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 part of the second battalion (which also included Dog and Fox Companies) of the United States Army's 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 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 its wartime experiences from basic training at Toccoa, Georgia, through the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Bastogne, and the end of the war at Hitler's Eagle Nest.
Living E Company members – 14 veterans
The oldest living Easy Company member is Donald Malarkey, aged 95, and the youngest is Don Bond, aged 90. As of September 16, 2016, following the death of Elijah Whytsell, fourteen Easy Company members remain living.
| Rank (after discharge) | Birthplace | Name | Birth date (age) | Residence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Corporal | Oregon | Bond, Donald S. | 29 January 1926 (90) |  Oregon | Enlisted on 10 May 1944 at Tacoma, Washington. Trained at Camp Roberts, California. Replacement soldier. Lives in Albany.[3][4][5] |
 Sergeant | Texas | Coombs, James M. | 7 October 1921 (95) |  Louisiana | Trained At Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Lafayette. |
 Private First Class | Mississippi | Freeman, Bradford C. | 4 September 1925 (91) |  Mississippi | Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in Caledonia. |
 Technical Sergeant | Oregon | Malarkey, Donald G. | 31 July 1921 (95) | Oregon | Enlisted on 28 August 1942 at Portland, Oregon. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Salem.[6][7][8] |
 Staff Sergeant | Illinois | Mampre, Albert L. | 25 May 1922 (94) |  Illinois | Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Skokie.[9][10][11][12][13][14] |
| Staff Sergeant | Matz, Leo Joseph | 1 May 1925 (91) |  California | Lives in Ladera. | |
| Private First Class | California | Pepping, Edwin E. | 4 July 1922 (94) | 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.[15][16][17][18] |
| Private First Class | New York | Perugini, Philip P. | 26 May 1922 (94) |  New York | Enlisted on 24 August 1942 at New York City, New York. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Broke his leg on the D-Day Jump. Lives in Ossining. |
 Colonel | Virginia | Shames, Edward David | 13 June 1922 (94) |  Virginia | Enlisted on 25 September 1942 at Richmond, Virginia. Trained At Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, received battlefield commission to 2nd Lieutenant on D-Day +7, also fought in the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Virginia Beach, is the last surviving Easy Company officer. |
| Staff Sergeant | Minnesota | Soboleski, Frank Joseph | 18 June 1925 (91) |  Minnesota | Enlisted in August 1943. Trained at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Replacement soldier. Fought at the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in International Falls.[19][20][21] |
| Staff Sergeant | Pennsylvania | Strohl, Roderick G. | 24 June 1922 (94) |  Pennsylvania | Enlisted on 8 August 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Trained At Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Orefield.[22] |
| Private First Class | Illinois | Suerth, Jr., Herbert John | 28 October 1924 (92) | Minnesota | Enlisted in March 1943. Trained at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Replacement soldier. Fought at Bastogne. Lives in Wayzata.[23][24][25] |
| Sergeant | Michigan | Tipper, Edward Joseph | 3 August 1921 (95) |  Colorado | Enlisted on 24 August 1942 at Detroit, Michigan. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Lives in Lakewood.[26][27][28][29] |
| Private First Class | Washington | Wingett, William T. | 3 July 1922 (94) | Oregon | Enlisted in August 1942 at San Francisco. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Salem.[30][31][32][33] |
See also
References
- ↑ Ambrose, p.289
- ↑ Moore III, Hoyt B. "2nd Battalion 506th Infantry: Lineage and Honors". 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.26.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.74–79.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.219.
- ↑ Malarkey, p.12.
- ↑ Malarkey, p.100.
- ↑ Malarkey, p.281.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.17.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.49–52.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.98.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.127.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.152–153.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.218–219.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.22.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.52–53.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.111.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.218.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.12–13.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.66–67.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.212–214.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.20.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.17–19.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.68.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.151–153.
- ↑ "Ed Tipper". Men of Easy Company. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ↑ Ambrose, pp.96–97.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.9–11.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.44–47.
- ↑ Graves, Lyn (7 July 2006). "Band of Brothers Span Generations". News Blaze. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.27.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.53–60.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.209.
- ↑ WWII Army Enlistment Records: on-line NARA Archival Database
- ↑ 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.
External links
- The Band of Brothers' Middle East USO Tour
- The Band of Brothers' visit with Prince Charles
- Band of Brothers books
- 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment
- Easy 506th
- Tircuit- Easy Company
- Men of Easy Company
- The Battle of Normandy
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