Rigger Made 17th Airborne M43 Trouser PocketsThis pattern of pocket is modelled after the ones used by the 17th Airborne Division, which differs slightly in style from those used by the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions. Namely, the pockets are larger and wider at the bottom than their counterparts. Immediately after the Normandy invasion, the US army started to outfit divisions with the recently developed M1943 uniform. There was however a small flaw. The M42 uniform it replaced had large cargo