Editing Platoon (section)

======Engineers======
[[Combat engineers]] in the US Army during World War II played an important role in supporting other units via their special engineering knowledge and equipment, with a secondary role as a combat unit in their own right.  This included [[engineer reconnaissance]], building bridges, laying [[minefield]]s, and breeching obstacles.  Each infantry division was assigned an [[Engineer Combat Battalion]], from which an engineer combat company would form part of a [[regimental combat team]].<ref name="USAIDp6">Bellanger, Y.J. (2004). Chapter 6, Engineer Combat Battalion, 6.1 Engineer Doctrine</ref>
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! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;" |Personnel
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;" |Role
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;" |Personal weapons<br />& equipment
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;" |General weapons<br />& equipment
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;" |Vehicles
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|+{{nowrap|Engineer Platoon (Engineer Combat Company, 1943–1945)<ref name="USAIDp6.3">Bellanger, Y.J. (2004). Chapter 6, 6.3 Engineer Combat Company</ref>}}
! scope="col" colspan="5" style="align: center; background: #5B7F95" |Platoon Headquarters
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|1 × 1st Lieutenant
|Platoon Commander
|1 × M1 carbine
| rowspan="6" style="center"| 1 × M2 Browning<br/> 2 x [[M1917 Browning machine gun#M1917A1|M1917A1 Browning]]<br />1 × M8 grenade launcher<br/>1 × SCR-625 mine detector<br />1 x no.3 carpenter set<br />1 x no.2 demolition set<br/>1 x no.3 pioneer set
| rowspan="6" style="center"| 1 × ¼-ton truck<br/>1 x [[2½-ton 6×6 truck]]<br/>1 × ¼-ton trailer<br/>1 x 1-ton trailer<br/>1 x 2½-ton trailer (bridging equipment)
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|1 × Staff Sergeant 
|Platoon Sergeant
|1 × M1 carbine
|-
| 1 x Sergeant{{efn|Removed 13 March 1944}}
|Weapons Sergeant
|1 x M1 Rifle
|-
|1 × Tec 5 
|Light truck driver{{efn|Drove the ¼-ton truck}}
|1 x [[M3 submachine gun|M3 SMG]]
|-
|1 × Private
|Light truck driver{{efn|Drove the 2½-ton truck}}
|1 × M1 rifle
|-
|1 x Tec 5
|Toolroom keeper
|1 x M1 Rifle
|-
! scope="col" colspan="5" style="align: center; background: #5B7F95" |Engineer Section
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! scope="col" colspan="5" style="align: center; background: light blue;" |Operating Unit x 3
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|1 × Sergeant
|Unit foreman
|1 × M1 rifle
| rowspan="10"|1 x Bazooka<br/>1 x M7 grenade launcher<br/>1 x M1 mine probe<br/>1 x no.1 carpenter set<br/>1 x no.1 demolition set<br/>1 x no.1 pioneer set
| rowspan="10"|1 x 2½-ton 6×6 truck (dump)
|-
|1 × Corporal
|Unit foreman assistant
|1 × M1 rifle
|-
|1 × Tec 4/Tec 5
|Carpenter, Bridge
|1 × M1 rifle
|-
|2 x Tec 4/Tec 5
|Carpenters, General
|2 x M1 rifles
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|1 × Private 
|Demolition man
|1 × M1 rifle
|-
|1 × Tec 5/Private
|Light truck driver
|1 × M1 rifle
|-
|1 x Private or Tec 5{{efn|1 Private and 2 Tec 5s per engineer section}}
|Electrician
|1 x M1 rifle
|-
|1 x Private
|Jackhammer operator
|1 x M1 rifle
|-
|2 x Privates
|Repairmen, utility
|2 x M1 rifles
|-
|2 × Privates 
|Riggers
|2 × M1 rifles
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! colspan="5" style="background: light blue;" |1 officer, 44 enlisted men{{efn|43 enlisted men March 1944}}
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|colspan="6"|{{Notelist}}
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