
(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
R E L A T E D
S I T E S
USAAF Airborne Troop Carriers in World War II
The Drop Zone
ETO Cross Channel Attack (Hyperwar)
D-Day and Beyond (Memories)
Carentan Historical Center
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The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion - Trooper Pictures
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Company G |
Pvt Brunk Conley 502nd PIR Co G Asst Machine Gunner |
S/Sgt Robert L Coon 502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
Pvt Carl A Deyak 502nd PIR Co G DOW 11 June 1944 |
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Pfc William P Evans
502nd PIR Co G DSC/SS Recipient |
Pfc Dan Filomena 502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
Pvt Joseph M Flannigan 502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
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Pfc Frank P Garofano
502nd PIR Co G DSC Recipient |
Pvt Douglas H Gorman
502nd PIR Co G KIA 11 June 1944 |
Pfc Charlie Hoye 502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
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Pvt Dennis L Keeshan 502nd PIR Co G
3rd Battalion |
Sgt Thomas W Kent Jr
502nd PIR Co G KIA 8 June 1944 |
T/5 Williard Morss 502nd PIR Co G KIA 10 June 1944 |
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Pvt James W Norene 502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
Pvt Danny On 502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
Sgt Boyd D Parsons Sr 502nd PIR Co G Squad Leader |
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Pfc Louis H Rigsby
502nd PIR Co G KIA 23 Sept 1944 |
Sgt Allen S Taylor 502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
Pfc Duane G Tompkins
502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
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Pvt John Wielkopolan 502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
Sgt James M Wightman
502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
Pfc Cloyd M Wilson
502nd PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
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Company H |
1/Lt Lamoyn D Clark
502nd PIR Co H KIA 20 Dec 1944 |
Pfc James J Corr
502nd PIR Co H Silver Star Recipient |
Pfc Meron Costroff
502nd PIR Company H |
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Sgt Elden C Dobbyn
502nd PIR Co H Silver Star Recipient |
Pvt John H Funk
502nd PIR Co H KIA 11 June 1944 |
Pfc Camille A Gauldin
502nd PIR Company H |
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Sgt Clair E Gordon
502nd PIR Co H 3rd Battalion |
Pfc John H Kaufman
502nd PIR Co H KIA 11 June 1944 |
Pfc Nathan E Loving
502nd PIR Co H KIA 11 June 1944 |
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Pfc Joe E Mann 502nd PIR Co H (MOH) KIA 18 Sept 44 |
Pfc William N Reed
502nd PIR Co H Field Radio Operator |
Pfc Lawrence T Riley
502nd PIR Co H KIA 11 June 1944 |
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Pfc Ray E Sanders
502nd PIR Co H KIA 8 June 1944 |
1/Sgt Kenneth N Sprecher
502nd PIR Co H DSC Recipient |
Pfc Delbert L Troutman
502nd PIR Co H KIA 8 June 1944 |
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S/Sgt Davis H Vaughan
502nd PIR Co H KIA 8 June 1944 |
Capt Cecil Simmons
502nd PIR Company H |
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Company I |
Sgt Jerry A Boffo
502nd PIR Co I KIA 11 June 44 |
Pvt Jose Casares
502nd PIR Co I 3rd Battalion |
Pvt Fred Cid
502nd PIR Co I KIA 28 Dec 44 |
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Pfc Chester H Elliott
502nd PIR Company I |
Pvt Eugene O Gaukel
502nd PIR Co I KIA 10 June 44 |
Pfc Robert J Hartzell
502nd PIR Co I 3rd Battalion |
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Cpl Earl R Kelly
502nd PIR Co I 3rd Battalion |
Pfc Edward E Mobley
502nd PIR Co I 3rd Battalion |
Pfc John M Morgan
502nd PIR Co I KIA 11 June 44 |
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Pfc William A Nesbit
502nd PIR Co I KIA 17 Sept 44 |
Pfc Harry C Nivens
502nd PIR Co I 3rd Battalion |
Pfc Emmitt T Nix
502nd PIR Co I KIA 09 June 44 |
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Cpl Cornelius W Owens
502nd PIR Co I KIA 11 June 44 |
Cpl Frank J Pilwallis
502nd PIR Co I KIA 3 Jan 45 |
Pvt Jack R Plumb
502nd PIR Co I KIA 11 June 44 |
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Pvt Warren C Shook
502nd PIR Co I 3rd Battalion |
Pvt Edward R Sowder
502nd PIR Co I DOW 11 June 44 |
Cpl Lester A Taylor
502nd PIR Co I KIA 19 Sept 44 |
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Pfc Stanley W Tkaczyk
502nd PIR Co I KIA 10 June 1944 |
1/Lt Jack F Dulaney
502nd PIR Co I Silver Star Recipient |
1/Lt George Larish
502nd PIR Co I KIA 6 Oct 44 |
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1/Lt John P Painschab
502nd PIR Co I DOW 10 June 44 |
Capt Champ L Baker
502nd PIR Co I Silver Star Recipient |
Capt Frank L Lillyman
502nd PIR Co I DSC Recipient |
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Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion (HQ 3) |
Cpl Earl H Butz
502nd PIR Hq 3 KIA 11 June 1944 |
Pvt Abner R Cole
502nd PIR Hq 3 KIA 11 June 1944 (BS) |
T/5 Robert E Doran
502nd PIR Hq 3 KIA 18 Sept 1944 (BS) |
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Pvt James W Heacock
502nd PIR Hq 3 DOW 10 June 1944 |
Cpl Albert L Kushmerick
502nd PIR Hq 3 KIA 11 June 1944 (BS) |
Cpl Cyrus W Miller
502nd PIR 3rd Btn KIA 18 Sept 44 |
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Pvt William S O'Quinn Jr
502nd PIR Hq 3 KIA 11 June 1944 (BS) |
Pfc Harold C Skipton
502nd PIR Hq 3 DOW 21 Jan 1945 |
1/Lt Jesus A Cortez
502nd PIR Hq 3 KODY 24 Mar 1945 (SS) |
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1/Lt Ernest O Harris
502nd PIR Hq 3 KIA 11 June 44 (DSC) |
Lt Col John P Stopka
502nd PIR CO Hq 3 KIA 14 Jan 45 (DSC/SS) |
Lt Col Robert G Cole
502nd PIR CO Hq 3(MOH) KIA 18 Sept 44 |
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books
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Arnhem 1944:
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ISBN: 0977911705
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ISBN: 0760308551
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ISBN: 0971765006
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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
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At the Point of No Return : Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the
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Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 288 pp May 1, 2003 ISBN: 1932033122
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Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 356 pp September 11, 2002 ISBN: 1932033025
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Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends
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Combat Jump: The Young Men who Led the Assault into Fortress Europe, July, 1943
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The First Men In: US Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day
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A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
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Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D- Day and the Fall of the Third Reich 352p. ISBN: 0385336497
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