517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Commanding Officer : Colonel Rupert D. Grave
Assistant Regimental Commander : Maj. George R. "Ike" Walton1
Regimental S-1 : Capt. Robert B. Pearce
Regimental S-2 : Capt. Albin Dearing2
Regimental S-3 : Maj. Forest S. Paxton3
Regimental S-4 : Maj. William P. Hickman
Regtl. Commo Officer : Capt. Richard A. Bigler
Service Company : 1st Lt. Kenneth B. Freund
Hq & Hq Co. : Capt. Herman B. Dickerson
XO Hq & Hq Co. :
Regimental Surgeon : Maj. Paul Vella
Demolition Platoon : 1st Lt. John A. "Boom Boom" Alicki
Chaplain :
Capt Alfred J. Guenett (Catholique)
Capt. Charles Brown (Protestant)
1ST BATTALION
Commanding Officer : Lt. Col. William Boyle
Assistant Battalion Commander : Maj. Herbert M. Bowlby
Battalion S-1 : Capt. John E. Dugan
Battalion S-2 : Capt. William H. Young
Battalion S-3 : Capt. William H. Young
Battalion S-4 : 1st Lt. William E. Price
Mortar Platoon Leader : 1st Lt. Guynne T. "Pop" Moreland
Machine Gun Platoon Leader : 2nd Lt. William L. Kruse
Communication Officer : 1st Lt. Robert L. Lynch
Battalion Surgeon : Capt. Benjamin Sullivan
HQ Company : Capt. Earl H. Ehly
A Company : Capt. Donald W. Fraser
B Company : Capt. Dean D. Robbins
C Company : Capt. Charles E. La Chaussee
2ND BATTALION
Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Richard J. Seitz
Assistant Commander : Maj. Thomas R. Cross
Battalion S-1 : 1st Lt. Paul D. Lewis
Battalion S-2 :
Battalion S-3 : 1st Lt. Ferdinand E. Peche
Battalion S-4 : 1st Lt. Maurice J. Miley
Hq & Hq Co. : Capt. Robert B. Clauer
Battalion Surgeon : Capt. Harold J. "Doc" Megibow
Mortar Platoon Leader 1st Lt. Lt. Frank N. "Jack" West
Assistant Mortar Platoon Leader : 2nd Lt. Albert M. Robinson Jr.
Machine Gun Platoon Leader : 1st Lt. Walter G. Irwin
Communication Officer : 1st Lt. Harold L. "Snapper" White
HQ Company: Capt. Robert B. Clauer
D Company : Capt. David H. Armstrong2
E Company : Capt. Robert H. Newberry
F Company : Capt. John F. McKinley
3RD BATTALION
Commanding Officer : Lt. Col. Melvin Zais
Assistant Commander : Maj. Robert McMahon
Battalion S-1 : 1st Lt. Russell C. Johnson
Battalion S-2 : 1st Lt. John H. Neiler
Battalion S-3 : Maj. Forrest S. Paxton
Battalion S-4 : 1st Lt. Joseph H. Calder
Battalion Surgeon : Capt. Walter P. Plassman
Mortar Platoon Leader : 1st Lt. Robert Weber
Machine Gun Platoon Leader : 1st Lt. Joseph Largan
Communication Officer : 1st Lt. Thomas J. Priest
HQ Company : Capt. Joseph McGeever
G Company : Capt. Grant A. Hooper
H Company : Capt. Marvin D. Morris
I Company : Capt. Martin Fastia
509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Commanding Officer : Lt. Col. William P. Yarborough
Assistant Battalion Commander : Major John N. Apperson
Battalion S-1 : 1st Lt. Morton N. Katz
Battalion S-2 : 1st Lt. Hubert J. Fiander
Battalion S-3 : Capt. Charles W. 'Chuck' Howland
Battalion S-4 : 1st Lt. Anthony J. Gorshe
Battalion Surgeon : Capt. Roy E. Baze
Demolition Platoon : 1st Lt. Hugh P. Shaw
Machine Gun Platoon Leader : 1st Lt. Harry S. Lieber
Mortar Platoon Leader : 1st Lt. Arthur W. Oldham
Communication Officer : 1st Lt. Solomon Weber
HQ Company : Capt. Edmund J. Tomasik
A Company : Capt. Ernest T. 'Bud' Siegel
B Company : Capt. Ralph R. 'Bing' Miller Jr.
C Company : Capt. Jesse H. 'Smiley' Walls
460th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
Commanding Officer : Lt. Col. Raymond L. Cato
Assistant Battalion Commander : Maj. Edward C. Frank
Battalion S-1 : Capt. James F. Lantz Jr.
Battalion S-2 : Major John M. 'Jack' Kinzer
Battalion S-3 : Capt. Julius Foutz
Battalion S-4 : Capt. Wallace R. Buelow
Battalion Surgeon : Capt. Kasper
HQ & Service Battery : Capt. Herbert G. Weinstein
A Battery : Capt. James G. B. Ewing Jr.
B Battery : Capt. George B. Clarke
C Battery : Capt. Louis J. Vogel III
D Battery : Capt. George A. Schnebli
463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
Commanding Officer : Lt. Col. John T. Cooper
Assistant Battalion Commander : Maj. Victor E. Garrett
Battalion S-1 : Maj. Stuart M. Seaton
Battalion S-2 : Capt. Timothy S. 'Tim' Morgan
Battalion S-3 : Maj. Victor E. Garrett
Battalion S-4 : Capt. John F. Keester
Battalion Surgeon : Capt. John 'Doc' S. Moore
HQ & Service Battery : Capt. Aubrey Mile
A Battery : Capt. William H. 'Bill' Gerhold
B Battery : Capt. Ardele E. 'Kiddo' E. Cole
C Battery : Capt. Capt. Roman W. Maire
D Battery : Capt. Victor J. 'Vic Tofany
442nd Antitank Company
Company Commander : Capt. Louis A. Ferris
Executif Officer : 1st Lt. John M. Scotland Jr.
1st Platoon : 1st Lt. Alvin J. Meier
2nd Platoon :
3rd Platoon :
4th Platoon : 2nd Lt. Ben W. Rogers Jr.
Supply Section : 2nd Lt. John L. Mapes
D Co. 83rd Chemical Battalion (Motorized)
Company Commander : Capt. Raymond J. Larkey
Executif Officer : 1st Lt. Perry B. Rice
1st Platoon (Red) :
2nd Platoon (White) :
3rd Platoon (Blue) :
887th Airborne Engineer Aviation Company
Company Commander : Capt. Robert Shamin
Executif Officer : 1st Lt. John B. Adams
1st Platoon : 1st Lt. George A. Parnell
2nd Platoon :
3rd Platoon :
676th Medical Collecting Company
Company Commander :
596th Airborne Engineer Company
Commanding Officer : Capt. Robert W. Dalrymple
Executif Officer : 1st Lt. Raymond C. Hild
1st Platoon : 1st Lt. Raymond C. Hild
2nd Platoon : 1st Lt. Earl H. Dillard
3rd Platoon : 1st Lt. Frederick H. Zavaterro
550th Infantry Airborne Battalion
Commanding Officer : Lt. Col. Edward I. Sachs
Executif Officer : Maj. James M. Wilson
Battalion S-1 :
Battalion S-2 :
Battalion S-3 : 1st Lt. Robert L. Ashworth
Battalion Surgeon : Capt. Arthur P. Holstein
Service Company :
HQ Company : Capt. David R. Sellars
A Company : Capt. Berry N. Rockwood
B Company : Capt. Floyd M. paxton
C. Company : Capt. James T. Morton
551st Parachute Infantry Battalion
Commanding Officer : Lt. Col. Wood G. Joerg
Executif Officer : Maj. William Holm
Battalion S-1 : Capt. Hugh Robinson
Battalion S-2 : Capt. Edward W. Hartman
Battalion S-3 : Maj. Charles R. Hermann
Battalion S-4 : 2nd Lt. Elstown Law
Battalion Surgeon : Capt. John Y. Battenfield
Parachute Rigger Platoon : Schroeder
Machine Gun Platoon : 1st Lt. Glen Slucter
Mortar Platoon Leader : 1st Lt. Robert E. Buscher
Demolition Platoon : 1st Lt. Donald A. Booth
Communication Officer : 1st Lt. Andrew ‘Andy’ Titko
HQ Company : Capt. William Hickman
A Company : Capt. Marshall Dalton
B Company : Capt. James Evans
C Company : Capt. Tims Quinn :
A Co. 2nd Chemical Battalion (Motorized)
Company Commander : 1st Lt. David T. Goodell
Executif Officer : 1st Lt. Walter W. Perrott
1st Platoon (Red) : 2nd Lt. John Puskar
2nd Platoon (White) : 1st Lt. Roland C. Bartow
3rd Platoon (Blue) : 1st Lt. Rudolph 'Rudy' Kissel
512th Airborne Signal Company
Company Commander : Capt. Charles L. Howard
Executif Officer :
1st Platoon :
2nd Platoon :
3rd Platoon :
3rd Ordonance Medium Maintenance Company
Company Commander : 1st Lt. Max E. Clark
Executif Officer :