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US Army Airborne 1940–90

Gordon L Rottman Consultant editor Mar tin Windrow

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Illustrated by Ronald B Volstad

INDEX (References to illustrations are shown in bold. Plates are prefixed ‘pl.’ with commentary locators in brackets, e.g. ‘pl. G3 (59-60)’.)

airborne formations 4, 8, 21, 27, 31–33, 53 tables showing: 8, 20–21, 26–27, 32–33, 34, 54, 55 airborne regt’l combat teams (ARCT) 20–21, 22, 29, 35 artillery/air defense units 4, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 21, 26, 31, 33, 62 battle groups 26, 26–27, 30, 31 cavalry units 20, 26, 27, 32, 33, 34, 54 military intelligence 33, 33, 35–36, 53, 54, 55 military police: pl. L5 (62); 35, 53, 55 tank units 18, 20, 20, 21, 33 units designated – XVIII Abn. Corps: pl. L5 (62); 12, 13, 14, 18–19, 23, 28, 35, 53, 55 1st Abn. Task Force: pl. C (57–58); 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17–18 1st Special Service Force (FSSF): pl. C2/3 (57–58), G1 (59); 8, 15,16, 18 8th Inf. Div. Abn. Bde 26–27, 29–30, 34, 36, 51 11th Abn. Div. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 20–21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 26–27, 27, 28, 29, pl. G3 (59–60), I1 (60) 11th Air Aslt Div 34, 36 13th Abn. Div. 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 23 17th Abn. Div.: pl. F3 (59); 8, 9, 12, 13, 16–17, 19, 23, 60 (H3) 18th Avn. Bde (Abn.) 53, 55 18th FA Bde (Abn.) 35, 54, 55 20th Engr. Bde (Abn.) 35, 54, 55 ‘24th Abn. Bde’: pl. I2 (60); 26–27, 28–29, 30 35th Signal Bde (Abn.) 35, 54, 55 36th Abn. Bde: pl. L2 (62); 34, 49, 56 71st Abn. Bde 34, 49, 55 82d Abn. Div. 14–15, 22, 27–28, 33, 53, 59(E2) tab: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13–32, 17, 18, 19, 20–21, 23, 26–27, 29, 30, 32–33, 34, 34, 49, 51, 53, 54, 55, pl. B2–L6 (57–62) 88th AIB/GIR: 6, 8, 13, 17, 18 101st Abn. Div. 14–16, 22, 28, 33–35

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tab: 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26, 26–27, 31, 32–33, 34, 36, 36, 50, 52, pl. D2 (58), E1 (58), E2 (59),F2 (59), I3 (60), J1 (60) 173d Abn. Bde: pl. J2 (60–61); 30, 34, 34, 35, 36–49, 49 187th: 8, 13, 16, 20–21, 22, 26, 29, 32, 34, 51, 54, pl. H (60), I2 (60); 29, 30 188th: 8, 11, 13, 16, 20, 22, 34 189th GIR: 8, 13, 17 190th GIR: 8, 13, 17 193d GIR: 8, 13, 16 193d Inf Bde 50, 51, 54 194th GIR: 8, 13, 14, 16 307th (Engr): pl. D3 (58); 8, 11, 12, 20, 26, 32, 34, 54 319th (FA): 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 34, 49, 54, 54 320th (FA): 8, 15, 26, 32, 34, 54 321st (FA): 8, 15, 26, 32, 34, 54 325th: pl. L4 (62); 8, 13, 14, 20, 26, 32, 51, 54, 54, 58 326th GIR: 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 327th: pl. E2 (59); 8, 13, 14, 15, 26, 32, 34, 51, 56 376th (FA): pl. E3 (59); 8, 11, 15, 20 377th (FA): 8, 15, 26, 32 401st GIR: 8, 14, 15, 16 456th (FA): 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20 457th (FA): 8, 16, 20 460th (FA): 8, 12, 17, 18, 20 501st: pl. A3 (56); 3, 5, 6, 6, 11, 22, 26, 32, 51, 56 PIR: pl. D2 (58), F2 (59); 11, 11, 15, 18 502d: pl. A4 (56), I3 (60); 6, 8, 11, 15, 26, 32, 34 503d: 6, 20, 22, 26, 29, 30, 34, 49 PIR: pl. B1 (57), G2 (59); 7, 9, 11, 11, 12 504th: 6, 20, 26, 29, 30, 32, 54 PIR: pl. D1 (58); 8, 11, 11, 12, 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, 24 505th: 20, 22, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 54, 56 PIR: pl. B2/3 (57); 8, 11–12, 13, 15, 28, 59(E2)

506th: 8, 12, 15, 20, 26, 31, 32, 34 507th: 8, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 51, 56 508th: pl. F1 (59); 12, 15, 18, 22, 33, 35, 50, 56 tab: 20, 32, 34, 51, 54 509th: pl. L3 (62); 34, 36, 51, 54, 56 PIB/PIR: pl. C1 (57); 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 57(B1) 511th: pl. G3 (59–60), I1 (60); 8, 12, 16, 20, 25, 34 513th PIR: 8, 12, 16, 17 515th PIR: 8, 12, 17 517th PIR: pl. F3 (59); 8, 12, 16, 17 542d PIB: 10, 13 550th AIB: 6, 8, 14, 17 551st PIR: pl. C4 (58); 8, 11, 13, 17 555th PIB: 13, 22 Parachute Test Platoon: pl. A1/2 (56); 6, 58(D1) ARNG units 4, 34, 35, 49–50, 51, 56 Dominican Republic 33, 35, 53 gliders 6, 10, 15, 16, 20 Waco CG-4A: 10, 22 Grenada: pl. K2 (61); 53 Korea: pl. H (60); 19–23, 20–21, 29 Lebanon: pl. L2 (60); 29, 30 Panama: pl. K3 (61); 53, 56 parachutes 7, 60, 61 T-4: pl. A1 (56); 5, 6 T-5: pl. B2/3 (57); 9 T-7/T-7A: pl. H1/2 (60); 18, 25 T-10: 49, 54, 55, 56, 57 Vietnam: pl. J (60–61); 31, 32–33, 33–35, 34, 36–49, 50 World War II: 7–19, 7–24 , 8, 11, pl. B–G (57–60)

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