REFERENCES
A Company, 1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
(Reenacted 1941-1945)
Field Manuals
Field Manuals are the primary means through which doctrine, tactics, and techniques are diseminated across the
Army.
Engineer Field Manuals
Infantry Field Manuals
Medical Field Manuals
Basic Field Manuals
Field Service Regulations
Staff Officers’ Field Manuals
Field Manuals

Technical Manuals
Technical Manuals contain specific technical information covering a variety of topics.
Technical Manuals

Tables of Organization and Equipment
Tables of Organization list basic manning and some equipment requirements for various types and echelons of
units.  In 1944 the Department of the Army began to publish Tables of Organization and Equipment that included
detailed listings of organic unit equipment in additon to the manning requirements for units.
Table of Organization and Equipment

APO Listings
The Army Post Office Listings detail the unit mailing addressed for various periods of time.
APO Listings

Special Series
The Military Intelligence Service publication of the Special Series is to provide officers with reasonably confirmed
information from official and other reliable sources regarding how the enemy conducts battle.
Special Series

Catalogue of Standard Ordnance Items
This document provides detailed developmental and technical information on standard and limited standard
equipment in service at the time of publication.
Catalogue of Standard Ordnance Items, Second Edition 1944, Volume III

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