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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
Service Company - Regimental Headquarters - Trooper Pictures

Service Company
T/5 James Irvin Callaway - Service Co - Motorpool

T/5 James Irvin Callaway
513th PIR
Service Company

Pfc Maurice L Finney - Service Co (source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Maurice L Finney
513th PIR
Service Company

T/4 Eliza M Fitzpatrick - Service Co (source: B Jeffries)

T/4 Eliza M Fitzpatrick
513th PIR
Service Company


T/4 Homer W Green - Service Co Dec 44 Attached to 1st Airborne Army Hq(source: B Jeffries)

T/4 Homer W Green
513th PIR
Service Company

S/Sgt Ernest E Motteram - Service Co

S/Sgt Ernest E Motteram
513th PIR
Service Company

T/4 Paul L Spry - Service Co

T/4 Paul L Spry
513th PIR
Service Company



Regimental Headquarters (RHQ)
Pfc Don A Banta - 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Don A Banta
513th PIR RHQ
Bronze Star Recipient

Pfc Howard T Black

Pfc Howard T Black
513th PIR RHQ
KIA 26 March 1945

Pvt Lawrence E Brookings Jr

Pvt Lawrence E Brookings Jr
513th PIR RHQ
KIA 24 March 1945


Pvt James P Conboy Jr - PH - 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt James P Conboy Jr
513th PIR
RHQ Company

Cpl Edward A Fahed (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Edward A Fahed
513th PIR RHQ
KIA 28 March 1945

Pfc Eugene W Getz (Courtesy of his granddaughter: Marianne Wilson)

Pfc Eugene W Getz
513th PIR RHQ
KIA 24 March 1945


Sgt Paul William Herrington - 513th PIR

Sgt Paul W Herrington
513th PIR
RHQ Company

Pvt Adolphus D Hurbrough - 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Adolphus D Hurbrough
513th PIR
RHQ Company

S/Sgt Cyril L Sedlacko - Retired a Colonel

S/Sgt Cyril L Sedlacko
513th PIR RHQ
Bronze Star Recipient


T/4 Paul L Spry

T/4 Paul L Spry
513th PIR
RHQ & Service Co

Pfc Henry G Smith Jr - Silver Star Recipient (Courtesy of John Smith)

Pfc Henry G Smith Jr
513th PIR RHQ
Silver Star Recipient

Sgt Harold S Tsuchiya - 513th PIR

Sgt Harold S Tsuchiya
513th PIR
RHQ Company


Pvt George R Wallack

Pvt George R Wallack
513th PIR RHQ
KIA 4 Jan 1945

Capt Edward A Moorman - 513th PIR Chaplain

Capt Edward A Moorman
513th PIR RHQ
Chaplain

Lt Col Ward Ryan - 513th PIR Executive Officer

Lt Col Ward Ryan
513th PIR RHQ
Executive Officer



Regimental Medical Detachment (RMD)
T/5 John Reft - KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane  was shot down by 
          German Artillery during the war

T/5 John Reft
513th PIR Med
KIA 24 Mar 1945



Other - (Company Unknown)
Pfc Curtis J Abshire - 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Curtis J Abshire
513th PIR
Company Unknown

Pfc Frank Adamkoski Jr -POW (Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Frank Adamkoski Jr
513th PIR (POW)
DOW 17 Jan 1945 (BS)

Pfc Dexter O Baker - 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Deter O Baker
513th PIR
Company Unknown


Pfc Abel L Beaudin (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc Abel L Beaudin
513th PIR
KIA 2 April 1945

S/Sgt Howard V Black (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Howard V Black
513th PIR
KIA 24 Mar 1945

Pfc Milo Bubenchik - 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Milo Bubenchik
513th PIR
Bronze Star


Sgt Johnnie H Burns Jr (Courtesy: Dave Anderson)

Sgt Johnnie H Burns Jr
513th PIR
KIA 30 Mar 1945

1/Sgt Romeo J Caschera (Source: Laura Jean Caschera)

1/Sgt Romeo J Caschera
513th PIR
Company Unknown

Pvt John R Curry (Courtesy of B Jeffries)

Pvt John R Curry
513th PIR
KIA 8 Feb 1945


Pfc  George Albert Davis Jr - 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc George A Davis Jr
513th PIR
Company Unknown

T/5 Frank A Del Monaco (Source:B Jeffries)

T/5 Frank A Del Monaco
513th PIR
KIA 24 March 1945

Pvt Frank Daniel DeSanto

Pvt Frank D DeSanto
513th PIR
KIA 16 Jan 1945


Pfc Wayne C Diveley (Courtesy: Jim Opolony)

Pfc Wayne C Diveley
513th PIR
KIA 24 Mar 1945

Pvt Donald H Durant - 513th PIR (Courtesy of B Jeffries)

Pvt Donald H Durant
513th PIR
Company Unknown

Pfc Luverne E Gibson (Courtesy of B Jeffries)

Pfc Laverne E Gibson
513th PIR
KIA 4 Jan 1945


Cpl Lawrence I Goldberg

Cpl Lawrence I Goldberg
513th PIR
KIA Jan 1945

Pfc Joseph P Guarino KIA when the C-46D #44-77595 transport plane he was a passenger 
          on was shot down over Wesel Germany (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Joseph P Guarino
513th PIR Co C
KIA 24 March 1945

T/4 Lawrence C Holbach

T/4 Lawrence C Holbach
513th PIR
KIA 24 March 1945


Pfc Richard G Huna

Pfc Richard G Huna
513th PIR
DOW 6 Jan 1945

Sgt Max A Hunsaker (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Sgt Max A Hunsaker
513th PIR
POW Stalg Lager B 4

Pvt Andrew P Krawiec (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Andrew P Krawiec
513th PIR
KIA 24 March 1945


1/Sgt Harold M Kruck (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Sgt Harold M Kruck
513th PIR
KIA 7 Jan 1945

Pvt Keith H Leech (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Keith H Leech
513th PIR
KIA 4 Jan 1945

Pfc Russell E Mc Peek

Pfc Russell E Mc Peek
513th PIR
KIA 26 Mar 1945


Pfc Ural L Medlin - 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Ural L Medlin
513th PIR
Company Unknown

2/Lt Robert Mitts (Source: B Jeffries)

2/Lt Robert Mitts
513th PIR
KIA 24 March 1945

Pfc George W Nurnberg (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc George W Nurnberg
513th PIR
KIA 31 March 1945


S/Sgt John D O'Sullivan (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt John D O'Sullivan
513th PIR
KIA 30 March 1945

Pfc Howard S Palmer

Pfc Howard S Palmer
513th PIR
KIA 7 Jan 1945

Sgt Henry C Parra (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Sgt Henry C Parra
513th PIR
KIA 5 Jan 1945


Pfc William Peltz (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc William Peltz
513th PIR
DOW 25 March 1945

Pvt Frank D Podgurski

Pvt Frank D Podgurski
513th PIR
KIA 6 Jan 1945

Cpl Milton G Pritchard (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Cpl Milton G Pritchard
513th PIR
KIA 4 Jan 1945


Sgt Carl F Roehrich (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Sgt Carl F Roehrich
513th PIR
KIA 24 March 1945

Pfc Bobby Rose - 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Bobby Rose
513th PIR
Company Unknown

Pfc John F Rys (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc John F Rys
513th PIR
KIA 24 March 1945


1/Lt Edwin Allen Schrader - 513th PIR

1/Lt Edwin A Schrader
513th PIR
Company Unknown

Pfc Perrie V Sheldon - 513th PIR

Pfc Perrie V Sheldon
513th PIR
Company Unknown

Pvt Walter H Sudduth - 194C (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Walter H Sudduth
513th PIR
194 C


Pfc John K Turner - 513th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc John K Turner
513th PIR
Bronze Star Recipient

S/Sgt Harry Cleve Vizina - Bronze Star Recipient (Courtesy: Neal Vizina)

S/Sgt Harry C Vizina
513th PIR
Bronze Star Recipient

Pvt Clyde R Wilcox - 513th PIR

Pvt Clyde R Wilcox
513th PIR
Company Unknown


Pfc George W Winter - 513th PIR

Pfc George W Winter
513th PIR
Company Unknown

Pvt Roman R Wytovich (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pvt Roman R Wytovich
513th PIR
KIA 20 Jan 1945





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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