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The 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Trooper Pictures

Sgt Pat Berardi - Company A 511th PIR - DSC Recipient (Source: Eric Berardi)

Sgt Pat Berardi
511th PIR Co A
DOW 27 Apr 1945 (DSC)

T/5 Donald R Dinger (Source: Dan Dinger

T/5 Donald R Dinger
511th PIR
Company A

Pvt Kevin A Foley (Source:B Jeffries

Pvt Kevin A Foley
511th PIR
Company A


S/Sgt Charles E Cox - Company A 511th PIR (Courtesy : b Jeffries)

S/Sgt Charles E Cox
511th PIR Co A
Silver Star Recipient

1/Sgt Oliver M Lewis - Company A 511th PIR (Courtesy of his daughter: Shelley Felt)

1/Sgt Oliver M Lewis
511th PIR Co A
PH (OLC)

Pfc Manuel Perez Jr - Medal of Honor Recipient

Pfc Manuel Perez Jr
511th PIR Co A (MOH)
KIA 14 Mar 1945


Pvt Albert M Singleton - Company A 511th PIR

Pvt Albert M Singleton
511th PIR Co A
DOW 12 Dec 1944

Pvt John B Sopko - Company A 511th PIR

Pvt John B Sopko
511th PIR
Company A


Pfc William G Drasher - Company B 511th PIR

Pfc William G Drasher
511th PIR Co B
KIA 17 Dec 1944

Pvt Lawrence E DuBay - Company B 511th PIR

Pvt Lawrence E DuBay
511th PIR Co B
DOW 19 Dec 1944

Pfc Alfred F Mc Dowell Jr - Company B 511th PIR (PH) (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Alfred F Mc Dowell Jr
511th PIR
Company B


Pfc Kenneth M Pitman - Company B 511th PIR

Pfc Kenneth M Pitman
511th PIR Co B
KIA 20 Dec 1944 (BS)

1/Lt Charles L Hayden - 5 Bronze Stars

1/Lt Charles L Hayden
511th PIR
Company B (BS)

1/Lt John Ringler

1/Lt John Ringler
511th PIR
Company B


Pfc John W Byrum - Company C 511th PIR

Pfc John W Byrum
511th PIR Co C
KIA 27 April 45

Pfc Rosario P (Zotty) Caltabiano - Company C 511th PIR (Courtesy of his cousin: Michael Dadko)

Pfc Rosario P Caltabiano
511th PIR Co C
KIA 27 Nov 44

Pfc John D Futch Jr - Company C 511th PIR

Pfc John D Futch Jr
511th PIR Co C
DOW 5 Feb 1945


T/Sgt Eldon W Henry - Company C 511th PIR

T/Sgt Eldon W Henry
511th PIR Co C
DOW 7 Dec 1944

S/Sgt Francis J Jarrell - Company C 511th PIR

S/Sgt Francis J Jarrell
511th PIR Co C
MIA 27 Nov 1944 (BS)

Pvt Mike Marcos - Company C 511th PIR Silver Star Recipient

Pvt Mike Marcos
511th PIR Co C
KIA 27 Apr 1945 (SS)


Sgt Edward McCaughey - Company C 511th PIR (Courtesy of his grandson: Shaun McCaughey)

Sgt Edward McCaughey
511th PIR
Company C

Pvt Harry J Pickering - Company C 511th PIR

Pvt Harry J Pickering
511th PIR Co C
KIA 27 Nov 1944

Sgt James Walters - Company C 511th PIR Bronze Star and Purple Heart (Courtesy of his daughter: Julia Singles)

Sgt James Walters
511th PIR Co C
Bronze Star


1/Lt Joe C Phelan - Company C 511th PIR Silver Star Recipient

1/Lt Joe C Phelan
511th PIR Co C
KIA 27 Nov 44 (SS)

Maj William Elliot [Bud} Whaley Jr - Company C 511th PIR (Courtesy of his daughter: Louise -Whaley- Horton)

Maj William E Whaley Jr
511th PIR
Company C


T/Sgt Willie P Corley - Company D 511th PIR

T/Sgt Willie P Corley
511th PIR Co D
KIA 22 Feb 1945

Cpl Murray M Hale - Company D 511th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Murray M Hale
511th PIR Co D
PH (OLC)

Pfc Larry E McLean - Company D 511th PIR - Silver Star Recipient (Source: Carol Kunkel)

Pfc Larry E McLean
511th PIR Co D
KIA 10 Feb 1945 (SS)


Pfc Edward Rathert - BS - Company D 511th PIR

Pfc Edward Rathert
511th PIR Co D
KIA 4 Feb 1945 (BS)

Pvt Everette R Shaw - Company D 511th PIR

Pvt Everette R Shaw
511th PIR Co D
KIA 4 Feb 1945

T/Sgt Robert C Steele - DSC/BS - Company D 511th PIR

T/Sgt Robert C Steele
511th PIR Co D
KIA 8 Feb 45 (DSC/BS)


1/Lt Walter E Kannely - BS(OLC)/PH(OLC) Company D 511th PIR

1/Lt Walter E Kannely
511th PIR Co D
KIA 12 Aug 45 (BS(OLC))


Pfc Elton L Abernathy - Company E 511th PIR (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc Elton L Abernathy
511th PIR Co E
KIA 8 Dec 1944

Sgt Laymon R Appling - Company E 511th PIR (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Sgt Laymon R Appling
511th PIR
Company E

Sgt William R Bowers - Silver Star Recipient Company E 511th PIR

Sgt William R Bowers
511th PIR Co E
KIA 22 Apr 45 (SS)


Pvt Charles R Craig - Company E 511th PIR

Pvt Charles R Craig
511th PIR Co E
KIA 7 Feb 1945

Pfc James A Engel - Company E 511th PIR -

Pfc James A Engel
511th PIR Co E
KIA 22 Apr 1945

Pvt Elmer E Fryar - Medal of Honor Recipient

Pvt Elmer E Fryar
511th PIR Co E (MOH)
MIA 8 Dec 1944


Pfc Dennis Hogan Jr - Company E 511th PIR - BS/SS

Pfc Dennis Hogan Jr
511th PIR Co E
KIA 22 Apr 45 (SS/BS)

Pfc Darold O Jensen - Company E 511th PIR

Pfc Darold O Jensen
511th PIR Co E
KIA 15 Dec 44

Cpl Jack D Longer - Company E 511th PIR - BS/MIA

Cpl Jack D Longer
511th PIR Co E
MIA 22 Apr 45 (BS)


Pfc Ronald C Sisso - Company E 511th PIR

Pfc Ronald C Sisson
511th PIR Co E
KIA 3 Dec 44

2/Lt Robert Norris - SS/BS Company E 511th PIR

2/Lt Robert Norris
511th PIR Co E
MIA 8 Dec 44 (SS)

1/Lt Norvin L Davis - Company E 511th PIR

1/Lt Norvin L Davis
511th PIR Co E
KIA 22 Apr 45


1/Lt Albert J Ellison - SS/BS(OLC) Company E 511th PIR

1/Lt Albert J Ellison
511th PIR Co E
KIA 8 Feb 45 (SS/BS(OLC))

1/Lt James E.H. Rumbough - SS Company E 511th PIR

1/Lt James E.H. Rumbough
511th PIR Co E
KIA 3 Dec 44 (SS)


Pfc Robert Bergendorff - Silver Star Recipient Company F 511th PIR (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc Robert Bergendorff
511th PIR Co F
KIA 21 Dec 1944 (SS)

Pfc Thomas R Boggs - Company F 511th PIR (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc Thomas R Boggs
511th PIR
Company F

Pvt Dale R Cooper -  Company F 511th PIR

Pvt Dale R Cooper
511th PIR Co F
KIA 6 Dec 1944


1/Sgt Johnnie E Hogan -  Company F 511th PIR

1/Sgt Johnnie E Hogan
511th PIR Co F
KIA 27 Apr 1945

T/5 Robert E Hubbard -  Company F 511th PIR

T/5 Robert E Hubbard
511th PIR Co F
KODY 4 Nov 44

Pfc William W Jones -  Company F 511th PIR

Pfc William W Jones
511th PIR Co F
DOW 26 Dec 44


Pvt Joseph H Smith - BS - Company F 511th PIR

Pvt Joseph H Smith
511th PIR Co F
KIA 5 Feb 1945 (BS)


T/5 Donald M Abney - Company G 511th PIR

T/5 Donald M Abney
511th PIR
Company G

Pfc Clyde Edwin Agent - Company G 511th PIR

Pfc Clyde Edwin Agent
511th PIR Co G
KIA 9 Dec 1944

Pfc George Doherty - Company G 511th PIR

Pfc George Doherty
511th PIR
Company G


Pfc William H Woll - Company G 511th PIR

Pfc William H Woll
511th PIR Co G
KIA 6 Feb 1945

Pfc George K Emerson - Company G 511th PIR

Pfc George K Emerson
511th PIR
Company G

Pfc Capt Patrick W Wheeler - SS(OLC)/BS Company G 511th PIR

Capt Patrick W Wheeler
511th PIR Co G
KIA 10 Feb 45 (SS(OLC)/BS)


S/Sgt Alber J Adler - Company H 511th PIR - BS/DOW (Source B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Alber J Adler
511th PIR Co H
DOW 6 Feb 45 (BS)

Pvt Denver L Baker - Company H 511th PIR

Pvt Denver L Baker
511th PIR Co H
DOW 5 Feb 45

Pfc Edward H Bolte - 511 Company H

Pfc Edward H Bolte
511th PIR
Company H


Pfc Lloyd B Houselog - Company H 511th PIR MIA/BS (Source B Jeffries)

Pvt Herbert M Denapole
511th PIR Co H
MIA 4 Jan 45 (BS)

Pfc Lloyd B Houselog - Company H 511th PIR (Source B Jeffries)

Pfc Lloyd B Houselog
511th PIR Co H
DOW 14 Dec 44

SSgt James R Slater - 511 Company H (may have transferred to 187th or 188th

S/Sgt James R Slater
511th PIR
Company H


Pvt Richard C Steffen Company H 511th PIR

Pvt Richard C Steffen
511th PIR Co H
KIA 6 March 1945

S/Sgt Jerry M Thomas - SS/BS Company H 511th PIR

S/Sgt Jerry M Thomas
511th PIR Co H
KIA 19 Feb 1945 (SS/BS)

Pfc Jack E Wiseman - 511 Company H

Pfc Jack E Wiseman
511th PIR
Company H


1/Lt Pete D Diffenbaugh - SS Company H 511th PIR

1/Lt Pete D Diffenbaugh
511th PIR Co H
KIA 13 Dec 1944 (SS)

1/Lt Abraham H Snyder - Retired a  Major

1/Lt Abraham H Snyder
511th PIR
Company H


Pvt Gordon A Anthony - Company I 511th PIR (Source B Jeffries)

Pvt Gordon A Anthony
511th PIR Co I
KIA 15 Dec 44

Pfc Raymond M Balza - Silver/Bronze Star Recipient - Company I 511th PIR

Pfc Raymond M Balza
511th PIR Co I
KIA 14 Apr 45 (SS/BS)

Pfc Raymond G Beasley - Company I 511th PIR

Pfc Raymond G Beasley
511th PIR Co I
KIA 11 Mar 45


Pfc Jack D Boyle - Company I 511th PIR

Pfc Jack D Boyle
511th PIR Co I
KIA 15 Dec 44

Pvt Robert Burkett - WIA 11 March 1945

Pvt Robert Burkett
511th PIR
Company I

Pfc Jack A Colby - Company I 511th PIR

Pfc Jack A Colby
511th PIR
Company I


Pfc Collins Fiscus - Company I 511th PIR (Source B Jeffries)

Pfc Collins Fiscus
511th PIR Co I
KIA 13 March 1945

Pfc John W Hayne Jr - Company I 511th PIR

Pfc John W Hayne Jr
511th PIR Co I
KIA 13 March 1945

Pvt James H Jennings - Company I 511th PIR

Pvt James H Jennings
511th PIR Co I
KIA 11 March 1945


1/Lt John P - Jack - Rogers

1/Lt John P Rogers
511th PIR
Company I


Pfc Carl J Bolas

Pfc Carl J Bolas
511th PIR Hq 1
DOW 5 Feb 1945

Pfc Carmine A Cicchetti

Pfc Carmine A Cicchetti
511th PIR Hq 1
KIA 13 Dec 1944

T/Sgt Sylvio V D'Avanzo

T/Sgt Sylvio V D'Avanzo
511th PIR Hq 1
DOW 8 Feb 1945


Pvt William J Ewing Jr (Courtesy of Toni Fansler)

Pvt William J Ewing Jr
511th PIR Hq 1
DOW 15 Feb 1945

Pvt Billy Jerome Horn (Courtesy of Lee Johnson)

Pvt Billy Jerome Horn
511th PIR
Company Hq 1

Pvt LeRoy John Wilson

Pvt LeRoy John Wilson
511th PIR
Company Hq 1


2/Lt Thomas F Egan III - Hq 1 - 511th PIR

2/Lt Thomas F Egan III
511th PIR Hq 1
KIA 17 Feb 45


Pfc George W Andrews -

Pfc George W Andrews
511th PIR Hq 2
KIA 7 Dec 1944

Pvt Norman L Jennings Jr 511th PIR Hq 2

Pvt Norman L Jennings Jr
511th PIR Hq 2
KIA 7 Feb 1945

Sgt Peter E Kut

Sgt Peter E Kut
511th PIR Hq 2
DOW 19 Dec 1944


Pvt Leonard R Miller - Luzon

Pvt Leonard R Miller
511th PIR Hq 2
KIA 16 Feb 1945

Pfc Arthur L Rogers - Luzon

Pfc Arthur L Rogers
511th PIR Hq 2
KIA 16 Feb 1945

Pfc Walter R Schmidt 511th PIR KIA Leyte

Pfc Walter R Schmidt
511th PIR Hq 2
KIA 19 Dec 1944


Pfc William A Yeager -

Pfc William A Yeager
511th PIR Hq 2
KIA 7 Dec 1944

1/Lt Evan W Redmon - Platoon Leader 511th PIR KIA Leyte

1/Lt Evan W Redmon
511th PIR Hq 2
KIA 15 Dec 1944

1/Lt aniel D Goodlett - Hq 2 - 511th PIR

1/Lt Daniel D Goodlett
511th PIR Hq 2
KIA 6 Feb 45


Pvt William R Cook - Company Hq3 511th PIR - BS/PH2(OLC)

Pvt William R Cook
511th PIR Hq 3
MIA 28 July 1945 (BS)

S/Sgt John E Donnelly - 511th PIR

S/Sgt John E Donnelly
511th PIR
Company Hq 3

Pvt Rito A Garcia - Company A 511th PIR

Pvt Rito A Garcia
511th PIR
Company Hq 3


T/Sgt Kenneth E Higby - Company Hq 3 511th PIR

T/Sgt Kenneth E Higby
511th PIR Hq 3
KIA 15 Dec 44

Pfc Philip D Williams Jr - Company Hq3 511th PIR

Pfc Philip D Williams Jr
511th PIR Hq 3
KIA 6 Feb 45


Pvt Warren R Hibbard - RHQ 511th PIR

Pvt Warren R Hibbard
511th PIR RHQ
KIA 13 Dec 1944

Pvt Melvin B Levy - RHQ 511th PIR

Pvt Melvin B Levy
511th PIR RHQ
KODY 18 Dec 1944

Pfc Deane E Marks - Company Hq 511th PIR - Bronze Star Recipient

Pfc Deane E Marks
511th PIR
RHQ


Pfc Newell D Morgan - RHQ 511th PIR

Pfc Newell D Morgan
511th PIR RHQ
KIA 12 Dec 1944

Pfc Henry Padro - RHQ - 511th PIR

Pfc Henry Padro
511th PIR RHQ
KIA 15 Mar 1945

T/4 Rod E Serling - RHQ 511th PIR - Bronze Star Recipient - Radioman

T/4 Rod E Serling
511th PIR RHQ
1st Squad/1st Platoon (BS)


1/Lt Preston D Carter - RHQ - 511th PIR

1/Lt Preston D Carter
511th PIR RHQ
KIA 6 Feb 1945

1/Lt Merkel Varner - RHQ - 511th PIR Silver Star Recipient

1/Lt Merkel Varner
511th PIR RHQ
MIA 27 Nov 44 (SS/BS)

Maj Arthur L Moseley Silver Star Recipient - Air Medal/PH (Courtesy of B Jeffries)

Maj Arthur L Moseley
511th PIR RHQ
KIA 16 Feb 1945 (SS)


Col Orin D Haugen - Silver Star Recipient - 511th Commanding Officer

Col Orin D Haugen
511th PIR CO/RHQ
DOW 25 Feb 1945 (SS)


Cpl George A Pike

Cpl George A Pike
511th PIR
Srv/G Co


T/5 James G Felion (BS)

T/5 James G Felion
511th PIR Med
KIA 21 Dec 1944 (BS)

T/4 William W Verlander (BS/PH(OLC))

T/4 William W Verlander
511th PIR Med
KIA 15 Feb 1945 (BS)


1/Lt Robert R Johnson - Platoon Leader 511th PIR

1/Lt Robert R Johnson
511th PIR
Platoon Leader

1/Lt Thomas F Kennelley - Platoon Leader 511th PIR

1/Lt Thomas F Kennelley
511th PIR
Platoon Leader

S/Sgt Theodore E Johnson 511th PIR Honor Guard (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Theodore E Johnson
511th PIR
Honor Guard


S/Sgt Eldon E Loud

S/Sgt Eldon E.Loud
541st/511th PIR
Bronze Stars (2)






books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Ambrose, Stephen E D-DAY June 6,1944: The Climatic Battle of WW II. 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
Archer, Clark Paratroopers Odyssey : A History of the 517th Parachute Combat Team. 266p., 1985, ISBN: 0961601507
Astor, Gerald 'Battling Buzzards': The Odyssey of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team 1943-1945. 338p., 7/93, Donald I Fine Pub, ISBN: 0440236932
Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, 1989 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Brooks, Victor Hell is Upon Us: D-Day in the Pacific-Saipan to Guam, June-August 1944. Da Capo Press, (Sept 2005) 384 p. ISBN: 0306813696
Davis, Donald A Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor. New York: St. Martin Press, (March, 2005) 400 p. ISBN: 0-312-30906-6
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
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
Gassend, Jean-Loup Operation Dragoon: Autopsy of a Battle: The Allied Liberation of the French Riviera August-September 1944 Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (May 28, 2014), 560 p. ISBN: 076434580X
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
Hicks, Anne The Last Fighting General: The Biography of Robert Tryon Frederick Schiffer Pub Ltd, 320pp, ISBN: 0764324306
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
McKenzie, John  On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Beyond Valor  Free Press, 2001, 384 p. ISBN: 0684873842
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Into the Rising Sun: In Their Own Words, World War II's Pacific Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat  Free Press, 3/13/2002, 320 p. ISBN: 0743214803
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Wildman, John B All Americans 82nd Airborne. Meadowlands Militaria, 6/83 ISBN:091 208 1007
The Center of Military History The War in the Mediterranean: A WWII Pictorial History Brasseys, Inc., 465 p. ISBN:1574881302



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