Rigger Units
Historical Aerial Delivery and Rigger Units
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World War II 1942-45 |
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Airborne Division |
Airborne Quartermaster Company |
Parachute Maintenance Company |
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11th |
408th | 11th |
| 13th | 409th | 13th |
| 17th | 411th | 17th |
| 82nd | 407th | 82nd |
| 101st | 426th | 101st |
| 1st Airborne Task Force# |
334th Quartermaster Depot Supply Company | ? |
| 15th* | 410th | – |
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#Provisional 7th Army Airborne Division that air-assaulted into Southern France *planned in 1943, but never formed |
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Post World War II/Korean War |
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Airborne Divisions 1945-57 |
Airborne Quartermaster Company |
Parachute Maintenance Company |
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11th |
408th | 11th |
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82nd |
407th | 82nd |
| 101st (Inactivated 1945) |
426th | 101st* |
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*Reactivated & redesignated as the 521st Airborne Quartermaster Parachute Maintenance Company in Aug 1950 |
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Reserve Airborne Divisions 1946-1952 |
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| 80th | 80th | 780th |
| 84th | 406th | 784th |
| 100th | 100th | 100th |
| 108th | 108th | 108th |
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Airborne Regimental Combat Teams 1950-1957 |
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| 187th | 187th Platoon | 187th Detachment |
| 508th | ? | 508th QM Parachute Maint Detachment |
| Korean War Era Non-Divisional Aerial Delivery Units |
Assignment |
| # 248th Quartermaster Detachment | 1st SF Group, Okinawa (around 1957) |
| # 306th Quartermaster Aerial Supply Company | Fort Bragg, NC |
| 519th Airborne Quartermaster Company | 508th Abn Regt Combat Team 1951-57 |
| 557th Quartermaster Aerial Supply Company | Fort Bragg, NC & 7th Army, Germany |
| 558th Quartermaster Aerial Supply Company | Fort Richardson, Alaska |
| 601st Quartermaster Aerial Supply Company | Attached, 11th Abn Div Fort Campbell, KY |
| 610th Quartermaster Aerial Supply Company | Fort Bragg, NC |
| 612th Quartermaster Aerial Supply Company | 306th Logistic Command Fort Bragg, NC |
| 623rd Quartermaster Air Equipment Repair Company | Infantry Center, 3rd Army Fort Benning, GA |
| 7720th Parachute Packing and Repair Detachment | Coleman Barracks, Mannheim, Germany |
| 7772nd Quartermaster Parachute Packing & Repair Detachment | HQ, Area Command Heidelberg, Germany |
| 8081st Quartermaster Aerial Supply Company* | Far East Command, Japan |
| 8190th Army Unit Quartermaster Maintenance Detachment |
443rd QM Maintenance Depot, 790th Reclamation & Maintenance Company
Korea |
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*Activated as 2348th Quartermaster Airborne Air Supply and Packaging Company was also called the 8081st Army Unit |
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Pentomic Era Airborne Divisions 1957-63 |
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| Airborne Division | Supply and Transportation Company | Parachute Supply & Maintenance Company |
| 11th | 11th | 11th |
| 82nd | 407th | 82nd |
| 101st | 426th | 101st |
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Vietnam Era Airborne Divisions/Brigades |
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| 82nd Airborne Division | 502d & 82nd Supply & Air Equipment Support Companies |
| 3rd Brigade (Separate) 82nd Airborne Division
Vietnam 1968-1969 |
82nd Support Battalion |
| 101st Airborne Division | 426th & 321st Supply & Air Equipment Support Companies |
| 1st Brigade (Separate) 101st Airborne Division
Vietnam 1965-1967 |
101st Support Battalion |
| 3rd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, KY 1972-1974 |
504th Quartermaster Company Aerial Delivery |
| 1st Brigade (Airborne) 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Vietnam 1965-1966 |
Aerial Equipment Supply Detachment Support Company, 15th Supply & Services Battalion |
| 1st Brigade (Airborne) 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
Germany 1963-1973 |
11th Parachute Supply & Maintenance Company |
| 1st Brigade 11th Air Assault Division (Test)
Fort Benning, GA 1963-1965 |
165th Aerial Equipment Supply Detachment |
| 36th Airborne Brigade Texas National Guard 1973-1980 |
? |
| 71st Airborne Brigade Texas National Guard 1968-1973 |
371st Support Battalion |
| 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate) Vietnam 1963-1972 |
Air Equipment Support Platoon, C Company 173rd Support Battalion |
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U.S. Army Reserve Aerial Delivery Units 1970s to 1990 |
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| 421st Quartermaster Company (Aerial Delivery) |
81st ARCOM |
| 431st Quartermaster Company (Aerial Delivery Equipment Repair & Supply) |
123rd ARCOM |
| 775th Quartermaster Company (Aerial Delivery) |
103rd Support Brigade |
| 824th Quartermaster Company (Aerial Delivery) |
120th ARCOM |
| 861st Quartermaster Company (Aerial Delivery Equipment Repair & Supply) |
121st ARCOM |
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Aerial Delivery Units 1970s-1990s (Inactivated or Redesignated) |
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| Rigger Detachment | 7th Supply & Trans Bn, 7th Inf Div 1988-1990 |
| 49th Quartermaster Detachment (Air Drop) |
Fort Bragg, NC |
| 51st Quartermaster Detachment (Air Drop) |
Fort Bragg, NC |
| 53rd Quartermaster Detachment (Airdrop Support) |
Fort Campbell, KY |
| Company E, 407th Supply & Transportation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division | Fort Bragg, NC |
| * E Company, 426th Supply & Transportation Battalion | Fort Campbell, KY |
| * Predecessor to the 53rd Quartermaster Detachment |
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Last update: April 23, 2011