508th PIR WW II
Medal
of Honor Recipient
1st Sgt Leonard Funk
Distinguished Service Cross Recipients
1/Lt John P Foley
1/Sgt Leonard Funk
Sgt Charles A Gushue
Silver Star Recipients
S/Sgt John T Elliott
Cpl Robert H Ellis
Cpl Walter Firestine
Cpl Larry G Fitzpatrick
Pvt Clinton S Ford
Pfc Nicke Forkapa
1/Sgt Leonard A Funk Jr
Sgt Bernard J Gallagher
T/5 David A Giblin
Pfc Theodore H Gienger
Pvt Howard H Gouge
Sgt James E Green
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The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Roll of Honor E - G
| LastName |
FirstName |
MI |
Tle |
Rank |
Unit |
Location |
Date |
Status |
Cemetery |
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| Eckman |
Richard |
E |
|
Sgt |
Co A |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
USA/PA |
| Ellerbusch |
Herbert |
W |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
Holland |
9/20/44 |
MIA/BS(OLC) |
MAR WOM |
| Ellifrit |
James |
H |
|
Sgt |
Co C |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
|
NOR |
| Endress |
Joseph |
G |
|
S/Sgt |
Co B |
Belgium |
1/31/45 |
PH (OLC) |
H-C |
| Ensminger |
Joseph |
D |
Jr |
Pvt |
Co F |
Belgium |
1/27/45 |
|
USA/PA |
| Eso |
Angelo |
A |
|
Pvt |
Hq 3 |
Belgium |
12/5/44 |
KODY |
EP |
| Everitt |
Edward |
M |
|
Pvt |
Co F |
Holland |
9/18/44 |
|
USA/PA |
| Evert |
John |
P |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2 |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
Fr Fire |
USA/FL |
| Fabuz |
Raymond |
F |
|
Pfc |
Co F |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
USA/NY |
| Farmer |
William |
H |
|
Sgt |
Co H |
Normandy |
7/8/44 |
|
NOR |
| Fateley |
Glenn |
A |
|
Pvt |
Co I |
Normandy |
6/25/44 |
|
USA/WA |
| Fecteau |
Roland |
W |
|
Sgt |
Co B |
Holland |
9/20/44 |
 SM |
MAR |
| Field |
Edward |
K |
|
Pvt |
Hq 2 |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
|
NOR |
| Firestine |
Walter |
|
|
Cpl |
Co A |
Belgium |
12/31/44 |
SS |
H-C |
| Fisher |
Clyde |
E |
|
Pvt |
R/HQ |
Holland |
10/1/44 |
|
USA/NC |
| Focht |
Edward |
J |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
NOR |
| Foster |
Emanuel |
M |
|
T/4 |
Co I |
Holland |
9/20/44 |
|
USA/ME |
| Foster |
Kenneth |
D |
|
Pvt |
Co C |
Normandy |
7/2/44 |
|
NOR |
| Fox |
Richard |
H |
|
Pvt |
Co I |
Belgium |
1/7/45 |
/PH(OLC) |
H-C |
| Froehle |
Bernard |
J |
|
Pfc |
Co D |
Belgium |
12/29/44 |
|
USA/OH |
| Gainer |
Virgel |
|
|
Pfc |
Co A |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
USA/WV |
| Gardner |
Emory |
G |
|
Pfc |
Co G |
Normandy |
7/4/44 |
|
NOR |
| Garza |
Francisco |
|
|
Pfc |
Co D |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
NOR |
| Gaydos |
Emery |
W |
|
Pvt |
Co C |
Normandy |
6/23/44 |
|
NOR |
| Gayle |
Harold |
N |
|
Pvt |
Hq 3 |
Belgium |
1/1/45 |
|
H-C |
| Gervais |
Robert |
F |
|
Sgt |
|
Belgium |
2/12/45 |
DOW |
H-C |
| George |
John |
W |
|
Pfc |
Co F |
Holland |
11/14/44 |
KODY |
Arlington |
| George |
Maurice |
T |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Normandy |
6/13/44 |
|
USA/OK |
| Gerald |
Robert |
S |
|
1/Sgt |
Co B |
Normandy |
6/8/44 |
|
USA/OH |
| Giacomelli |
John |
V |
|
Pvt |
Co H |
Holland |
9/20/44 |
|
USA/CA |
| Gienger |
Theodore |
H |
|
Pfc |
Co G |
Holland |
10/22/44 |
DOW/SS |
MAR |
| Godwin |
Donald |
J |
|
Pfc |
Co E |
Holland |
10/1/44 |
|
USA/CA |
| Gomez |
Oscar |
|
|
Pvt |
Co A |
Belgium |
12/24/44 |
|
USA/TX |
| Goodman |
Floyd |
O |
|
Cpl |
Co E |
Belgium |
2/9/45 |
|
H-C |
| Goudemont |
Ernest |
G |
Jr |
Pvt |
Co A |
Holland |
11/1/44 |
KODY |
USA/CT |
| Green |
Bennett |
M |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Normandy |
6/44 |
|
USA/MO |
| Green |
Corbin |
L |
|
Pfc |
Co I |
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
DOW |
USA/TX |
| Green |
Cumer |
|
|
Pfc |
R/HQ |
Normandy |
6/19/44 |
|
USA/UT |
| Greene |
Chester |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
USA/TX |
| Grissom |
Max |
J |
|
Pfc |
Co C |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
|
USA/AK |
| Guist |
William |
G |
|
Pvt |
Co C |
Normandy |
7/4/44 |
|
USA/IN |
| Gunter |
Jack |
|
|
Cpl |
Co B |
Normandy |
7/5/44 |
| USA/TX |
| Gutierrez |
Robert |
P |
|
Pvt |
Co I |
Belgium |
1/12/45 |
|
|
| Gutman |
William |
|
|
Sgt |
Co C |
Normandy |
7/1/44 |
|
USA/NY |
|
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books
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The Climatic Battle of WW II. 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
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Arnhem 1944:
Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993
96p. ISBN: 1855323028
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(World War II 50th Anniversary Series). Crestwood House, 48 pp May,1993 ISBN: 0896865681
Blair, Jr, Clay Ridgway's Paratroopers:
The American Airborne in WW II. New York: Doubleday, 1985 588 p. ISBN: 0385278888
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Breuer, William B Drop Zone Sicily:
Allied Airborne Strike,July 1943. Novato, CA: Presidio, c1983. 212 p. ISBN: 089 141 1968
Burns, Dwayne T & Leland Burns Jump Into the Valley of the Shadow: The War Memories of Dwayne Burns Communications Sergeant - 508th PIR. Casemate, (Sept 2006) 256 p. ISBN: 1932033491
D'Este, Carlo
Decision in Normandy William S Konnecky Assc(P), 560 p. ISBN: 1568522606
D'Este, Carlo
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At the Point of No Return : Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the
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Falerios, Kenton J.
Give Me Something I Can't Do: The History of the 82nd Military Police Company, WW 1 to Iraq
Nov 2007, Authorhouse, 192 p ISBN: 1434337197
Francois, Dominique 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Red Devils Heimdal (Aug 2003), 120 p. ISBN: 2840481723
Gavin, James M.
On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Giard, Régis & Frédéric Blais Helmets of the ETO: A Historical & Technical Guide Histoire & Collections (Jan 2008), 216 p. ISBN: 2352500621
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Jakeway, Don Paratroopers Do or Die!
ASIN: B0031HBGC0 1996
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On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
Nigl, Dr Alfred J & Charles A Nigl
Silent Wings - Savage Death Santa Ana, CA: Graphic Publishing, Dec 3,2007. 288 p. ISBN: 1882824318
Nordyke , Phil All American All the Way: Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II Zenith Press, April 2005. 880 pgs ISBN: 0760322015
Ospital, John
We Wore Jump Boots and Baggy Pants Willow House, 1977. 118 p. ISBN: 0912450150
Ruggero, Ed
Combat Jump: The Young Men who Led the Assault into Fortress Europe, July, 1943
HarperCollins, 10/21/2003. 388 p. ISBN: 0060088753
Ryan, Cornelius The Longest Day
Touchstone Books (P), 350 p. ISBN: 0671890913
Ryan, Cornelius
A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
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Parachute Soldier: From the Diary of William H. Tucker, 1942-1945 ISBN:1884540015
Tucker, William H.
"Rendez-vous at Rochelinval" Battle of the Bulge International Airborne Books,Harwichport, MS, ISBN:0-9647683-2-1
Turnbull, Peter
I Maintain The Right: The 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion in WW II Authorhouse, Oct 31,2005. 204 p. ISBN: 1420871447
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The Center of Military History The War in the Mediterranean: A WWII Pictorial History Brasseys, Inc.,
465 p. ISBN:1574881302
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