XIX_Corps_Staff_(1944_-

XIX CORPS STAFF ( 1944 - 1945 )


COMMANDING OFFICERS

( 20 August 1942 - 12 February 1944 )	(10 March 1944 - 17 October 1944 )	( 18 October 1944 - June 1945 )

Maj. Gen. Willis D. Crittenberger	Maj. Gen. Charles H. Corlett	Lt. Gen. Raymond S. McLain


(active)	(active)	(active)


XIX CORPS GENERAL STAFF

	Chief of Staff:	Brigadier General Hamilton E. Maguire
	Deputy Chief of Staff:	Colonel Carl T. Jones
		Colonel George G. Elms
	Corps Artillery Commander:	Brigadier General George D. Shea
	Assistant Chief of Staff G-1:	Colonel Louis LeR. Martin
	Assistant Chief of Staff G-2:	Colonel Washington Platt
	Assistant Chief of Staff G-3:	Colonel Gustavus W. West
		Colonel George B. Sloan
	Assistant Chief of Staff G-4:	Colonel Kevin O'Shea
		Colonel James E. Boush
	Assistant Chief of Staff G-5:	Colonel Terrill E. Price
		Lieutenant Colonel Herbert M. Bosch


XIX CORPS SPECIAL STAFF

	Anti-Aircraft Officer ( Commanding 12th AA Group ):	Colonel Donald J. Bailey
	Anti-Tank Officer ( Commanding 2nd TD Group ):	Colonel George G. Elms
		Colonel Paul B. Bell
	Corps Engineer:	Colonel Hubert S. Miller
	Signal Officer:	Colonel Steven S. Cerwin
	Corps Surgeon:	Colonel Carl W. Rumpf
	Corps Quartermaster:	Colonel James E. Boush
		Colonel Leo F. Kelly
	Adjutant General:	Colonel Charles M. Wells
		Colonel Lloyd R. Garrison
	Headquarters Commandant:	Lieutenant Colonel George R. Forsythe
		Lieutenant Colonel John J. Mikell
	Provost Marshal:	Lieutenant Colonel Vernon W. Smith
	Ordnance Officer:	Colonel Fredrick G. Crabb, Jr
	Chemical Officer:	Lieutenant Colonel John B. Cobb
	Finance Officer:	Colonel Harry E. Reed
	Inspector General:	Lieutenant Colonel Stanley G. Saulnier
		Lieutenant Colonel Leland F. Adair
	Judge Advocate:	Colonel Hamilton M. Peyton
	Special Service Officer:	Lieutenant Colonel George H. Goodwin
	Corps Chaplains:	Colonel James G. De La Vergne
		Lieutenant Colonel Loren Jenks
		Lieutenant Colonel Stephen P. Kenny

CORPS COMMAND POST

The Corps Command Post was organized into two principal echelons of which each is self-sufficient. The forward echelon is divided into six main groups and the rear echelon into four main groups.

THE FORWARD ECHELON

COMMAND GROUP

Commanding General and Aides
Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff Section.

THE OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE GROUP

G-3 Section
G-2 Section
Air Support Party
G-2 Attachments
Observers and Liaison Officers

THE SUPPORT GROUP

Corps Artillery Headquarters
Tank Destroyer Headquarters
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Headquarters
Armored Group Headquarters

THE SUPPLY AND ADMINISTRATION GROUP

G-1 Section (less rear detachment)
G-4 Section (less rear detachment)
Detachment - Adjutant General's Section
Detachment - Civil Affairs Section
Detachment - Surgeon's Section
Engineer Section
Detachment - Provost Marshal Section

SIGNAL SERVICE GROUP

Signal Section
Message Center
Telephone and Telegraph Center
Radio Center
Signal Service Company (RI)

CORPS HEADQUARTERS SERVICE GROUP

Headquarters Commandant
Forward Echelon Service Detachment
Mess
Supply
Transportation
Defense
Military Police Detachment
Bomb Disposal Squad

THE REAR ECHELON

THE SUPPLY GROUP

Detachment G-4
Quartermaster Section
Ordnance Section
Chemical Warfare Section
Surgeon Section (less forward detachment)
Provost Marshal Section (less forward detachment)

ADMINISTRATION GROUP

Detachment G-1
Adjutant General's Section (less forward detachment)
Inspector General's Section
Judge Advocate Section
Chaplain's Section
Special Service Section
Finance Section
Machine Record Unit
Civil Affairs Section (less forward detachment)
Military Intelligence Interpreter Team

SIGNAL SERVICE GROUP (Rear)

Message Center
Telephone and Telegraph Center

CORPS HEADQUARTERS SERVICE GROUP (Rear)

Headquarters Commandant
Mess Section
Supply Section
Transportation Section
Defense Section
Military Police Section
Mobile Weather Unit