Sgt Kennth O' Riley - American 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" Fox (F) Company.

Kennth O' Riley was born and rasied in Maine, New England. Kennth was at college when millitary personal came in asking for volunteers for the army, navy and airforce. Then one spoke about the Airborne Parachute infantry. He'd read a magazine previously of the tough training and hardships of what paratroopers went through and was deeply interested. He raised his hand and within the next couple of days he was shipped off to Camp Toccoa, in Toccoa-Georgia. He trained like all the men aspiring to be Paratroopers did and by the end of his inital training he became Corporal in his platoon.

On Tuesday, 6 June 1944 the 101st and 82nd American Airborne divisions dropped over Normandy - 4 hours ahead of the D-Day beach Landings. Kennth landed alone. Moving through dense terrian he linked up with men from the 82nd, they'd been blow all over the place. The landing zones that had been selected were miles from their actual location and he with three soldiers of the 82nd advanced to their 'proper' objective. Within the day, Kennth had linked up with B (Bravo) E (Easy) and sticks of his own (Fox) Company and by the day's end he had re-joined his Division and Company.

By the end and success of Operation Overlord, the battle at Carentan, Kennth had earned his NCO position as Segeant.

(Now onto his second drop and with that the biggest allied Airborne assault in the World's history to date. Operation Market Garden is a go)

Personal:
Name: Kennth O' Riley.
Age: 21
Gender: Male.
Height: 5'7
Weight: 119kg
Rank: Sergeant.
Company: Fox (F)
Dvision: 101st
Regiment: 506th

Clothes
•M1C helmet and liner (With netting)
•M1941 watchcap (knit wool)
•M1942 jump jacket
•Shirt (herring bone twill)
•Undershirt (crew neck t-shirt)
•M1942 jump trousers with cargo pockets (herring bone twill)
•Belt
•Gloves (horsehide)
•Socks and long underwear (wool)
•M1943 buckle boots
Equipment:
•M1940 identification tags
•Parachutes:
•1 T5 main parachute
•1 reserve parachute
•Anti-gas supplies including 2 gas detection brassards (one worn, one stored in M7 bag)
•M7 rubberized gas mask bag
M5-11-7 assault gas mask
•Extra gas detection brassard
•M1928 haversack (gliderborne only, equipment carried elsewhere for regular paratroopers)
•Rations: 3 "K" rations, 3 "D" rations, 4 ration heating units and water purification tablets
•Raincoat
•Blanket
•Shelter half
•Shaving kit
•Personal effects
•M1926 mess kit (meat can) with pouch
•M1910 entrenching tool or M1943 folding entrenching tool
•M1936 musette bag (replaces M1928 haversack)
•M1936 pistol belt
•M1936 suspenders
•M1923 .30 cal 10-pocket cartridge belt (supported by M1936 suspenders)
•M1910 canteen and cup (with M1910/M1942 cover)
•1-3 M1942 first aid pouches
•Bandoleers (2)
•Ammunition (for appropriate weapon)
•1-4 blocks of TNT (quarter pound)
•Cricket (101st Airborne)
•USAAF B-4 "Mae West" life vest
•Parachute First-Aid Packet
Weapons
•M1 Garand .30 caliber rifle
•M2 parachutist "switchblade" knife
•M1 bayonet
•HMk-II Hawkins No. 75 mine
•Grenades
◦3-6 Mk-II A1 fragmentation grenades
◦1 M15 white phosphorous grenade
◦1 M18 colored smoke grenade
◦1 red smoke grenade

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