U.S. Military Units That Served in WWII
Name Beginning With (5)
Updated 11/24/10
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Name Resource #
5th Armored Division 59; 60; 193; 375; 382; 437; 664; 831
5th Bomb Group 314; 737
5th Cavalry Regiment 155
5th Engineer Battalion, US Marines 115
5th Engineer Special Brigade 148; 384
5th Evacuation Hospital 580
5th Field Artillery Battalion 557
5th Infantry Division 37; 60; 248; 375; 382; 406; 464; 557; 663; 831
5th Marine Defense Battalion 753
5th Marine Division 78; 115; 152; 161; 185; 401; 552; 753
5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division 145; 156; 279; 287; 330; 374; 584; 632; 753
5th Pioneer Battalion, US Marines 115; 217
5th Ranger Battalion 53; 243; 384; 403; 476; 839
5th Tank Battalion 115
5th Tank Destroyer Group 437
50th Engineer Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment 447
50th Field Hospital 383
50th Transport Wing 893
50th Troop Carrier Wing 893
51st Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division 534
51st Combat Engineer Battalion 129; 482; 557
51st Composite Defense Battalion 106
51st Troop Carrier Wing 482; 893
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion 557
52nd Bomb Group 346
52nd Fighter Group 104; 290; 292; 757; 765
52nd Troop Carrier Wing 482; 893
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division 95; 557; 893; 901
53rd Troop Carrier Wing 893
54th Armored Artillery Battalion 482
54th Fighter Group 12
54th Fighter Squadron 754
54th Troop Carrier Wing 589; 754; 893
55th Fighter Group 28; 103
55th Troop Carrier Squadron 893
56th Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division 493
56th Fighter Group 7; 257; 283; 737; 757; 765
57th Fighter Group 443; 765
58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 403; 476; 557
58th Bomb Wing 467; 765; 890
500th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing 599
500th Squadron, 345th Bomb Group, Fifth Air Force 173; 754
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 92; 98; 557; 893
501st Squadron, 345th Bomb Group, Fifth Air Force 173; 754
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 27; 91; 100; 255; 327; 434; 557; 893
503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment 173; 382; 482; 754; 761; 893
503rd Parachute Regiment Combat Team 893
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 255; 316; 375; 382; 397; 482; 557; 839; 893
504th Regimental Combat Team 482
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 38; 100; 214; 255; 316; 382; 384; 387; 397; 482; 893
505th Regimental Combat Team 482
506th Anti-aircraft Battalion 217
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 92; 123; 189; 255; 370; 382; 384; 434; 557; 844; 893
507th Combat Engineer Battalion 893
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division 96; 187; 482; 893
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division 255; 482; 557; 893
508th Regimental Combat Team 482
509th Bomb Squadron 334
509th Composite Group 169; 191; 299
509th Parachute Infantry Battalion 382; 423; 557; 839; 893
509th Parachute Infantry Regiment 482; 629; 839
511th Parachute Infantry Regiment 155; 893
513th Bomb Squadron 603
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division 19; 96; 187; 893
514th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group 276
515th Parachute Infantry 893
517th Bombardment Squadron 104
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment 482; 557; 893
522nd Field Artillery Battalion 578
526th Armored Infantry Battalion 97; 358; 437; 557
531st Fighter Bomber Squadron 754
531st Squadron, 21st Fighter Group 217
534th Repair Company, French 2nd Armored Division 174
538th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company 437
540th Combat Engineer Group 456
540th Combat Engineer Regiment 456
542nd Infantry Regiment 27
546th Bomb Squadron 737
549th Night Fighter Squadron 217
550th Airborne Infantry Battalion 96
550th Glider Infantry Battalion 423; 893
551st Parachute Infantry Battalion 482; 893
554th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company 437
558th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion 501
558th Bomb Squadron, 387th Bomb Group 422
565th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Ninth Air Force 387
570th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion 548
589th Field Artillery Battalion 482; 557
590th Field Artillery Battalion 557
591st Field Artillery Battalion 557
592nd Field Artillery Battalion 482; 557
593rd Field Artillery Battalion 264
598th Field Artillery Battalion 557
5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) "Merrill's Marauders" 33; 73; 214; 227; 450; 593; 893