10 PEHSOKNEL COMPOSIT'I OK O}' 3!JjDJ CAL DEPART:i\fF,NT 11

TABLE J . ~Strength of 111edical Department, by components (exclusive of general officers), by months, SO June 1939~30 June 1946 [Onieo of The Surgeon General's data in Arabic numerals; The Adjutant General's data in it::ll!c~l

----~--~----------~--------~--------~

End of month Total ArlllY

Strength 1

'1'otal :\lcdicaJ

Department

Total officers

).[edicaJ Department 'rotal

Male ~\Iedical Department officers

:'IIed!cal Corps 2

Dental Corps

I \~ctcrinary

Corps

----- 1----1---- -------- ------- -,--1989

June , __ ______ _

1941

June 1 ___ _

NO\'CllliJcr __ Decelllbcr ____ _

TeiJrnary __

"\lardL __ _

ApriL ____ _

188.5G5

2(\7,767

1. 400.998 1. 644,210 1, G86, 403

1,889,943

2,144,001

2.386,13S

:2, GU1, 237

1\la? ________ ~_ 2,834,f.I0

3,074,184

.lu ly __ 3,272,803

AugusL 3,585,1:20

ScptemlJ{'f 3, 9il. OW

Oetobcr __ 1.413.81(0

November 4.932.46\)

Deccmber __ ;),397,674

Jalluary __ _ 5.824,517

}'ebnlfl.l';' 6. 139,362

~\[arch ___ __ _ G. ,'i()S. 854

ApriL __ 6,7 19.S27

11. 510 GI. 2

18.093 67. 6

118.007 131,586 131,757 131.060

Hil.538 148, £94 174. (;88 /71.75£ ::01, tf.2 197,f{.2 219,0\)8 £14,£54 ~36. i;!4 230,519 253,707 ,n?',978 -<:75,719 267,663 312.138

304·758 349, ~53 33U. 384 395,39G 886,714 439.844 48f.458 475. \)9\)

4G9.981

497.2,)2

499,385 530.746 527,144 558.010 555.858 588.330 586.935

81, 2 81)0

i8. I 77,7

SO. 1 78.5 81. 4 80.1 84. 3 82.7 82.3 80.5 sa. 5 81.8 82.5 so. 0 84.2 81.8 87.0 8,?'.0 87.9 8.5.5 89.5 87.6 89.1 877 88.1 81_1

85.3 85.7 86.4 85. 9 85.7

85·4 87.5 87_3

See footno tcs at clld of bible.

2.181

3, I I\)

20,238 ~3. 48·1 23,800 £8,198

::::G.677 23.433 28, iG7 £5, £61 31,535 £7,056 :;<1,%9 28,561 :;8, (;45 Sf. 430 43,755 36.0f6 5O.7G4 42,708 57,299 49,814 65,\)22

56. 058 70,58:: 61,900 73. 877 00.1,91 7G.525 70,507

79,915

75,415 82.7!)() 79,188

&-" 878 88,720 88.673 R7,278

II. G

11. 6

13.9 14.3 14.2 18,8

14.1 }fq 13.4 11.8 13,2 11.3 13.0 10.7 13. G 11. 4 14.2 11. 7 15.5 13,1 16.0 13.9 16. G 14·1 lG.O 14. a 15.0 18.5 14.2 /8./

13. i /8.0 13.5 HI. ,9 13. 2 12.9 13. :2 18. a

1,509

2,177

14,805 IG,673 IG,847 16,150

)7,4(j4

15,949 17,989 16.691 18,759 17,84!! ::::0,049 18,367 ~,1332

20,852 26,508 23,551 32,518 £9.817 38. WI 35,878 45.778 41,183 49,427 45,766 51. 997 48.801 53,913 51,318

.'.6,401 58,8.19 58. 1G6 55,590 59,505 57,663 GI. 079 59.16'5

8.0

81

10. I 10. 1 10.1 9.6

9.2 8·4 84 7.8 7. ,

7,8 7.5 6.9 8.0 7.3 8. G 7.7 9 9 91

10.6 9.9

1 I. 5 10·4 II. 2

10·4 10. fi

9.9

!D. ° 95

9.7 9 ,

9.5 9.1 9.1 89 9.1 8.8

I. 098 5.82 221 1. 17 126 0.668

1,578 5.89 354 1. 32 iiI . G39

10,31 1 11,327 II. 342

7.06 6.80 G.73

1,636 I. 80 563 .385 . 42;\ ,407

3.081 L87 6\!5 3,124 I. 85 687

11,78(j 6.:':3 3,22,., 1.70 734 .3S8

1 ~.139 5.65 3,327 I.D5 "iif) . ;-IG3

]2,450 5.:.!1 3,446 1.4,1 803 .327

13.230 4.97 3.7W 1. 40 843 .31G

15, ~G4 5.38 4. 117 I. 4;-, 877 .309

17,954 5.84 4,783 I.D:) 950 . ::l(19

2'2,020 (j.n 6,U24 1.84 1. 051 .321

25,9587,14 G.97U I.\!4 1.:\'19 .376

31. 309 7.88 8,432 2.12 1. 408 .354

:\J,488 7. M; 9,Oli 2.04 1. 438 . :\25

--- -----'~ ---- - -- -~ - - -- --- --- - --- --- ------34,992 7 09 53. 1j8 C. 72 35. 59~ G. 59 34 , 869 C.87

3G,I73 So. f48 :\G,584

34·867 36.801 30,008 36,780 8U,015

6.19 6.05 5.95 5.68 5.65 5.53 5.47 5.86

9. 334 1. 89 8,895 1. 70 9,773 I. 81 8.8S2 1.64

D.921J 8,899

10, 101 9.790

10.381 9.529

to. 726 10,0£9

1. 70 1.53 I. GI 1.59 1.59

l. 40 1. 5')

1·49

1,482 .:100 1,829 . 270 1.532 . 28;1 1.860 . £50

1,571 1,416 1,5D2 1,469 1, GS5 1,647 1. 75:\ 1.082

.269

.240

.259

. 240

.254

.240

.260

.240

I ~lalc Medical Department ofIicers- Con.

Pharmacy Corps

Medical Ad ­min istrati\'e

Corps 'l'otal

Female "\fcdic:ll DepartmenL ofliccrs

Arm~' N IIl'SCS

Enlisted men Medienl

Deparim")li Sanitary I Corps

I .\\ cdicfll Physical

Department 'l'llCrapi~ts Dietitians

------, --1---,-'--,--1--,--1----,--

- --- 0.34

8 0.030 1_ GG .25

lSi 1:27 224

.128 1.108 .7G .82 .87

.13S 3!:l

. 131 1.170 .. _____ ---- -1- -- -- I

235 . 124 ___ __ ____ __ _ 1,484 .78

252 .117 ~~ I. 492 . G'J

---; 315 .132 ___ ~ ___ _ 1,745.73

414 .15,,) 1,812 . CoS

183 .170 1.891

1335 .206 2,186 .71

781 .238 _. __ _ 2,642 .80

803 .223 3,081 .85

983 .247 _. ___________ 3. G46 .91

1,032 .233 _________ . ___ 4,457 1.00

1,132 998

1,154 1,052

1,228 1,098 1,324 1,181 1,448 1,80/ 1,5G5 1,45·1

.229

. 200

.213

.190

.210

.190

.215 .190 .222

. 'OIl

5.0.')7 4,931 5.8GO 5,094

7 . .)00

7,188 8,565 8,289 9,220 9,278

.232 __ ~_._. ~ _____ 10,2.')5 ,f£O ____ __ .1 _____ _ 10,030

I. 02 100 I. 08 1.05

1.28 1. £8 1. 3D 1.85 1. 41 1. 4S 1. 52 1..'<9

G72

942

5.433 G.811 7,043 7.043

9.213 7. 48.j.

10,778 8.5Ir:

12. ilG 9,713

14,610 10.194 11).013 11,578 li,2H 12,475 18,246 1£,891 19. 138 14.441 20, H4 14.870 21. 1.)5

10.134 21. 880 17.600 :2'2. 612 19.194

23,544 £1,57a 24,624 £3,592 2G,373 £6.068 27.594 28, lIS

3.G

3 5 I

3.7 4.1 4,2 ,j.2

4. !) ,.0 ;;.0 4.0 1;.4 , I

5. ,')

38 5.6

'.1 5.6 ,.1 ,i. G S.9 5_3

4·0 5, 1

3.8 4. 8 3.7 4.4

S.C 4.2 S.6

4.04 1.28 4.0 38 4.1 , 0

4.1

;.2

(m 3. ,)G : __ ____ _

9~2 1 3. 52

5,433 G,811 7,0·13

7.043

9,213

7,484 10,778 8, srJ4

12.77G 9,71S

14.610 10.194 16,013 11,578 17,147 It, 475 18,24G /2.89/ 19. 138 14,441 20. 144

14,870 21. 155 16,lS4 21,880 17.690 2'1,612 19.194

3. 7:2 4 14 !_

17 18 _

4. 87 3.96 5.02 3.9!) 5.35 4·07 5. 48 8. 83 5. &J

4·08 5,61 4. Of; 5.57 S.94 5.33

4·~'1 5.07 8.75 4.79 8.M 4.43 8.59 4.18 8.56

23.544 4.04 21.576 3.70 24. 624 4. 01 £8.592 8.84 25,709 3.94 25,406 3.90 26.709 3.97 27, f57 I 4.06

______ 1 _____ ! __

---I

--I

4<18 0.067 448 .070 572 .085 572 .080

1-'

9. a59

14,974

98, a/if) 108,101

- .. __ __ 1 107,867

107,867

114,861 124,861 J.15,921 146,491 IG9,617 170,196 184,439

" _ __ _ ~ __ 1 /85,693

198,089 __ ~_1 198,089

_______ __ 2(}9,9,';2

I 209,952 22'1,9;;" 2£4,955 254, g3g 254,939 283,3al P88,381 32'1,814 824. 814 365,007 365,9G7 399.474 399,474

2W 0.033 209 . 080 313 .04G £84 .040

417,307 428,970 447,956 447,950 472.1 32 472,132 499.657 499.657

49. (;

55.0

67.3 65,7 (,4.0

04·0

66.0 GIJ.l 68.0 68.8 71. 1 71.3 69.3 69.8 69.8 69.9 68.2 68.3 68. 7 68.7 71. I

71.1 71. 3 71.4 73.5 78.6' 74, I

14.2 no no

71. 6 72.8 72.9 78.0 72.5 72.5 74.3 74,,)

12

'foUlI End o[ month Army

Strength I

19~.'i-roll.

1'I-[ay _____ _ G. S5S.toI'll

June _______ ___ 6. !J<J3, 102

July _______ .. 7.126.818

August- ___ ... 7.21,1. 595

Septeml)('r _____ 7,273.781

Oetoix'r _______ i, 33.1. 474

November _____ 7,405.005

December _____ i, lS'l.43-1

1944

January ___ .. . 7.556,15i

F ebruary _____ _ i. 6S3. 036

March ____ ___ 7,757, (129

ApriL. ______ __ 7,848,172

May ____ ______ 7,910,400

June __________ _ 7,002, S6S

July ___________ 8, 0 ~ 9, 770

August. _______ 8,102,545

SeplCrll \)('r _____ S, lOS, 129

October _______ 8.103.3i6

Xovcmbcr ___ ._ S. 102,001

Deccmber ___ S. 052. f~')3

1945

J al1!1ary _____ __ 8,0,0,929

robn r ar~'---- - - 8, !29.SfJO

rERSO~~EL CO:\:IPOSl'l'lO~ OF l\1EDTCA L D E P ARTMENT

TAB 1.1;: l.- Slrcngth oj jlfedical Department, by components (excl1ls'ive of (Jeneral officers), by months, SO June 1939-30 Ju.ne 1946-Continucd [Dfllce of ' l'he Surgoon General 's datu in Arabic numerals; The Adjutf\nt General's data in italics]

)' Lalc '\lcdlcal Department officers

I ). [ale '\l ediclIl lJepartmcnt officers-Con. .Female '\ledicul Department officers

Toual Total I '\lcdiclll officers

I DC]><lrtlllcnt ~\Iedical .\ l cdlCfl I Dental YelcriTlllry

I SaniLar), Ph:lrlllllCY .\ledlcaJ Ad- Army .\ Icdk"ill ]>hys ie<l\

Department Total Corps I Corps Corps Corps Corps Illin istmtivc Total Nurses Department ' l 'herllplsLS , COrl>S IJlctitilillS

~ S~· ~ S ~. ~§ ~ 3; ~ S~ ~ 3;:. ~ ,g;::- 5 ,g:-. ~ 3;::- ~ £~ .£:-. 5 .~ ~. ~ s~

'" '" '" ~ 05 '" '" 0= ~

.d~ ~ .2 E E .2 ~ e 0=

5 ~ 0= = .2E 5 .sE = .sE

~ ~ .2 ;:

~ E E E 'S< ~< e< ~< e .e< ~< E; ~< ~< ~< ~~ e< ";;< ;;~ u; ~ u; ~ w ~ w ~ u; " w w " w " w ~ w " u; " u; " u; ~

~~------------------~~ -- --- - - ~~ -------------------------

006,35S 88.4 9 1, 401 13. 3 G2. 95G 9. '2 37,009 5. 3D 11,524 1.68 1, 812 0.2G'] I,GtH 0.242 ------- --- --- 10,950 1. 59 28,445 4.1 27,459 4.00 00 ' 0,OS7 3'" 0,056 60.~, ,pr; 88.1 89. 028 13. 1 ,)9,965 8.7 84,785 5. 06 10,99(; 1.60 1.699 .250

I

{.56£ .tSO -- ----- ------ 10,fm 1.GO f9. 56S ,., 28,647 .4.18 GOI .000 S16 .040 619,020 88.5 93.994 13.4 6-l.4Gl '.2 37.189 5,31 12,0·18 1.72 I. 839 .1ti4 1.755 . Wl ------- ------ II. 630 LGil 29,533 4. 2 28, 423 4.06 707 .101 403 .057 GW.543 88.G 94. 517 13. 5 6.'$.212 9.0 8G.78G 5,efl 11. G.'j[j I.C6 1.761 .250 1,674 .240 ----- - --- --- ll, 8Gt 1.Ct 81,805 ,., SO,3IG '.M '" .100 S" .05{)

628.300 88.1 00.000 la.9 68,257 9. ti 39.074 5. -IS 12.769 l. 79 1.858 . 200 1,876 .26:l " O.OOS 12.622 1.77 30.743 4.3 29,576 4.14 734 · 1U:! 433 .000 flt8.9(;5 88.<'1 D9.{J()5 14·0 GO, 985 9. , 88.699 5.48 12.nO 1. 72 1.783 . 250 1,790 . 'SO 19 '.000 12,418 1.74 82.620 , .. Sl,506 4· 4t 799 .110 S15 .O5() 631.018 8UI 102.731 ].1.2 70,536 9.8 39. n5 5.50 13,200 l. 82 1.922 .26Il ',938 .2i5 " .008 13. (i33 LSS 32,195 4.5 30,922 4.28 825 .112 4lS .OO:! 631. 4tt /fl. 5 10£.675 14·S 6D,Cm 9.' 89,1:148 5·45 It. 879 1.79 1.791 .t50 1.9(;4 . £70 t8 '.000 13,078 1.81 88,598 .., 3£.877 4.19 785 .110 47S .()(JJ)

622,275 85.5 105,2!14 14.5 il.517 9.8 39. !lS I 5.49 13.579 1. 86 LOO9 .262 2, Ob4 .282 58 .008 13,966 1. 9'2 :.>3,777 4. & 32,356 4.41 009 · 12.1 513 .072 6tl.tta 85.5 105. t45 14·5 70.3t5 9.7 89.813 6·47 /3,073 1.80 1,8.;4 _i!j{J t,014 .• so " .010 13,687 1.86 34,910 4-8 .$3',60S 4·61 88' .ltO ,}!Ii .060 615.102 83.9 107,491 14.7 71.900 9.8 40, 100 5.46 13,791 1.88 1.968 .268 2,110 .288 " .008 13.867 1.89 35.591 I.' 34,089 4.65 '''' · 132 536 .073 614,001 88.1 100,4·50 14·5 70.741 9.7 39.677 6·40 13,t95 1.81 1,848 .2fj() t,141 . tOO ,0 .010 13,840 1.89 35.709 ,.9 84,t76 4-61 9S1 .150 4'" .mo 619.030 83.& 110.163 14.9 TJ,la4 '-' 40.203 5.42 14.211 1.92 1,993 .200 2.162 .292 58 .008 14.477 1.95 37.079 5.0 35,465 4.79 1,027 .la9 637 .073 617.009 .,., JOS,150 14·6 71,671 '.7 89,7t9 5.3ii 13.609 1.84 1.9M . '60 t .166 . tOO j3 .010 14.195 1.9! 36,479 ,.9 85,Olt 4·73 969 . ISO "8 .mo 6:!J.650 83.3 111,899 15.0 73.633 9.8 40.3'18 5.38 1<1.:.>32 l.91 2,007 .26S 2.209 .295 58 .008 I I,N9 l. 97 38,216 5. 1 36,607 4.89 I, 0~8 .140 561 .075 6tt. t17 8"-' 11O.·Wt 14-8 73.t86 9.' 4O,t87 5.39 14,074 1.88 1,934 .ttJQ t .l95 · '''' 65 .010 14,731 UII 31,fOIJ 5.0 36,711 4·77 965 • ISO 600 .mo

628.7 .... .>8 sa. 2 113,994. 15.1 is. 663 10.0 41.859 5.M 14.193 L88 l. 9.l7 .259 2,2-Hi .297 58 .008 14,WO I. 98 38,331 '.1 36,672 01.85 1,100 .146 '50 .Oi4 6t 8.7t7 88.' 113,6"03 15. 0 75.80:1 10.0 41.859 5.54 14.193 1.88 1,957 ."" £,£46 .1100 58 .010 14,990 1.98 88,300 5.1 S(j.67t 4·86 1,000 .140 669 .mo 636.10i sa. 1 IW.657 15.2 ii,226 10. I 43.100 1'1.6 1 14. i48 I. 93 2,(X)'! .262 2.266 .296 47 • OOJJ 14,96i LOO 39, ~31 5,2 3i,722 4.93 I. 127 · 147 58:! .Oiu 686.075 83.1 116.625 15.2 77. 2t6 /0.1 48,196 5.64 14,748 1.98 2,002 .£60 2.t60 . '00 ,7 .010 14,967 1.95 S9. 399 5. ' 87,714 4·98 1,101 .140 581 .OSO 638.6,12 82.3 1Ii,005 15.2 77.644 10.0 43,503 5,61 14. SI8 1 91 1,984 . 256 2,317 . ~J9 45 . OOJJ }4,977 I. 93 40,321 5. 1 38,538 4. !l? I, 167 .150 GIG .079 G,'!8,6flt 82 . .'1 117. 955 15. £ 77. 644 10. 0 4.'1. 60s 5. ao 14,1'18 1.91 1,984 ,250 2,317 . ,00 ,5 .010 14.977 1.98 40,811 5.t .'18,538 4·97 1,157 .160 (jl{J .080 G51,290 830 118, 419 15.1 77. 398 O. , '13,350 5.52 1-1. 782 1.88 2, 012 .256 2,288 .2!J2 " .007 H,Il02 Loo '11 ,021 5.2 39, 18" 4.99 1,195 . 152 u'12 .08:! {J61, ISO SS,O 118,409 15.1 77,898 9. 9 48, SM 5.6.'1 14,78t 1. 88 2,012 .£60 e,288 . tOO 58 .010 14,90t 1.00 41,011 5.' 89,184 4·99 1,186 .150 64£ .080 ()(il,2OO 83.6 11f1. ·11 7 15. I i8.005 o , 43,690 5.50 14,1171 l. 89 1,993 .252 2,28S .289 '" .007 15,010 1.00 11, 412 5.2 39,542 5. JJO 1,228 .155 {H2 081 661, tt5 83. 6 1I9.S86 15. 1 78,005 99 43,G90 5.52 14,971 1.89 1,993 .£/iO £,288 .'90 " .010 15,010 1.90 41,881 ". 89,542 5.00 1,197 .150 '" .oso (i7a.316 84 . 2 120,221 15.0 78,312 '.8 43, !lS7 5.50 14,8(',8 1.86 2.037 .255 2,4 11 .305 55 .007 H,92·1 I. 87 41,909 5 2 40,018 5.01 1,2-18 .1$ &13 .OSO 67$, f78 84· 2 Ito, 183 15.0 78, SIt 9.' 4.'1,987 5.50 14.86'8 1.86 t,('" .t50 £,441 .800 " .010 14,914 1.88 41,871 6.' 40,018 5.00 1, t lO .160 '" .080 67\1,57u !)~, 4 120,748 15.0 78.&Hi 9.8 43. U4J5 5.47 14.952 1.86 2,068 .257 2,515 .312 00 .007 15,060 l. 87 42,102 5.2 40,036 4.97 1,283 .159 783 .097 fJ79, fJS3 84· 4 lto,8()fj 15.0 78,646 9.8 43,995 6·46 14.952 1.86 t, 068 .£60 £,515 . .'il0 56 .010 15,()6() I. /fl 41,159 5.t 40, lOS i·98 1,£68 .IGO 783 .100 688,537 85.0 121,269 15.0 79, 180 9.8 41. n6 5.52 15,121 L8i 2,02-1 .250 2,350 .290 57 .007 11,002 1.&1 42,089 5.2 39,970 4.93 J,312 .162 807 .100 688.616 M.O Ifl,t48 15.0 79.180 9' 44.7t6 5.5t 16,ltl 1.81 t .Ot4 .1!!j{J 1,:J60 . '00 67 .010 14,90t 1.84 4t,068 6.t 39,970 ,.93 l,f91 .160 807 .100 680.8$ S-1.0 121,532 15.0 i9.038 9.7 4 1,5ii 5.50 14.948 1.&1 2.012 .248 2,3&l .292 " .007 15,078 I.I\G 42,494 5.2 40,305 4.9i 1,316 .170 813 .100 680,817 84·0 1!1,490 15.0 79.038 9.' 44.677 5.60 14.948 1.84 t .Oll .260 t,S04 .£90 " .010 15,078 1.86 4t,45t 5.' 4o,:J05 ,.97 1,.$3'4 ./10 81' .100 687,509 84.8 124.713 15.4 80. sao 10.0 45. SS8 5.00 15. 148 l. 8i urn .246 2,446 "" 00 .007 15,491 I. 9 1 43,683 5.4 41,354 5.10 1,400 .173 m . 114 687.601 84·8 It4.705 15·4 81.O:W 10.0 46,888 5.66 15.148 1. /fl 1,994 .£!j{J t,446 .soo 00 ,010 16,494 1.91 4$,676 5·4 41, 354 6.10 1,997 .170 9£i • ItO 6S2.0Jl:I 84.2 126.814 15.7 82.787 10.2 46. Hi 5.77 15.292 1.89 2,014 .2-'1 9 2,394 .295 Jl3 .OOS 16,2ii 2.01 44,027 5.4 41, 004 5.13 1,449 .17Q 9i4 .120

68t.016 84·t Itc.80t 15.7 8t,787 lO. t 40,7"7 5,77 15. t 92 1.89 t.Of4 .'''' t,394 · '''' " .010 16.!71 t .Ol ·U,015 5·4 41,604 5.13 1,j31 .180 97, . It()

009. i62 83.2 128,112 15.9 83,418 10. ~ 41). i4i 5.81 15, 110 1.88 2.038 .253 2,386 .200 00 .008 1i,071 2.12 44,691 5.6 42,248 5,25 1, 456 .181 I\OJl .123

669.767 ... , 128,11 7 15.9 83,418 10·4 46,747 5.80 15,110 1.88 t . 098 .£50 t,386 .8(}() 66 .010 17,011 t.ll 44,699 5.6 42,t48 5.15 1,461 . ISO '00 .IfQ

C07,207 82.7 129.5401 J6. I 84,080 10.4 -16,970 5. S2 14.895 1.85 2,045 .253 2,505 .310 " .008 J7,958 2.23 45,464 '.6 42,914 5.32 1, -liO .182 1,0SO .13·1 6(17,188 82.7 It9,885 10. 1 84,417 10.5 46, {)73 6.8t 15.1£6 1.88 I,rno . tOO £,561 · 'I!O 67 .010 17,620 2.18 ,45,468 5. 6 42,914 5.82 1,48!J . ISO 1,071 .130 009.917 82.4 132,1 37 16. 3 84. i60 10.4 46. 9·10 5. i7 14. 835 I. 82 2,045 .252 2.525 . 3ll " ./lOS IS, 350 2.26 47,377 5.8 44,802 5.51 1, 4\10 .183 1,085 .133

(}(JO.OfD 8t·4 18f,I49 10.£ 84,8£0 10,4 47, t14 5.81 14.091 1.84 1,059 .250 f,5tl .810 65 .010 17,970 2.tl 47,St9 5.8 44,80£ 5.51 1.466 .180 1,061 .130

See footnotes a. t end of ta.ble,

13

I Enlisteci men .\TcdiC:l!

Department

~ 3;:' = .2 E e ;;~ u; ~

--- --

514.957 75. ° 514. 947 75.1 525,026 75.0 525,02G 75. 1 529,300 74.2 ,';29.860 7.p .')31,817 i 3.7 518,747 78.8 516.981 71. 0 5IG,981 71.1 5Oi.611 69,2 507.611 69. ! 50S. 867 6&7 508.859 68.7 511,751 6&4 61/,785 G8·4

511'1,124 68.2 515.1!4 68.f 519,0150 67.9

iiI9.450 07.9 5:!O, Gi7 67. I 520,677 (/l. {

532,771 (i7.9

SSt, 771 67.9 541,839 68. 5

541,839 68.,5

5.'>3.095 69.2 553,095 6'9.2 558.828 6!)4 568,8f8 69·4 567,2(;8 70.0

567,tG8 70.0 55'.),327 69.0

659, SJ!7 69.0 5ti2. 796 W.5 56t.796 69.5 555.224 1lS.5

555,224 68.5

541.650 67.3

541,6MJ 67.S

53; 303 1 GU.6

5,'7,80,'1 00.6 537.780 00.1 5,'17.780 06.2

PERSO~~EL COMP OSI'l'I O?\' OlI" :.\iEDICAL DBl'ART:.\nI~~T 15

TABLE I. - Strength oj }\fedical Department, by components (exclusive oJ general oIjicers) , by monihs, 30 June 1939-30 June 1946-Continued [Offico of Tho Surgeon General's data in Arabic n11merals: The Adjutant General's data in italics]

End of month

19,j.'i- Con

April

June ___ _ _

July __

Augus(

Seplemtcr __

OctobCL

Total Army

SlrCllgt,h I

S, 157. 3SG

S, 2-18, 780

8.291.336

8.200,373

8. 186.444

8.023,304

7,564,514

G. 487, 053

Total Medical

Department

009,927 82. 1 670.151 82.2 G71.967 81. 5 672.6.51 81.C Grill.710 82.2 666.930 80. 4 63S.980 SO. 3 664,703 80. 4 659. 853 80. G 661.0[9 80.8 637,6801 79.5 687.641 79.5 593.644 7S. 5 598.793 79. 2 503.51G 77. G

81.3

l'Ifale :\[edica! Department offieers Total

Medical Medienl Dental Yeterinary officers I i __ D_,_p_"_,,_n_,,_,_,t ____ T_o_tc"l _ _ I ___ C_O_'_l"_t_ I ___ C_O_'_P~ __ I' _ _ C_O"_P_'_

2,045 0.251 2,034 .250 2.040 .247 £, OW . £50 2.050 .217 2,05U .250 ' 2,0~0 I .247 2,059 .250 2,050 .250 2.009 .250 2,070 .258 2. //C .2CO 2.0·10 .270 2. f(fT . £80

)loycmbcr __ ;;, 333. 978

December 4.228,936

527, C58 408,190 443,822 323.085 330, C78

70 .. 51 88. I iG 4 78.2

13G,483 1.'16,707 139.938 140.622 142,2!lS 142,598 142.616 143,481 145,342 146,508 144.475 144.432 138. G55 143.794 115,390 139.532 9G.820

131.952 81. 795

I /G. S88

1G.2 16.8 17.0 17. [ 17.2 17.2 17.3

17·4 17.8 17.9 18.0 18.0 18.3 19.0 li.8 21.5 18,2 £4·7 19, 3 Pi. 5

8,1. 9iO 85, £04 85,23,'i 85.906 85.430 85.735 85 .. '>85 86.394 86.700 87. 95(] 85. G45 86.805 82.890 86,584 71. 595 84,871 G1. 4(;5 80, 29,j 52.010 73,897

10.4 10.5 10.3 fO. 4 10.3 10.8 10.4 10.5 1{). G 10.7 10.7 10.8 11. 0 11.5 11. 0 13.1 11. 5 [5.1 12.3 17. 4

46.820 .'>. 7,1 41).973 ,; ,76 4G.7DO 5. G7 47.1'33 5. 71 46.750 5.64 46.773 5.64 4G. GOO 5.64 47.071 5.69 47,9fl0 5.8(1 48,837 5.97 4G.980 5.86 47.834 5.96 45,010 5.94 48,266 C.38 37, SSO ii.84 48.093 7. 41 32.010 6.00 45.620 8.55 27,000 6.40 4'.339 9. 78

14.775 I. 81 14,9/4 1.83 14.730 1. 79 14.807 1.79 14.705 I. 77 14.8,i8 l. 79 14. i70 I. 79 14.758 1.78 14.325 1. 75 14,507 1.77 14.170 1. 77 14,870 1.7rI 13.760 I. 82 14,0(J; /.8,5 12. 275 1. 89 13. 687 2. /0 10. 84ii 2,03 13.//5 2.46 0.620 2.27

12,662 2.99

1.850 .235 2.008 .3/0 1.000 3ll 1.987 .370 1,450 .343 1,9£9 .460

January __

Fchruary _ __ _

March

:\pri1--

May __

,June __ ______ _

3. 4G9. 272

2,785,718

2,430.779

2, IG7, 931

:l, 008, 494

1, SS9, 690

22G. 735 65.4 £C1.291 75.S 173.218 G2.2 199,118 71.7 146, 807 60. 4 165.674 68. 2 137.254 63.3 150.128 69.8 121. i,.,2 60. G 13£.4211 1J5.9 112. 303 59.4 12L5CC C4.3

00,700 19. 2 101,£66 £8.£ 55.810 20.0 82.410 £9.U 47, i13 19.6 66,589 £7. 4 14. +13 20. ,) 57,317 £6.4 38.987 19.4 49,661 £4. 7 34. 32'1 18. 2 43.587 23. I

41. 290 64.890 33.505 53. 488 28,798 4.'l,85t 28.217 37,845 24,78G ,~£, 824 22. 053 28.738

11. 9 18.7 12. 1 19.2 11 , 8 17.8 13.0 17.5 12.3 l6'.8 11. 7 15.2

21. 610 G.23 36,249 10. 45 17.9G5 6.45 £9, M9 /0.57 16.201 6.70 £4,£73 9,99 IG.GlO 7.G6 i2,041 /0. [7 14.948 7.44 19.823 9.87 13. 134 6, 95 17.347 9, 18

7,390 2.13 fl.466 S.81 5,800 2.08 9.867 8.54 5.011 2.06 7.888 3.25 4.880 2.25 6.707 8.09 4.010 2, 00 5.871 2.67 3.421 1. 81 4.684 2, 48

1. 2GO .363 t,76[ .510 I. OW .377 1,574 .570

878 .361 1.299 .530

8G3 . 393 1,146 . 580

766 .381 978 .480 733 .388 874 .460

I Strength for 1939 is male strell~th as shown in the Annual Heport of the Seeretary of War for 1939 plus strength or nurses for 1939 as shown in this tahle. Stn::mgtlls for June 1910 to ,,'o\'embcr 1941. inclusive, are from 1 Oct. 1945. All other strengths are from "Strength of the Army," I :\f ar. 1947, except thc strength for !I'larch 194.2 which has been corn}cted as explained in footnote 6 of table 31.

z Includes \\-omell doctors. One was on aeth'e duty at least us early as Kovembcr 19·12. By December 1943, they numbered 42. Their peak strcngth, reached in ~To\'cmber 19014, was 7G. Oil 30 June 1946, their number was 15,

I }'er 1,000 of total Ann)' strength. f The Annual Report of the Personnel Scn'ke of the Office of T he Surgeon Gencral for fiscal year 1941 shows strengths

for aUl\1edical Department components as of 30 June 1940 wilieh arc cQual to those stated here except in the eflse of the Sanitary Corps, which is credited with G, and enlisted Illell, whose strength is reported as 13,585.

) 'rho Annual Report of tho Personnel Ser'vice of the Ollice of The SUrgeoll General for liscal year 19·12 gives the follow­Ing strengths as of 30 June 1941: MC, 8,813; DC, 2,1l1; VC, 512; SuC, 173; _\f AC, 803; and enlisted mell, 41,120.

trale l'I'ledieal Dopar! ment officers-Con.

Sallitary Corps

Pharmacy Corps

-~ ~a ~ ;2' 1 to ~§. ~ .~~. ~ ~ ~~ ~ .~~ ~ .~~ g ~~ ~ w p:: w p: w , P:: u:: ;r Ul

------ ---.---- -----'---!- -,---

2, ;i25 0.310 e,584 .810 2.560 .310 2,r;{)() .8£0 2, ,">GO . ;lO!i 2.5.59 .310 2, ... ·10 .307 2.555 .310 :l.520 .308 2,544 .310 2,4g0 .310 2,456 .8(1(} 2,395 .317 2, .'184 .310 2,025 .312 £,187 .340 1,685 .316 1,898 .3CO 1,325 .313 1,676 .400

1. 095 1.507

915 [,£CC

750 1,078

{;64

89, 515 738 521 668

.31G ·430 .328 .450 .309 .440 .300 .4 10 .271 .870 .27G .350

G1 0.007 61 .010 70 .008 70 .010 60 .007 60 .010 b8 .007 58 .010 57 .007 57 .010 68 .008 (JS .010 61 .008 61 .010 57 .000 57 .010 62 .012 62 .010 48 .011 48 .010

57 .01G 57 .020 48 .Oli 48 .0£0 44 .018 44 .0£0 4i .022 47 .020 51 .025 51 .0£0 47 .025 47 . oro

18,744 1 2.31 18,688 £. 29 Ig,015 2.31 19,250 2. 38 19,385 ~ . 31

19,43.9 2.84 19.5ii :l.37 19,893 2.41

51,513 G.3 51,503 6. 8 rA,703 6. G 54,716 6.6 56.868 6.9 5U.8Ca C.9 57,031 6. 9 57,087 C.9

19, 848 ~. 42 ,)8.552 7.2 19,942 2.44 55.552 7.2 HI. S67 /9,961

2.48 ,)8.830 2.49 57,C27

7.3 7.2 7.4

'-' 5.8 8_ ,

19,59·1 2.59 19.82£ 2.62 17,508 2.70 18.889 2.91

55,7G5 ii7,210 4;J,795 5,~. C61

15.203 2.85 35,355 li.li 17,6'12 8.30 51,658 9.7 12.507 2.96 29.785 7.0 15,743 3.72 42,991 10.2

9,878 13,850

7,817 11,274 5,830 8, no 5,153 7,0/0 4.400 5,8G8 4. 197 5.118

2.85 3.99 2.81 4·05 2. 40 S.61 2.38 3.23 2.22 2.92 2.22 2.71

25,410 7.3 86,866 10.5 22.:.!15 8.0 28,9£2 10.4 18.9]9 i.8 £3,237 9.C 16,226 7.5 19.472 9.0 14,201 7.1 16,837 8.4 12,271 6.5 14.849 7.9

48,923 48,9£3 52,023 5£,028 54,128 54,128 54,291 54,291 55,702 56.702 55.950 54,779 5:l,950 54.291 41. 250 51,851 33,150 48,946 27,850 40, C54

1

23,li00 8,;.291 20,630 26',99U J7,523 £[ ,C04 B,907 18,024 12.956 15.499 1 I, 193 13. Cf7

6, 00 6.00 6.31 6.31 6.53 (U8 G, 57 G.67 G.80 C.8! G.97 U.83 7.00 7.18 G.3G 7.99 G.21 9. 18 G.59 9. C1

6.82 9.88 7.41 9.69 7.21 8.89 G.8S 8.32 6. '15 7.72 5.92 7.21

1,500 0.18-1 1,495 .180 1,520 .18,1 1,037 .190 1.550 .18i 1,549 .1 00 1,555 . 188 1,623 .200 J.580 . 103 1,585 .190 1. 580 .197 1,580 roo 1.550 .205 1,59(; .210 1,360 .210 1.538 .240 1,140 .2\<1 1,42G .270

!YJ5 .235 1,234 .200

910 .2G2 1,003 .310

790 .234 989 . 350 Uli8 .275 814 . 380 G25 .28S 704 .830 G09 .303 655 .330 52G . 278 598 . S£O

1,090 0.134 1.085 .130 1,160 . HI 1,15G .140 1,1!)0 . Hi 1,18G .140 1,IS5 .113 1,173 .140 1,270 .155 1,2C5 .150 1,300 . 162 1,£68 .1CO 1.265 .IGi 1,8iS .170 I. 185 .183 1,272 . 200 I,OOli .200 1,286 .240

!).IO .222 1,108 . 260

850 1,012

795 937 i28 819 694 nj. 636 C8S 552 U84

.245 ,£90 .285 .340

.'''' ,340 · 320 · 340 · 317 . 340 · 202 .840

.'">33, Hoi 588,444 5J2,020 532,0.2.9 5Z.1,332 524,832 521,282 521,282 514,511 514,511 493,2(l(J 493,209 4.54.989 454,989 388,12G 388,126 311,370 811,870 21<1,290 214,290

IGO,035 160,085 117,408 117,408

9(),084 99,085 92,81 1 92,811 82,7G5 82,765 77,979 77,979

65.4 65. 4

64. " 64 ·5 63.2 G3.2 G3.1

6.1 ./

62.S G2.9 G1. 5 61.5 fAJ. 1

co. 2 59.8 59.8 58.4

58·4 50.7 50.7

46.1 46.1 42.1 42.2 40.8 40.8 42.8 42.8 41. 2

41.£ 41. 3 41.8

Source: Basic Medical Department datu, 30 June 1939- 30 ~ovember 1 041, from table 12; does not include reO'en'lsts on aeth'e duty 011 .'l0 .lulle 1D39. Except for' enlisted stren gth on 3 1 December 1941 and 31 J anuary )942, which is reported in "Strength of the Army" (ST~\l 30) for the COI'­responfling dates. all basic Medical Departlllent data for the period D ecember 1941- Jufle 1946 come from "'l'irne Series on I\Iedical Departmen t Per~onnel by Corps, 1 942-1\)46." which were supplied to J . IT. :\IcMinll by the T{esoul'ees _·\nulysis Di\"ision. on 24 J anuary 1050, 'fhe series insofar as they covel' the ()Cl'iod from Decem hf'r 1941 through December 1944 existed as early as September 1945. when t hey were made avuilable by the J{esoul'ces Analysis D ivision for' USf' in a statistictll re\'iew uI!d~l: prepal'a~iou by the Arm." Sen icc 1;'0I'C('5. (l\IemOl'1l1ldum, R Ginzberg, R esources Analysis I.;h\,l~lOn for D irect or, Control Diyision, OtIice of 'l 'he Surgeon Gell('ral, 28 Sept. 194Ci, suhject: ASP Statistical Reference Book.) ~rhey incorporated within tile material cO\'eI"ing tile perio(l mentioned. strength (lata prepared b~' the O ffice of '1' lle Adjutant Geller;ll embracillg' the follow in)! : All of 1944 except .the ?harmacy Corps ill J anuary, the Army NUI'se Corps in J,'ebnraQ' and July, Pil~'>:ical Therapists In February, and )ledicn1 Department Dietitians durin,::!: the entire year, the :\Iedicnl

Continued at bottom of Ile~t page.

Source--Continued Dcpartmf'llt Oif'Utians. :\1tlr('h-:Ha~' 1043' and enliRted men exccj)t for }~{'brllary-AIJrll 1042 January 194~, and August-December HH3. All other flgllrm~ nrc dl\crse from those s hown 1lI "Stl'eng-th of the ,\rmy" and wen' computed hy 111'.(' of Ill(' followiug' SOll!'ce", :

For all male ofliccr corps except the Pharmacy COI'PS OrdCl'S iSiOued by ~'hc Adjutnnt General for nccel'.i'.!ollS 1l1l(1 SI'IHlr'aLionf'..

Pharmacy Corps. Hcport on Acti\'c Duty Personnel, Last Week of tile )lontil, Oflico of The Surgeon GenCl'11!.

Army Nurse Coq)!>. " Procurement find Scparutions Account," XUf!:;ing Branch, Personnel S(>rdcc, Office of 'rile Surgeon General.

Medical Department Dietitians. Dietetics Branch, PerSOllllel Service, Office of The Surs:con Genernl.

Physical Therapists. PhySical ~'herapist Branch, Personncl Service, Office of 'l'he SUrA'eon Ocncml.

It is pt·obable that all the sources other than thotw pcrtainlnJ: to the Phannacy Corps were based, despite the absence of a specific statemcnt to that elect, on entrances into and departures rrom the sen· Ice fwd were, spl!cifically, orders issued by 'l'lie Adjutant Generul for such actions. It is also probable that the strength ii.:.:ures ohtaiTll'd on this basis were prepared by the. Resources :\nnlysis Division a s l10rt time before they were dispatched for use by the At"lny Scrvice !l'ol·ces; but It Is not illlPOSl'!iblc, in \·Iew of tlte dl ssatif'(actioll of the omec of Thc Surgeon GenNal with stl"cn~th data f.lllUmlHed h.v The ,\(ljUlll11t Generul, thltt they werc computed much earlier In some other l!!llt than tltO Hesom·ccs Awt\.\'sis Dlvlsloll.

'l'he time !;ct·ies tiS complied for thc At·my Serdee Forces extcnclecl through Ju\y Hl45 but rrpro_ duced 'I'lle Adjutant Gcn(>rftl's figures for all dates show n within that year e.xcept in til(' Cftf<(' of the dietitians. By 19.)U, howevcr, the figul"e~ for H145, Including those pertaining to the dietitians had bL,<'n rcvised II." the He;;our('C;; Anal.vsl!! Dh'isiOll. and data goinA' throllgh tilt, enUre year ]946 had been added. 1'01" tllC period January ]!)4fj to .Tune 194G, inclusive, 'l'he Adjulllnt Generll\'S sU·ength flg-urcs therefol·C appellr onl.\' in thc follo,ving" CIlSCS: l 'harmacy C01·pS throughollt; enli~t.c(l men tlll·oughout exccpt for a sli;.:ht l'Hl"intioll, pl"ohnbl.v cIuo to a clerical CITor, in Mnrch l!HG; Army Nurse COt·ps, Jallutu·y to July HI 15, illclusl\'c, lltH.I DictitlllllS, August 11)4[); ill the cllse of the last, the agl"eemcnt betwcclI The lHljlltant General's nod 'l'he Stlr~eon Gencral's figures may be lllerely coin­cidental. 'l 'hr rp\'lslolI W;\S made with a ,' Ipw to establishing conformity betwcen t he data on separa­tions com pilcd hy the H('sources Ana.l.\·s is Division (ttlble 07) alit! thc strength figures utilized by the Oflicc of 'l'he Surgeon Gellcrftl. Thc figu rcs on sepftrations co\·cr{«1 ordel·S Cor s uch actions rather tlwn tIle separn110llf.l thI'IlH,(lln'~. OrdPr~ for :)cceSflions nlso were u~ed In the computing" of ~trengths,

Since considerable tim e might elapsc hetween tlle Iss nance or :)11 order for ;In accession 01" seJ} ur u· tlOTl and thc COtnl)liance with the 01'(\('1". the nsf' or lIlf'~C ol"den; In tlctcrmining r;trength tends, in tbe cllt·]y period o f the war, to !<how greater st rengths th:lll thosc report('d hy ']'he Adjutant Gcncm\, wilo compiled Jig-ur('s on the La sls of counts of Indiddllil is 1)I"Cscnt at thc time of the report.