Every US service expanded dramatically, yet ground forces, especially infantry divisions, absorbed personnel at an exceptional rate. Their establishments, casualties, replacements and supporting organisations turned mobilisation into a vast manpower demand. Expansion to millions in uniform cannot be understood from ships and aircraft alone.
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Why infantry drove the scale of US wartime mobilisation
The jump from a small US force in 1940 to wartime mass mobilisation was driven especially by the personnel appetite of ground forces.