
Eastern 10,020 9,860 160 0 0 0
Center 70,800 37,060 20,700 13,040 0 0
Western 65,633 0 0 0 33,843 31,790
     British Troops 106,760 26,690 30,290 49,780 0 0
Eastern 102,840 22,950 30,110 49,780 0 0
Center 3,920 3,740 180 0 0 0
Western 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: KM Convoys. AFHQ, Shipping Allocation Meeting No, 7, 18 November 1942, 0100/21 AFHQ AG 337, Conferences, II, Reel 24, 79-D, Serial 276. UG Convoys, ASF Monthly Progress Report, Section 3, Transportation, 31 May 1943.

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Table 8
Strength of U.S. Army in North Africa
November 1942-April 1943
Organization 30 November 1942 31 December 1942 31 January 1943
Total Officer Enlisted Total Officer Enlisted Total Officer Enlisted
          Total 128,567 7,528 121,039 227,099 14,467 212,632 260,771 17,214 243,557
Headquarters 559 116 443 789 181 608 1,393 301 1,092
Air Force 23,259 1,552 21,707 42,906 2,912 39,994 49,967 3,528 46,439
Divisional 52,519 2,608 49,911 90,103 4,805 85,298 86,255 4,513 81,742
     1st Infantry 14,883 716 14,167 16,682 808 15,874 16,274 810 15,464
     3rd Infantry 12,590 721 11,869 15,106 808 14,298 15,784 858 14,926
     9th Infantry 11,917 548 11,369 14,066 696 13,370 14,433 746 13,687
     34th Infantry 5,107 218 4,889 13,676 753 12,923 14,087 744 13,343
     36th Infantry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
     1st Armored 3,979 195 3,784 15,800 852 14,948 10,158 546 9,612
     2nd Armored 4,043 210 3,833 14,773 888 13,885 15,519 809 14,710
     82nd Airborne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nondivisional 50,977 2,904 48,073 86,590 5,456 81,134 113,834 7,134 106,700
     Combat Arms 4,374 478 3,896 14,360 1,209 13,151 21,652 1,608 20,044
     Technical Services 46,603 2,426 44,177 72,230 4,247 67,983 92,182 5,526 86,656
          Adjutant General 34 9 25 1,365 84 1,281 6,003 324 5,679
          Chemical Warfare 108 6 102 473 18 455 847 33 814
          Engineer Corps 17,086 712 16,374 21,154 879 20,275 25,444 1,089 24,355
          Medical Corps 2,938 615 2,323 9,313 1,745 7,568 12,139 2,169 9,970
          Military Police 231 8 223 1,127 29 1,098 1,600 56 1,544
          Ordnance 7,486 286 7,200 10,757 446 10,311 13,368 566 12,802
          Quartermaster 6,727 216 6,511 10,219 342 9,877 10,896 366 10,530
          Signal 7,248 335 6,913 13,144 532 12,612 15,686 640 15,046
          Transportation 4,745 239 4,506 4,678 172 4,506 6,199 283 5,916
Miscellaneous 1,253 348 905 6,711 1,113 5,598 9,322 1,738 7,584

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Organization 28 February 1943 31 March 1943 a 30 April 1943 a
Total Officer Enlisted Total Officer Enlisted Total Officer Enlisted
          Total 298,545 21,186 277,359 344,488 25,173 319,315 395,461 29,299 366,162
Headquarters 2,292 463 1,829 1,598 408 1,190 1,653 413 1,240
Air Force 63,705 6,148 57,557 75,919 7,590 68,329 81,169 8,220 72,949
Divisional 87,952 4,739 83,213 89,345 4,720 84,625 106,110 5,462 100,648
     1st Infantry 16,214 800 15,414 17,080 815 16,265 16,412 786 15,626
     3rd Infantry 13,798 804 12,994 13,478 764 12,714 14,895 757 14,138
     9th Infantry 14,609 745 13,864 15,409 768 14,641 15,155 775 14,380
     34th Infantry 13,978 761 13,217 14,091 742 13,349 13,917 728 13,189
     36th Infantry 0 0 0 0 0 0 15,626 757 14,869
     1st Armored 14,910 866 14,044 14,807 846 13,961 15,504 875 14,629
     2nd Armored 14,443 763 13,680 14,480 785 13,695 14,549 772 13,777
     82nd Airborne 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 12 40
Nondivisional 131,718 7,904 123,814 160,722 9,757 150,965 172,723 10,787 161,936
     Combat Arms 23,194 1,173 22,021 22,426 1,169 21,257 24,738 1,288 23,450
     Technical Services 108,524 6,731 101,793 138,296 8,588 129,708 147,985 9,499 138,486
          Adjutant General 820 86 734 8,695 691 8,004 1,310 76 1,234
          Chemical Warfare 1,038 37 1,001 1,166 41 1,125 1,175 42 1,133
          Engineer Corps 32,305 1,386 30,919 32,711 1,439 31,272 39,549 1,693 37,856
          Medical Corps 14,094 2,668 11,426 17,777 3,137 14,640 21,928 3,989 17,939
          Military Police 2,229 80 2,149 3,425 134 3,291 4,882 173 4,709
          Ordnance 14,933 635 14,298 17,642 784 16,858 18,318 857 17,461
          Quartermaster 14,783 553 14,230 22,638 812 21,826 27,567 1,051 26,516
          Signal 17,244 805 16,439 21,335 978 20,357 20,382 1,012 19,370
          Transportation 11,078 481 10,597 12,907 572 12,335 12,874 606 12,268
Miscellaneous 12,878 1,932 10,946 16,904 2,698 14,206 33,806 4,417 29,389

a Includes troops, not identifiable except in the case of the 36th Infantry and 82nd Airborne Divisions, sent to North Africa in March 1943 and subsequent months in preparation for the invasion of Sicily.

Source: Strength of Bases by Organization, Report SFM 10. compiled monthly by Machine Records Branch, AGO.

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