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US Army boat units certainly served in WWII. And the US Army's 9th Infantry Division conducted riverine operations in MR-4 (Military Region 4/Mekong Delta) South Vietnam. However, the US Navy operated it's Brown Water Navy's Riverine Forces, not the US Army.
The USN Brown Water Navy consisted of several riverine units, just to name a few of them: Riverine Assault Squadrons; Riverine Patrol Squadrons; Coastal Squadrons; River Support Squadrons; Mobile Riverine Forces; etc.
And, they were organized differently, for example, a "Riverine Assault Squadron" might have (numbers will always vary based upon losses or deadlines (deadline=down for maintenance): 2 divisions; each div=8 ASPB/3 Monitors/13 ATC/2 CCB (ASPB-Assault Support Patrol Boat (aka Alpha Boat); ATC-Armored Troop Carrier; CCB-Command & Control Boat; a Monitor was a river battleship).
A PBR (Patrol Boat River) squadron might have 5 riverine divisions; each division consisting of 4 or 5 sections (each section consisting of 10 Pibbers (PBRs). (Nick-named the "Plastics", all fiberglass 32 footers).
PCF (Patrol Craft Fast/SWIFT BOATS) were assigned to "Coastal Squadrons": A squadron might have 5 divisions; each division consisting of up to 19 Swift Boats. (All aluminum 50 footers, twin diesel engines, 1 officer & 5 crewmen; 3 .50 Caliber Browning Machineguns, and one 81mm mortar).
Life aboard those riverine boats was patrolling by day, and if intelligence indicated strong enemy activity, patrols were conducted at night. Sailors stayed in shore or floating barracks; or aboard their crafts, if the campaign called for it.
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How many troops were in a platoon?
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What rank is considered the life blood of a company in the army?
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