WARNING ORDER - D-Day Conneaut

TO:  All personnel, B/502
SUBJ:  Unit details for D-Day Conneaut

1. We currently have 8 personnel from Baker Company attending the event this weekend. There will be an advanced party (Penix and Gaynor) going up Thursday afternoon. Please let me know if anyone else is planning to join them. The rest of the squad will be going over Friday morning and evening.
2. The squad will have the pyramidal set up in the Allied camp. Please bring your cot. If you have a period wooden folding chair, please bring it. There will be a few extras.
3. Check-in and on site registration will begin on Thursday 1000 hrs. to 2100 hrs. and continue Friday 1000 hrs. to 2200 hrs. If you have NOT pre-registered, there will be a $10 walk-on fee.
4. There will be plenty of food on-site. Bring your mess kit!
5. Our standard impression for the weekend will be M42s in D-Day configuration (jump boots, helmet nets with scrim). This will also be our normal impression in camp. Covers to be overseas caps. We will however have a different impression for the beach scenario only (more on that in a moment).
6. For those of you who will be there early FRIDAY, at 1700 hrs. will be the "Battle for Foucarville" (hopefully by the end of the battle, you will be able to drive all of those German Fourcars out of there). Our impression for this scenario will be 101st Airborne.
7. SATURDAY at 1100 hrs will be "The Battle for La Fier Bridge". This will also be an Airborne scenario.
8. After the above scenario, we need to beat boots back to camp for those who are also participating in the beach landing. This will require a change out of some equipment and uniforms to portray regular infantry. Please see a previous email from Mark Gaynor about uniforms and equipment. If you are still missing anything, there will be a HUGE number of vendors at the event including At The Front.
9. The beach landing scenario begins at 1500 hrs (embarkation formation at 1430 hrs). We have been invited to fall in under Lt. Rob Guinta (of "Ride Through History" fame) and members of the 78th Infantry Division).
10. As a final note, there will be a USO dance Saturday evening (2000 hrs.). Please wear your dress uniform or at least wool shirt with tie.
11. As with all scenarios, we will be provided with information on our roll by Sgt Penix once he has received the details.
12. The unit will pack up and depart Sunday morning after breakfast. Please let me know if you have any questions. If you would like to see a detailed schedule, please go to http://www.ddayohio.us/schedule.htm

SUBMITTED:

Pvt. Christopher L. Smith
Company B, 502nd PIR - 101st ABN
csmith@firstalliedairborne.com