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509th Parachute Infantry Battalion Shoulder Patch
(above picture)
509th PIB Patch


509th PIB WW II
Medal of Honor Recipient
Cpl Paul B Huff













Distinguished Service Cross Recipients
Capt Carlos C Alden
Sgt Mike Baranek
Capt Roy E Baze
T/Sgt Carl R Clegg
Cpl Boggs G Collins
Pfc Leslie B Davis
Pvt Edwin C Hicks
Capt William W Moir
1/Lt Henry F Rouse
Capt Harry J Stone















Silver Star Recipients
Capt Carlos C Alden
Pvt Harold E Austin
Sgt Kelly C Bath
Pvt Hubert I Beatty
T/4 Eugene C Beckner
Pvt George Bell
Pfc Joseph R Blackwood
Pfc William R Bowers
Pfc Ralph L Burrell Jr
Cpl Elmer T Cardwell
Cpl Ray Carr
Pvt Loren E Chambers
Cpl Russell E Cook
Pvt Harry R Crane
Pvt Manley L Crumley
1/Lt Jack Darden
Sgt Francis A Dean
T/4 Theodore J Fina
Pvt Richard D Fisco
Sgt Abel N Flores
S/Sgt George G Fontanesi
T/Sgt John V Forni
Pvt Armarante C Garcia
Pvt Wesley E Gonderson
1/Lt Richard Grabow
T/Sgt Everett J Hall
Pvt Joseph Hoben
Cpl William J Holtz
Sgt Guy W Jeanes
1/Lt William G Kautz
1/Sgt William H King
Pvt Henry D Klisiewicz
Sgt Robert E League
Cpl Joseph W Lee
2/Lt Hoyt R Livingston
Pvt Joseph T Martin
S/Sgt Wilbur D Martin
Pvt Don L Maxson
1/Lt Justin T McCarthy
Sgt Walter L McCook
1/Lt Charles H McKinney
2/Lt Wayne A McMaster
T/5 Victor A Osburn
Cpl Milo P Peck
Pvt Hyman M Perlo
T/5 Alfred C Petzold
Sgt Frank Pfluger
T/Sgt Walter C Pope
Sgt John E Pumphrey
1/Lt Harry W Pritchett Jr
Cpl Travis J Russell
Pfc Charles W Robert
Capt Herbert Rose
Cpl Travis J Russell
2/Lt Robert L Sammons
1/Lt Kenneth R Shaker
Pvt Wilson Simons
T/4 James F Singleton
Cpl Frank M Speer
Sgt Gerald K Tilney
Pvt Alvin L Trumbull
T/Sgt John S Webster
T/4 Paul V Wilson
Sgt Dillard T Winkler
Capt William P Yarborough















CONTRIBUTING
WEBSITE
509th PIR Assoc
 The 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Trooper Pictures

Colonel Doyle R Yardley - Commanding Officer 509th PIB

Col Doyle R Yardley
509th PIB - POW
Commanding Officer

 Sgt Maj Paul B Huff Medal of Honor Recipient

Cpl Paul B Huff
509th PIB (MOH)
Company A

 Pfc Houston C Akins509th PIB (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Houston C Akins
509th PIB Co A
KIA 19 Feb 1944
Pfc Joseph R Blackwood - Demoltion Specialist - Silver Star & Bronze Star Recipient

Pfc Joseph R Blackwood
509th PIB Co A
Silver Star Recipient

 1/lt Dan A DeLeo - Led El Djem Bridge Mission

1/lt Dan A DeLeo
509th PIB
Company A

 Pfc Charles H Doyle Jr - Bronze Star (OLC) Recipient

Pfc Charles H Doyle Jr
509th PIB Co A
Gingerbread Man
Pvt Ira J Butler MIA/Bronze Star (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Ira J Butler
509th PIB Co B
MIA 15 Aug 1944 (BS)

 Pfc Frank Campos MIA/Bronze Star (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Frank Campos
509th PIB Co B
MIA 15 Aug 1944 (BS)

 Sgt Oscar F Crevelling MIA/Bronze Star (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt Oscar F Crevelling
509th PIB Co B
MIA 15 Aug 1944 (BS)
S/Sgt Robert B David MIA/Bronze Star (Source: A Westberry-McRee)

S/Sgt Robert B David
509th PIB Co B
MIA 15 Aug 1944 (BS)

 Pvt Larry J Ducote

Pvt Larry J Ducote
509th PIB Co B
KIA 25 Aug 1944

 Pfc Johnnie C Ford MIA/Bronze Star (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Johnnie C Ford
509th PIB Co B
MIA 15 Aug 1944 (BS)
T/5 Marvin R Gillman MIA/Bronze Star (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Marvin R Gillman
509th PIB Co B
MIA 15 Aug 1944 (BS)

 Pvt Clyde Preston Hayes (Source: Philip Hoyle)

Pvt Clyde P Hayes
509th PIB Co B
KIA 29 Feb 1944

 Pfc Arthur E Lundquist (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Arthur E Lundquist
509th PIB Co B
KIA 25 Aug 1944
Pvt Philip K Nachefski

Pvt Philip K Nachefski
509th PIB Co B
KIA 20 Jan 1945

 Cpl Milo P Peck - Silver Star Recipient - (Courtesy: Marianne Aleck)

Cpl Milo P Peck
509th PIB B Co
Silver Star Recipient

 Pvt Thomas W Pennebaker MIA/Bronze Star (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Thomas W Pennebaker
509th PIB Co B
MIA 15 Aug 1944 (BS)
Pvt John E Roediger (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt John E Roediger
509th PIB Co B
KIA 30 Dec 1944

 Pfc George P Ruder Jr (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc George P Ruder Jr
509th PIB Co B
KIA 20 Jan 1945

 Capt Ralph R Miller Jr MIA/Bronze Star (Source: B Jeffries)

Capt Ralph R Miller Jr
509th PIB Co B
MIA 15 Aug 1944 (BS)
Sgt Jack Berger - 509th PIB/508th PIR

Sgt Jack Berger
509th PIB
Company C

 Cpl Boggs G Collins - 509th PIB - DSC Recipient

Cpl Boggs G Collins
509th PIB Co C
DSC Recipient

 Tech 4 Roger Derringer

T/4 Roger Derringer
509th PIB
Company C
Pfc Carroll E Herndon - Comapny C (Source: Patricia Powers)

Pfc Carroll E Herndon
509th PIB Co C
KIA 28 Dec 1944

 Pfc Andrew F Lijewski Jr - Comapny C (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Andrew F Lijewski Jr
509th PIB Co C
KIA 21 Jan 1945

 Pfc Robert L Mayle - Comapny D (Source: Josh Leasure)

Pfc Robert L Mayle
509th PIB Co D
KIA 25 Nov 1943
Pfc William Ross Bowers - Comapny E/B demolition Specialist Silver Star Recipient (Source: Pat Bowers)

Pfc William Ross Bowers
509th PIB Co E/B
Silver Star Recipient

 Cpl William Price - Comapny E

Cpl William Price
509th PIB
Company E

 Cpl Leo C Inglesby - Comapny F

Cpl Leo C Inglesby
509th PIB
Company F
Pfc Rex D Sexton - Comapny F (Courtesy of his nephew: Nick Sexton)

Pfc Rex D Sexton
509th PIB Co F
KIA 19 Aug 1944

 Sgt Harvey S Sutherland

Sgt Harvey S Sutherland
509th PIB Co F
Bronze Star

 Pvt Norman Paxton Smith - HHC 2nd Battalion - PH (OLC) 3rd Zouaves Badge

Pvt Norman P Smith
509th PIB
Hq 2 Battalion
T4 Johnny G Aleck - (Courtesy: Marianne Aleck)

T/4 Johnny G Aleck
509th PIB
Hq Company

 Pvt Allen H Bence - 509th HHC (Courtesy: )

Pvt Allen H Bence
509th PIB
Hq Company

 T/5 Walter A Cherry

T/5 Walter A Cherry
509th PIB Hq Co
KIA 15 Sept 43
Pfc Ray Conklin - Bronze Star Recipient - Original 509 PIB later 82nd Airborne

Pfc Ray Conklin
509th PIB Hq Co
Bronze Star

 S/Sgt Robert Bob Corey - 509th HHC (Courtesy: Ray Anhorn)

S/Sgt Robert Bob Corey
509th PIB
Hq Company

 Pvt Michael E Grimes - 2nd Battalion 509th PIB POW at Avellino Stalag 2B Hammerstein West Prussia

Pvt Michael E Grimes
509th PIB Hq Co
POW - Avellino
T/4 Theodore J Fina - Silver Star Recipient (Source: Nephew)

T/4 Theodore J Fina
509th PIB Hq Co
Silver Star

 Pfc Ralph V Hirales

Pfc Ralph V Hirales
509th PIB Hq Co
KIA 25 Aug 1944

 Pvt Don L Maxson - Silver Star Recipient (Source: Gabe Maxson)

Pvt Don L Maxson
509th PIB Hq Co
Silver Star
T/5 Lee W Polson - medic (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Lee W Polson
509th PIB Hq Co
KIA 23 Aug 1944

 T/5 Robert Bob Corey - 509th HHC (Courtesy: Shanna Rambi Britt)

T/5 Joseph R Rambin
509th PIB
Hq Company

 Sgt Guy W Jeanes - Silver Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt Guy W Jeanes
509th PIB Hq 2
Silver Star
Pvt Stanley J Abramczyk - 2nd Battalion 509th PIB (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Stanley J Abramczyk
509th PIB 2nd Btn
KIA 01 Dec 1943

 Pvt James M Broadway - 2nd Battalion 509th PIB

Pvt James M Broadway
509th PIB
2nd Battalion

 Sgt Joseph W Lee - Silver Star Recipient (Source: Sean Conte)

Sgt Joseph W Lee
509th PIB 2nd Btn
Silver Star
Pfc Edward A Peterson

Pfc Edward A Peterson
509th PIB
Demolition Specialist

 Capt Carlos C Alden - Battalion Surgeon - DSC/SS Recipient

Capt Carlos C Alden
509th PIB Hq Co
Surgeon - DSC/SS

 Capt William W Moir - C Company Surgeon - DSC/BS Recipient - also in 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Capt William W Moir
509th/503th PIB C Co
Surgeon - DSC/BS
Cpl John P Young

Cpl John P Young
509th PIB
KIA Belgium

 Pvt James S Fabri (Source: Peter Collorafi)

Pvt James S Fabri
509th PIB
Company Unknown

 Pfc Noel W Allison (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Noel W Allison
509th PIB
Company Unknown
Sgt Samuel G Thomas

Sgt Samuel G Thomas
509th PIB
Company Unknown

 Capt Ernest T. (Bud) Siegel

Capt Ernest T. Siegel
509th PIB Co A
Commanding Officer



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
Breuer, William B Operation Dragoon: The Allied Invasion of the South of France. Presidio Press, Sept 1987 261 p. ISBN: 0891413073
Broumley, Jim T The Boldest Plan is the Best: The Combat History of the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion during WWII. Rocky Marsh Publishing,(Aug 29 2011) 336 p. ISBN: 0983963215
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
De Trez, Michel  First Airborne Task Force: Pictorial History of the Allied Paratroopers in the Invasion of Southern France 7/98, D-Day Pub, 500 p. ISBN: 2960017625
Gassend, Jean-Loup Operation Dragoon: Autopsy of a Battle: The Allied Liberation of the French Riviera August-September 1944 Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (May 28, 2014), 560 p. ISBN: 076434580X
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
Hicks, Anne The Last Fighting General: The Biography of Robert Tryon Frederick Schiffer Pub Ltd, 320pp, ISBN: 0764324306
Inglesby, Leo C A Corporal Once Xlibris  2/2/2001, 108 p. ISBN: 0738838209
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
van Lunteren, Frank Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge Casemate, Sept 19,2015. 368 p. ISBN: 1612003133
van Lunteren, Frank The Battle of Bridges: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden Casemate, June 1,2014. 336 p. ISBN: 1612002323
van Lunteren, Frank Spearhead of the Fifth Army: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Italy from the Winter Line To Anzio Casemate, Sept 16,2016. 320 p. ISBN: 161200427X
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
Yardley, Doyle R  Home Was Never Like This. Yardley Enterprises, Aug, 2002, 312 p. ISBN:0971743908






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