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List of Easy Company (506 PIR) veterans

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Easy Company (20 July 1942 in Camp Toccoa, Georgia – 30 November 1945 in France) was in the United States Army's 2nd Battalion (which also included Dog and Fox Company), 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.[1][2]

The unit was made famous by the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, based on the book of the same name by historian Stephen Ambrose. It chronicled their wartime experiences, from Easy's basic training at Toccoa, Georgia, through the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Bastogne and on to the end of the war at Hitler's Eagle Nest.

Living E Company members – 20 veterans

The oldest living Easy Company member is Paul Rogers, aged (95), and the youngest is Don Bond aged 98. As of December 1, 2013, following the death of Edward Heffron 20 Easy Company members remain living.

Rank (after discharge) Birthplace Name Birth date (age) Residence Notes
US Army WWII T5C Technician 5th Grade Oregon Bain, Roderick G. 12 May 1922 (101) Flag of Alaska Alaska Enlisted on 19 August 1942 at Tacoma, Washington. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in Anchorage.[3][4][5][6]
US Army WWII PFC Private First Class New York Bernat, Edward J. 17 January 1923 (101) Flag of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Enlisted on 23 May 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lives in Erie.
US Army WWII CPL Corporal Oregon Bond, Donald S. 29 January 1926 (98) Flag of Oregon Oregon Enlisted on 10 May 1944 at Tacoma, Washington. Trained at Camp Roberts, California. Replacement soldier. Lives in Albany.[7][8][9]
US Army WWII SGT Sergeant Texas Coombs, James M. 1 January 1922(102) Flag of Louisiana Louisiana Trained At Camp Toccoa.Fought At Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne.Lives in Lafayette.
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US Army WWII PFC Private First Class Mississippi Freeman, Bradford C. 1925 (99) Flag of Mississippi Mississippi Lives in Caledonia
US Army WWII CPL Corporal Alabama Lowrey, Dewitt 22 April 1922 (101) Flag of Alabama Alabama Enlisted on 2 August 1942 at Anniston, Alabama. Fought at Normandy. Lives in Montgomery.[10][11][12]
US Army WWII TSGT Technical Sergeant Oregon Malarkey, Donald G. 31 July 1921 (102)

Passed away September 20, 2017

Flag of Oregon Oregon Enlisted on 28 August 1942 at Portland, Oregon. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in Salem.[13][14][15]
US Army WWII SSGT Staff Sergeant Illinois Mampre, Albert L. May 1922 (101) Flag of Illinois Illinois Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in Skokie.[16][17][18][19][20][21]
US Army WWII SSGT Staff Sergeant Matz, Leo Joseph 1925 (99) Flag of California California
US Army WWII PFC Private First Class California Pepping, Edwin E. 4 July 1922 (101) Flag of California California Enlisted on 3 September 1942 at Los Angeles, California. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Rescued soldier on 7 June 1944. Lives in Whittier.[22][23][24][25]
US Army WWII PFC Private First Class New York Perugini, Philip P. 1922 (102) Flag of New York New York Enlisted on 24 August 1942 at New York City, New York. Broke his leg on the D-Day Jump. Lives in Ossining.
US Army WWII 1SGT First Sergeant Missouri Rogers, Paul Clifford 12 July 1918 (105) Flag of Kansas Kansas Enlisted on 13 August 1942 at Leavenworth. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in Overland Park.[26]
US-O6 insignia Colonel Virginia Shames, Edward David 13 June 1922 (101) Flag of Virginia Virginia Enlisted on 25 September 1942 at Richmond, Virginia. Lives in Virginia Beach.
US Army WWII SSGT Staff Sergeant Minnesota Soboleski, Frank Joseph 18 June 1925 (98) Flag of Minnesota Minnesota Enlisted in August 1943. Trained at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Replacement soldier. Fought at the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in International Falls.[27][28][29]
US Army WWII SSGT Staff Sergeant Pennsylvania Strohl, Roderick G. 24 June 1922 (101) Flag of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Enlisted on 8 August 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lives in Orefield.[30]
US Army WWII PFC Private First Class Illinois Suerth, Jr., Herbert John 28 October 1924 (99) Flag of Minnesota Minnesota Enlisted in March 1943. Trained at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Replacement soldier. Fought at Bastogne. Lives in Wayzata.[31][32][33]
US Army WWII SGT Sergeant Michigan Tipper, Edward Joseph 3 August 1921 (102) Flag of Colorado Colorado Enlisted on 24 August 1942 at Detroit, Michigan. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Lives in Lakewood.[34][35][36][37]
US Army WWII PFC Private First Class Washington Wingett, William T. 3 July 1922 (101) Flag of Oregon Oregon Enlisted in August 1942 at San Francisco. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in Salem.[38][39][40][41]
Private West Virginia Whytsell, Elijah D. 31 May 1925 (98) Flag of Ohio Ohio Enlisted on 16 December 1943 at Clarksburg, West Virginia. Lives in Wadsworth.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Ambrose, p.289
  2. ↑ Moore III, Hoyt B.. "2nd Battalion 506th Infantry: Lineage and Honors". 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment. http://www.506infantry.org/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
  3. ↑ Brotherton, p.28.
  4. ↑ Brotherton, p.101.
  5. ↑ Ambrose, p.314.
  6. ↑ Brotherton, pp.216–217.
  7. ↑ Brotherton, p.26.
  8. ↑ Brotherton, pp.74–79.
  9. ↑ Brotherton, p.219.
  10. ↑ Brotherton, p.6.
  11. ↑ Brotherton, pp.99–102.
  12. ↑ Brotherton, pp.219–221.
  13. ↑ Malarkey, p.12.
  14. ↑ Malarkey, p.100.
  15. ↑ Malarkey, p.281.
  16. ↑ Brotherton, p.17.
  17. ↑ Brotherton, pp.49–52.
  18. ↑ Brotherton, p.98.
  19. ↑ Brotherton, p.127.
  20. ↑ Brotherton, pp.152–153.
  21. ↑ Brotherton, pp.218–219.
  22. ↑ Brotherton, p.22.
  23. ↑ Brotherton, pp.52–53.
  24. ↑ Brotherton, p.111.
  25. ↑ Brotherton, p.218.
  26. ↑ Purinton, Cait (10 July 2001). "HBO miniseries premiere spurs D-Day memories". The Kansas City Star. http://www.tircuit.com/bandofbrothers/messages/135/785.html?1029780467. Retrieved 2009-08-26. 
  27. ↑ Brotherton, pp.12–13.
  28. ↑ Brotherton, pp.66–67.
  29. ↑ Brotherton, pp.212–214.
  30. ↑ Brotherton, p.20.
  31. ↑ Brotherton, pp.17–19.
  32. ↑ Brotherton, p.68.
  33. ↑ Brotherton, pp.151–153.
  34. ↑ "Ed Tipper". Men of Easy Company. http://www.menofeasycompany.com/home/index.php?page_id=48. Retrieved 2009-06-08. 
  35. ↑ Ambrose, pp.96–97.
  36. ↑ Brotherton, pp.9–11.
  37. ↑ Brotherton, pp.44–47.
  38. ↑ Graves, Lyn (7 July 2006). "Band of Brothers Span Generations". News Blaze. http://newsblaze.com/story/20060707093604nnnn.nb/topstory.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
  39. ↑ Brotherton, p.27.
  40. ↑ Brotherton, pp.53–60.
  41. ↑ Brotherton, p.209.
  42. ↑ WWII Army Enlistment Records: on-line NARA Archival Database
  43. ↑ US Search

Bibliography

  • Ambrose, Stephen E. (1992). Band of Brothers: Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7434-6411-6. 
  • Brotherton, Marcus (2009). We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from The Band of Brothers. Berkley Caliber. ISBN 0-7434-6411-7. 
  • Brotherton, Marcus (2010). A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us. Berkley Caliber. ISBN 978-0-425-23420-4. 
  • Guarnere, William J., and Edward J. Heffron, with Robyn Post (2007). Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story. Berkley Caliber. ISBN 978-0-425-21970-6. 
  • Malarkey, Donald G., with Bob Welch (2008). Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers". St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-37849-3. 

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