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                                                                              First Special Service Force
                                                                                  APO 4994, N.Y. , N.Y.
                                                                                    27 November 1943
Annex No 1 To Administrative Order No 2

     1.  The following individual clothing and equipment will be carried to the front by personnel of combat echelon, and applies to both officers and enlisted men.

          a. To be worn.

              Band, helmet, camouflage
              Belt, cartridge, cal. .30, or pistol - as prescribed by T/E
              Boots, parachute
              Box, match, waterproof
              Cap, wool knit
              Spoon, M1926
              Drawers, wool
              Canteen, w/cup, cover and grate
              Gloves, wool o.d., leather palm
              Helmet, complete
              Handkerchiefs
              Insignia, shoulder sleeve, FSSF
              Insignia NCO or Techn.
              Knife, mountain
              Pockets, magazine, pistol - for personnel armed with pistol
              Pockets, magazine, carbine - 3 per officer Combat Echelon, 2 per Officer
                 base Echelon
              Package, first aid, w/first aid packet and sulfadiazine
              Shirt, wool o.d.
              Socks, wool, heavy
              Sweater, wool, high neck
              Tags, identification, w/tape or necklace
              Suspenders, belt, M1936
              Trousers, mountain, w/suspenders
              Undershirt, wool
     
          b.  To be carried in a Blanker roll over the shoulder.
               
               1 Shelter Half, w/poles, pins and rope
               Bag, sleeping, mountain

           c.

                To be carried in the field Bag.

                 Rations -     1 C
                                  1 D
                                  1 K
                 Toilet Articles
                 Poncho
                 Extra socks

     2.  Rucksacks will be packed with a change of underwear and socks, remaining  mess gear, remaining toilet articles and left stacked together at the unit storage point in the Base camp available to the Supply Officer for delivery to advanced units in case the opportunity arises.

     3.   a.   All troops will carry to the Assembly Area on their persons the items enumerated above in Paragraphs 1.  In addition to their normal weapons and ammunition load.

           b.   The First and Third Regiments will retain the blanket roll with them until otherwise ordered.

           c.    The Second Regiment will retain the blanket roll with them until the afternoon of D-1, at which time they will be stacked and turned over to carrying parties to be withdrawn by the carrying parties to the vicinity of the dump area where they will be kept in bulk, awaiting future use by the regiment.  In preparing the rolls for withdrawal to the dump area, companies and detachments will make certain to keep their rolls together and carrying parties will make every effort to keep their rolls separated by organization.

            d.    At any time that blanket rolls are ordered withdrawn to the supply area, regimental commanders will have them placed near the road or trails, sorted or stacked by company, where they may be kept segregated while being handled by supply personnel.
                        By Order of Colonel Frederick:


                                                                      Paul D. Adams
                                                                Colonel, 1st Sp Sv Force
                                                                         Executive

Official:
                   K. G. Wickham
              Lt. Col., 1st Sp Sv Force
                      Adjutant.

DISTRIBUTATION:
  Same as Field Order No 14
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