101st Airborne Divisional Code Names
101st Airborne Memorial, Eindhoven 2013
In World War II the 101st Airborne Division had code names beginning with the letter K. Here is a list of the units of the division with the corresponding code names:
Kangaroo |
101st Airborne Division |
Klaxon |
Divisional Headquarters and Headquarters Company |
Kingfish |
Divisional Artillery Headquarters and Headquarters Battery |
Kilowatt |
Divisional Signal Company |
King |
Divisional Reconnaissance Platoon |
Klondike |
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment |
Kickoff |
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment |
Kidnap |
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment |
Keepsake |
327th Glider Infantry Regiment |
Kentucky |
81st Airborne Anti Aircraft Regiment |
Kite |
377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion |
Keynote |
463rd Parachute Field Artillery Battalion |
Kansas |
321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion |
Kilogram |
907th Glider Field Artillery Battalion |
Kiwi |
326th Airborne Engineer Battalion |
Kildare |
801st Airborne Ordnance Company |
Kitchen |
426th Airborne Quartermaster Company |
Kindergarten |
326th Airborne Medical Company |
Source: D-Day Minus 17 September 1944 - Pictorial History of the 101st Airborne Division Prior to the Invasion of Holland (2012) by the authors Peter Hendrikx and Michel de Trez
