U.S. Airborne in Cotentin Peninsula



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326th A.E.B.
   
Testimony
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Airborne in Normandy
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No. of Copies: 200
Copy No. 131
TOP SECRET
BIGOT - NEPTUNE
Hq 101st AB Div
APO 472, U.S. Army
18 May 1944
ANNEX No. 2
to
FIELD ORDER No. 1.		 
AIR MOVEMENT TABLE FORM A - OPERATION NEPTUNE
   
Serial
Airborne Unit (including
designation of serial Co)
Asterisk (*) indicates
serial commander
US TCC
Unit
No. of
Aircraft
No. of
Aircraft (Chalk)
Take-off
Airfield
Drop
Zone
Time of
Drop
1
 2d Bn 502 Prcht Inf*
438th TCG
36
1-36
Greenham
Common
"A"
J
2
 502d Prcht Inf (-1st & 2d Bns)*
438th TCG
45
37-81
Greenham
Common
"A"
J+6 min
3
 1st Bn 502d Prcht Inf*
436th TCG
36
1-36
Membury
"A"
J+12 min
4
 377th Prcht FA Bn*
Supply
Det. 326th AB Med Co
436th TCG
  48)
   5)  54
   1)
37-90
Membury
"A"
J+18 min
5
 506th Prcht Inf (-2d & 3rd Bns)*
439th TCG
45
1-45
Upottery
"C"
J+24 min
6
 2nd Bn 506th Prcht Inf*
439th TCG
36
46-81
Upottery
"C"
J+30 min
7
 3rd Bn 501st Prcht Inf*
Div Hq, Div Sig, & Div Arty Hq
Supply
435th TCG
  36)
   6)  45
   3)
1-45
Welford
"C"
J+36 min
8
 501st Prcht Inf (-2nd & 3rd Bns)*
441st TCG
45
1-45
Merryfield
"B"
J+42 min
9
 2nd Bn 501st Prcht Inf*
Co "C" 326th AB Engr Bn (-1st & 3rd Plats)
Det 326th AB Med Co
Supply
441st TCG
  36)
   4)
   1)  45
   4)
46-90
Merryfield
"B"
J+48 min
10
 3rd Bn 506th Prcht Inf*
1st & 3rd Plats, Co "C" 326th AB Engr Bn
Supply
440th TCG
  36)
   6)  45
   3)
1-45
Exeter
"D"
J+54 min


 
No. of Copies: 200
Copy No. 131
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BIGOT - NEPTUNE
Hq 101st AB Div
APO 472, U.S. Army
18 May 1944
ANNEX No. 2
to
FIELD ORDER No. 1.		 
GLIDER SERIAL
   
Serial
Airborne Unit (including
designation of serial Co)
Asterisk (*) indicates
serial commander
US TCC
Unit
No. of
AC
No. of
Gliders (Chalk)
Take-off
Airfield
Drop
Zone
Time of
Drop
1
 Div Hq *
434th TCG
58
3 CG4A 1-3
7 Horsa 5-11
Aldermaston
"E"
To be
Announced
Div Sig Co
1 CG4A 4
6 Horsa 12-17
"E"
Btries "A" & "B" 81st AB AA Bn
25 Horsa 18-42
"E"
Det 326th AB Med Co
4 Horsa 43-45
"E"
Vehicles 502nd Prcht Inf
3 Horsa 46-48
"E"
Vehicles 506th Prcht Inf
3 Horsa 49-51
"E"
Vehicles 377th Prcht FA Bn
3 Horsa 52-54
"E"
Vehicles 501st Prcht Inf
3 Horsa 55-57
"E"


 
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BIGOT - NEPTUNE
Hq 101st AB Div
APO 472, U.S. Army
2 June 1944
ANNEX No. 2
to
FIELD ORDER No. 1.		 
AIR MOVEMENT TABLE FORM "A" - GLIDER SERIALS (Revised)
   
Serial
Airborne Unit (including
designation of serial Co)
Asterisk (*) indicates
serial commander
US TCC
Unit
No. of
AC
   Nb. of       Chalk
  Gliders
Take-off
Airfield
Drop
Zone
Time of
Drop
1
 Det 101st Hq *
434th TCG
51

All CG4A
Gliders
     1
Aldermaston
"E"
J + 3 hrs
Btry "B" 81st AB AA Bn    22
"E"
Det 101st Sig Co     2
"E"
Btry "A" 81st AB AA Bn    22
"W"
Det 326th Med Co     2
"E & W"
Det 326th Engr Bn     2
"W"
2
 Det 101st Hq & Hq Co*
434th TCG
32

All Horsa
Gliders
1-7   
Aldermaston
"E"
J + 20 hrs
Det 101st Sig Co
8-12   
Det 326th AB Med Co
14-16   
Vehicles 502nd Prcht Inf
17-20   
Vehicles 506th Prcht Inf
21-24   
Vehicles 377th Prcht FA Bn
25-27   
Vehicles 501st Prcht Inf
28-31   
Det 81st AB AA Bn
13, 32   

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