Basic Gear for 101st Airborne Impression
  1. M1942 jump jacket with reinforced pockets and elbows
  2. M1942 jump trousers with reinforced knees
  3. M1943 jacket
  4. M1943 trousers
  5. Corcoran (left) and Goodrich (right) jump boots
  6. M1943 buckle boots
  7. Enlisted man's belt
  8. Wool caps: above-A4 winter type     below-M1941 knit cap
  9. Sewing kit
  10. Undergarments
  11. Trouser braces
  12. Scarf/identification panel
  13. M1944 pattern goggles
  14. M1943 pattern goggles
  15. M1936 suspenders
  16. Horsehide Gloves
  17. Gas detector armband
  18. M2 Ammo bag
  19. Shirts and sweaters
  20. M1936 cartridge belt
  21. Oil cloth arm identification back, 48 starts (more common with 82nd Airborne paratroopers)


  1. M1910 Canteen Cover
  2. M1942 Canteen and Canteen Cup
  3. Map Pouch
  4. M1936 "mussette bag"
  5. Cigarettes, Zippo lighter, ration packs, soap, laces, shaving brush, razor, comb, toothbrush and toothpaste
  6. French currency
  7. 1943 dog tags and chain
  8. Wrist compass
  9. Spoon
  10. First pattern parachutist's rope coil (33ft.)
  11. Mk-II A1 fragmentation grenade
  12. "Cricket"
  13. M1A1 Thompson sub-machine gun with 30-round magazine below
  14. 20 round Thompson magazine pouch
  15. Carton of .45 ammo, and a single round
  16. 3x30 round and 5x20 round .45 magazine pouches
  17. 30 round .45 magazine bag with strap
  18. M15 White phosphorous smoke grenade
  19. M18 colored smoke grenade
  20. Survival kit (food, fire lighters, and other basic items)
  21. First aid pouch
  22. Morphine solution and syrette
  23. Field dressing and tourniquet
  24. M5 black gas mask and M7 black rubberized carrying bag
  25. M3 trench knife and M6 scabbard
  26. M1910 T-handle entrenching tool (e-tool) and cover
  27. B4 ("Mae West") life preserver
  28. 101st Airborne Division shoulder patch