How did a US soldier get to use a Thompson?

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the_howling_cow

I've addressed elements of this question in earlier answers;

Here is the table of organization and equipment of a U.S. airborne rifle company from February 17, 1942. This basic TO&E was in effect until August 1, 1944, and would have been used during the D-Day landings.

jschooltiger

Hi there -- you may be interested in this older answer about the various model of Thompsons from u/the_howling_cow:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/67hk2e/was_the_thompson_model_1921_ever_used_in_world/