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(above picture)
511th PIR Patch










11th Airborne WW II
Medal of Honor Recipients

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The 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion - Trooper Pictures

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

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

S/Sgt Henry F Gumm - Company D 511th PIR

S/Sgt Henry F Gumm
511th PIR Co D
KIA 4 Feb 1945

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

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


Pfc Elmer C Hudson - Company D 511th PIR

Pfc Elmer C Hudson
511th PIR Co D
2nd Pltn Mortar Squad

Pfc Charles L Jones - Company D 511th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Charles L Jones
511th PIR Co D
2nd Battalion

Cpl John D Jones - Company D 511th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl John D Jones
511th PIR Co D
2nd Battalion


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)

Pvt Harold C Megeath - BS - Company D 511th PIR

Pvt Harold C Megeath
511th PIR Co D
KIA 13 March 1945

Pfc Richard G Mills - BS - Company D 511th PIR

Pfc Richard G Mills
511th PIR Co D
KIA 6 Dec 1944 (BS)


Pvt Myron D Pickens - BS - Company D 511th PIR

Pvt Myron D Pickens
511th PIR Co D
MIA 7 Dec 1944 (BS)

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


Pfc Robert Squier - Company D 511th PIR (BS)

Pfc Robert Squier
511th PIR Co D
Bronze Star Recipient

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

T/Sgt Robert C Steele
511th PIR Co D
KIA 8 Feb 1945 (DSC/BS)

Cpl William R Walter - Company D 511th PIR

Cpl William R Walter
511th PIR Co D
Mail Clerk (BS)


1/Lt Andrew Carrico III - BS(OLC)/PH(OLC) Company D 511th PIR

1/Lt Andrew Carrico III
511th PIR Co D
1st Platoon (BS[OLC])

1/Lt Walter E Kannely - BS(OLC)/PH(OLC) Company D 2ndPltn 511th PIR

1/Lt Walter E Kannely
511th PIR Co D 2nd Pltn
KIA 12 Aug 1945 (BS(OLC))

Capt Lyman S Faulkner Company D 511th PIR

Capt Lyman S Faulkner
511th PIR Co D
Commanding Officer


Capt Stephen E Cavanaugh Company D 511th PIR SS(OLC)/PH (Source: B Jeffries)

Capt Stephen E Cavanaugh
511th PIR Co D
Commanding Off (SS[OLC])



Company E
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 Dennis R Coleman - Company E 511th PIR

Pvt Dennis R Coleman
511th PIR Co E
KIA 15 Dec 1944

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 L C Fuller - Company E 511th PIR (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc L C Fuller
511th PIR Co E
KIA 8 Dec 1944

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

Pfc Dennis Hogan Jr
511th PIR Co E
KIA 22 Apr 1945 (SS/BS)


Pfc Darold O Jensen - Company E 511th PIR

Pfc Darold O Jensen
511th PIR Co E
KIA 15 Dec 1944

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

Cpl Jack D Longer
511th PIR Co E
MIA 22 Apr 1945 (BS)

M/Sgt Anderson M Peters - Company E 511th PIR

M/Sgt Anderson M Peters
511th PIR Co E
KIA 22 Apr 1945


Pfc Ronald C Sisso - Company E 511th PIR

Pfc Ronald C Sisson
511th PIR Co E
KIA 3 Dec 1944

2/Lt Ralph E Ermatinger - SS Company E 511th PIR

2/Lt Ralph E Ermatinger
511th PIR Co E
Platoon Leader (BS)

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

2/Lt Robert Norris
511th PIR Co E
MIA 8 Dec 1944 (SS/BS)


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

1/Lt Norvin L Davis
511th PIR Co E
KIA 22 Apr 1945

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

1/Lt Albert J Ellison
511th PIR Co E
KIA 8 Feb 1945 (SS/BS)

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

1/Lt James E.H. Rumbough
511th PIR Co E
KIA 3 Dec 1944 (SS)


Capt Hobert B Wade - SS Company E 511th PIR

Capt Hobert B Wade
511th PIR Co E
Company E CO (SS)



Company F
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

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

Sgt Adrian O Burnett
511th PIR Co F
DOW 10 Apr 1945 (BS)


Pvt Dale R Cooper -  Company F 511th PIR

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

Pvt John H Gunselman - Company F 511th PIR (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pvt John H Gunselman
511th PIR Co F
Expert Infantry Badge

Pvt Floyd J Hague -  Company F 511th PIR

Pvt Floyd J Hague
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 1944

Pfc William W Jones -  Company F 511th PIR

Pfc William W Jones
511th PIR Co F
DOW 26 Dec 1944


Sgt John J Kiczenski -  Company F 511th PIR-3rd squad leader, 2nd platoon-(Source:B Jeffries)

Sgt John J Kiczenski
511th PIR Co F
DOW 19 Dec 1944

Pvt Robert T Munsell - BS - Company F 511th PIR

Pvt Robert T Munsell
511th PIR Co F
KIA 8 Feb 1945 (BS)

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

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


1/Lt William E Nellist - 2SS/BS Company F - Alamo Scout 511th PIR

1/Lt William E Nellist
511th PIR Co F
Alamo Scout ([2]SS/BS)



Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion (HQ 2)
Pfc George W Andrews -

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

Pfc Ivan L Benderwald - PH (Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Ivan L Benderwald
511th PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion

Pfc Charles R Flowers - (Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Charles R Flowers
511th PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion


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 Loyd M Williams PH (Source: B Jeffries) -

Pfc Loyd M Williams
408/511th PIR Hq 2
Quartermaster


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

2/Lt Romaine T Alsbury - Hq 2 - 511th PIR

2/Lt Romaine T Alsbury
511th PIR Hq 2
Platoon Leader


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

1/Lt Daniel D Goodlett
511th PIR Hq 2
KIA 6 Feb 1945

1/Lt John W Norwalk - Hq 2 - 511th PIR

1/Lt John W Norwalk
511th PIR Hq 2
Retired LTC

Capt Hobart Wade - Hq 2 - 511th PIR

Capt Hobart B Wade
511th PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion




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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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