Serial 15 – 101st Airborne Division – D-Day Airborne and airlanding serials

101st Airborne Division paratroopers
Composition of the D-Day Airborne and airlanding serials

Serial 15

Airfield: Merryfield
Air transport unit: 441st Troop Carrier Group
Drop zone: D
Drop hour: 01:34
Transported unit: 2nd battalion of the 501st P.I.R., C Company of the 326th AB engineer battalion (less 1st and 3rd platoons), elements of the 326th AB medical company, supply.
Legend:

Douglas C-47 Dakota

Destroyed Douglas C-47 Dakota

This table illustrates the flight formation adopted by the air unit in charge of transporting paratroopers on June 6, 1944 during Operation Neptune, as part of the No. 15 serial. The position and the corresponding number (written in chalk on aircraft) are listed as well as the aircraft serial number and the pilot name when known.

				#46 42-93036 Parkhill
			#48 43-15644 Neblett		#47 42-108910 Hendricks
	#52 43-15219 Tuck						#49 42-101031 Alleman
#54 42-101025 Hennig		#53 42-101032 Davis				#51 42-101035 Van Aman		#50 42-92681 Trelles
				#55 42-101026 Peters
			#57 43-15216 Waite, Jr		#56 42-101030 Katz
	#61 42-101029 Keeter						#58 42-101028 Trenck
#63 42-92911 Dean		#62 42-93038 Manni				#60 42-101033 Birch		#59 42-101034 Alban
				#64 43-15033 Funston
			#66 42-92730 Anstey		#65 42-100869 Gornick
	#70 43-15040 Dawson						#67 43-15036 Webster
#72 42-92921 Zimmerharl		#71 43-15043 Watson				#69 43-15152 Suggs		#68 43-15037 Kreisher
				#73 43-15034 Ullmann
			#75 43-15038 Ramsay		#74 42-92904 Williams
	#79 42-93068 Stanton						#76 43-15035 Henretty
#81 43-15135 Wittkamp		#80 43-15041 Stephens				#78 43-15039 Alexander		#77 43-15042 Clippard
				#82 42-92728 Ottoman
			#84 43-15067 Green		#83 42-108886 Mantell
	#88 43-15073 Harper						#85 43-15078 McQuaid
#90 42-92914 Solomon		#89 42-92872 Noble				#87 42-108891 Kridel		#86 42-92771 Touhy

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