All-Americans

"Never in the field of human conflict was so much
""owed by so many to so few."
................................................... ...Sir Winston Churchill
 
 
Units Roll of Honor
    504th PIR
    505th PIR
    507th PIR
    508th PIR
    325th GIR
    307th AEB
    319th GFAB
    320th GFAB
    376th PFAB
    456th PFAB
    80th AAA
    82nd Signal Co
    782nd Ord Maint Co
    307th Med Co
    82nd HQ Co
 
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The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Roster  Company - A (Partial)

 LastName FirstName MI Tle Rank ASN No. Pltn Status Medals Comment

Anderson Eugene Pvt 33375617 KIA PH Hitdorf am Rhein
Bailey Russell C Pvt PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures
Baldino Fred J Cpl PH(2)  Photo on Trooper Pictures
Bates Arthur W Jr Pfc 13021889 KIA PH Ardennes
Bosher Louis C Pvt 33631391 KIA PH Ardennes
Brooks Wayne D Pfc 39677329 DOW PH Hitdorf am Rhein
Brown Theodore W
Pvt 33502045 KIA PH Hitdorf am Rhein
Brown William G
Pvt 32047126 DOW PH Ardennes
Burnett John F
Pvt 36598335 KIA PH Maas-WaalCanal
Cann Charles E
T/5 35791953 KIA PH Anzio
Carter Bernard E Pfc 13086344 KIA PH
Castile Norman L Pvt 39344851 KIA PH Hitdorf am Rhein
Chaska Archibald Pvt POW  Photo on Trooper Pictures
Clift Sterling L Pfc 38567757 KIA PH Hitdorf am Rhein
Crete Laureat W
T/4 31373430 KIA PH Hitdorf am Rhein
Currier Robert S 1/Lt 0-446947 KIA PH Lent-Oosterhout
DeCamp Clifford E Sgt 15077652 DOW PH
Dunavant Henry Clay 1/Lt 01292320 KIA PH
Edmondson Max D Pvt 36548198 KIA PH Overasselt DZ-O
Emery James R
Pvt 36947071 KIA PH Hitdorf am Rhein
Farrell Michael W Jr T/5 11055136 DOW PH
Galitza Charles E Pfc 35632279 KIA PH
Gaygan James F Pvt PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures
Gibson Bruce P Pfc 39602441 KIA PH
Giles Angus M Jr Pfc 38149823 KIA PH
Gould Frank E
Pfc 32161647 KIA SS,PH(2OLC) Hitdorf am Rhein
Heidebrink Frank L S/Sgt 35453279 KIA PH Liege
Jones Wallace R Pvt 11091187 KIA PH
Kelly Edward J Pfc 20309662 DOW PH SWA Groesbeek
Mc Fadden John E Pvt 33581106 KIA PH
McGrath Patrick J Pvt 12080005 KIA SS, PH Overasselt
Morin Earl V 1/Lt 01703041 DOW PH(2OLC)
Reich Mitchel H Pfc 1st  Photo on Trooper Pictures
Rettell Victor C Pvt 16151307 DOW PH SWA Groesbeek
Sonntag Clarence E Pvt 38403841 KIA PH
Spiegle Charles Pfc 15054456 KIA PH(OLC) Hitdorf am Rhein
Spooner John W 1/Lt 01169345 KIA BS,PH(3OLC) Hitdorf am Rhein
Stinson Paul G Pvt 19017419 KIA PH Groesbeek
Stone Maurice F Pvt 31462352 KIA PH
Strohmaier George W Pvt 32106978 KIA PH
Thurman Henry G Pfc 34195764 KIA PH Anzio
Washko Robert Pvt 33573850 KIA BS, PH Lent-Ft Holland
Wengress Ignatius W Pvt 33424726 KIA PH
Williams Clarence B Jr S/Sgt 34514830 KIA PH Wylerbaan-Voxhill
    

LEGEND
BS   -  Bronze Star KODY - Killed on Duty PLTN - Platoon
CAPT - Captain LT COL -  Lieutenant Colonel POW  -  Prisoner of War
COL - Colonel 1/LT - First Lieutenant SGT - Sergeant
DODY - Died on Duty 2/LT- Second Lieutenant S/SGT - Staff Sergeant
DOI - Died of Injuries MAJ -  Major 1/SGT - First Sergeant
DOW - Died of Wounds MIA - Missing in Action SS - Silver Star
DSC - Distinguished Service Cross MOH - Medal of Honor T/SGT - Technician Sergeant
JWO - Junior Warrant Officer PFC -  Private First Class T/4 - Technician 4th Class
KIA - Killed in Action PH - Purple Heart T/5 - Technician 5th Class


books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Blair, Jr, Clay Ridgeway's Paratroopers: The American Airborne in WW II. New York: Doubleday, 1985 588 p. ISBN: 0385278888
Breuer, William B  Agony at Anzio: The Allies Most Controversial and Bizarre Operation of WW II Jove Publishing, 1989 ISBN: 0515102113
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, 1989 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Breuer, William B Drop Zone Sicily: Allied Airborne Strike,July 1943. Novato, CA: Presidio, c1983. 212 p. ISBN: 089 141 1968
Breuer, William B  They Jumped at Midnight Jove Publishing, (P) c1990 ISBN: 0515104256
Burriss, T Moffatt  Strike and Hold: A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in WW II Brasseys, Inc, 256 pp August,2000 ISBN: 1574882589
Carter, Ross S  Those Devils in Baggy Pants  Buccaneer Books, Reprint,1996 ISBN: 0899666132
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
Devlin, Gerard S  Paratrooper! St Martin's Press, (P) c1976 ISBN: 0312596529
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Keegan, John The Second World War Penguin (P), 708 p. ISBN: 014011341X
Kershaw, Alex The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon Da Capo Press, 288 pp November 30, 2004 ISBN: 0306813041
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
Megallas , James All the Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe 336p., Presidio Press, March, 2003. ISBN: 0891417842
Messina , Phillip Anzio: Song of Destiny A.G.Halldin Publishing Company, 1992. ISBN: 0 935 64838 0
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
 
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