(above insignia)17th Airborne Division
After D-Day the 507th PIR was permanently assigned as a unit of this Division.
507th PIR WW II
Medal
of Honor Recipient
Pvt Joe Gandara
Pvt George J Peters
Silver Star Recipient
Pfc Jerry E Wiley
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The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Roll of Honor U - Z
| LastName |
FirstName |
MI |
Tle |
Rank |
Unit |
Location |
Date |
Status |
Cemetery |
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| Underwood |
Ernest |
L |
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Pfc |
Co G |
Normandy |
6/26/44 |
 |
USA/IA |
| Urban |
Peter |
C |
|
Pvt |
Hq 1 |
Normandy |
6/8/44 |
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USA/NY |
| Usery |
Joseph |
C |
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Pvt |
Co I* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
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USA/IL |
| Valentine |
George |
E |
|
Pvt |
* |
Belgium |
1/12/45 |
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LUX |
| Van Cura |
Edward |
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|
Pfc |
Hq 2 |
Normandy |
7/5/44 |
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USA/IL |
| Van Derwerken |
John |
H |
|
Pvt |
Co A |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
|
NOR |
| Van Houten |
John |
F |
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Pfc |
* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
|
LUX |
| Van Sickle |
Jack |
D |
|
Pvt |
Hq 3 |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
MIA/BS |
NOR WOM |
| Vaughn |
Tom |
R |
|
Pvt |
Co C |
Normandy |
6/8/44 |
DOW |
USA/ID |
| Vecchiarelli |
Dominic |
A |
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Pvt |
Co H |
Normandy |
6/23/44 |
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USA/MA |
| Vigil |
Ramon |
B |
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S/Sgt |
Co H* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
PH(OLC) |
H-C |
| Villalobos |
Fabian |
G |
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Pvt |
Hq 2* |
Germany |
3/24/45 |
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MAR |
| Wagner |
William |
J |
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Sgt |
* |
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USA/NY |
| Wagoner |
James |
T |
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Pfc |
Co A* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
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USA/NC |
| Waldorf |
Louis |
C |
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Pfc |
Co E |
Normandy |
6/12/44 |
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USA/CT |
| Waller |
Stephen |
E |
Jr |
T/5 |
Co G |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
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USA/TX |
| Wandachowicz |
Joseph |
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Pfc |
Co H* |
Germany |
4/8/45 |
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MAR |
| Ward |
Charles |
W |
|
Sgt |
Co E* |
Germany |
4/15/45 |
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USA/CA |
| Ward |
Richard |
W |
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Pfc |
Hq 1 |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
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USA/OH |
| Ward |
Thomas |
F |
|
Pvt |
|
Normandy |
7/2/44 |
|
NOR |
| Warwick |
Albert |
L |
|
Pfc |
Co H* |
Belgium |
1/18/45 |
|
LUX |
| Warwick |
John |
W |
|
Cpl |
Co H |
Normandy |
6/10/44 |
BS |
ARD |
| Watson |
Robert |
G |
|
Pvt |
Hq 1 |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
(Hemevez) |
USA/NY |
| Watts |
Hunter |
D |
|
S/Sgt |
Co A |
Normandy |
6/15/44 |
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USA/ND |
| Weaver |
Robert |
M |
|
Pvt |
Hq 2* |
Belgium |
1/12/45 |
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USA/WV |
| Werner |
Robert |
E |
|
Pvt |
Hq 1 |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
NOR |
| Werner |
William |
A |
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Pvt |
Co H* |
Germany |
3/24/45 |
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MAR |
| Wesch |
Harley |
H |
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Pvt |
* |
Belgium |
2/3/45 |
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H-C |
| Wetzel |
Daryl |
F |
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Pvt |
Co C |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
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USA/ID |
| White |
E |
C |
|
Pvt |
Co I |
Normandy |
7/4/44 |
DOW |
CAM |
| White |
James |
C |
|
Pvt |
Co G |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
NOR |
| White |
Melvin |
J |
|
Pfc |
* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
|
LUX |
| White |
Robert |
W |
|
Pvt |
Co I* |
Germany |
3/24/45 |
|
MAR |
| Whiteford |
Fred |
D |
|
Pfc |
Co C |
Normandy |
6/30/44 |
|
NOR |
| Wilcox |
Eugene |
D |
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Pfc |
Co C |
Normandy |
6/30/44 |
|
NOR |
| Wiley |
Jerry |
E |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
Normandy |
6/15/44 |
SS/BS |
NOR |
| Wilkerson |
John |
F |
|
Pfc |
* |
Belgium |
2/7/45 |
DOW |
USA/KY |
| Wilson |
Pruitt |
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|
Pfc |
Co E* |
Germany |
4/3/45 |
DOW |
USA/MS |
| Wilson |
Reino |
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|
Sgt |
Co B* |
Belgium |
1/19/45 |
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USA/PA |
| Wiltse |
Marmaduke |
J |
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Pfc |
* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
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USA/CA |
| Winter |
Henry |
A |
Jr |
Pfc |
Hq 3* |
Germany |
3/24/45 |
DOI |
USA/IL |
| Witt |
William |
H |
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Pvt |
RHQ* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
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LUX |
| Wojtowicz |
George |
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T/5 |
Hq 1* |
Germany |
8/10/45 |
DODY |
USA/PA |
| Wolf |
William |
R |
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Cpl |
Co C |
Normandy |
7/4/44 |
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USA/PA |
| Wolfenden |
George |
A |
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S/Sgt |
Co I* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
|
LUX |
| Wood |
Frank |
J |
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Pfc |
Co H |
Normandy |
6/28/44 |
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USA/NY |
| Wood |
Richard |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co F* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
DOW |
USA/MN |
| Woodall |
Clarence |
R |
|
Pvt |
Hq 3 |
Normandy |
7/13/44 |
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USA/CA |
| Wright |
Willard |
K |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2 |
Normandy |
7/13/44 |
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USA/OK |
| Yansick |
Walter |
H |
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Pvt |
* |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
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H-C |
| Yarrington |
Carl |
H |
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S/Sgt |
Hq 1 |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
NOR |
| Zahorsky |
Theodore |
J |
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T/5 |
Svc Co |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
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USA/MN |
| Zielinski |
Walter |
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Pvt |
Hq 3 |
Normandy |
6/11/44 |
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USA/NY |
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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
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
Francois, Dominique 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment: A Forgotten Regiment Heimdal (Aug 2002), 120 p. ISBN: 2840481642
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
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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