(above picture)502nd PIR Patch
101st Airborne WW II
Medal
of Honor Recipients
Lt Col Robert G Cole
Pfc
Joe E. Mann
Distinguished Service Cross(DSC) Recipients
Lt Col Patrick F Cassidy
Lt Col Steve A Chappius
1/Lt George H Craft
Capt Fred O Drennan
1/Lt George M Eberle
1/Lt Ernest O Harris
Capt Frank L Lillyman
Pfc Floyd P Marquart
1/Lt Robert C Pick
Capt St Julien Rosemond
Lt Col John P Stopka
2/Lt Harrison C Summers
Silver Star Recipients
1/Lt Donald C Alexander
Capt Champ L Baker
Capt Thomas F Cahill Jr
Lt Col Patrick F Cassidy
Lt Col Steve A Chappius
1/Lt Homer S Combs
1/Lt Jesus A Cortez
Capt Fred O Drennan
1/Lt Jack F Dulaney
1/Lt William F Everding
Capt Fred A Hancock
Maj John D Hanlon
1/Lt David M Ibe Sr
Capt Legrand K Johnson
Pfc Fred S Jones Jr
1/Lt Charles E Matson
1/Lt Bernard J McKearney
Maj Henry G Plitt (2)
Capt Jack F Riggins
1/Lt Nicholas C Schlitz
Capt Morton J Smith
Lt Col John P Stopka
Lt Col Thomas H Sutliffe
Capt Wallace A Swanson
1/Lt Ralph A Watson Jr
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The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Roll of Honor Officers
| LastName |
FirstName |
MI |
Tle |
Rank |
Unit |
Location |
Date |
Status |
Cemetery |
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| Adams |
Rodney |
B |
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1/Lt |
Co B |
9/19/44 |
Holland |
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USA/KS |
| Alexander |
Donald |
C |
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1/Lt |
Co F |
Normandy |
6/19/44 |
SS |
NOR |
| Allen |
David |
G |
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1/Lt |
Co D |
Normandy |
12/23/44 |
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USA/UT |
| Atkins |
Sidney |
F |
Jr |
1/Lt |
Hq 2 |
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3/25/45 |
KODY |
USA/TX |
| Baker |
Clarence |
M |
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1/Lt |
Co C/D |
Holland |
9/22/44 |
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USA/OH |
| Baker |
Foy |
E |
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2/Lt |
Hq 3 |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
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USA/NM |
| Bone |
LeRoy |
F |
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1/Lt |
RHQ |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
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USA/MT |
| Briant |
Edward |
L |
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2/Lt |
Co F |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
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NOR |
| Brining |
Elmer |
G |
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1/Lt |
Co B |
Holland |
9/20/44 |
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USA/IL |
| Brungard |
Winfield |
F |
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1/Lt |
Hq 2 |
Holland |
9/18/44 |
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MAR |
| Bucior |
Bernard |
G |
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1/Lt |
Co C |
Normandy |
6/7/44 |
MIA |
NOR WOM |
| Clark |
Lamayn |
D |
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1/Lt |
Co H |
Belgium |
12/20/44 |
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USA/OK |
| Cole |
Robert |
G |
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Lt Col |
Hq 3 |
Holland |
9/18/44 |
MOH |
MAR |
| Combs |
Homer |
J |
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1/Lt |
Co B |
Normandy |
6/11/44 |
SS/BS |
NOR |
| Cortez |
Jesus |
A |
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1/Lt |
Hq 3 |
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3/24/45 |
KODY |
USA/AZ |
| Daly |
Richard |
A |
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1/Lt |
RHQ |
Holland |
10/22/44 |
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USA/MN |
| Davidson |
George |
L |
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2/Lt |
Srvc |
Holland |
9/20/44 |
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USA/VA |
| Davidson |
Richard |
L |
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Capt |
Co A |
Normandy |
6/9/44 |
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NOR |
| Drennan |
Fred |
O |
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Capt |
Co E |
Holland |
9/18/44 |
DSC/SS |
USA/AL |
| Dwyer |
William |
O |
Jr |
1/Lt |
Hq 2/E |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
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LUX |
| Eberle |
George |
M |
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1/Lt |
Co E/F |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
DSC |
NOR |
| Everding |
William |
F |
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1/Lt |
Co C |
Holland |
9/26/44 |
SS |
USA/NY |
| Evers |
Lloyd |
M |
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2/Lt |
RHQ |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
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USA/IN |
| Fitzgerald |
Cleveland |
R |
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Maj |
Hq 1/B |
Austria |
10/8/45 |
BS |
EP |
| Harris |
Ernest |
O |
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1/Lt |
Hq 3 |
Normandy |
6/11/44 |
DSC |
NOR |
| Klemantovich |
Benny |
J |
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2/Lt |
Co I |
Normandy |
6/10/44 |
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NOR |
| Lake |
Robert |
W |
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2/Lt |
Co H/C |
Holland |
9/23/44 |
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MAR |
| Larish |
George |
A |
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1/Lt |
Co I |
Holland |
10/6/44 |
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USA/PA |
| Lavallee |
Napoleon |
T |
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2/Lt |
Co F |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
BS |
LUX |
| Lillard |
Thomas |
J |
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2/Lt |
RHQ |
Belgium |
11/20/44 |
FOD |
USA/TX |
| Little |
Porter |
C |
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1/Lt |
Co B/C |
Belgium |
12/25/44 |
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LUX |
| Magri |
Ralph |
S |
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2/Lt |
Co E |
Normandy |
6/11/44 |
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USA/MA |
| Manhardt |
George |
W |
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2/Lt |
Co C |
Belgium |
12/31/44 |
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LUX |
| Mottola |
Nicholas |
D |
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1/Lt |
Co D |
Belgium |
12/22/44 |
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H-C |
| Nardo |
Anthony |
C |
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2/Lt |
Co H |
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
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LUX |
| Owen |
Owen |
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Jr |
2/Lt |
Co F |
Holland |
9/18/44 |
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MAR |
| Painschab |
John |
P |
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1/Lt |
Co I |
Normandy |
6/10/44 |
DOW |
USA/MN |
| Schell |
Frank |
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2/Lt |
Co D |
Normandy |
6/8/44 |
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NOR |
| Schiltz |
Nicholas |
Corbin |
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1/Lt |
Co F |
Holland |
9/18/44 |
SS |
MAR |
| Setlock |
Edward |
J |
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2/Lt |
Co H |
Belgium |
1/9/45 |
BS |
USA/PA |
| Sickles |
Robert |
W |
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2/Lt |
Co E |
Holland |
9/22/44 |
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USA/MI |
| Smolarsky |
Julius |
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2/Lt |
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Belgium |
1/15/45 |
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USA/NY |
| Stopka |
John |
P |
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Lt Col |
Hq 3 |
Belgium |
1/14/45 |
SS/DSC |
LUX |
| Sutliffe |
Thomas |
H |
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Lt Col |
Hq 2 |
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5/25/45 |
DOI/SS |
USA/CT |
| Toy |
James |
F |
III |
1/Lt |
Co B |
Belgium |
1/4/45 |
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USA/IA |
| Tyree |
Edward |
G |
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1/Lt |
Co I |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
BS |
LUX |
| Vaughan |
J |
W |
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Maj |
Hq 2 |
Normandy |
6/6/44 |
S-4 |
NOR |
| Wolfe |
Robert |
M |
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1/Lt |
Co F |
Belgium |
1/3/45 |
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USA/PA |
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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
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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
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ISBN: 0760308551
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The US 101st Airborne Division in WW II. The Aberjona Press, (June 2003) 320 p.
ISBN: 0971765006
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D'Este, Carlo
Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
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
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At the Point of No Return : Pictorial History of the American Paratroopers in the
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Paratrooper! St Martin's Press, (P) c1976 ISBN: 0312596529
Gavin, James M.
On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin
ISBN: 0718305213
La Sala, Jenny Comes a Soldier's Whisper: A Collection of Wartime Letters with Reflection and Hope for the Future Trafford
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Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co
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D-Day+60 years Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse, April 20,2004. 300 p. ISBN: 1418402699
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A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
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