'Miss Drop 44' Roster
If you are not listed on here and you are a member, I need details! Name and serial number. (photo will be done by us)
D Company HQ
Cpt
00000000
Company Commander
Company HQ
First Sgt Horlock, Mark
12562220
Company Top-Kick
Company HQ
Sgt
00000000
Intelligence
Company HQ
Sgt
00000000
Communications
Company HQ
Technician 4th Class
00000000
Operator, Radio
Company HQ
Technician 5th Class
00000000
Operator, Radio
Company HQ
Technician 5th Class
00000000
Operator, Radio
Company HQ
*Note: Company HQ also included riflemen that are not listed above; with ranks of Pvt & PFC (5 in total) - those troopers would be used as replacements when and where needed.
1st Platoon HQ
1st Lt
O-000000
Platoon CO
1st Platoon HQ
S/Sgt Borland, Tom
18441944
Platoon Staff Sergeant
1st Platoon HQ
Technician 5th Class
00000000
Operator, Radio
1st Platoon HQ
2nd Lt
O-000000
Platoon 2iC
1st Platoon HQ
Cpl
00000000
Signal, Radio & Code
1st Platoon HQ
PFC
00000000
Rifleman
1st Platoon HQ
Pvt
00000000
Messenger
1st Platoon HQ
1st Rifle Squad
Sgt Mackay, Dan
13181355
Squad Leader
1st Platoon / 1st Squad
Pvt Murray, Max
14590352
LMG Gunner
1st Platoon / 1st Squad
Pvt Flintham, Alex 'Porridge'
20162258
LMG Ammo bearer
1st Platoon / 1st Squad
PFC Catt, Ben
45423025
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 1st Squad
Pvt Haywood, Tom
18746327
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 1st Squad
Cpl
00000000
Assistant Squad Leader
1st Platoon / 1st Squad
PFC Merriman, Marcus
42352221
LMG Assistant Gunner
1st Platoon / 1st Squad
Pvt Capowski, Andrew
15466231
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 1st Squad
Pvt Brown, Harry
14449555
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 1st Squad
PFC Howling, Scott
12162028
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 1st Squad
2nd Rifle Squad
Sgt Wormald, Alec
20217383
Squad Leader
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
Pvt Cooper, Dan
20966416
Ammo Bearer
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
PFC Easson, Conan
13111384
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
Pvt Parsons, Micah
32301147
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
Pvt Hammond, Andrew 'AJ'
20228958
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
Cpl Abbey, George
17211528
Assistant Squad Leader
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
Pvt Edwards, George
12182387
LMG Assistant Gunner
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
Pvt Kent, Billy
20260496
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
Pvt Witts, Jon
11397590
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
Pvt Von Monte, Martin
15466227
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
60mm Mortar Squad
Sgt Davies, Sam
32624258
Squad Leader
1st Platoon / Mortar Squad
Pvt
00000000
Rifleman
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
PFC Mitchell, Sam
17093521
LMG Gunner
1st Platoon / 2nd Squad
PFC Davies, Josh
15180399
Gunner
1st Platoon / Mortar Squad
PFC Balchin, Tom
12138776
Ammo Bearer
1st Platoon / Mortar Squad
Other Members of Miss Drop 44
2nd Lt Guntrip, Sarah
N-792571
Nurse
3rd Auxiliary Surgical Group
2nd Lt Evans, Jode
N-714301
Nurse
3rd Auxiliary Surgical Group
2nd Lt Eaglesfield, Megan
N-301501
Nurse
3rd Auxiliary Surgical Group
Cpt Abbey, Russell
0-494766
Surgeon
502nd PIR
(Doc Lage)
Others!
Vacant - Recruiting Now
We are always recruiting anyone with an interest in similar units that would have have present around Carentan.
If any other groups want to form a squad, or a partial squad inside Miss Drop 44 and be invited to events with us, then please contact us. We are interested in collaborating with other groups that are of suitable calibre to form a superstructure of good groups that can attend events together, whilst at the same time retaining separate group status, if you wish. These new groups can start creating other rifle squads, mortar squads, and so on.
There are so many 502 re-enactors/living historians that want to advance to the next step, and this seems a good way for groups to evolve while retaining existing friendships and groups that have already formed with the added advantage of becoming part of something bigger while helping make the total entity better than its parts.
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The TO&E below is the Feb 1942 version with the Feb 1943 amendments added in.
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Miss Drop 44 was based around Company HQ (column 3), Platoon HQ (column 4); and the first rifle squad (column 5). However, since recruiting and growing so rapidly the whole group structure has had to been amended. Many members have had ranks changed as a result. The group is now building from the bottom up. Starting with 1st Platoons two rifle squads and motor squads, then filling out the 1st Platoon HQ from there. Next, we will fill the Company HQ. Should that get full, we can then build up the 2nd Platoon rifle squads and motor squad and so on. The result will be a much larger number of Pvts and PFCs that any other rank. Although as you know, this depends on who can make it to a show, but it really isn't that important. Considering we are set in mid-July 44, all the fighting for the 101st is pretty well done with and the losses have already happened. The result is that there will be gaps in the rosta... and since that's realistic for the time period, we can certainly live with that.
As many people are not familiar with these tables, I will break them down and explain what information can be obtained from them, including who got what weapons. Firstly, and importantly, NO M1911 automatic pistols are at Company level and below. These were all withdrawn in the Feb 43 changes. M1A1 Thompsons have also been removed; not even the S/Sgt was issued a Thompson. Yes, you'll have seen both Thompsons and M1911s in photographs. This table is for Infantry Rifle Company, Parachute. That doesn't include signals, engineers etc. Of course, people also did their own thing and took items they weren't supposed to have, obtained things, found things... This is about what you are supposed to have!
Company HQ
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Two Officers:
Caption
1st Lieutenant
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First Sergeant
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Two Sergeants:
1 Communication Sergeant
1 S2 Sergeant (Intelligence)
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11 Enlisted men:
1 T4
2 T5 Radio Operators
3 Messengers (Runners)
5 Riflemen; may be used as replacements to keep other squads at full strength
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A total of 2 officers / 14 enlisted men
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The First Sergeant and officers were issued an M1A1 Carbine.
The 13 enlisted men were issued M1 Garands.
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The Company HQ was also issued 6 M3 Grease Guns and 1 Rocket Launcher. Which lucky soles got the job of carrying these extra weapons could be anyone guess. This is why you do see random people armed with M3 Grease Guns. You can spot them in the photographs of troopers walking to the planes, including a Captain who has dumped his Carbine in favour of the M3.
This cut-down table now only shows the Platoon HQ. Each company had 3 platoons. Each platoon had an HQ, 2 rifle squads and a mortar squad.
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The platoon HQ has:
2 officers, each armed with an M1A1 Carbine.
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S/Sgt armed with M1 Garand
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Corporal in charge of the communications
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A radio operator ranked at Technician 5th class
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Two messengers (runners) a PFC and a PVT.
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Under the part that states Technician Grade 4, Technician Grade 5, etc., it lists a total of 3 troopers. The next section specifies the roles for each trooper. Note that the AGGREGATE TOTAL sits at only 7 people total in the Platoon HQ, but lots of people make the mistake of adding up all the numbers and can get around 14 members! Troopers had to fill more than one role...
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Total enlisted men 5 / total officers (at the top) 2.
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At the bottom, it states how many parachutes were to be issued and the list of weapons to be issued to platoon HQ troops. Sometimes, usually in the case of HQ's, there are more weapons than men. As a result, some unlucky guy in the platoon HQ had to lug about a bazooka as well as his personal weapon.
This was done to ensure both for additional support weapons on the ground and to provide replacements should others be damaged or lost.​
This next table is a cut-down version of the TO&E that now only shows the rifle squads and mortar squad.
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Each squad is led by a Sergeant - the table shows Sgt 1, then below lists the role as that of Sgt 'Squad leader'.
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Assisting the Sergeant is a Corporal, with his role listed below as Squad leader, assistant.
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Next are 10 enlisted men ranging in rank from Pvt to PFC. This gives the impression that some of these will be Technical grade ranks. However, none of these roles are Technical roles. In the list of roles, if one does require a Technical rank, then it is marked in column 2 (which can't be see in this cut down table). Use the complete table at the top to understand this. The number of the ranks Pvt and PFC in the whole company are almost equal - 46 PFCs and 45 Pvt.
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Out of the 12 members, 11 are issued M1 Garands and the only one to be issued an M1A1 Carbine would be the .30 cal LMG gunner. Carrying a .30 LMG and an M1 Garand would probably be a bit too much and certainly too awkward.
​​The Mortar team consists of 6 members:
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The 'Squad Leader' is a Sergeant.
The rest of the squad is a mixture of Pvts and PFCs:
- 1 Gunner
- 1 Gunner, Assistant
- 3 Ammunition Bearers
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All are issued M1 Garands, except for the Gunner and Gunner's Assistant, who were issued M1A1 Carbines.​
Honorary members of Miss Drop 44
We've been lucky enough to have met some fantastic people along the way through our adventures as Miss Drop 44. The idea started to make a few people honorary members.