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502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment Patch

(above picture)
502nd PIR Patch



101st Airborne WW II
Medal of Honor Recipients
  Lt Col Robert G Cole

Pfc Joe E. Mann



















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502nd PIR WW II
Distinguished Service Cross(DSC) Recipients
Lt Col Patrick F Cassidy
Lt Col Steve A Chappius
Capt Fred O Drennan
1/Lt George M Eberle
Pfc William Evans
Pfc Frank P Garofano
1/Lt Ernest O Harris
Capt Frank L Lillyman
Pfc Floyd P Marquart
1/Sgt Hubert Odom
1/Lt Robert C Pick
Capt St Julien Rosemond
T/4 Jack Rudd
1/Sgt Kenneth N Sprecher
Lt Col John P Stopka
2/Lt Harrison C Sumners

 The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Trooper Pictures

Pvt Myron L Auten - Company A (Courtesy: Gary E Banas)

Pvt Myron L Auten
502nd PIR Co A
KIA 24 June 1944

 Sgt John Cassoon

Sgt John Cassoon
502nd PIR Co A
1st Battalion

 Pvt Norwood H Hutton - POW - Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Pvt Norwood H Hutton
502nd PIR Co A
POW - Stalag 7A
Pvt James William [Bill] Jones - Birmingham AL - (Courtesy of his son Davey Jones)

Pvt James W "Bill" Jones
502nd PIR Co A
1st Battalion

 Cpl John James McGahan - (Courtesy of his grandson Kurt)

Cpl John J McGahan
502nd PIR Co A
3rd Platoon

 Pfc Amos Almeida - Company B - (Courtesy of his son Albert Almeida)

Pfc Amos Almeida
502nd PIR Co B
1st Battalion
2/Lt Allen C Barham - Company B 2nd Platoon Leader - (Courtesy: Paul Adamic)

2/Lt Allen C Barham
502nd PIR Co B
2nd Platoon Leader

 Pvt Archie P Botzis - Company B

Pvt Archie P Botzis
502nd PIR Co B
KIA 12 June 1944

 Pfc Floyd D Cheatham Jr - Company B -

Pfc Floyd D Cheatham Jr
502nd PIR Co B
KIA 13 Jan 1945
Pvt Jack L Crouse - Company B 2nd Platoon - (Courtesy: Paul Adamic)

Pvt Jack L Crouse
502nd PIR Co B
KIA 7 June 1944

 Pfc Dean W Gray Jr - Company B

Pfc Dean W Gray Jr
502nd PIR Co B
KIA 13 Jan 1945

 Pfc Orin Fenno Keyes Jr - Company B -

Pfc Orin F Keyes
502nd PIR Co B
KIA 21 Sept 1944
Cpl Milton S Lowery Jr - Company B - (Courtesy: Paul Adamic)

Cpl Milton S Lowery Jr
502nd PIR Co B
KIA 31 Dec 1944

 Sgt Bert Riggs - Company B

Sgt Bert Riggs
502nd PIR Co B
1st Battalion

 1/Sgt Layton Black Jr - Company C

1/Sgt Layton Black Jr
502nd PIR Co C
1st Battalion
Pfc Frank Facenda - 502nd Co C (Courtesy: Ray Anhorn)

Pfc Frank Facenda
502nd PIR Co C
1st Battalion

 Cpl George A Hash - POW - Stalag 3C

Cpl George A Hash
502nd PIR Co C
POW - Stalag 3C

 Pfc Floyd P Marquart - Company C Medical Corpsman - Awarded Distinguished Service Cross - Silver Star and the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Pfc Floyd P Marquart
502nd PIR Co C (DSC/SS)
KIA 13 Jan 1945
Pfc Leopold Martin - Company C

Pfc Leopold Martin
502nd PIR Co C
1st Battalion

 Sgt William J McClimate Jr - Company C

Sgt William J McClimate Jr
502nd PIR Co C
KIA 25 Sept 1944

 Captain Fred A Hancock - Company C Commanding Officer - Silver Star Recipient

Captain Fred A Hancock
502nd PIR Co C (SS)
Commanding Officer
Pfc Nicholas L Bonilla - Company D

Pfc Nicholas L Bonilla
502nd PIR Co D
KIA 22 Sept 1944

 Pvt Robert I Haseltine Jr - Company D medic

Pvt Robert I Haseltine Jr
502nd PIR Co D
KIA 8 June 1944

 Pfc Irven P Pottorff - Company D

Pfc Irven P Pottorff
502nd PIR Co D
KIA 5 Jan 1945
Pfc Jay E Powell - Company D

Pfc Jay E Powell
502nd PIR
Company D

 Pvt Grady R Reese - Company D - WIA 18 Sept 44

Pvt Grady R Reese
502nd PIR Co D
3rd Platoon

 Pfc Murray Sinclair Richardson - Company D

Pfc Murray S Richardson
502nd PIR
Company D
S/Sgt Demetrius (Jimmy B) Anagnostis - Company E

SSgt Demetrius Anagnostis
502nd PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Sgt Constantine (Gus B) Anagnostis received battlefield commission to 2/Lt - Company E

2/Lt Gus B Anagnostis
502nd PIR Co E
Battlefield Commission

 Pfc Jesse P Davis - Company E (Courtesy: Pierre Godeau)

Pfc Jesse P Davis
502nd PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
S/Sgt Anthony DiArchangel - Company E

S/Sgt Anthony DiArchangel
502nd PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 T/Sgt Ludwig Labutka - Company E (Courtesy: Para Research Team)

T/Sgt Ludwig Labutka
502nd PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Keith V Organ - Company E

Pfc Keith V Organ
502nd PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
Cpl Frank J Tedeschi - Company E

Cpl Frank J Tedeschi
502nd PIR Co E
KIA 19 Sept 1944

 Pfc Robert Dale Cassel- Company F

Pfc Robert Dale Cassel
502nd PIR Co F
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pvt Johnnie B Kilgore - Company F

Pfc Johnnie B Kilgore
502nd PIR Co F
KIA 21 Sept 1944
Pfc Alexander Jay Kitcheos - Company F

Pfc Alexander Jay Kitcheos
502nd PIR Co F
KIA 27 June 1944

 Cpl Stephen L Matesich - Company F

Cpl Stephen L Matesich
502nd PIR Co F
KIA 6 June 1944

 Sgt Howard J Matthews - Company F

Sgt Howard J Matthews
502nd PIR Co F
2nd Battalion
Pfc Russell S Rodgers

Pfc Russell S Rodgers
502nd PIR
Company F

 T/5 Robert L Coon (Source: Glenn Stimets)

T/5 Robert L Coon
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion

 Pfc William P Evans - Company G - Awarded Distinguished Service Cross - Silver Star (Source: Michael S Wilson Lt Col USAF ret)

Pfc William P Evans
502nd PIR Co G
DSC/SS Recipient
T/5 Williard Morss

T/5 Williard Morss
502nd PIR Co G
KIA 10 June 1944

 Sgt Boyd D Parsons Sr

Sgt Boyd D Parsons Sr
502nd PIR Co G
Squad Leader

 Pfc James J Corr - Company H - Silver Star Recipient

Pfc James J Corr
502nd PIR Co H
Silver Star Recipient
Pfc Meron Costroff - 502nd Co H (Courtesy: Ray Anhorn)

Pfc Meron Costroff
502nd PIR
Company H

 Sgt Elden C Dobbyn - Company H Silver Star Recipient

Sgt Elden C Dobbyn
502nd PIR Co H
Silver Star Recipient
Pfc Camille A Gauldin

Pfc Camille A Gauldin
502nd PIR
Company H

 Sgt Clair E Gordon - Company H

Sgt Clair E Gordon
502nd PIR Co H
3rd Battalion

 Pfc John H Kaufman - Company H (Photo Courtesy of his niece: Helene Devinsky)

Pfc John H Kaufman
502nd PIR Co H
KIA 11 June 1944
Pfc Joe E Mann Medal of Honor Recipient

Pfc Joe E Mann
502nd PIR Co H (MOH)
KIA 18 Sept 44

 1/Sgt Kenneth N Sprecher - Company H - DSC Recipient

1/Sgt Kenneth N Sprecher
502nd PIR Co H
DSC Recipient

 Pfc Delbert L Troutman - Company H (Photo Courtesy: P Koetz)

Pfc Delbert L Troutman
502nd PIR Co H
KIA 8 June 1944
Pfc Robert Joseph Hartzell

Pfc Robert J Hartzell
502nd PIR
Company I

 Pfc Edward E Mobley (Courtesy: Carl Mobley)

Pfc Edward E Mobley
502nd PIR
Company I

 Cpl Cornelius W Owens - Company I

Cpl Cornelius W Owens
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 11 June 44
Cpl Frank J Pilwallis - Company I

Cpl Frank J Pilwallis
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 3 Jan 45

 Pvt Edward R Sowder - Company I

Pvt Edward R Sowder
502nd PIR Co I
DOW 11 June 44

 Cpl Leaster A Taylor- Company I 2nd Platoon

Cpl Lester A Taylor
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 19 Sept 44
T/Sgt Robert L DePinquertaine - Company Hq 1 - Silver and Bronze Star Recipient (Courtesy of his son - Robert DePinquertaine Jr )

Sgt Robert DePinquertaine
502nd PIR Hq 1
Silver Star Recipient

 Cpl Leo Pichler - Company Hq 1

Cpl Leo Pichler
502nd PIR Hq 1
1st Battalion

 S/Sgt Lou Zotti - Company Hq 1 Courtesy: Ray Anhorn)

S/Sgt Lou Zotti
502nd PIR Hq 1
1st Battalion
Pfc Sewell W Crouch - Company Hq 2

Pfc Sewell W Crouch
502nd PIR Hq 2
KIA 9 June 1944

 S/Sgt Junius Anthony Montgomery - Company Hq 2 Bronze Star Recipient (Courtesy of his grandson - Chris Crouchman)

S/Sgt Junius Montgomery
502nd PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Daniel Wesley Tatum - Company Hq 2 (Courtesy of his daughter - Mary Ann Tatum Nichols)

Pfc Daniel W Tatum
502nd PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion
Sgt John W Toll - Company Hq 2

Sgt John W Toll
502nd PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Guy Whidden - Company Hq 2

Pfc Guy Whidden
502nd PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion

 Pvt Abner R Cole - Bronze Star Recipient

Pvt Abner R Cole
502nd PIR Hq 3
KIA 11 June 1944
T/5 Robert E Doran - Bronze Star Recipient - LTC Cole s Radio Operator(Source: Maurice Coenen)

T/5 Robert E Doran
502nd PIR Hq 3
KIA 18 Sept 1944

 Cpl Robert W Brigham - HQ Company - Puprle Heart(OLC)

Cpl Robert W Brigham
502nd PIR RHQ
KIA 23 Oct 44

 T/4 Roy Champagne - RHQ

T/4 Roy Champagne
502nd PIR
RHQ
Pfc Joseph F Hill - HQ Company

Pfc Joseph F Hill
502nd PIR RHQ
KIA 22 Oct 44

 Pvt Robert E Jesper - HQ Company - Bronze Star Recipient

Pvt Robert E Jesper
502nd PIR RHQ
MIA 7 June 44

 Pvt Richard M Ladd - RHQ S-2

Pvt Richard M Ladd
502nd PIR
RHQ S-2
Sgt Victor Nelson - 502nd RHQ S-3

Sgt Victor Nelson
502nd PIR
RHQ S-3

 Sgt Major David Taylor - 502nd RHQ (Source:Mark Bando)

Sgt/Maj David Taylor
502nd PIR
RHQ

Cpl Kenneth R Ward

Cpl Kenneth R Ward
502nd PIR RHQ
KIA 13 Jan 45
Pvt Patrick J Callery - Medic - Dental Assistant

Pvt Patrick J Callery
502nd PIR
Medic

 1/Lt Wallace (Wally) Strobel - Company A & E

1/Lt Wallace Strobel
502nd PIR
Companies A/E

 1/Lt Reed Pelfrey - RHQ - D-Day Pathfinder (Courtesy: Gordon Stewart: WW II Airborne Demonstration Team)

1/Lt Reed Pelfrey
502nd PIR RHQ
D-Day Pathfinder
2/Lt James M Allen - Company B

2/Lt James M Allen
502nd PIR
Company B

 1/Lt Homer J Combs Company B

1/Lt Homer J Combs
502nd PIR Co B
KIA 11 June 44

 1/Lt Bernard G Bucior - Company C

1/Lt Bernard G Bucior
502nd PIR Co C
MIA 7 June 44
Capt Jack F Riggins - Company D

Capt Jack F Riggins
502nd PIR Co D
Silver Star Recipient

 2/Lt Ralph S Magri - Company E 2nd Platoon

2/Lt Ralph S Magri
502nd PIR Co E
KIA 11 June 44

 Captain Fred O Drennan - DSC & Silver Star Recipient

Capt Fred O Drennan
502nd PIR Co E (DSC)
KIA 18 Sept 44
1/Lt Nicholas Corbin Schiltz - Silver Stat Recipient

1/Lt Nicholas C Schiltz
502nd PIR Co F
KIA 18 Sept 44

 Captain Cecil Simmons Company H

Capt Cecil Simmons
502nd PIR
Company H

 Lt Col Patrick F Cassidy Commanding Officer 1st Battalion - DSC Recipient

Lt Col Patrick F Cassidy
502nd PIR (DSC)
1st Btn CO
Lt Col Steve A Chappius Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion - Regimental CO 9/44

Lt Col Steve A Chappius
502nd PIR
2nd Btn CO/Reg CO

 Lt Col Robert G Cole Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion - Medal of Honor Recipient

Lt Col Robert G Cole
502nd PIR CO 3 (MOH)
KIA 18 Sept 44

 Major J W Vaughan - 2nd Battalion S-4

Major J W Vaughan
502nd PIR 2nd Btn S-4
KIA 6 Jun 44


books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Ambrose, Stephen E D-DAY June 6,1944: The Climatic Battle of WW II. 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
Ambrose, Stephen E Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Simon & Schuster, (June 2001) 336 p. ISBN: 0-743-21638-5
Ambrose, Stephen E Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945. Simon & Schuster, (Nov 1997) 528 p. ISBN: 0-684-81525-7
Badsey, Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Bando, Mark A  Avenging Eagles: Forbidden tales of the 101st Airborne in World War 2. Bando Publishing, (2006) 183 p. ISBN: 0977911705
Bando, Mark A  101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy. Zenith Press, (Apr 2001) 156 p. ISBN: 0760308551
Bando, Mark A  Vanguard of the Crusade: The US 101st Airborne Division in WW II. The Aberjona Press, (June 2003) 320 p. ISBN: 0971765006
Black, Wallace B.& Blashfield, Jean F. Battle of the Bulge (World War II 50th Anniversary Series). Crestwood House, 48 pp May,1993 ISBN: 0896865681
Bowen, Robert Fighting With the Screaming Eagles: With the 101st Airborne from Normandy to Bastogne. Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, (Sept 2001) 256 p. ISBN: 1853674656
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, (1989) 621 p.
ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Breuer, William B Unexplained Mysteries of World War II. John Wiley & Sons, Sept 1998 256 p. ISBN:0471291072
Burgett, Donald R Currahee!. Presidio Press, (Sept 1999) 256 p. ISBN: 0-891-41681-1
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel  American Warriors: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers Prior to Normandy  July, 1998, D-Day Pub, 212 p. ISBN: 2960017609
De Trez, Michel  Cpl Forrest Guth: E Company 506 PIR 101st Airborne Division (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)  March, 2002, D-Day Pub, 56 p. ISBN: 296001765X
De Trez, Michel  Orange is the Color of the Day: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the Invasion of Holland April, 2004, D-Day Pub, 506 p. ISBN: 2960017633
De Trez, Michel  At the Point of No Return : Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the Invasion of Normandy 7/98, D-Day Pub, 200 p. ISBN: 2960017617
Devlin, Gerard S  Paratrooper! St Martin's Press, (P) c1976 ISBN: 0312596529
Gardner, Ira & Roger Day Tonight We Die As Men: The untold story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-Day. Osprey Press, (April 21, 2009) 344 p. ISBN: 1846033225
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
Killblane, Richard  Mc Niece, Jake The Filthy Thirteen: From the Dustbowl to Hitler's Eagles Nest: The 101st Airborne's Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 288 pp May 1, 2003 ISBN: 1932033122
Koskimaki, George E D-Day With The Screaming Eagles Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 356 pp September 11, 2002 ISBN: 1932033025
Koskimaki, George E Hell's Highway: Chronicle of the 101st Airborne Division in Holland, September-November 1944 Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 453 pp March 1, 2003 ISBN: 193203305X
Koskimaki, George E The Battered Bastards of Bastogne: A Chronicle of the Defense of Bastogne, December 19, 1944 - January 17, 1945 Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 484 pp December 1, 2002 ISBN: 1932033068
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
Malarkey, Don & Bob Welch Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from WW II's "Band of Brothers" . St Martin's Press, (May 13, 2008) 288 p. ISBN: 0312378491
McKenzie, John  On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
McLaughlin, Jerome J D-Day+60 years Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse, April 20,2004. 300 p. ISBN: 1418402699
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305

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