Note 23 — Chapter XVI · The Fall of Ormoc
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77th Div FO 13, 4 Dec 44, Annexes 5 and 6. In each small landing craft there were thirty-six men—a platoon leader or sergeant, messenger, aid man, flame thrower and bazooka operators, a rifle squad, and a machine gun or mortar crew. The composition of the second wave was about the same. The third wave, consisting of LCI’s, included engineer and heavy weapons personnel, artillery units, and other troops and vehicles. The fourth wave consisted of LCI’s and the fifth wave of LSM’s. ↑