
(above picture)506th PIR Patch
101st Airborne WW II Medal
of Honor Recipients
Lt Col
Robert G Cole
Pfc
Joe E. Mann
506th PIR WW II Distinguished Service Cross(DSC) Recipients
Capt Walter Amerman
1/Lt Elton E Brooks
Pvt Herman Cordes
Pfc Don G Hackman
Pfc Orel H Lev
Capt Frank L Lillyman
Lt Col John S Maloney
Capt Tilden S McGee
Sgt George Montilio
Lt Col Lloyd E Patch
Capt Knut H Raudstein
Capt Charles J Santasiero
T/3 Andrew Sosnack
Lt Col William L Turner
Maj Richard D Winters
Pfc Gilbert Van Every
2/Lt Donald E Zahn
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USAAF Airborne Troop Carriers in World War II
The Drop Zone
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Carentan Historical Center
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The 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion - Trooper Pictures
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Company G |
1/Sgt Flynt W Brown
506th PIR Co G "Brownie" |
Pvt Cosmo Ciano
506th PIR Co G KIA 6 June 44 |
Pfc Jack C Collins
506th PIR Company G |
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Pfc Daniel H Dupor
506th PIR Company G |
1Lt Lawrence M Fitzpatrick
506th PIR Co G KIA 16 Feb 45 |
Pfc Anthony Gerrish
506th PIR Company G |
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Sgt Andrew J Hobbs
506th PIR Co G KIA 27 Dec 44 |
Pfc Charles R Hunton
506th PIR Co G KIA 2 Jan 45 |
Pfc Robert Izumi
506th PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
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2/Lt Thomas J Kennedy
506th PIR Co G 1st Platoon |
Pfc Lawrence R Kepler
506th PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
Pfc Haynes C Knox
506th PIR Co G 3rd Battalion |
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Pfc James H Martin
506th PIR Co G 2nd Platoon |
1/Sgt Woodrow H Smith
506th PIR Co G POW - D-Day |
Pvt Roy Upton Talhelm
506th PIR Co G KIA 8 Jun 44 |
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Capt William D Cann Jr
506th PIR Co G Commanding Officer |
1/Lt Joseph B Doughty
506th PIR Co G Commanding Officer |
Cpt Harold E Van Antwerp
506th PIR Co G KIA 6 Jun 44 |
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Capt James L Walker
506th PIR Co G Commanding Officer |
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Company H |
Cpl Jay F Barr
506th PIR Co H KIA 25 Sept 44 |
S/Sgt Ralph S Bennett
506th PIR Co H Silver Star Recipient |
Pfc Joseph E Bickhart
506th PIR Company H |
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S/Sgt Harry Allen Clawson
506th PIR Co H KIA 6 Oct 44 (SS) |
Pvt Mario DiCarlo
506th PIR Co H 1st Platoon |
Cpl John W Hahn
506th PIR Co H KIA 25 Sept 44 (SS) |
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Cpl Harold W J Lambrecht
506th PIR Co H DOW 10 Oct 44 |
Cpl Joseph Laingo
506th PIR Co H KIA 10 Jan 45 |
1/Lt Edward S Mehosky
506th PIR Co H 1st Platoon |
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Sgt George Montilio
506th PIR Co H DOW 17 Apr 45 DSC |
Pfc Sam D Plyler
506th PIR Co H KIA 10 Jun 44 |
Pfc Charles R Schoner
506th PIR Company H |
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Pvt Thomas H Sorrell
506th PIR Co H KIA 19 Dec 44 |
Pfc Morris L Thomas
506th PIR Co H KIA 5 Oct 44 |
Pvt Louis Vecchi
506th PIR Co H 1st Platoon |
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Pvt Robert C Wyss
506th PIR Co H 3rd Platoon |
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Company I |
Pfc Manuel M Barrios
506th PIR Co I 3rd Battalion |
T/Sgt Joe Beyrle
506th PIR Co I 3rd Battalion |
Pfc William Galbraith
506th PIR Co I 2nd Platoon |
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1/Lt Gerald V Howard Jr
506th PIR Co I KIA 6 Jun 1944 |
1/Lt Jerome C Knight
506th PIR Co I KIA 20 Dec 1944 |
Pvt Frank E Lujan
506th PIR Co I 3rd Platoon |
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Pfc Walter Lukasavage
506th PIR Co I 3rd Platoon |
T/5 James E Millican
506th PIR Co I KIA 6 June 44 |
Pvt David Morgan
506th PIR Co I 2nd Platoon |
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Pfc Jame J Sheeran
506th PIR Co I 1st Platoon |
Pfc Harold T Stedman
506th PIR Co I 3rd Platoon |
Pvt Andy H Westhuis
506th PIR Co I 3rd Battalion |
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Capt John T Mc Knight
506th PIR Co I Commanding Officer |
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Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion (HQ 3) |
Sgt Thayer U Carlton
506th PIR Hq 3 KIA 6 June 1944 |
Sgt Garland W Collier
506th PIR Hq 3 MIA 5 Oct 1944 |
Pfc Robert C Dunning
506th PIR Hq 3 81 mm Mortar Platoon |
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T/4 George Doc Dwyer
506th PIR Hq 3 3rd Battalion |
Pvt Clarence E Isler
506th PIR Hq 3 KIA 11 Jan 1945 |
Pvt Timoteo G Melendez
506th PIR Hq 3 KIA Oct 1944 |
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1/Sgt James P Shirley
506th PIR Hq 3 KIA 6 June 1944 |
S/Sgt Paul L Simrell
506th PIR Hq 3 KIA 10 June 1944 |
Cpl Cyrus Swinson
506th PIR Hq 3 81mm Mortar Platoon |
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Pvt John A Vendelis
506th PIR Hq 3 KIA 6 June 1944 |
T/Sgt Robert Webb
506th PIR Hq 3 (S4 Supply) |
1/Lt Howard D Littell
506th PIR Hq 3 KIA 7 June 1944 |
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1/Lt Robert C Machen
506th PIR Hq 3 KIA 6 June 1944 |
Maj Oliver M Horton
506th PIR CO 3rd Btn KIA 5 Oct 1944 |
Lt Col Robert L Wolverton
506th PIR CO 3rd Btn KIA 6 June 1944 |
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Lt Col Lloyd E Patch
506th PIR CO 1st/3rd Battalions |
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American Warriors: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers Prior to Normandy
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Cpl Forrest Guth: E Company 506 PIR 101st Airborne Division (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)
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De Trez, Michel
Orange is the Color of the Day: Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the
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At the Point of No Return : Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the
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