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503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment Shoulder Patch
(above picture -
Disney design)
503rd PIR Patch



























The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion - Trooper Pictures

Company G
Pfc John R Bragg

Pfc John R Bragg
503rd PIR Co G
KIA 19 Oct 1943

Pvt J T Coffee

Pvt John T Coffee
503rd PIR Co G
KIA 12 July 1944

Sgt Floyd E Finke (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt Floyd E Finke
503rd PIR Co G
KIA 9 April 1945


Pfc Glenn E Handlon

Pfc Karsten L Hall
503rd PIR Co G
KIA 4 June 1945

Sgt John A Holmes

Sgt John A Holmes
503rd PIR Co G
KIA 26 Feb 1945

Pfc Alvin C Ohm

Pfc Alvin C Ohm
503rd PIR Co G
KIA 21 April 1945


S/Sgt James F Reed Jr

S/Sgt James F Reed Jr
503rd PIR Co G
KIA 16 Feb 1945

S/Sgt Allie B Whittington

S/Sgt Allie B Whittington
503rd PIR Co G
KIA 15 Sept 1943 (DSC)

1/Lt Gordon J English

1/Lt Gordon J English
503rd PIR Co G
DOW 19 Feb 1945


Captain Alden Farnham Church

Capt Alden F Church
503rd PIR
Company G



Company H
Pfc David J Beatty

Pfc David J Beatty
503rd PIR Co H
KIA 19 Feb 1945

Sgt Ralph Edward Brennen

Sgt Ralph E Brennen
503rd PIR
Company H

S/Sgt Algernon L Chivers Jr - Silver/Bronze Stars Recipient (Source:B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Algernon L Chivers Jr
503rd PIR Co H
Silver/Bronze Stars


Pfc James A Coffman Jr (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc James A Coffman Jr
503rd PIR
Company H

S/Sgt Benson P Floyd

S/Sgt Benson P Floyd
503rd PIR Co H
KIA 18 Feb 1945

Pvt Roy C Mc Ginnis

Pvt Roy C Mc Ginnis
503rd PIR Co H
KIA 12 Aug 1944


Pfc James R Moore

Pfc James R Moore
503rd PIR Co H
MIA 18 Feb 1945 (BS)

T/Sgt Arnold P Riewe - Silver Star Recipient

T/Sgt Arnold P Riewe
503rd PIR Co H
KIA 17 April 1945 (SS)

Pfc Willis C Shankles

Pfc Willis C Shankles
503rd PIR Co H
KIA 19 Feb 1945


Pvt Robert T Shaw

Pvt Robert T Shaw
503rd PIR Co H
KIA 13 Aug 1944

Pfc Hiram E Wooster  PH(OLC)

Pfc Hiram E Wooster
503rd PIR Co H
KIA 17 Feb 1945 PH(OLC)

2/Lt Reginald M Newell

2/Lt Reginald M Newell
503rd PIR Co H
KIA 11 May 1945



Company I
Pfc James T Ayers

Pfc James T Ayers
503rd PIR Co I
KIA 7 July 1944

Pfc Leon O Beasley

Pfc Leon O Beasley
503rd PIR Co I
DOW 19 Feb 1945

Pfc Henry J Blalock

Pfc Henry J Blalock
503rd PIR Co I
KODY 23 Dec 1942


Pfc Stanley C Crawford - Silver Star Recipient

Pfc Stanley C Crawford
503rd PIR Co I
KIA 27 Feb 45 (SS)

Pfc Glenn H Easley

Pfc Glenn H Easley
503rd PIR Co I
KIA 19 Feb 1945

Pfc Raymond H Erickson

Pfc Raymond H Erickson
503rd PIR Co I
KIA 17 Apr 1945


Pfc Stephen D Ferrel

Pfc Stephen D Ferrel
503rd PIR Co I
DOW 17 Feb 1945

Pvt Clifford E Martin

Pvt Clifford E Martin
503rd PIR Co I
KIA 17 Sept 1943

Sgt Joseph M Miller

Sgt Joseph M Miller
503rd PIR Co I
KIA 21 May 1945


Pfc Vincent J Stislow - Silver Star Recipient

Pfc Vincent J Stislow
503rd PIR Co I
KIA 18 Feb 1945 (SS)

Sgt Paul A Tonchuk

Sgt Paul A Tonchuk
503rd PIR Co I
KIA 8 Apr 1945

2nd Lt Ernest Mc Cullough Kirven - (Courtesy: Dawson Luke)

2/Lt Ernest M Kirven
503rd PIR Co I
KIA 4 May 1945



Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion (HQ 3)
Pfc Franklin Billiski

Pfc Franklin Billiski
503rd PIR Co Hq 3
KIA 19 Feb 1945

T/Sgt Lowell L Bowersock

T/Sgt Lowell L Bowersock
503rd PIR Co Hq 3
KIA 27 Feb 1945

Pvt Elmer O Gastony

Pvt Elmer O Gastony
503rd PIR Co Hq 3
KIA 27 Apr 1945 (SS)


Cpl David Herbert (Bert) Reid

Cpl David H Reid
503rd PIR
Co Hq 3

Cpl Jonah M Roberts

Cpl Jonah M Roberts
503rd PIR Hq 3
KIA 27 Apr 1945




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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
Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, 1989 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Breuer, William B Operation Dragoon: The Allied Invasion of the South of France. Presidio Press, Sept 1987 261 p. ISBN: 0891413073
Brooks, Victor Hell is Upon Us: D-Day in the Pacific-Saipan to Guam, June-August 1944. Da Capo Press, (Sept 2005) 384 p. ISBN: 0306813696
Davis, Donald A Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor. New York: St. Martin Press, (March, 2005) 400 p. ISBN: 0-312-30906-6
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
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
De Trez, Michel  First Airborne Task Force: Pictorial History of the Allied Paratroopers in the Invasion of Southern France 7/98, D-Day Pub, 500 p. ISBN: 2960017625
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
McKenzie, John  On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Beyond Valor  Free Press, 2001, 384 p. ISBN: 0684873842
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat  Free Press, 3/13/2002, 320 p. ISBN: 0743214803
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Wildman, John B All Americans 82nd Airborne. Meadowlands Militaria, 6/83 ISBN:091 208 1007
The Center of Military History The War in the Mediterranean: A WWII Pictorial History Brasseys, Inc., 465 p. ISBN:1574881302
Yardley, Doyle R  Home Was Never Like This. Yardley Enterprises, Aug, 2002, 312 p. ISBN:0971743908



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