This history of the 38th Armored Infantry Battalion in 1943 (from the creation of 38 AIB on September 20 to December 31) was assembled sometime early in 1944. It contains the following documents:
- Unit History: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion and Appendix Title Page (6 pages)
- Strength Report: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion from September 20, 1943 to December 31, 1943 (1 page)
- 7th Armored Division General Order #36 (20 September 1943) (3 pages)
- Memorandum - Unit History and Coat of Arms (1 page)
- 38th Armored Infantry Battalion Special Order #1 (20 September 1943) (17 pages) -- the complete original roster for 38 AIB
- 38th Armored Infantry Battalion General Order #1 (20 September 1943) (1 page)
- 38th Armored Infantry Battalion General Order #2 (20 September 1943) (1 page)
- 38th Armored Infantry Battalion General Order #3 (25 October 1943) (1 page)
- 38th Armored Infantry Battalion General Order #4 (3 December 1943) (1 page)
- 38th Armored Infantry Battalion General Order #5 (20 December 1943) (1 page)
- 38th Armored Infantry Battalion General Order #6 (28 December 1943) (1 page)
The complete book contains 63 pages, which include:
- Introduction
- Annotated transcriptions of the original documents
- Index (see below for list of entries)