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 The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Service Company & Regimental Headquarters - Trooper Pictures

Service Company
Pfc Willard Bacher

Pfc Willard Bacher
508th PIR Svc Co
KIA 13 Oct 1944

 T/Sgt homas F Casey

T/Sgt Thomas F Casey
508th PIR
Service Company

 T/Sgt Earl R Cornwall - (Source: B Jeffries)

T/Sgt Earl R Cornwall
508th PIR
Service Company
Sgt Thomas G Cross (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt Thomas G Cross
508th PIR Svc Co
KIA 10 June 1944

 T/5 Claud L Diskin Died in Train wreck while on furlough Phila, PA (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Claud L Diskin
508th PIR Svc Co
DODY 6 Sept 1943

 T/5 Robert A Feliz (ASN: 12042790)

T/5 Robert A Feliz
508th PIR
Service Company
Pfc Charles J Hajek Jr

Pfc Charles J Hajek Jr
508th PIR Svc Co
KIA 21 Sept 1944

 Cpl George N Joehnk Hq3/Svc Co BS/PH (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl George N Joehnk
508th PIR Hq3/Svc Co
Bronze Star Recipient

 Pfc William J Kambrick - also 23mos 509th Co B (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc William J Kambrick
508th PIR Svc Co
Parachute Rigger
T/5 Frank R Mitrione (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Frank R Mitrione
508th PIR Svc Co
Parachute Rigger

 Pfc James P Muzaca (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc James P Muzaca
508th PIR
Service Company

 Cpl Cecil M Neal POW/D-Day Stalag 4B (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Cecil M Neal
508th PIR Svc Co
POW/D-Day Stalag 4B
Pvt Albert C Nicoletta Sr

Pvt Albert C Nicoletta Sr
508th PIR Svc Co
KIA 25 Dec 1944

 Pvt Howard B Ranabauer Parachute Rigger (Source:B Jeffries)

Pvt Howard B Ranabauer
508th PIR Svc Co
KIA 15 June 1944

 S/Sgt Harold E Roberts

S/Sgt Harold E Roberts
508th PIR Svc Co
KIA 6 June 1944
Pfc James P Samples - PH - (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc James P Samples
508th PIR
Service Company

 S/Sgt Robert w Shearer

S/Sgt Robert W Shearer
508th PIR Svc Co
DODY 2 Sept 1944

 Tech Sgt John T (Jack) Shue

T Sgt John T Shue
508th PIR Svc Co
Company Clerk
Pfc Ora C Smith

Pfc Ora C Smith
508th PIR Svc Co
KIA 12 Jan 1945

 Pvt Roy W Stinson Train wreck on the way home on Furlough Buie NC(Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Roy W Stinson
508th PIR Svc Co
DODY 16 Dec 1943

 Pfc A.W.Teel - PH - (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc A.W.Teel
508th PIR
Service Company

Regimental Headquarters (RHQ)
Cpl Hugh J Akins (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Hugh J Akins
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 4 Oct 1944

 Pfc Charles Under Baggage Jr - He and 8 others died during a practice jump in Reims. (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Charles Under Baggage
508th PIR RHQ
KODY 14 March 1945

 Pvt Lewis P Bako

Pvt Lewis P Bako
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 27 Dec 1944
T/5 Ellsworth E Bartholomew (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Ellsworth Bartholomew
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 17 June 1944

 Pfc Leonard R Buckalew BS GO16 (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Matthew A Bellucci
508th PIR RHQ
Bronze Star Recipient

 S/Sgt Francis L Benedict - MIA/BS(OLC) (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Francis L Benedict
508th PIR RHQ
MIA 18 Sept 1944
Pfc Leonard R Buckalew BS/PH(OLC) (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Leonard R Buckalew
508th PIR RHQ
Bronze Star Recipient

 Cpl Nesmer Cook (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Nesmer Cook
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 7 July 1944

 Pfc Cumer Green

Pfc Cumer Green
508th PIR - RHQ
KIA 19 June 1944
Pfc Clyde G. Devers - (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Clyde G. Devers
508th PIR RHQ
POW/D-Day Stalag 4D

 Sgt Lawrence C Dunn (Source: Philip Hoyle

Sgt Lawrence C Dunn
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 02 Jan 1945

 Pvt James O Eads

Pvt James O Eads
508th PIR
RHQ Company
Pvt Kenneth A Everson - He was killed in action 26 February 1945 by artillery shell fragments, while serving with the 20th Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division

Pvt Kenneth A Everson
508th PIR RHQ/10th Armor
KIA 25 Feb 1945

 Pfc George E Hartman

Pfc George E Hartman
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 1 Oct 1944

 Pvt Albert B Hillman

Pvt Albert B Hillman
508th PIR - RHQ
KIA 23 June 1944
T/5 Harry Hudec BS (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Harry Hudec
508th PIR RHQ
Bronze Star Recipient

 Pvt Winfred Keck - BS also Company C (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Winfred Keck
508th PIR RHQ
Demoltion Platoon (BS)

 Pvt John P Kemp Jr BS/PH (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt John P Kemp Jr
508th PIR RHQ
Bronze Star Recipient
Pfc Harry J Kennedy BS (Hans Kahn) (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Harry J Kennedy
508th PIR
RHQ S-2 (BS)

 Cpl Robert Lee Cornett

Cpl Robert Lee Cornett
508th PIR
RHQ Company

 S/Sgt Ralph H Mann

S/Sgt Ralph H Mann
508th PIR
RHQ Company
Cpl Robert G Mangers - Silver Star Recipient

Cpl Robert G Mangers
508th PIR RHQ
POW Stalag 13C (SS)

 Pfc Carl E Meloy (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Carl E Meloy
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pvt George R Melvin

Pvt George R Melvin
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 19 Sept 1944
T/5 Joe D Olson (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Joe D Olson
508th RHQ/2nd AB Inf Brig
DS HQ Battery - XVIII AB

 T/5 Charles H Rogers BS(OLC) D-Day Pathfinder (Chalk #18)

T/5 Charles H Rogers
508th PIR RHQ/PF
KIA 01 Oct 1944 (BS(OLC)

 T/5 Stanley F Rompala Bronze Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Stanley F Rompala
508th PIR RHQ
Bronze Star Recipient
Pfc Frank S Sakowski

Pfc Frank S Sakowski
508th PIR
RHQ Company

 T/4 Henry G Seller Jr PH (Source: B Jeffries)

T/4 Henry G Seller Jr
508th PIR
RHQ Company

 Pvt James E Skelton

Pvt James E Skelton
508th PIR
RHQ Company
M/Sgt James B Smylie

M/Sgt James B Smylie
508th PIR
RHQ Company

 T/5 Wilford A Still (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Wilford A Still
508th PIR
RHQ Company

 Pvt Richard H Thomas

Pvt Richard H Thomas
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 02 Oct 1944
Pfc Luther M Tillery - He and 8 others died during a practice jump in Reims. (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Luther M Tillery
508th PIR RHQ
KODY 14 March 1945

 Pfc George W Wall Jr - He and 8 others died during a practice jump in Reims.

Pfc George W Wall Jr
508th PIR RHQ
KODY 14 March 1945

 S/Sgt Reuben A Wiener - Combat Photographer (Source:B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Reuben A Wiener
508th PIR RHQ
Combat Photographer (BS)
1/Lt Donald A Davis (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt Donald A Davis
508th PIR RHQ
Demolition Pltn

 2/Lt Joseph M Duffy

2/Lt Joseph M Duffy
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 20 Sept 1944

 1/Lt Donald J Johnson

1/Lt Donald J Johnson
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 07 June 1944
1/Lt Eugene H Shavitch

1/Lt Eugene H Shavitch
508th PIR RHQ
KIA 6 June 1944

 Capt John A Breen RHQ/S-2 Bronze Star Recipient

Capt John A Breen
508th PIR RHQ/S-2
KIA 4 July 1944 (BS)

 Capt William Nation

Capt William H Nation
508th PIR S-1
KIA 31 Jan 1945
Capt Ignatius P Maternowski - Chaplain

Capt Ignatius Maternowski
508th PIR - Chaplain
KIA 6 June 1944

 Col Roy E Lindquist

Col Roy E Lindquist
508th PIR
Regimental Commander

Regimental Medical Detachment (RMD)
Pfc Robert F Arnette (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Robert F Arnette
508th PIR Medic
Medic Hq 2

 Pvt Francis N Bowen (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Francis N Bowen
508th PIR Medic
KIA 15 June 1944

 Pfc Henry H Chan - BORN IN CHINA, ENLISTED IN CA KILLED IN FRANCE WHEN AN ENGLISH TRUCK HE WAS IN ROLLED OVER/(Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Henry H Chan
508th PIR Medic
KODY 15 Nov 1945
Pvt Frank E Mackey Jr

Pvt Frank E Mackey Jr
508th PIR Medic
KIA 7 June 1944

 Pvt Max Myers - Bronze Star Recipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Max Myers
508th PIR Medic
KIA 7 Oct 1944 (BS)

 S/Sgt Lim (Lem) A Morgan - MIA-Normandy (briefly) BS/PH (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Lim (Lem) A Morgan
508th PIR Medic
Combat Med Badge (BS)
Pfc Earl M Rogers - BS/PH (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Earl M Rogers
508th PIR Medic
Combat Med Badge (BS)

 T/5 Van B Snook Bronze Star Recipient

T/5 Van B Snook
508th PIR Medic
KIA 20 Sept 1944 (BS)

 S/Sgt Robert B Utley - POW-Normandy (briefly) (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Robert B Utley
508th PIR Medic
POW-Normandy (briefly)
1/Lt Briand N Beaudin Asst 3rd Btn Surgeon BS

Capt Briand N Beaudin
508th PIR Hq 3
Asst Btn Surgeon (BS)

 Capt John J Thornquist - POW-Normandy OFLAG 64 (Source: B Jeffries)

Capt John J Thornquist
508th PIR Dentist
POW-Day OFLAG 64

 Capt David Axelrod - Silver/Bronze Star Recipient CMB(Source: B Jeffries)

Capt David Axelrod
508/456th PIR Med
Silver Star Recipient (BS)
Maj David E Thomas-Bronze Star Recipient CMB(Source: B Jeffries)

Maj David E Thomas
508th PIR RHQ
Regimental Surgeon (BS)

Other - (Company Unknown)
Sgt Guy D Brown (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt Guy D Brown
508th PIR/FSSF (5/2)
DOW 11 Feb 1945

 Pvt Joseph R Radich

Pvt Joseph R Radich
508th PIR
KIA 9 Jan 1945

 1/Lt John V Leftwich - 1952 Asst S-4 promoted to CPT

1/Lt John V Leftwich
508th PIR
Special Troops (1944)





books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Annussek, Greg Hitler's Raid to Save Mussolini: The Most Infamous Commando Operation of World War II. Sept 1, 2005, Da Capo Press, 353 pp. ISBN: 0306813963
Astor, Gerald  A Blood-Dimmed Tide: The Battle of the Bulge by the Men Who Fought It. Mass Market Paperback, 1994 ISBN: 0440215749
Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Black, Wallace B.& Blashfield, Jean F. Battle of the Bulge (World War II 50th Anniversary Series). Crestwood House, 48 pp May,1993 ISBN: 0896865681
Blair, Jr, Clay Ridgway's Paratroopers: The American Airborne in WW II. New York: Doubleday, 1985 588 p. ISBN: 0385278888
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, 1989 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Breuer, William B Drop Zone Sicily: Allied Airborne Strike,July 1943. Novato, CA: Presidio, c1983. 212 p. ISBN: 089 141 1968
Breuer, William B  They Jumped at Midnight Jove Publishing, (P) c1990 ISBN: 0515104256
Breuer, William B Unexplained Mysteries of World War II. John Wiley & Sons, Sept 1998 256 p. ISBN:0471291072
Burns, Dwayne T & Leland Burns Jump Into the Valley of the Shadow: The War Memories of Dwayne Burns Communications Sergeant - 508th PIR. Casemate, (Sept 2006) 256 p. ISBN: 1932033491
Burriss, T Moffatt  Strike and Hold: A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in WW II Brasseys, Inc, 256 pp August,2000 ISBN: 1574882589
Butler, Rupert  SS: Leibstandarte: The History of the First SS Division 1933-45 (Waffen SS Divisional Histories) Amber Books, 192 p. ISBN:1782742492
Butler, Rupert  SS: Wiking: The History of the Fifth SS Division 1941-45 (Waffen SS Divisional Histories) Amber Books, 192 p. ISBN:1782742484
Butler, Rupert  SS: Hitlerjugend: The History of the Twelfth SS Division 1943-45 (Waffen SS Divisional Histories) Amber Books, 192 p. ISBN:1782742476
Crutchfield, Winston S  Pathfinder: A conversation with Buck Hilton and other historical documents about Native American veterans  CreateSpace, 180 pp, Aug 2009 ISBN: 1448679559
D'Este, Carlo  Decision in Normandy William S Konnecky Assc(P), 560 p. ISBN: 1568522606
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel  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
De Trez, Michel  The Way We Were: "Doc" Daniel B. McIlvoy: Regimental Surgeon, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)  August 20, 2004, D-Day Pub, 167 p. ISBN: 2960017668
De Trez, Michel  Colonel Bob Piper: G Company 505 PIR (WW II American Paratroopers Portrait Series)  March, 2003, D-Day Pub, 48 p. ISBN: 2960017641
Falerios, Kenton J.  Give Me Something I Can't Do: The History of the 82nd Military Police Company, WW 1 to Iraq Nov 2007, Authorhouse, 192 p ISBN: 1434337197
Francois, Dominique 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Red Devils Heimdal (Aug 2003), 120 p. ISBN: 2840481723
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Giard, Régis & Frédéric Blais Helmets of the ETO: A Historical & Technical Guide Histoire & Collections (Jan 2008), 216 p. ISBN: 2352500621
Hastings, Max Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy Simon and Shuster(JUV), 396 p. ISBN: 0671554352
Inglesby, Leo C A Corporal Once Xlibris  2/2/2001, 108 p. ISBN: 0738838209
Jakeway, Don Paratroopers Do or Die!  ASIN: B0031HBGC0 1996
Keegan, John The Second World War Penguin (P), 708 p. ISBN: 014011341X
Keegan, John Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris Penguin USA(P), 365 p. ISBN: 0140235426
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
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
Megallas , James All the Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe 336p., Presidio Press, March, 2003. ISBN: 0891417842
Messina , Phillip Anzio: Song of Destiny A.G.Halldin Publishing Company, 1992. ISBN: 0 935 64838 0
Nigl, Dr Alfred J & Charles A Nigl  Silent Wings - Savage Death Santa Ana, CA: Graphic Publishing, Dec 3,2007. 288 p. ISBN: 1882824318
Nordyke , Phil All American All the Way: Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II Zenith Press, April 2005. 880 pgs ISBN: 0760322015
Nordyke , Phil The All Americans in World War II: A Photographic History of the 82nd Airborne Division at War Zenith Press, May 2006. 192 pgs ISBN: 0760326177
Nordyke , Phil Four Stars of Valor: The Combat History of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II Zenith Press, November 2006. 480 pgs ISBN: 0760326649
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Beyond Valor  Free Press, 2001, 384 p. ISBN: 0684873842
Ospital, John  We Wore Jump Boots and Baggy Pants Willow House, 1977. 118 p. ISBN: 0912450150
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  The Longest Day Touchstone Books (P), 350 p. ISBN: 0671890913
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
The Center of Military History  The War in the Mediterranean: A WWII Pictorial History Brasseys, Inc., 465 p. ISBN:1574881302
Turnbull, Peter I Maintain The Right: The 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion in WW II Authorhouse, Oct 31,2005. 204 p. ISBN: 1420871447
Van Lunteren, Frank The Battle of Bridges: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden Casemate, June 1,2014. 336 p. ISBN: 1612002323
Verier, Mike  82nd Airborne Division in Colour Photographs  (Europa Militaria, No 9) ISBN: 187 200 4857
Wildman, John B All Americans 82nd Airborne. Meadowlands Militaria, 6/83 ISBN:091 208 1007






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