In December of 1998, one year after launching, the 501st Squad was up to a whopping 61 members. Even this early, all six of the original trooper types from the movies were represented. No Sith Lords had appeared, no bounty hunters of any kind (the Phoenix Squadron existed, but was not yet officially a part of the 501st)... just troopers. The members hailed mostly from the Midwest, New York, Texas, Florida, the Carolinas, and Florida. A few came from as far away as Canada, Switzerland, Okinawa, New Zealand, and the Netherlands. Below is a roster of the ORIGINAL troopers of the 501st - pioneers in their day!
Official Roster of 501st Squad members 12/12/1998
Imperial Stormtroopers: 46
- TK007 Randolph Bond: Dallas, TX
- TK069 David Owens: Newport, TN
- TK101 Cris Adrian: Denver, CO
- TK102 Chris Toki: Hamilton, New Zealand
- TK110 Calvin Lim: San Francisco, CA
- TK119 Jeff Young: Charlotte, NC
- TK168 Ron Chang: Los Angeles, CA
- TK203 Erwin van Ooijen: The Netherlands
- TK204 J.M. Shima: Dallas, TX
- TK210 Albin Johnson: Columbia SC
- TK219 Tom Friedman: Southern California
- TK223 Joe Barlow: Miami, FL
- TK242 Sean Patten: San Jose, CA
- TK264 Marc Baier: Switzerland
- TK324 Shannon Wendlick: Boca Raton, FL
- TK326 Chris Lee: Nashville, TN
- TK412 Arturo Delgado: Chicago, IL
- TK414 Fred Modesta: Ossining, NY
- TK423 Joe Ryan: Cincinnati, OH
- TK512 Tom Crews: Columbia, SC
- TK609 Chris Lovewell: Honolulu, Hawaii
- TK621 Jason Thompson: Burlington, NC
- TK627 Dave Wilder: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- TK666 Robert Held: Bay Point, CA
- TK669 Bruce Macnair: New York, NY
- TK707 Steve Hamedl: Hollywood, FL
- TK709 Charles Carlson: Kokomo, IN
- TK710 Mathieu Beaulieu: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- TK714 Ron Conway: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- TK716 Will Johnson: Okinawa, Japan
- TK719 Arnie DeHerrera: Oakland, CA
- TK720 Edward Christian: Colorado Springs, CO
- TK723 Matthew Hudson: ???
- TK801 Marc Collins: Orlando, FL
- KT814 Scott McArthur: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- TK820 Alan Isom: Greenville, SC
- TK827 Michael Van Zweiten: Orlando, FL
- TK883 Roger Wilsdorf: Central IL
- TK903 John Muenchrath: Coos Bay, OR
- TK908 Mike Schiffbauer: Fremont, CA
- TK918 Aron P. Mueller: Berne, Switzerland
- TK930 Mathew Clayson: Fremont, CA
- TK1030 Sean Burgess: Leesburg, VA
- Tk1212 Otto F. Pfaeffle: Newark, CA
- TK1229 Kathie Patten: San Jose, CA
- TK8356 Van Mattiza: Hawthorne, CA
Desert Troopers: 6
- TD101 Cris Adrian: Denver, CO
- TD373 Scott Holder: Belleville, IL
- TD421 Matt Gauthier: Hillsboro, OR
- TD451 William Ramos: Rockford, IL
- TK621 Jason Thompson: Burlington, NC
- TK707 Steve Hamedl: Hollywood, FL
TIE Pilots: 12
- TI007 Randolph Bond: Dallas, TX
- TI088 Robert Mannion: Willets, CA
- TI101 Cris Adrian: Denver, CO
- TI168 Ron Chang: Los Angeles, CA
- TI242 Sean Patten: San Jose, CA
- TI391 Shelby Rhodes: Marietta, OH
- TI426 Edward Bernard: Houston, TX
- TI707 Steve Hamedl: Hollywood, FL
- TI819 Robin Yang: Santa Cruz, CA
- TI908 Mike Schiffbauer: Fremont, CA
- TI930 Mathew Clayson: Fremont, CA
- TI1229 Kathie Patten: San Jose, CA
Biker Scouts: 8
- TB007 Randolph Bond: Dallas, TX
- TB101 Cris Adrian: Denver, CO
- TB119 Jeff Young: Charlotte, NC
- TB168 Ron Chang: Los Angeles, CA
- TB669 Bruce Macnair: New York, NY
- TB714 Ron Conway: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- TB852 Matthew Sanders: Laguna Niguel, CA
- TB883 Roger Wilsdorf: Central IL
Snow Troopers: 6
- TS305 Eric Moody: Hawyard, CA
- TS366 Mike Jackiw: Chicago, IL
- TS727 Tracy Newby: Hawyard, CA
- TS808 Sean Lujan: Milpitas, CA
- TS908 Mike Schiffbauer: Fremont, CA
- TS930 Mathew Clayson: Fremont, CA
Royal Guards: 5
- TR119 Jeff Young: Charlotte, NC
- TR168 Ron Chang: Los Angeles, CA
- TR372 Debbie ???: Belleville, IL
- TR812 Michele Ford: Dallas, TX
- TR830 Evan Reynolds: Naples, FL
AT-AT Drivers: 3
- TA101 Cris Adrian: Denver, CO
- TA727 Tracy Newby: Hayward, CA
- TA930 Mathew Clayson: Fremont, CA