(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
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)
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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 |
Pvt Cosmo Ciano
506th PIR Co G
KIA 6 June 44 |
Pfc Jack C Collins
506th PIR
Company G |
Pfc Daniel H Dupor
506th PIR
Company G |
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1Lt Lawrence M Fitzpatrick
506th PIR Co G
KIA 16 Feb 45 |
Pfc Anthony Gerrish
506th PIR
Company G |
Sgt Andrew J Hobbs
506th PIR Co G
KIA 27 Dec 44 |
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Pfc Charles R Hunton
506th PIR Co G
KIA 2 Jan 45 |
Pfc Robert Izumi
506th PIR Co G
3rd Battalion |
2/Lt Thomas J Kennedy
506th PIR Co G
1st Platoon |
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Pfc Lawrence R Kepler
506th PIR Co G
3rd Battalion |
Pfc Haynes C Knox
506th PIR Co G
3rd Battalion |
Pfc James H Martin
506th PIR Co G
2nd Platoon |
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1/Sgt Woodrow H Smith
506th PIR Co G
POW - D-Day |
Pvt Roy Upton Talhelm
506th PIR Co G
KIA 8 Jun 44 |
Capt William D Cann Jr
506th PIR Co G
Commanding Officer |
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1/Lt Joseph B Doughty
506th PIR Co G
Commanding Officer |
Cpt Harold E Van Antwerp
506th PIR Co G
KIA 6 Jun 44 |
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 - [POW]81mm Mortar Platoon (Source: Son-in-law Gene Strand)](506images/troopers/hq3/cpl_cyrus_swinson606hq3.jpg)
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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books
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The Climatic Battle of WW II. 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
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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
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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
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(World War II 50th Anniversary Series). Crestwood House, 48 pp May,1993 ISBN: 0896865681
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With the 101st Airborne from Normandy to Bastogne. Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, (Sept 2001) 256 p. ISBN: 1853674656
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Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, (1989) 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
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Mysteries of World War II. John Wiley & Sons, Sept 1998 256 p. ISBN:0471291072
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Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
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American Paratrooper Helmets: Mediterranean & European Theater of Operations
June, 2010, Histoire & Collections, 272 p. ISBN: 2352501415
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
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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
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Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co
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On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
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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
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Post, Robyn, Guarnere, William & Heffron, Edward
Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends
Berkley Hardcover, 10/2/2007. 320 p. ISBN: 0425217280
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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
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No Surrender: A World War II Memoir
Berkley Hardcover, 2/1/2011. 320 p. ISBN: 0425239586
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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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