504th PIR WW II Medal
of Honor Recipient
Pvt
John R.Towle
Silver Star Recipients
1/Lt Chester Anderson
1/Lt Reneau G Breard
Captain T. Moffatt Burriss
1/Lt Hanford A Files
2/Lt Wayne Hockett
Capt.Delbert A.Kuehl
Major John S.Lekson
Captain George J Watts
2/Lt William G Yepsen
R E L A T E D
R E S O U R C E S
The 82nd
Airborne (CMH) Center for Military History
Sicily
(CMH)
Salerno
(CMH)
Naples Foggia
(CMH)
Anzio
(CMH)
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The 504th
Parachute Infantry Regiment
Roll of Honor Officers
| LastName |
FirstName |
MI |
Tle |
Rank |
Unit |
Location |
Date |
Status |
Cemetery |
| Bartley |
Jack |
M |
|
Capt |
Serv |
Belgium |
12/21/44 |
|
H-C |
| Beall |
William |
R |
|
Major |
Hq 3 |
Italy |
9/24/43 |
|
S-R |
| Beld |
James |
B |
|
2/Lt |
Hq-Hq |
Sicily |
7/11/43 |
|
S-R |
| Breathwit |
James |
G |
|
2/Lt |
Co G |
Italy |
12/14/43 |
|
S-R |
| Briggs |
Richard |
H |
|
2/Lt |
Co I |
Sicily |
7/10/43 |
MIA |
S-R WOM |
| Busby |
Harry |
F |
|
1/Lt |
Co I |
Holland |
9/20/44 |
|
MAR |
| Cannizzaro |
Francis |
R |
|
1/Lt |
Med |
Sicily |
7/11/43 |
MIA |
S-R WOM |
| Cline |
George |
W |
II |
1/Lt |
Co G |
Sicily |
7/10/43 |
MIA |
S-R WOM |
| Cohen |
Eugene |
R |
|
1/Lt |
Serv |
Sicily |
7/11/43 |
|
USA/NY |
| Collins |
Patrick |
C |
|
1/Lt |
Co C |
Belgium |
12/21/44 |
|
H-C |
| Crochet |
Milton |
J |
|
1/Lt |
Co B |
Anzio |
1/25/44 |
|
USA/LA |
| Crockett |
G |
P |
|
1/Lt |
Hq 1 |
Belgium |
2/2/45 |
|
USA/AZ |
| Cummings |
Harry |
J |
|
Capt |
Serv |
Sicily |
7/11/43 |
|
USA/NY |
| Currier |
Robert |
S |
|
1/Lt |
Co A |
Holland |
9/21/44 |
|
USA/DE |
| Danneman |
Otis |
A |
|
Capt |
Serv |
Sicily |
7/11/43 |
|
S-R |
| Digan |
Edward |
C |
|
2/Lt |
Hq 3 |
Sicily |
7/13/43 |
|
USA/NY |
| Dunavant |
Henry |
C |
|
1/Lt |
Co A |
Belgium |
1/30/45 |
 |
USA/NC |
| Dunham |
Don |
B |
|
Major |
Hq-Hq |
Italy |
9/17/43 |
|
USA/CA |
| Ferrill |
Willis |
J |
|
1/Lt |
Co I |
Anzio |
1/23/44 |
|
USA/MI |
| Files |
Hanford |
A |
|
1/Lt |
Co E |
Holland |
9/17/44 |
SS |
MAR |
| Foley |
Thomas |
J |
Jr |
1/Lt |
Hq 1 |
Anzio |
3/19/44 |
|
S-R |
| Gerard |
Gus |
|
|
1/Lt |
Co C |
Anzio |
2/10/44 |
|
LUX |
| Gerle |
Peter |
|
Jr |
2/Lt |
Co H |
Italy |
12/17/43 |
|
USA/PA |
| Gilson |
Frank |
W |
|
1/Lt |
Co I |
Italy |
12/12/43 |
|
S-R |
| Gutterman |
Harold |
M |
|
2/Lt |
Hq-Hq |
Italy |
11/14/43 |
|
S-R |
| Harris |
Richard |
A |
|
1/Lt |
Co F |
Belgium |
1/7/45 |
|
USA/NJ |
| Henderson |
Hugh |
A |
|
2/Lt |
Hq 2 |
Sicily |
7/11/43 |
|
USA/OK |
| Henderson |
James |
F |
|
2/Lt |
Co D |
Ardennes |
2/21/45 |
DOW |
USA/OK |
| Heneisen |
Robert |
V |
|
2/Lt |
Co F |
Holland |
10/6/44 |
|
ARD |
| Hockett |
Wayne |
|
|
2/Lt |
Co D |
Anzio |
1/25/44 |
SS/MIA |
S-R |
| James |
Roy |
L |
|
1/Lt |
Co E |
Germany |
2/2/45 |
|
USA/MD |
| Johnson |
Robert |
N |
|
Capt |
Hq 2 |
Italy |
12/16/43 |
|
S-R |
| Johnson |
Lawrence |
P |
|
Capt |
Co H |
Sicily |
7/11/43 |
MIA |
S-R |
| Kaufman |
Herbert |
C |
|
Capt |
Hq 3 |
Sicily |
7/11/43 |
|
S-R |
| Kemble |
Howard |
A |
|
1/Lt |
Hq 1 |
Belgium |
12/20/44 |
|
USA |
| Kennedy |
Edward |
W |
|
1/Lt |
Co I |
Holland |
11/1/44 |
DOW |
USA/MA |
| Kierstead |
James |
C |
|
2/Lt |
Co G |
Italy |
12/12/43 |
|
USA/NH |
| McOmber |
Marshall |
C |
|
1/Lt |
Co G |
Sicily |
7/11/43 |
|
S-R |
| Messina |
John |
S |
|
1/Lt |
Hq 3 |
Sicily |
7/13/43 |
|
S-R |
| Morin |
Earl |
V |
|
1/Lt |
Co A |
Belgium |
1/29/45 |
DOW |
H-C |
| Morrison |
Earl |
F |
|
2/Lt |
Co D |
Italy |
12/18/43 |
DOW |
USA/NY |
| Neilson |
Alexander |
|
|
2/Lt |
Co A |
Anzio |
1/30/44 |
|
USA/CT |
| Nightingale |
Lyle |
|
|
2/Lt |
Co C |
Italy |
11/18/43 |
|
S-R |
| Norman |
Herbert |
H |
|
Capt |
Co E |
Ardennes |
2/8/45 |
DOW |
USA/GA |
| Reilly |
James |
F |
|
2/Lt |
Co B |
Anzio |
1/25/44 |
|
USA/MA |
| Rollins |
Harry |
W |
|
2/Lt |
Co D |
Belgium |
12/26/44 |
POW |
|
| Scheibelein |
Edward |
M |
|
2/Lt |
Co F |
Holland |
10/25/44 |
|
MAR |
| Seyebe |
Steve |
|
|
1/Lt |
Co G |
Holland |
9/20/44 |
|
USA/NJ |
| Sharp |
William |
E |
Jr |
1/Lt |
Co E |
Germany |
2/2/45 |
|
H-C |
| Simmons |
James |
D |
|
1/Lt |
Co F |
Anzio |
2/16/44 |
|
USA/NC |
| Smith |
Richard |
A |
|
2/Lt |
Co B |
Belgium |
12/21/44 |
|
USA/WVA |
| Snyder |
Charles |
J |
|
2/Lt |
Hq 3 |
Holland |
9/28/44 |
|
USA/VA |
| Spooner |
John |
W |
|
1/Lt |
Co A |
Germany |
4/7/45 |
BS/PH(3OLC) |
MAR |
| Wall |
Ned |
E |
|
1/Lt |
Co A |
Italy |
9/17/43 |
 |
USA/KS |
| Washburn |
Hubert |
H |
|
1/Lt |
Med |
Sicily |
7/11/43 |
|
USA/PA |
| Watts |
George |
J |
|
Capt |
Co G |
Italy |
12/12/43 |
SS |
S-R |
| Wisniewski |
Edward |
T |
|
1/Lt |
Co D |
Holland |
9/26/44 |
DOW |
USA/NY |
| Wright |
Robert |
S |
|
2/Lt |
Co G |
Holland |
11/2/44 |
|
USA/CA |
| Yepsen |
William |
G |
|
2/Lt |
Hq 1 |
Belgium |
12/20/44 |
SS |
H-C |
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