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 The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion - Trooper Pictures

Company G
PFC Fernando Anaya - Bronze Star Recipient - PH (Source: B Jeffries)

PFC Fernando Anaya
508th PIR Co G
Bronze Star Recipient

 Pvt Joseph P Bizefski (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Joseph P Bizefski
508th PIR Co G
KIA 27 Dec 1944

 Pvt Evan O Bown (Source: B Jeffries

Pvt Evan O Bown
508th PIR Co G
KIA 07 Jan 1945
Pvt Elgin D Buchholz (Source: B Jeffries

Pvt Elgin D Buchholz
508th PIR Co G
KIA 12 Jan 1945

 Pvt Donald F Byrne (Source: B Jeffries

Pvt Donald F Byrne
508th PIR Co G
KIA 23 Sept 1944

 Pvt Raymond J Coon

Pvt Raymond J Coon
508th PIR Co G
KIA 6 July 1944
Pfc Harold M Cranston (Source: Erwin Derhaag)

Pfc Wayne E Couch
508th PIR Co G
KIA 15 June 1944

 Pfc Harold M Cranston (Source: Erwin Derhaag)

Pfc Harold M Cranston
508th PIR Co G
KIA 9 Jan 1945

 Pfc Fay J Crandall (Source: B Jeffries

Pfc Fay J Crandall
508th PIR Co G
KIA 30 Sept 1944
Sgt Columbo De Paulis Jr (Source: B Jeffries

Sgt Columbo De Paulis Jr
508th PIR Co G
KIA 14 June 1944

 Pfc William W Farris

Pfc William W Farris
508th PIR
Company G

 Pvt Lawrence Jeffers

Pvt Lawrence Jeffers
508th PIR Co G
Silver Star Recipient
Pfc William Stuart (Babe) Howard

Pfc William S Howard
508th PIR
Company G

 Pfc Angel Romero (Source: Julia Romero Morris)

Pfc Angel Romero
508th PIR
Company G

 Pfc Harold H Roberts

Pfc Harold H Roberts
508th PIR Co G
KIA 27 Dec 1944
Cpl Walter E Vanmeter MIA/BS

Cpl Walter E Vanmeter
508th PIR Co G
MIA 05 July 1944 (BS)

 Pfc Henry H Wade

Pfc Henry H Wade
508th PIR Co G
KIA 20 Sept 1944

 Pfc Warren Witt

Pfc Warren Wilt
508th PIR
Companies G/H
1/Lt Kenneth A Covey (Source: B Jeffries

1/Lt Kenneth A Covey
508th PIR Co G
KIA 26 Sept 1944

 1/Lt Ralph E De Weese (Source: B Jeffries

1/Lt Ralph E De Weese
508th PIR Co G
KIA 23 Sept 1944

Company H
CLICK on Picture for a website about Pvt Howard J Alfrey

Pvt Howard J Alfrey
508th PIR Co H
KIA 27 Dec 1944

 Pvt Sherman E Axline Silver Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Sherman E Axline
508th PIR Co H
KIA 20 Sept 1944 (SS)

 Cpl Roger L Atherton Silver Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Roger L Atherton
508th PIR Co H
KIA 21 Sept 1944 (SS)
Sgt Wayne Harrison Beanblossom Co H

Sgt Wayne H Beanblossom
508th PIR
Company H

 Pvt Raymond C Belair (Source: B Jeffries

Pvt Raymond C Belair
508th PIR Co H
KIA 04 July 1944

 Sgt Kenneth O Benson (Source: B Jeffries

Sgt Kenneth O Benson
508th PIR Co H
KIA 21 Sept 1944
Pfc Robert W Benson (Source: B Jeffries

Pfc Robert W Benson
508th PIR Co H
KIA 07 June 1944

 Pvt Cecil W Bledsoe (Source: B Jeffries

Pvt Cecil W Bledsoe
508th PIR Co H
KIA 21 Sept 1944 (BS)

 S/Sgt Joe Bundy (Source: B Jeffries

S/Sgt Joe Bundy
508th PIR Co H
KIA 09 June 1944
Sgt Paul F Burns

Sgt Paul F Burns
508th PIR Co H
KIA 15 July 1944

 Cpl Brassie S Cascio

Cpl Brassie S Cascio
508th PIR Co H
KIA 26 Dec 1944

 T/4 Edward T Christensen - Bronze Star (OLC) (Source: B Jeffries

T/4 Edward T Christensen
508th PIR Co H
DOW 21 Sept 44 (BS OLC)
Pfc Walter L Coltrin - Silver Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Walter L Coltrin
508th PIR Co H
KIA 25 Sept 1944 (SS)

 Cpl Bryant C DeLoach - Silver Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Bryant C DeLoach
508th PIR Co H
KIA 04 July 1944 (SS)

 Pfc Harry B Deem (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Harry B Deem
508th PIR Co H
KIA 07 June 1944
Pvt John V Giacomelli

Pvt John V Giacomelli
508th PIR Co H
KIA 20 Sept 1944

 Cpl Donald I Jakeway

Cpl Donald I Jakeway
508th PIR
Company H

 Cpl Lewis W Latimer

Cpl Lewis W Latimer
508th PIR Co H
KIA 6 June 1944
Pfc Thomas W Porcella

Pfc Thomas W Porcella
508th PIR
Company H

 Pvt John Z Posadas - Company F - POW D-Day Stalag 4F (Source: Michael Posadas )

Pvt John Z Posadas
508th PIR Co H
POW - Stalag 4F

 T/5 Arthur L Vashon Silver Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Arthur L Vashon
508th PIR Co H
KIA 04 July 1944 (SS)
Pvt Gerrit Van Vels PH (seriously wounded 4 July 1944 (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Gerrit Van Vels
508th PIR
Company H

 2/Lt Edward J Czepinski - D-Day Pathfinder

2/Lt Edward J Czepinski
508th PIR Co H
KIA 12 July 44 (PF)

 Capt Hal M Creary - Friendly Fire (Source: B Jeffries)

Capt Hal M Creary
508th PIR Co H
KIA 08 June 44

Company I
Sgt Warren W Becker

Sgt Warren W Becker
508th PIR Co I
DOW 22 Sept 1944

 Pfc Edward Bitterman (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Edward Bitterman
508th PIR Co I
KIA 14 June 1944

 Pvt Robert C Brunck (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Robert C Brunck
508th PIR Co I
KIA 01 Oct 1944
Pvt Jesse E Childers(Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Jesse E Childers
508th PIR Co I
DOW 27 Dec 1944

 Pvt Baxter Samuel Buddy Clark Jr

Pvt Baxter S Clark Jr
508th PIR
Company I

 Sgt Neil H Cline

Sgt Neil H Cline
508th PIR Co I
KIA 25 Jan 1945
T/5 Ray R Cline

T/5 Ray R Cline
508th PIR
Company I

 1/Sgt Raymond L Conrad (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Sgt Raymond L Conrad
508th PIR Co I
KIA 4 July 1944

 Pfc Chad Conway 508th PIR Company I

Pfc Chad Conway
508th PIR
Company I
Pfc Rene A Croteau (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Rene A Croteau
508th PIR Co I
KIA 4 July 1944

 Pvt James D Deaton -KILLED IN ACCIDENT DURING DEMOLITION TRAINING AT CAMP MACKALL NC - (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt James D Deaton
508th PIR Co I
KODY 10 Dec 1943

 S/Sgt Edwin DeBeer (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Edwin DeBeer
508th PIR Co I
KIA 5 July 1944
T/4 Emanuel M Foster

T/4 Emanuel M Foster
508th PIR Co I
KIA 20 Sept 1944

 Pvt Richard H Fox

Pvt Richard H Fox
508th PIR Co I
DOW 7 Jan 1945

 Pfc Corbin L Green

Pfc Corbin L Green
508th PIR Co I
KIA 8 Jan 1945
Pvt James R Hattrich

Pvt James R Hattrich
508th PIR Co I
KIA 08 Jun 1944

 Pfc Robert Moore (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Robert Moore
508th PIR
Company I

 Pfc William R Morgan Sr

Pfc William R Morgan Sr
508th PIR
Company I
S/Sgt Cassius W Mullins - Bronze Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Cassius W Mullins
508th PIR Co I
Bronze Star Recipient

 Sgt Alfred Pederson (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt Alfred Pederson
508th PIR
Company I

 Sgt Jackson T Ramsey

Sgt Jackson T Ramsey
508th PIR Co I
KIA 23 Sept 1944
Cpl William (Bill) F Ryan (Courtesy: Ralph Peeters)

Cpl William F Ryan
508th PIR
Company I

 Pfc Edward T Shea

Pfc Edward T Shea
508th PIR Co I
KIA 20 Sept 1944

 Pfc Frank J Sosnowski (Courtesy: Gordon Stewart: WW II Airborne Demonstration Team)

Pfc Frank J Sosnowski
508th PIR
Company I
1/Lt Robert Mazy Mitchell - Commanding Officer Company I

1/Lt Robert M Mitchell
508th PIR Co I (CO)
KIA 19 Sept 1944

 Capt Wayne K Harvey - Commanding Officer Company I

Capt Wayne K Harvey
508th PIR Co I (CO)
KIA 6 June 1944

Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion (HQ 3)
Pfc Robert J Bain (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Robert J Bain
508th PIR HQ 3
DOW 20 Jan 1945

 Pvt Sherman E Axline DSC Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Walter J Bednarz
508th PIR HQ 3
KIA 18 Sept 1944 (DSC)

 S/Sgt Donald E Beers

S/Sgt Donald E Beers
508th PIR HQ 3
KIA 12 June 1944
Pvt John E Carroll (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt John E Carroll
508th PIR HQ 3
KIA 13 June 1944

 M/Sgt Robert (Bobby) W Carter Jr

M/Sgt Robert W Carter Jr
508th PIR
HQ 3 Company

 Pvt Harold N Gayle

Pvt Harold N Gayle
508th PIR HQ 3
KIA 01 Jan 1945
S/Sgt William W Howe - 3rd Battalion S-4/Supply NCO (BS)(Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt William W Howe
508th PIR Hq3/G
3rd Battalion S-4 (BS)

 Pfc Roy McDaniel (Source: Roert Mc Daniel)

Pfc Roy McDaniel
508th PIR
HQ 3 Company

 Cpl Jack Schlegel - PH 2(OLC)

Cpl Jack Schlegel
508th PIR
Hq 3rd Battalion
Sgt James N Sidley - Silver Star Recipient

Sgt James N Sidley Jr
508th PIR HQ 3
KIA 23 Sept 1944 (SS)

 Pvt Arthur J Weitlock

Pvt Arthur J Weitlock
508th PIR HQ 3
KIA 21 Sept 1944

 S/Sgt Raymond B Wolf BS(OLC)/PH(OLC) (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Raymond B Wolf
508th PIR HQ 3
KIA 9 Jan 1945 (BS(OLC)
Pvt Donald J Wood - Friendly Fire - (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Donald J Wood
508th PIR Hq 3
KIA 07 June 1944

 2/Lt William E Pulverman

2/Lt William E Pulverman
508th PIR Hq 3
KIA 20 Sept 1944

 1/Lt Roy W Murray

1/Lt Roy W Murray
508th PIR Hq 3
KIA 6 June 1944
1/Lt Joseph I Shankey Jr POW/Friendly Fire

1/Lt Joseph I Shankey Jr
508th PIR Hq 3
POW/KIA 7 June 1944

 1/Lt Gene H Williams

1/Lt Gene H Williams
508th PIR Hq 3
KIA 20 June 1944

 Captain Malcolm Dodge Brannen - Comannding Officer HQ Company 3rd Battalion

Capt Malcolm D Brannen
508th PIR HQ 3
Commanding Officer
Lt Col Louis G Mendez Jr - DSC Recipient

Lt Col Louis G Mendez Jr
508th PIR 3rd Bn CO
DSC Recipient



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Annussek, Greg Hitler's Raid to Save Mussolini: The Most Infamous Commando Operation of World War II. Sept 1, 2005, Da Capo Press, 353 pp. ISBN: 0306813963
Astor, Gerald  A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It. Mass Market Paperback, 1994 ISBN: 0440215749
Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Black, Wallace B.& Blashfield, Jean F. Battle of the Bulge (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
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
Breuer, William B Unexplained Mysteries of World War II. John Wiley & Sons, Sept 1998 256 p. ISBN:0471291072
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
Burriss, T Moffatt  Strike and Hold: A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in WW II Brasseys, Inc, 256 pp August,2000 ISBN: 1574882589
Butler, Rupert  SS: Leibstandarte: The History of the First SS Division 1933-45 (Waffen SS Divisional Histories) Amber Books, 192 p. ISBN:1782742492
Butler, Rupert  SS: Wiking: The History of the Fifth SS Division 1941-45 (Waffen SS Divisional Histories) Amber Books, 192 p. ISBN:1782742484
Butler, Rupert  SS: Hitlerjugend: The History of the Twelfth SS Division 1943-45 (Waffen SS Divisional Histories) Amber Books, 192 p. ISBN:1782742476
Crutchfield, Winston S  Pathfinder: A conversation with Buck Hilton and other historical documents about Native American veterans  CreateSpace, 180 pp, Aug 2009 ISBN: 1448679559
D'Este, Carlo  Decision in Normandy William S Konnecky Assc(P), 560 p. ISBN: 1568522606
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel  American Paratrooper Helmets: Mediterranean & European Theater of Operations  June, 2010, Histoire & Collections, 272 p. ISBN: 2352501415
De Trez, Michel  American Warriors: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers Prior to Normandy  July, 1998, D-Day Pub, 212 p. ISBN: 2960017609
De Trez, Michel  Cpl Forrest Guth: E Company 506 PIR 101st Airborne Division (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)  March, 2002, D-Day Pub, 56 p. ISBN: 296001765X
De Trez, Michel  Orange is the Color of the Day: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the Invasion of Holland April, 2004, D-Day Pub, 506 p. ISBN: 2960017633
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  The Way We Were: "Doc" Daniel B. McIlvoy: Regimental Surgeon, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)  August 20, 2004, D-Day Pub, 167 p. ISBN: 2960017668
De Trez, Michel  Colonel Bob Piper: G Company 505 PIR (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)  March, 2003, D-Day Pub, 48 p. ISBN: 2960017641
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
Hastings, Max Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy Simon and Shuster(JUV), 396 p. ISBN: 0671554352
Inglesby, Leo C A Corporal Once Xlibris  2/2/2001, 108 p. ISBN: 0738838209
Jakeway, Don Paratroopers Do or Die!  ASIN: B0031HBGC0 1996
Keegan, John The Second World War Penguin (P), 708 p. ISBN: 014011341X
Keegan, John Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris Penguin USA(P), 365 p. ISBN: 0140235426
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
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
Nordyke , Phil The All Americans in World War II: A Photographic History of the 82nd Airborne Division at War Zenith Press, May 2006. 192 pgs ISBN: 0760326177
Nordyke , Phil Four Stars of Valor: The Combat History of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II Zenith Press, November 2006. 480 pgs ISBN: 0760326649
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Beyond Valor  Free Press, 2001, 384 p. ISBN: 0684873842
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
Ruggero, Ed  The First Men In: US Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day  HarperCollins, 6/13/2006. 368 p. ISBN: 0060731281
Ryan, Cornelius  The Longest Day Touchstone Books (P), 350 p. ISBN: 0671890913
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
The Center of Military History  The War in the Mediterranean: A WWII Pictorial History Brasseys, Inc., 465 p. ISBN:1574881302
Turnbull, Peter I Maintain The Right: The 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion in WW II Authorhouse, Oct 31,2005. 204 p. ISBN: 1420871447
Turnbull, Peter The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Roll of Honour for the 307th Abn Engr Bn WWII Independent, Jan 13, 2021. 255 p. ISBN-13: 979-8581529140
Van Lunteren, Frank The Battle of Bridges: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden Casemate, June 1,2014. 336 p. ISBN: 1612002323
Verier, Mike  82nd Airborne Division in Colour Photographs  (Europa Militaria, No 9) ISBN: 187 200 4857
Wildman, John B All Americans 82nd Airborne. Meadowlands Militaria, 6/83 ISBN:091 208 1007






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