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513th PIR Pocket Patch

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513th PIR
Pocket Patch


17th Airborne WW II
Medal of Honor Recipients

T/Sgt Clinton M Hedrick
S/Sgt Isadore S Jachman
Pvt George J Peters
Pfc Stuart S Stryker




































































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The 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion - Trooper Pictures

Company A
Pfc Arnold F Bailey (Source:  B Jeffries)

Pfc Arnold F Bailey
513th PIR Co A
DOW 25 Mar 45

Pvt Tilford E Blurton - Bronze Star Recipient

Pvt Tilford E Blurton
513th PIR Co A
KIA 24 Mar 45 (BS)

Pfc Coy H Bolick Jr

Pfc Coy H Bolick Jr
513th PIR
Company A


Pvt Morris Clark (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pvt Morris Clark
513th PIR
Company A

Pvt William J Gary Jr

Pvt William J Gary Jr
513th PIR Co A
KIA 24 Mar 45

Cpl Wallace E Jones (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Cpl Wallace E Jones
513th PIR
Company A


Pfc Harrison E Kishbach

Pfc Harrison E Kishbach
513th PIR Co A
KIA 4 Jan 45

Pfc Lynn E Vaughn (Courtesy: Dominique Potier)

Pfc Lynn E Vaughn
513th PIR
Company A

2/Lt John D Britton Jr

2/Lt John D Britton Jr
513th PIR Co A
KIA 24 Mar 45


Capt Herbert H Anderson

Capt Herbert H Anderson
513th PIR
Company A



Company B
Pfc James (Jimmie) A Barnhill

Pfc Jimmie A Barnhill
513th PIR Co B
KIA 4 Jan 1945

Pvt June Bastian - Demo Specialist

Cpl June Bastian
513th PIR Co B
POW - Demo Specialist

Pvt Claude L Edwards - (POW Stalag 12 - escaped from a train)

Pvt Claude L Edwards
513th PIR Co B
POW - Stalag 12


Pvt Allen P Garner

Pvt Allen P Garner
513th PIR Co B
KIA 6 Jan 1945

Pvt Norbert J Holland - Bronze Star Recipient

Pvt Norbert J Holland
513th PIR Co B
MIA 25 October 1945

Sgt Isadore S Jachman - Medal of Honor Recipient

S/Sgt Isadore S Jachman
513th PIR Co B (MOH)
KIA 4 Jan 1945


Pfc Warren H Kushman  (Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Warren H Kushman
513th PIR Co B
1st Battalion

Pfc James W Lilley - Bronze Star V Device Recipient

Pfc James W Lilley
513th PIR Co B
Bronze Star V Device

T/5 Vernon J Lovell - Bronze Star Recipient POW Stalags 12A/12B (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Vernon J Lovell
513th PIR Co B
POW/12A/12B (BS)


Capt William A Stanfield Jr (Source: B Jeffries)

Capt William A Stanfield Jr
513th PIR Co B
KIA 26 March 1945



Company C
Pfc Hershel Badger KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane  was shot down by 
          German Artillery during the war (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Herschel C Badger
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 March 45

Pfc Thomas B Dowda - KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane  was shot down by 
          German Artillery during the war

Pfc Thomas B Dowda
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 Mar 45

T/4 Louie B Ginter - KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane  was shot down by 
          German Artillery during the war

T/4 Louie B Ginter
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 Mar 45


S/Sgt Wayne I Griffith

S/Sgt Wayne I Griffith
513th PIR Co C
KIA 15 Jan 1945

T/5 Joseph Robert James

T/5 Joseph Robert James
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 Mar 45

Cpl Dick D Johnson - KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane  was shot down by 
          German Artillery during the war

Cpl Dick D Johnson
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 Mar 45


Pfc Joseph A Lombardi - KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane  was shot down by 
          German Artillery during the war

Pfc Joseph A Lombardi
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 Mar 45

Pfc Dozier S Lovett Jr

Pfc Dozier S Lovett Jr
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 Mar 45

T/Sgt Wesley J Monk - KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane  was shot down by 
          German Artillery during the war

T/Sgt Wesley J Monk
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 Mar 45


Pfc William Joseph Nemecek POW - Stalag 1B Bronze Star Recipient (Courtesy: Richard A Fasi)

Pfc William J Nemecek
513th PIR Co C
POW - Stalag 1B

Cpl Samuel G Pozzuolo (Frisky) POW - Stalag 4B Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13

Cpl Samuel G Pozzuolo
513th PIR Co C
POW - Stalag 4B

Sgt Anthony J Reinwald - KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane  was shot down by 
          German Artillery during the war

Sgt Anthony J Reinwald
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 Mar 45


Pvt Norman E Rose

Pvt Norman E Rose
513th PIR
Company C

Pvt Walter L Sims

Pvt Walter L Sims
513th PIR Co C
KIA 4 Jan 45

S/Sgt John R Thomas - KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane  was shot down by 
          German Artillery during the war(Source:B Jeffries)

S/Sgt John R Thomas
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 March 1945


Sgt Harry V Tinsley - Light Mortar Gunner

Sgt Harry V Tinsley
513th PIR
Company C

Pfc Raymond A Szwak - KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane  was shot down by 
          German Artillery during the war

Pfc Ray A Szwak
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 March 1945



Headquarters Company 1st Battalion (HQ 1)

Pfc Leo J Beaulieu - Bronze Star Recipient

Pfc Leo J Beaulieu
513th PIR Co Hq 1
KIA 8 Jan 1945 (BS)

Pvt David Keen Collins (Source: Gene R Collins)

Pvt David Keen Collins
513th PIR
Company Hq 1

Pfc Gilbert W Dill (Courtesy of his son: Mark W Dill)

Pfc Gilbert W Dill
513th PIR
Company Hq 1


S/Sgt Charles W Galusha - Bronze Star Recipient & Machine Gun Squad Leader

S/Sgt Charles W Galusha
513th PIR
Company Hq 1

S/Sgt Robert M Kurisko Sr (Source: Ed Siergiej)

S/Sgt Robert M Kurisko
513th PIR
Company Hq 1

Pvt John E Laird Jr

Pvt John E Laird Jr
513th PIR
Company Hq 1


S/Sgt Mark C Levorson

S/Sgt Mark C Levorson
513th PIR Hq 1
KIA 24 Mar 1945

S/Sgt Anthony William Mora

S/Sgt Anthony W Mora
513th PIR Co Hq 1
KIA 24 Jan 1945



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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
Breuer, William B Unexplained Mysteries of World War II. John Wiley & Sons, Sept 1998 256 p. ISBN:0471291072
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
Gabel, Kurt The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat ig World War II Univ Press of Kansas (Jan 1990), 282 p. ISBN: 070060409X
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
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
Kormann, John G  Echoes of a Distant Clarion: Recollections of a Diplomat and Soldier Vellum (P), 520 p. ISBN: 0979448832
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
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
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
Wilson, Robert L. & Phillip K. A Paratrooper's Panoramic View: Training with the 464th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion for Operation Varsity. pps, 244, 11/30/2005, Authorhouse ISBN: 1420854291




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