
(above picture)509th PIB Patch
509th PIB WW II Medal
of Honor Recipient
Cpl Paul B Huff
Distinguished Service Cross Recipients
Pfc Leslie B Davis
Silver Star Recipients
T/4 Eugene C Beckner
Pfc Joseph R Blackwood
Pfc William R Bowers
R E L A T E D
S I T E S
Home Was Never Like This:
Memoirs of Col Doyle R Yardley
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Distinguished Service Cross Recipients
Pfc Leslie B Davis
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The 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Roll of Honor A - J
| LastName |
FirstName |
MI |
Tle |
Rank |
Unit |
Location |
Date |
Status |
Cemetery |
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| Abramczyk |
Stanley |
J |
|
Pvt |
|
Italy |
12/01/43 |
|
S-R |
| Akins |
Houston |
C |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
Anzio |
2/19/44 |
|
S-R |
| Aldridge |
Warren |
S |
|
Pvt |
|
Italy |
9/15/43 |
MIA/BS |
S-R WOM |
| Ande |
Leroy |
E |
|
Pvt |
Co F |
N Africa |
11/11/42 |
503 PIR |
NAF |
| Anderson |
John |
N |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Antrim |
Donald |
E |
|
Pvt |
|
Anzio |
3/16/44 |
DOW |
S-R |
| Barnhouse |
Robert |
N |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Barker |
William |
E |
|
Cpl |
Co E |
Italy |
9/01/43 |
|
NAF |
| Beatham |
Stanley |
|
Jr |
S/Sgt |
|
So France |
|
DOW |
USA/ME |
| Beavers |
Leslie |
W |
|
T/5 |
|
Anzio |
2/19/44 |
|
S-R |
| Becker |
Warren |
|
|
Pvt |
|
Anzio |
|
DOW |
USA/VA |
| Beckner |
Eugene |
C |
|
T/4 |
Co B |
So France |
8/15/44 |
MIA/SS |
RHO WOM |
| Bergeman |
Clarence |
N |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
8/24/44 |
|
RHO |
| Bethel |
Jewell |
G |
Jr |
Pfc |
Co A |
Belgium |
12/24/44 |
|
USA/IL |
| Bills |
George |
L |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Belgium |
12/26/44 |
|
USA/IN |
| Bloyd |
David |
G |
|
Pvt |
|
So France |
8/21/44 |
|
RHO |
| Brockman |
Raymond |
L |
|
Pfc |
Co D |
|
|
|
USA/OH |
| Brookins |
Ira |
L |
|
Pvt |
Co E |
NAF |
11/8/42 |
503 PIR |
NAF |
| Buchanan |
Joseph |
L |
|
S/Sgt |
|
Anzio |
|
DOW |
USA/LA |
| Burch |
Fred |
C |
|
Cpl |
|
Italy |
9/15/43 |
|
FLO |
| Burns |
Francis |
N |
Jr |
Pvt |
|
So France |
10/23/44 |
DOI |
RHO |
| Burns |
Fred |
C |
|
Pvt |
|
|
|
|
|
| Burns |
Paul |
L |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/8/45 |
|
USA/IL |
| Busse |
Theodore |
L |
|
Pfc |
|
Anzio |
3/16/44 |
MIA |
S-R WOM |
| Butler |
Ira |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
So France |
8/15/44 |
MIA |
RHO WOM |
| Campos |
Frank |
|
|
Pfc |
Co B |
So France |
8/15/44 |
MIA/BS |
RHO WOM |
| Cherry |
Walter |
A |
|
T/5 |
Hq Co |
Italy |
9/15/43 |
 |
S-R |
| Clem |
Ross |
W |
|
Cpl |
|
Italy |
|
|
USA/FL |
| Cooper |
William |
C |
|
Pvt |
Hq Co |
So France |
|
|
USA/PA |
| Cormak |
Joseph |
|
|
Pvt |
|
|
|
|
|
| Crane |
Thomas |
J |
|
1/Sgt |
Co D |
So France |
8/22/44 |
|
USA/PA |
| Crevelling |
Oscar |
F |
|
Sgt |
Co B |
So France |
8/15/44 |
MIA/BS |
RHO WOM |
| Crosby |
James |
H |
|
Pvt |
|
So France |
|
|
USA/GA |
| Currie |
Donald |
S |
|
Pvt |
|
Italy |
6/21/44 |
KODY |
S-R |
| Daley |
William |
E |
|
Pfc |
|
Italy |
11/11/43 |
|
S-R |
| Daves |
Robert |
D |
|
T/5 |
|
|
|
|
USA/NC |
| David |
Robert |
B |
|
S/Sgt |
Co B |
So France |
8/15/44 |
MIA/BS |
RHO WOM |
| David |
Roy |
W |
|
Sgt |
|
|
|
|
USA/ID |
| Davie |
Burdette |
H |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
Anzio |
2/27/44 |
|
S-R |
| Davis |
Donald |
E |
|
Sgt |
|
Italy |
11/28/43 |
|
S-R |
| Davis |
Ervin |
|
Jr |
Pvt |
|
Anzio |
2/5/44 |
|
S-R |
| Davis |
Leslie |
B |
|
Pfc |
|
Italy |
11/23/43 |
DSC |
FLO |
| Davison |
Robert |
E |
|
Pvt |
|
So France |
8/22/44 |
|
RHO |
| Dawson |
Albert |
T |
|
T/5 |
Co B |
So France |
8/15/44 |
MIA/BS |
RHO WOM |
| De Bella |
Matthew |
|
|
Pvt |
|
Belgium |
12/44 |
|
USA/PA |
| Diraimondo |
Frank |
|
|
Pvt |
|
Anzio |
3/2/44 |
|
S-R |
| Dockins |
Burt |
E |
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
|
USA/SC |
| Dohner |
Sigurd |
L |
|
Pvt |
|
So France |
|
|
USA/NY |
| Dorsa |
Anthony |
J |
|
1/Sgt |
Co B |
So France |
8/15/44 |
MIA/BS |
RHO WOM |
| Ducote |
Larry |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
So France |
8/25/44 |
 |
USA/TX |
| Dugan |
Milford |
L |
|
Pfc |
Co D |
Italy |
11/11/43 |
|
USA/PA |
| Dunphy |
Carl |
E |
|
Pvt |
Hq Co |
Anzio |
3/16/44 |
|
S-R |
| Erickson |
Gustav |
E |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/45 |
|
USA/IL |
| Fain |
Clifford |
E |
|
Cpl |
Co E |
|
|
|
USA/PA |
| Farmer |
Charles |
J |
|
S/Sgt |
|
Anzio |
2/29/44 |
PH (OLC) |
S-R |
| Fisher |
Herbert |
E |
|
Pvt |
|
So France |
|
|
USA/NY |
| Flament |
Charles |
E |
|
Pvt |
|
So France |
|
|
USA/CT |
| Ford |
Johnnie |
C |
|
Pfc |
Co B |
So France |
8/15/44 |
MIA/BS |
RHO WOM |
| Fortier |
Laurent |
E |
|
Pvt |
|
Italy |
10/20/43 |
KODY |
S-R |
| Frank |
Lowell |
W |
|
2/Lt |
Hq Co |
Anzio |
2/02/44 |
|
USA/NY |
| Franks |
Mitchel |
T |
|
Pfc |
Co D |
Italy |
12/01/43 |
DOW |
S-R |
| Gagnon |
Arthur |
J |
|
Pvt |
|
Anzio |
2/29/44 |
|
S-R |
| Gallagher |
Fred |
W |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
Anzio |
2/19/44 |
|
S-R |
| Gassman |
Joseph |
R |
|
Pvt |
|
Anzio |
3/16/44 |
|
S-R |
| Gennarelli |
Adolph |
|
|
Pfc |
Co F |
|
|
KODY |
USA/IL |
| George |
Eugene |
S |
|
Pvt |
|
Anzio |
2/8/44 |
|
S-R |
| Gerdes |
Roy |
E |
|
Pfc |
Hq Co |
Anzio |
2/2/44 |
|
USA/NE |
| Gilliam |
Orval |
C |
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
DOW |
USA/MO |
| Gillman |
Marvin |
N |
|
T/4 |
Co B |
So France |
8/15/44 |
MIA/BS |
RHO WOM |
| Glen |
Melvin |
E |
|
Pfc |
|
Anzio |
2/29/44 |
|
S-R |
| Glynn |
Hugh |
J |
|
Pfc |
|
Italy |
6/11/44 |
|
S-R |
| Gracia |
Julius |
|
|
Pvt |
Co B |
So France |
8/15/44 |
MIA/BS |
RHO WOM |
| Grant |
Samuel |
U |
|
Cpl |
|
Belgium |
1/20/45 |
|
USA/PA |
| Griffin |
Donald |
F |
|
Pvt |
|
So France |
8/15/44 |
|
USA/WI |
| Gunderson |
Orval |
C |
|
Pfc |
Hq Co |
Italy |
11/11/43 |
|
USA/WI |
| Haller |
Leonard |
R |
|
Pvt |
|
So France |
|
|
USA/DO |
| Halley |
Edward |
C |
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
|
USA/IL |
| Hardin |
Harrison |
B |
|
Pvt |
|
Anzio |
2/29/44 |
|
S-R |
| Harnois |
Rene |
O |
|
Pvt |
|
|
|
KODY |
USA/RI |
| Hart |
Carl |
M |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
8/15/44 |
|
|
| Harvey |
Russell |
G |
|
Cpl |
Co A |
Anzio |
2/27/44 |
|
USA/SC |
| Herndon |
Carroll |
E |
|
Pfc |
Co C |
Belgium |
12/28/44 |
|
USA/GA |
| Hicks |
Edwin |
C |
|
Pvt |
Co F |
Anzio |
|
|
|
| Hirales |
Ralph |
V |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
8/25/44 |
 |
RHO |
| Hodgkiss |
Robert |
L |
|
Pfc |
|
|
|
|
|
| Holcombe |
Robert |
F |
Jr |
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
1/26/45 |
|
USA/IL |
| Holmes |
Frederick |
V |
|
Pfc |
|
Italy |
9/19/43 |
Avelino/POW |
|
| Hood |
Charles |
W |
Jr |
Sgt |
Co E |
Anzio |
2/44 |
DOW |
USA/GA |
| House |
Emmanuel |
C |
|
Sgt |
|
Anzio |
2/9/44 |
|
USA/IA |
| Huffman |
William |
A |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
Anzio |
2/22/44 |
DOW |
USA/KY |
| Jackson |
Frank |
|
|
1/Sgt |
|
|
|
|
USA/GA |
| Jenkins |
Robert |
L |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
Anzio |
1/19/44 |
DOW |
USA/OH |
| Johnson |
Arnold |
E |
|
Pfc |
Co C |
Belgium |
12/23/44
| PH 2(OLC) |
ARD |
| Jordan |
Eugene |
C |
|
Pfc |
|
Belgium |
12/25/44
| |
H-C |
| Justice |
Stephen |
D |
|
Sgt |
Co C |
Belgium |
12/28/44
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USA/TX |
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