D-Day : Normandy 1944 - U.S. Airborne in Cotentin Peninsula and the IX Troop Carrier Command

U.S. Airborne in Cotentin Peninsula

	The US Airborne
	Order of battle 82nd
	Order of batlle 101st
	Field Order 6 - 82nd
	Field Order 1 - 101st
	Parachute Table
	Glider missions
	Maps
	Casualty Report
	Debriefing conference
	After action 82nd A/B
	Rep. 101st Pathfinders
	Rep. 82nd Pathfinders

	Troop Carrier
	IX Troop Carrier Cmd.
	The planes & gliders
	Flight formations
	Documents
	Statistical Tables
	Crash Sites

	Medal of Honor Recipients

	Roll of Honor IX Troop Carrier Cmd. 505th P.I.R. 507th P.I.R. 508th P.I.R. 325th G.I.R. 307th A.E.B. 501st P.I.R. 502nd P.I.R. 506th P.I.R. 401st G.I.R. 326th A.E.B.

	Testimony Leslie Palmer Cruise All testimonies

	Inquiry Massacre at Hemevez

	Photo Album 505th P.I.R. Airborne in Normandy The SNAFU Special

	Bibliography References

Air Movement Table - Parachute - Force A
( mission "Boston" )

Serial	Unit	Troop Carrier Group	#AC	Base	DZ	Time DZ
4	82d Pathfinders	1st P/F	3	N. Witham	O	0121
5	82d Pathfinders	1st P/F	3	N. Witham	N	0138
6	82d Pathfinders	1st P/F	3	N. Witham	T	0202

17	2/505th	316th TCG	36	Cottesmore	O	0151
18	3/505th 2sect. 456th PFA	316th TCG	36	Cottesmore	O	0157
19	1/505th Hq & Hq Co 505th Plat. 307th Engr Det. Hq 82nd Div	315th TCG	49	Spanhoe	O	0203

20	2/508th	314th TCG	36	Saltby	N	0208
21	Regt. Hq 508th Co B(-) 307th Engr Force 'A' Hq	314th TCG	24	Saltby	N	0214
22	1/508th	313th TCG	36	Folkingham	N	0220
23	3/508th	313th TCG	36	Folkingham	N	0226

24	2/507th	61st TCG	36	Barkston Heath	T	0232
25	3/507th	61st TCG	36	Barkston Heath	T	0238
26	1/507th Regt. Hq 507th	442nd TCG	45	Fulbeck	T	0244

6420 men in 379 C-47s
**Click on each serial (if available) to see the formation chart.

Air Movement Table - Parachute - Resupply (Day plus One)
( mission "Freeport" )

Serial	Unit	Troop Carrier Group	#AC	Base	DZ	Time DZ
38	Resupply	61st TCG	52	Barkston Heath	N	0611
39	Resupply	313th TCG	52	Folkingham	N	0617
40	Resupply	314th TCG	52	Saltby	N	0623
41	Resupply	316th TCG	52	Cottesmore	N	0629

Air Movement Table - Parachute
( mission " Albany" )

Serial	Unit	Troop Carrier Group	#AC	Base	DZ	Time DZ
1	101st Pathfinders	1st P/F	3	N. Witham	A	0020
2	101st Pathfinders	1st P/F	3	N. Witham	C	0025
3	101st Pathfinders	1st P/F	3	N. Witham	D	0045
6a*	101st Pathfinders	1st P/F	2	N. Witham	C	0027

7	2d Bn 502d Prcht Inf	438th TCG	36	Greenham C.	A	0050
8	502d Prcht Inf (-1st & 2d Bns)	438th TCG	45	Greenham C.	A	0056
9	1st Bn 502d Prcht Inf	436th TCG	36	Membury	A	0102
10	377th Prcht FA Bn Supply Det. 326th AB Med Co	436th TCG	54	Membury	A	0108

11	506th Prcht Inf (-2nd & 3rd Bns)	439th TCG	45	Upottery	C	0114
12	2nd Bn 506th Prcht Inf	439th TCG	36	Upottery	C	0120
13	3rd Bn 501st Prcht Inf Div Hq, Div Sig, et Div Arty Hq Supply	435th TCG	45	Welford	C	0126

14	501st Prcht Inf (-2nd & 3rd Bns)	441st TCG	45	Merryfield	D	0131
15	2nd Bn 501st Prcht Inf Co "C" 326th AB Engr Bn (2nd & 3rd Plats) Det 326th AB Med Co Supply	441st TCG	45	Merryfield	D	0137
16	3rd Bn 506th Prcht Inf Co "C" 326th AB Engr Bn (1st Plat.) Supply	440th TCG	45	Exeter	D	0143

6928 men in 443 C-47s.
* These two planes were planned to mark LZ'E' for the glider missions.
**Click on each serial (if available) to see the formation chart.

Air Movement Table - Parachute - Resupply (Day plus One)
( mission "Memphis" )

Serial	Unit	Troop Carrier Group	#AC	Base	DZ	Time DZ
42	Resupply	440th TCG	63	Welford	E	0632
43	Resupply	442nd TCG	63	Membury	E	0638