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Equipment
101st Airborne - 502nd
PIR Trooper
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To
see equipment and a brief description you can either click on the
specific areas of the soldier or scroll down the page.
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Field Equipment Description
& Overview
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Web
Gear
Cartridge Belt M1923 or M1936 10 Pocket
Canteen
Cover, Canteen, And Cup. WW2
Dated
M1910
or M1942 First Aid Pouch And Carlisle Bandage
M1928
Haversack With Meat Can Pouch
M1943
Combat Suspenders
Entrenching
Tool With Cover, Either Folding Or "T" Shovel
Ammunition
Bandolier
Meat
Tin With Fork, Knife, And Spoon, WW2
Dated
M1
Helmet
Pot, Dark OD Color With Either A Cork (Preferred)
Or Sand Finish
Pot,
White ID With "Tick" At Appropriate Position
Pot,
Sewn On Khaki Chin Straps With Hook And Claw Fasteners
Liner,
Dark OD Color, Smooth Or Textured
Liner
Has Chin Strap Tabs For Leather Chin Strap
Liner,
Leather Chin Strap With Either Black Or OD Fittings
Netting
Optional, 1/2" - 3/4" Khaki Preferred
Horsehide
Gloves
Unlined M1939 or M1942
Jump
Boots
Army Russett Shade, Box Toe Cap, Beveled
Rubber Heal
Mussette
Bag
M1936 Khaki
Airborne
First Aid Pack
2 Tie Straps, Placed On Helmet, Suspenders,
or Ankles
Gas
Mask Bag
M5 "Rubberized" Assault Gas
Mask Bag
M3
Fighting Knife
M3 Fighting Knife, Placed On Ankles
or Suspenders
Flag
Brassard
Cloth, 3 7/8" x 5 7/8"
Sewn
or Folded & Safety Pinned On Sleeve
Most
Commonly Wore By 506th and 401st After D-Day Battles
101st
Airborne Division Patch
Placed On Left Shoulder, 1/2" Down
From Shoulder Seam
T5
Parachute Pack
Main Pack On Back, Reserve In Front
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Additions To All Uniform
Sets
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In
addition to spring, summer, and fall battles, there are winter
battles.
The 101st fought in Bastogne during the winter of 1944 and that
battle
is re-enacted more then once during a winter in different locations
through out the country.
This is a great time to pull out all that wool that you hated
wearing in
the summer months. The uniform of the "Battle of the Bulge"
can be
thrown together too! When it gets cold out guys tended to borrow,
steal,
liberate or loot what ever they could get their hands on!
1.
M41 jacket hood
2. M43 jacket hood
3. Wool anti-gas hood
4. "Jeep" cap (khaki)
5. Wool "watch" or "beanie" cap (OD)
6. Wool glove liners (OD)
7. Wool/ leather palm gloves (OD/ brown)
8. * Wool over coat long style (OD)
9. * Wool over coat "Jeep" short style (OD)
10. * Mackinaw jacket (khaki)
11. Rain jacket, rubberized (OD)
12. Rain poncho, rubberized with out hood (OD)
13. Rubber goulashes, buckle type (Black)
14. Shoepacs
15. Wool scarf (OD)
16. White sheets for camouflage
17. Wool 5 button sweater, try to avoid the modern style. But
if you must, atleast sew
WWII style buttons on it.
18. Long johns, who cares what type, no one sees em anyway!
19. Kersy lined trousers (khaki)
20. Kersy lined tankers bibs (khaki)
* Note: On the above listed jacket items, atleast
place a 101st
patch on the left shoulder.
No 48 star flag is required and
Rank chevrons are optional.
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Encampment Gear
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1.
Shelter half with buttons not snaps (OD) or
2. Shelter quarter (khaki)
3. Shelter pins, wooden 6 each
4. Shelter poles, wooden with metal fittings, 1 each
5. Shelter rope, 1 each
6. Wool blanket, (Mustard) or (Brown)
7. Wool sleeping bag, (Brown)
8. Sleeping bag cover, cotton (OD)
9. Wooden ammo box, Large sized to place non-military,
modern sleeping gear, and/ or food items
in.
10. Cooking pots, pans and utensils. Old cast iron skillets
work great for this and it
keeps with the WWII theme.
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