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502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment Patch

(above picture)
502nd PIR Patch











101st Airborne WW II
Medal of Honor Recipients
  Lt Col Robert G Cole
Pfc Joe E. Mann









































502nd PIR WW II
Distinguished Service Cross(DSC) Recipients
Lt Col Patrick F Cassidy
Lt Col Steve A Chappius
Pfc William Conklin
1/Lt George H Craft
Capt Fred O Drennan
1/Lt George M Eberle
Pfc William Evans
Pfc Frank P Garofano
1/Lt Ernest O Harris
Sgt Bailey Harrison
Pfc Fred S Jones Jr
Capt Frank L Lillyman
Pfc Floyd P Marquart
1/Sgt Hubert Odom
1/Lt Robert C Pick
Capt St Julien Rosemond
T/4 Jack Rudd
1/Sgt Kenneth N Sprecher
Lt Col John P Stopka
2/Lt Harrison C Sumners


















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 The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion - Trooper Pictures
Company G
Pvt Brunk Conley (Source: Glenn Stimets)

Pvt Brunk Conley
502nd PIR Co G
Asst Machine Gunner

 T/5 Robert L Coon (Source: Glenn Stimets)

S/Sgt Robert L Coon
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion

 Pvt Carl A Deyak (Source:B Jeffries)

Pvt Carl A Deyak
502nd PIR Co G
DOW 11 June 1944
Pfc William P Evans - Company G - Awarded Distinguished Service Cross - Silver Star (Source: Michael S Wilson Lt Col USAF ret)

Pfc William P Evans
502nd PIR Co G
DSC/SS Recipient

 Pfc Dan Filomena (Source: Glenn Stimets)

Pfc Dan Filomena
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion

 Pvt Joseph M Flannigan (Source: Tom Peeters)

Pvt Joseph M Flannigan
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion
Pfc Frank P Garofano - Company G - Awarded Distinguished Service Cross (Source: Tom Peeters)

Pfc Frank P Garofano
502nd PIR Co G
DSC Recipient

 Pvt Douglas H Gorman (Source:B Jeffries)

Pvt Douglas H Gorman
502nd PIR Co G
KIA 11 June 1944

 Pfc Charlie Hoye (Source: Tom Peeters)

Pfc Charlie Hoye
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion
Pvt Dennis L Keeshan (Source: Tom Peeters)

Pvt Dennis L Keeshan
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion

 Sgt Thomas W Kent Jr (Source:B Jeffries)

Sgt Thomas W Kent Jr
502nd PIR Co G
KIA 8 June 1944

 T/5 Williard Morss

T/5 Williard Morss
502nd PIR Co G
KIA 10 June 1944
Pvt James W Norene - WIA Best and Bastogne (Source: Tom Peeters)

Pvt James W Norene
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion

 Pvt Danny On (Source: Glenn Stimets)

Pvt Danny On
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion

 Sgt Boyd D Parsons Sr

Sgt Boyd D Parsons Sr
502nd PIR Co G
Squad Leader
Pfc Louis H Rigsby - Company G PH(OLC) (Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Louis H Rigsby
502nd PIR Co G
KIA 23 Sept 1944

 Sgt Allen S Taylor (Source: Tom Peeters)

Sgt Allen S Taylor
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion

 Pfc Duane G Tompkins (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Duane G Tompkins
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion
Pfc Dan Filomena (Source: Glenn Stimets)

Pvt John Wielkopolan
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion

 Sgt James M Wightman (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt James M Wightman
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion

 Pfc Cloyd Monroe Wilson - Regiment or Battalion Unknown

Pfc Cloyd M Wilson
502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion

Company H
1/Lt Lamoyn D Clark - Company H - (Courtesy niece: Deena Stoddard)

1/Lt Lamoyn D Clark
502nd PIR Co H
KIA 20 Dec 1944

 Pfc James J Corr - Company H - Silver Star Recipient

Pfc James J Corr
502nd PIR Co H
Silver Star Recipient

 Pfc Meron Costroff - 502nd Co H (Courtesy: Ray Anhorn)

Pfc Meron Costroff
502nd PIR
Company H
Sgt Elden C Dobbyn - Company H Silver Star Recipient

Sgt Elden C Dobbyn
502nd PIR Co H
Silver Star Recipient

 Pvt John H Funk - Company H (Source:B Jeffries)

Pvt John H Funk
502nd PIR Co H
KIA 11 June 1944

 Pfc Camille A Gauldin

Pfc Camille A Gauldin
502nd PIR
Company H
Sgt Clair E Gordon - Company H

Sgt Clair E Gordon
502nd PIR Co H
3rd Battalion

 Pfc John H Kaufman - Company H (Photo Courtesy of his niece: Helene Devinsky)

Pfc John H Kaufman
502nd PIR Co H
KIA 11 June 1944

 Pfc Nathan E Loving - Company H (Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Nathan E Loving
502nd PIR Co H
KIA 11 June 1944
Pfc Joe E Mann Medal of Honor Recipient

Pfc Joe E Mann
502nd PIR Co H (MOH)
KIA 18 Sept 44

 Pfc William N Reed - Company H

Pfc William N Reed
502nd PIR Co H
Field Radio Operator

 Pfc Lawrence T Riley - Company H (Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Lawrence T Riley
502nd PIR Co H
KIA 11 June 1944
Pfc Ray Eugene Sanders - Company H (Photo Courtesy of his grand nephew: John E Clark)

Pfc Ray E Sanders
502nd PIR Co H
KIA 8 June 1944

 1/Sgt Kenneth N Sprecher - Company H - DSC Recipient

1/Sgt Kenneth N Sprecher
502nd PIR Co H
DSC Recipient

 Pfc Delbert L Troutman - Company H (Photo Courtesy: P Koetz)

Pfc Delbert L Troutman
502nd PIR Co H
KIA 8 June 1944
S/Sgt Davis H Vaughan - Company H (Photo Courtesy: Cassandra Vaughan)

S/Sgt Davis H Vaughan
502nd PIR Co H
KIA 8 June 1944

 Captain Cecil Simmons Company H

Capt Cecil Simmons
502nd PIR
Company H

Company I
Sgt Jerry A Boffo - Company I (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt Jerry A Boffo
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 11 June 44

 Pvt Jose Casares - 502 Company I (Photo Courtesy of:B Jeffries)

Pvt Jose Casares
502nd PIR Co I
3rd Battalion

 Pvt Fred Cid - Company I (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Fred Cid
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 28 Dec 44
Pfc Chester H Elliott - 502 Company I (Photo Courtesy of his nephew: Charles A Lewis)

Pfc Chester H Elliott
502nd PIR
Company I

 Pvt Eugene O Gaukel - Company I (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Eugene O Gaukel
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 10 June 44

 Pfc Robert Joseph Hartzell

Pfc Robert J Hartzell
502nd PIR Co I
3rd Battalion
Cpl Earl R Kelly (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Earl R Kelly
502nd PIR Co I
3rd Battalion

 Pfc Edward E Mobley (Courtesy: Carl Mobley)

Pfc Edward E Mobley
502nd PIR Co I
3rd Battalion

 Pfc John M Morgan - Company I (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc John M Morgan
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 11 June 44
Pfc William A Nesbit - Company I (Source: Robert Young)

Pfc William A Nesbit
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 17 Sept 44

 Pfc Harry C Nivens (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc Harry C Nivens
502nd PIR Co I
3rd Battalion

 Pfc Emmitt T Nix - Company I (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Emmitt T Nix
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 09 June 44
Cpl Cornelius W Owens - Company I

Cpl Cornelius W Owens
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 11 June 44

 Cpl Frank J Pilwallis - Company I

Cpl Frank J Pilwallis
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 3 Jan 45

 Pvt Jack R Plumb- Company I (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Jack R Plumb
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 11 June 44
Pvt Warren C Shook - Bronze Star Recipient (Courtesy: Charles A Austin)

Pvt Warren C Shook
502nd PIR Co I
3rd Battalion

 Pvt Edward R Sowder - Company I

Pvt Edward R Sowder
502nd PIR Co I
DOW 11 June 44

 Cpl Leaster A Taylor- Company I 2nd Platoon

Cpl Lester A Taylor
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 19 Sept 44
Pfc Stanley W Tkaczyk - Company I (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Stanley W Tkaczyk
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 10 June 1944

 1/Lt Jack F Dulaney - SS Recipient PH(OLC) (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt Jack F Dulaney
502nd PIR Co I
Silver Star Recipient

 1/Lt George Larish (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt George Larish
502nd PIR Co I
KIA 6 Oct 44
1/Lt John P Painschab (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt John P Painschab
502nd PIR Co I
DOW 10 June 44

 Capt Champ L Baker Commanding Officer I Company - SS Recipient

Capt Champ L Baker
502nd PIR Co I
Silver Star Recipient

 Capt Frank L Lillyman - Company I - DSC Recipient - (Pathfinder 1st Paratrooper to land in France on D-Day)

Capt Frank L Lillyman
502nd PIR Co I
DSC Recipient

Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion (HQ 3)
Cpl Earl H Butz -502 Hq 3 (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Earl H Butz
502nd PIR Hq 3
KIA 11 June 1944

 Pvt Abner R Cole - Bronze Star Recipient

Pvt Abner R Cole
502nd PIR Hq 3
KIA 11 June 1944 (BS)

 T/5 Robert E Doran - Bronze Star Recipient - LTC Cole s Radio Operator(Source: Maurice Coenen)

T/5 Robert E Doran
502nd PIR Hq 3
KIA 18 Sept 1944 (BS)
Pvt James W Heacock -502 Hq 3 (Source: Ann Sinton)

Pvt James W Heacock
502nd PIR Hq 3
DOW 10 June 1944

 Cpl Albert L Kushmerick - Bronze Star Recipient

Cpl Albert L Kushmerick
502nd PIR Hq 3
KIA 11 June 1944 (BS)

 Cpl Cyrus W Miller (Source: )

Cpl Cyrus W Miller
502nd PIR 3rd Btn
KIA 18 Sept 44
Pvt William S O'Quinn Jr Bronze Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt William S O'Quinn Jr
502nd PIR Hq 3
KIA 11 June 1944 (BS)

 Pfc Harold C Skipton (Source: Shanon Pendergraff)

Pfc Harold C Skipton
502nd PIR Hq 3
DOW 21 Jan 1945

 1/Lt Jesus A Cortez Silver Star Recipient/PH(OLC)(Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt Jesus A Cortez
502nd PIR Hq 3
KODY 24 Mar 1945 (SS)
1/Lt Ernest O Harris DSC Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt Ernest O Harris
502nd PIR Hq 3
KIA 11 June 44 (DSC)

 Lt Col John P Stopka - DSC/SS Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Lt Col John P Stopka
502nd PIR CO Hq 3
KIA 14 Jan 45 (DSC/SS)

 Lt Col Robert G Cole Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion - Medal of Honor Recipient

Lt Col Robert G Cole
502nd PIR CO Hq 3(MOH)
KIA 18 Sept 44

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books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Alexander, Larry Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers NAL Hardback (April 2005), 320 p. ISBN: 0451215109
Ambrose, Stephen E D-DAY June 6,1944: The Climatic Battle of WW II. 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
Ambrose, Stephen E Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Simon & Schuster, (June 2001) 336 p. ISBN: 0-743-21638-5
Ambrose, Stephen E Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945. Simon & Schuster, (Nov 1997) 528 p. ISBN: 0-684-81525-7
Badsey, Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Bando, Mark A  Avenging Eagles: Forbidden tales of the 101st Airborne in World War 2. Bando Publishing, (2006) 183 p. ISBN: 0977911705
Bando, Mark A  101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy. Zenith Press, (Apr 2001) 156 p. ISBN: 0760308551
Bando, Mark A  Vanguard of the Crusade: The US 101st Airborne Division in WW II. The Aberjona Press, (June 2003) 320 p. ISBN: 0971765006
Black, Wallace B.& Blashfield, Jean F. Battle of the Bulge (World War II 50th Anniversary Series). Crestwood House, 48 pp May,1993 ISBN: 0896865681
Bowen, Robert Fighting With the Screaming Eagles: With the 101st Airborne from Normandy to Bastogne. Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, (Sept 2001) 256 p. ISBN: 1853674656
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
Burgett, Donald R Currahee!. Presidio Press, (Sept 1999) 256 p. ISBN: 0-891-41681-1
Compton, Lt Lynn (Buck) & Marcus Brotherton Call of Duty: My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers. Berkley Hardcover, (May 6, 2008) 288 p. ISBN: 0425219704
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel  American Warriors: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers Prior to Normandy  July, 1998, D-Day Pub, 212 p. ISBN: 2960017609
De Trez, Michel  Cpl Forrest Guth: E Company 506 PIR 101st Airborne Division (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)  March, 2002, D-Day Pub, 56 p. ISBN: 296001765X
De Trez, Michel  Orange is the Color of the Day: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the Invasion of Holland April, 2004, D-Day Pub, 506 p. ISBN: 2960017633
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
Devlin, Gerard S  Paratrooper! St Martin's Press, (P) c1976 ISBN: 0312596529
Gabel, Kurt The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II Univ Press of Kansas (Jan 1990), 282 p. ISBN: 070060409X
Gardner, Ira & Roger Day Tonight We Die As Men: The untold story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-Day. Osprey Press, (April 21, 2009) 344 p. ISBN: 1846033225
Giard, Régis & Frédéric Blais Helmets of the ETO: A Historical & Technical Guide Histoire & Collections (Jan 2008), 216 p. ISBN: 2352500621
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
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
Killblane, Richard  Mc Niece, Jake The Filthy Thirteen: From the Dustbowl to Hitler's Eagles Nest: The 101st Airborne's Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 288 pp May 1, 2003 ISBN: 1932033122
Koskimaki, George E D-Day With The Screaming Eagles Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 356 pp September 11, 2002 ISBN: 1932033025
Koskimaki, George E Hell's Highway: Chronicle of the 101st Airborne Division in Holland, September-November 1944 Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 453 pp March 1, 2003 ISBN: 193203305X
Koskimaki, George E The Battered Bastards of Bastogne: A Chronicle of the Defense of Bastogne, December 19, 1944 - January 17, 1945 Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 484 pp December 1, 2002 ISBN: 1932033068
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
Malarkey, Don & Bob Welch Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from WW II's "Band of Brothers" . St Martin's Press, (May 13, 2008) 288 p. ISBN: 0312378491
McKenzie, John  On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
McLaughlin, Jerome J D-Day+60 years Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse, April 20,2004. 300 p. ISBN: 1418402699
Megallas , James All the Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe 336p., Presidio Press, March, 2003. ISBN: 0891417842
Mehosky, Ivan P The Story of a Soldier. BookSurge, (Aug 2006) 348 pp. ISBN: 1419621491
Post, Robyn, Guarnere, William & Heffron, Edward  Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends  Berkley Hardcover, 10/2/2007. 320 p. ISBN: 0425217280
Ruggero, Ed  Combat Jump: The Young Men who Led the Assault into Fortress Europe, July, 1943  HarperCollins, 10/21/2003. 388 p. ISBN: 0060088753
Ruggero, Ed  The First Men In: US Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day  HarperCollins, 6/13/2006. 368 p. ISBN: 0060731281
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Stokes Jr, G G  Camp Toccoa: First Home of the Airborne.: 1942-1944 CreateSpace, 3/14/2011. 28p. ISBN: 1461005868
Webster, David Kenyon Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D- Day and the Fall of the Third Reich 352p. ISBN: 0385336497
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