
(above insignia)517th PIR Patch
517th PIR WW II Medal
of Honor Recipient
Pfc Melvin E Biddle
Silver Star Recipients
Pfc Michael J Kane
Pvt Arthur L Markle
Sgt George Mills
Cpl Robert R Mourek
Pvt William F Thorng
Pfc Edmund Zygnowicz
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517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Roll of Honor K - Z
| LastName |
FirstName |
MI |
Tle |
Rank |
Unit |
Location |
Date |
Status |
Cemetery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Kaminski |
Merle |
A |
|
Pvt |
Co I |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Kersey |
Wilbur |
H |
|
Pvt |
Co E |
So France |
|
|
|
| Kinder |
Howard |
R |
|
Cpl |
Co F |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| La Bar |
Laverne |
|
Jr |
Pvt |
Co D |
So France |
9/6/44 |
|
RHO |
| Lambert |
Glenn |
R |
|
Pvt |
Hq 3 |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Lampella |
Mertz |
W |
|
Pfc |
Co H |
Belgium |
1/13/45 |
|
H-C |
| Lang |
Edward |
J |
|
Cpl |
Co C |
Belgium |
12/24/44 |
|
H-C |
| Lemen |
Charles |
C |
|
Pvt |
Co E |
So France |
8/15/44 |
|
RHO |
| Lewis |
Harold |
J |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2 |
So France |
9/12/44 |
|
RHO |
| Licano |
Pedro |
P |
|
Pfc |
|
Italy |
|
|
|
| Lopez |
Daniel |
T |
|
Pvt |
Co D |
So France |
|
|
|
| Lynam |
Richard |
L |
|
Pvt |
Co H |
Belgium |
1/5/45 |
SS |
|
| Manley |
Anthony |
P |
|
Pvt |
Co E |
Belgium |
2/8/45 |
|
MAR |
| Mattice |
Kenneth |
R |
|
Sgt |
Co I |
So France |
|
|
|
| Mc Andrews |
Edward |
V |
|
Cpl |
Co F |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Mc Dade |
Charles |
B |
|
Sgt |
Co D |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
|
|
| Mc Donald |
Travis |
V |
|
Pfc |
Co D |
So France |
|
|
|
| Mc Ley |
Melvin |
W |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
So France |
9/9/44 |
|
RHO |
| Meyer |
George |
A |
|
Pvt |
Hq 1 |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Miller |
Robert |
J |
|
Sgt |
Co I |
So France |
|
|
|
| Mills |
George |
|
|
Sgt |
Co G |
Belgium |
1/19/45 |
SS |
H-C |
| Milojevich |
Jack |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co F |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Mitchell |
John |
|
|
Pfc |
Co B |
Belgium |
12/23/44 |
|
H-C |
| Mizner |
Glen |
E |
|
Pvt |
Co A |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Montgomery |
Wallace |
A |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
So France |
|
|
|
| Mourek |
Robert |
R |
|
Cpl |
Co E |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
SS |
H-C |
| Murphy |
Andrew |
|
Jr |
Sgt |
Co B |
Italy |
|
|
|
| Muth |
Dervyn |
F |
|
Pfc |
Hq 1 |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Naylor |
Thomas |
A |
|
Pvt |
Med |
So France |
|
|
|
| Oblick |
John |
G |
|
Pvt |
Co F |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| O Brien |
Joseph |
E |
|
Pvt |
Co F |
So France |
|
|
|
| Ogniewski |
Daniel |
L |
|
Pfc |
Co D |
So France |
11/4/44 |
 |
USA/NY |
| Olea |
Joe |
B |
|
Pfc |
|
Germany |
6/26/45 |
KODY |
EP |
| Oliver |
Marvin |
R |
|
Pfc |
Co A |
So France |
|
|
|
| Pace |
Ledlie |
R |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
Belgium |
12/23/44 |
|
H-C |
| Pacey |
James |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co F |
So France |
9/12/44 |
|
RHO |
| Partridge |
O |
L |
|
Pvt |
Co F |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Paturzo |
Thomas |
F |
|
Cpl |
Hq 3 |
Belgium |
|
DOW |
|
| Penn |
John |
S |
|
Pvt |
Co I |
Belgium |
12/27/44 |
|
USA/CA |
| Pennington |
Lloyd |
L |
|
Pfc |
Med |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Perdue |
James |
T |
|
Pvt |
Hq 2 |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Pippin |
Layton |
W |
|
Pvt |
Co H |
Belgium |
1/5/45 |
 |
|
| Polinsky |
John |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co E |
So France |
10/27/44 |
|
RHO |
| Radon |
Stanley |
E |
|
Pfc |
Co I |
So France |
9/27/44 |
|
RHO |
| Reginato |
Joseph |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co E |
So France |
|
|
|
| Ren |
Alvie |
F |
|
Pvt |
Co C |
Belgium |
1/5/45 |
|
H-C |
| Rice |
Everett |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co H |
Belgium |
2/7/45 |
|
MAR |
| Richards |
William |
|
|
Pfc |
Co H |
So France |
9/9/44 |
|
RHO |
| Richmond |
Howard |
L |
|
Pvt |
Co E |
So France |
10/17/44 |
|
RHO |
| Richmond |
Julius |
J |
|
Pvt |
Hq Hq |
So France |
|
|
|
| Riddle |
Guy |
|
|
Pfc |
Hq 3 |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Ridout |
Arnold |
C |
|
S/Sgt |
Co F |
So France |
|
|
|
| Rivers |
David |
A |
|
Sgt |
Co B |
Belgium |
12/23/44 |
|
|
| Rose |
Thomas |
G |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2 |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Rzonca |
Paul |
A |
|
Pfc |
Co I |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Sailor |
Richard |
|
|
Pvt |
Co I |
So France |
|
|
|
| Salmon |
Carl |
G |
|
Pvt |
Co C |
So France |
8/17/44 |
|
RHO |
| Samoska |
Joe |
P |
|
T/Sgt |
Co F |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Sanford |
Charles |
F |
|
Pfc |
|
So France |
|
|
|
| Scecina |
George |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co A |
So France |
|
|
|
| Scott |
Frank |
O |
Jr |
Pvt |
Co I |
Belgium |
12/27/44 |
|
H-C |
| Seegar |
Harold |
D |
|
Pvt |
Med |
So France |
10/27/44 |
|
RHO |
| Sessum |
Arthur |
W |
Jr |
Pvt |
Co H |
Belgium |
12/29/44 |
|
H-C |
| Shaddox |
Tildon |
W |
|
Pfc |
Co C |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Shaneyfelt |
Alton |
L |
|
T/4 |
Co F |
So France |
|
|
|
| Shelton |
Alan |
R |
|
T/5 |
Co F |
So France |
8/15/44 |
|
|
| Sherman |
Arthur |
E |
|
Cpl |
Co F |
So France |
9/18/44 |
|
RHO |
| Shumaker |
Harold |
I |
|
Pfc |
Co I |
So France |
|
|
|
| Slaten |
James |
S |
Jr |
Pfc |
Co B |
Italy |
|
|
|
| Smith |
Shannon |
F |
|
Pfc |
Co I |
Belgium |
12/27/44 |
|
H-C |
| Spears |
William |
S |
|
Sgt |
Co C |
Belgium |
1/14/45 |
|
H-C |
| Stanford |
Charles |
F |
|
Pfc |
Co G |
|
|
|
|
| Statt |
John |
A |
|
Pvt |
Co G |
So France |
|
|
|
| Stevens |
Leonard |
D |
|
Pfc |
Co G |
Belgium |
2/3/45 |
|
MAR |
| Stewart |
Joseph |
M |
|
Cpl |
Co A |
So France |
9/26/44 |
|
RHO |
| Sutton |
James |
H |
|
Pfc |
Co G |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Szczech |
Casimer |
W |
|
T/5 |
Hq 3 |
So France |
|
|
|
| Tarpley |
Courville |
B |
|
Cpl |
Co I |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Taylor |
Eugene |
L |
|
Cpl |
Hq 1 |
Italy |
|
|
|
| Thomason |
Victor |
|
|
T/5 |
Co G |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Thompson |
Raymond |
F |
|
Pvt |
Co H |
So France |
9/8/44 |
|
RHO |
| Thorng |
William |
F |
|
Pvt |
Co D |
So France |
9/4/44 |
SS |
|
| Timinski |
Frank |
L |
|
Cpl |
Hq 1 |
Belgium |
12/25/44 |
|
|
| Tinger |
Wendell |
J |
|
Sgt |
Co I |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Tuberson |
Donald |
B |
|
Pvt |
Co G |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Twibell |
Charles |
L |
|
Pfc |
Co D |
Germany |
7/28/45 |
BS/PH (OLC) |
EP |
| Uchytil |
Gerald |
|
|
Pfc |
Co H |
Belgium |
2/7/45 |
|
H-C |
| Usery |
Harvey |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co H |
Belgium |
2/7/45 |
|
H-C |
| Van Ness |
Joseph |
F |
|
Pvt |
Co B |
So France |
8/31/44 |
|
RHO |
| Vanderpool |
Walter |
|
|
Pvt |
Co D |
So France |
|
|
|
| Vane |
David |
E |
|
Pvt |
Hq 2 |
Germany |
5/21/45 |
MIA |
EP |
| Vasquez |
Albert |
J |
|
Pvt |
Co I |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Walker |
William |
R |
|
Pfc |
Co I |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Walsh |
Edward |
G |
|
Pfc |
Co I |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Walton |
Joe |
E |
|
Pvt |
Hq 2 |
So France |
|
|
|
| Walton |
James |
L |
|
Pvt |
Hq 2 |
So France |
|
|
|
| Weimer |
Edward |
W |
|
Pvt |
Co I |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Whinnington |
Clyde |
C |
|
Pfc |
Co H |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Whitfield |
Jack |
|
|
Pfc |
Hq 3 |
So France |
10/2/44 |
|
RHO |
| Wilkins |
John |
D |
|
T/5 |
Co C |
Belgium |
1/5/45 |
|
H-C |
| Williams |
John |
D |
|
T/5 |
Co C |
Belgium |
1/5/45 |
|
|
| Williams |
Robert |
L |
|
Pvt |
Co I |
Belgium |
|
|
|
| Wise |
Albert |
R |
|
Sgt |
Co A |
Belgium |
1/5/45 |
|
H-C |
| Woehrer |
Henry |
A |
|
Pvt |
Co H |
Belgium |
1/13/45 |
|
H-C |
| Woodcock |
Willis |
A |
|
Pvt |
Co I |
So France |
|
|
|
| Wyatt |
John |
C |
|
T/5 |
Svc Co |
Italy |
6/28/44 |
|
USA/IL |
| York |
Joe |
E |
|
Pfc |
Hq 2 |
So France |
|
|
|
| Zeroski |
Felix |
J |
|
Pfc |
Co H |
Belgium |
|
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