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



























The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Service Company & Regimental Headquarters - Trooper Pictures


Service Company
Pvt John C [Jack] Hayes - Bronze Star Recipient

Pvt John C Hayes
503rd PIR
Service Company (BS)



Regimental Headquarters (RHQ)
Cpl William J Brickles (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl William J Brickles
503rd PIR
RHQ

T/4 Thomas James Crutchfield - Surgical Tech - Med Detachment RHQ (Courtesy of his grandson Jonathan)

T/4 Thomas J Crutchfield
503rd PIR RHQ
Med Detachment

Sgt Richard H Harley

Sgt Richard H Harley
503rd PIR Co RHQ
KIA 24 Feb 1945


Sgt Emery B Graham

Sgt Emery B Graham
503rd PIR RHQ
S-2 Scout

Pfc Wilson T Lanier (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Wilson T Lanier
503rd PIR Co RHQ
KIA 02 Aug 1944

2/Lt Clark H Judy Sr

2/Lt Clark H Judy Sr
503rd PIR Co RHQ
KIA 26 Feb 1945


1/Lt Dorval R Binegar

1/Lt Dorval R Binegar
503rd PIR Co RHQ
KIA 17 Feb 1945

1/Lt Leonard M Dean (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt Leonard M Dean
503rd PIR
RHQ

Capt Harris T Mitchell

Capt Harris T Mitchell
503rd PIR
RHQ


Capt Ralph L Greco

Capt Ralph L Greco
503rd PIR Co RHQ
DOW 3 Oct 1943

Maj James W Imhoff  was killed in an airplane accident during regular operation flight (Source: B Jeffries)

Maj James W Imhoff
503rd PIR RHQ
KODY 25 Feb 1944

Col Kenneth H Kinsler

Col Kenneth H Kinsler
503rd PIR Co RHQ
DODY 13 Sept 1943



Regimental Medical Detachment (RMD)
T/3 Thomas E Mc Cann

T/3 Thomas E Mc Cann
503rd PIR RHQ
Med Detachment

T/5 Lester R Pinter - Medic Killed during the Monkey Ridge explosion on Corregidor (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Lester R Pinter
503rd PIR RHQ/Medic
MIA 26 Feb 1945 (SS/BS)



Other - (Company Unknown)
Sgt Frank D Hanks Jr - Original Member of the 501st PIB

Sgt Frank D Hanks Jr
503rd PIR
Company Unknown

T/4 Thoma E Sabatino

T/4 Thoma E Sabatino
503rd PIR
Company Unknown

Pfc Dud Watts

Pfc Dud Watts
503rd PIR
KIA 5 Aug 1944


Pvt Leroy E Ande

Pvt Leroy E Ande
503rd PIR
KIA 11 Nov 1942

Pvt Ira L Brookins

Pvt Ira L Brookins
503rd PIR Co E
KIA 8 Nov 1942





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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