This was posted on FaceBook by "WWII Paratroopers is with 11th Airborne Division Association - "Angels"." -- which are two independent FB groups.

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What interested me was the BC-611 in the photo.

The FB post starts out:

Given their unique forms of waging war, Paratroopers carried plenty of gear. The below list gives you an idea of how the Angels of the 511th PIR packed for their move from Leyte to Mindoro prior to their combat jump onto Tagaytay Ridge, Luzon in January/February 1945:

For those of you that do not use facebook,  there's the rest of the post:

1. Individual Clothing and Equipment:

A: Uniforms

1: Voyage to Mindoro; khaki, steel helmets, boots.

2. Combat; HBT, steel helmets, boots

B. Equipment

1. Individual weapon, bayonet or trench knife

2. Jungle first aid kit

3. Not more than one machete per four man, nor less than 2 per platoon

4. Gas masks not carried on individuals.

5. Other items at discretion of Unit Commanding Officer

C. Packs and rolls

1. Combat (jungle) pack (on all individuals), socks, sweaters, foot powder, spoon, poncho and combat rations.

2. Squad bundle; HBT, boots, underclothes, socks, blanket, shelter half.

3. Mindoro Roll; jungle hammock and blankets.

D. Rations

1. 10 in 1 until take-off issued by S-4.

2. Combat rations – two “X” and two “D”.

E. How carried

1. On individuals: a. Combat pack, b. Mindoro roll as far as Mindoro only

2. Water borne by S-4 for overland supply; squad bundles.

F. Life Vests

1. One Mae West per individual, issued at Leyte. Leave in aircraft prior to jump.

73 Mark K3MSB