All-Americans

"Courage is the first of all human qualities because
""""it is the quality that guarantees all the others. "

................................................... ...Sir Winston Churchill
 
 
Rosters
   - 1st Battalion
    Company A
    Company B
    Company C
    Company HQ 1
 
   - 2nd Battalion
    Company D
    Company E
    Company F
    Company HQ 2
 
   - 3rd Battalion
    Company G
    Company H
    Company I
    Company HQ 3
 
    Regimental HQ
    Regimental MD
    Service Company
 
  Research
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Resources
  -Groesbeek Liberation
  Museum 1944
 
    Combat Jumps
    Bulge Memories
 
    Multimedia
    Books
    Glossary
 
 
Organizations
  82nd Airborne Assoc
  504th PIR Assoc
  508th PIR Assoc
  Other Airborne Assoc
 
  Other Resources
  Paratrooper.Net
  Military.Com
  Airborne and Special Operations Museum
 
  Re-enactors
  WW II Historical Re- enactment Society
  1/504th PIR A Company 1st Platoon



Bookmark and Share

504th PIR Pocket Patch










































































The Battle of the Bridges - 504th PIR
Click above to order The
Battle of the Bridges

































Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper - 504th PIR
Click above to order
Blocking Kampfruppe Peiper






















 (History of the 376th PFAB by Jan Bos) History of the 376th PFAB
by Jan Bos


(To purchase a copy e-mail
Jan Bos)


The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Roster  Regimental Headquarters Company (Partial)

 LastName FirstName MI Tle Rank ASN No. Pltn Status Medals Comment

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Acheson Robert B Maj 0-303279 DSC PH  S-4
Addison William A B Capt 0-399154 BS  Photo on Trooper Pictures S-4
Aliento Antonio M
Allen Charles W
Allen Harold C
Anderson Douglas T
Andreas Jack T/5 39087411 MIA BS PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Sicily
Ault Murlin
Austin Robert F
Bains Alvin Pvt 12036806 KIA PH 2(OLC) Ardennes
Baird Govan J
Barnes Loyd M
Barnett Elbert S Pfc  Photo on Trooper Pictures
Barr Corry S Jr
Barrows John C
Barton Everett J
Bege Rudolph W  
Beilfuss Edward A  
Beld James B 2/Lt 0-1312657 KIA PH  Sicily
Bommer Jack L  
Bridgeman William M
Brockman Earl D  
Bromley Charles E  
Bronson Royce L  
Brooks James R Pfc 15077786 KODY SS Germany
Bryant James W  
Burman Hubbard G  
Byrd James H  
Carlson Frank W
Carnein Frank A
Carra Anthony T
Cederberg Axel N
Chapman William E Cpl 32093902 KIA PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Sicily
Cheatham Robert R Cpl 39022603 DOW PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Germany
Chlebowski Edward P Pfc 15331236 KIA PH Germany
Chubb William E Sgt 32200871 CIB PH(OLC)  Photo on Trooper Pictures Demolition 
Coco Salvatore Pfc 33043654 DODY Italy 
Coldsnow Harold M  
Collins Arthur E Pvt 39182020 KIA PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Sicily 
Collins Robert M  
Conklin James C Pfc 14060318 MIA BS PH Sicily 
Conover Clayton F T/5 11018061 MIA PH Sicily 
Contaxis Constantino  
Costa Louis  
Crockett Robert R  
Crooks Donald M 1/Lt RECON  Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Cullen Francis G  
Dabbs Thomas B  
Dailey Ernest 1/Lt  Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Davidson John W  
Davis James E  
Denton Daniel V Pfc 13036906 MIA BS PH Sicily 
Desutter Albert R Cpl 37020988 KIA PH Anzio 
Dimas Manuel  
Dix Shirley H  
Dixon Russell K Pvt 37113847 MIA BS PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Sicily 
Dugan Galen K Pfc 15098608 KIA PH Sicily 
Dunham Don B Maj 0-293927 S-3 KIA DSC  Photo on Trooper Pictures Italy
Eastin Christopher C    
Eastman Lee B Cpl 34513976 KIA PH   Photo on Trooper Pictures Germany 
Easton Rockwell R T/5 39086406 KIA SS PH(OLC)  Germany
Eide John W T/4 19079584 KIA PH  Sicily 
Enlow Thomas N    
Evans Ralph E  
Fall Robert W  
Ferguson Robert W  
Finney David K Pfc  Photo on Trooper Pictures Comm Sec
Fleek Donald R  
Foley Joseph A  
Force Earl V
Foust Glenn W Cpl 39385340 KIA PH Belgium
Fowler Lonnie L Jr
Francois William E
Franklin Donald Y
Frein Jerome W T/5 37111559 DODY Italy
Furst Henry S M/Sgt 13048622 SS   Photo on Trooper Pictures BatFld Com
Gann James L Pfc
Gardner Charles W Jr
Garritson Burnham R
Glover Floyd W
Gonsalves Fernando Jr
Gorham Fordyce Capt 0-1286100 S-2 BS  Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Gowan Reginald J 2/Lt
Griffin Henry O
Gubbini Armond
Gutterman Harold M 2/Lt 0-1299879 KIA PH   Photo on Trooper Pictures Sicily
Hajdack Henry F  
Hakes Charles W  
Hamilton Thurman C Pfc 35652972 MIA BS PH
Harris Darrell G  
Harrison Willard E LTC 0-395975 DSC SS BS(OLC)
Hart Joseph H  
Hart Wilmer K T/5 38076507 BS   Photo on Trooper Pictures Lineman
Hauptfleisch Louis A Capt 0-394787 S-1 BS  Photo on Trooper Pictures
Hawkins Clarence G T/5 33092252 KIA PH  Sicily
Hays Troy C  
Heard Julius B  
Heck Douglas V  
Hegedus Andrew  
Henderson Kenneth L Cpl 14123756 KIA PH   Photo on Trooper Pictures Germany
Henson Donald G  
Herbert Joseph M  
Herren George W  
Heyser Charles E Jr  
Hilgenberg Robert M T/5 16097404 BS 
Hill Henry  
Hill James V Pfc 35632152 KIA PH  Anzio
Hlincik Bonaventure E  
Hodges Norman J Cpl 33068953 DOW PH  Italy
Holmes Donald L  
Holybee Marshall H PH 
Horton Donald F  
Hughes Walter H  
Ince John N  
Ingram Robert C  
Jehle Ralph E Jr Pvt 18108403 DODY    Photo on Trooper Pictures Italy
Johnson David R Jr Pfc 18129580 DOW PH 
Kaminaki John F  
Kawa Stanley F Pvt PH   Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Kempler Harold  
Kennington Joe J Jr Pfc 39166581 DOW PH Sicily 
Kern Ralph T/4 39385277 KIA PH 
Komosa Adam A Capt (CO D Co) 
Kozak Edwin A Capt 0-481347 BS(OLC)  Chaplain
Krueger Donald R Pfc    Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Kuehl Delbert A Capt 0-479120 SS(OLC) BS  Photo on Trooper Pictures Chaplain
La Frate Joseph B 32250402 PH(OLC)
Labinsky Myron F Pvt 33150882 KIA PH Sicily
Lafave Marlin J
Lasky Leonard S 12067149
Le Vasseur Joseph P
Leslie Benjamin L CWO 2116106 BS
Ligget Francis A 33316489
MacEwan Daniel R
Maleta Stanley S 33146669 SS 
Malone Raleigh E
Mandle William D
Maneth Julius F r Sgt 38070965 SS 
Martin Anderson J
Martinez Joe C
Mason William B Pfc 13069450 BS
Mattice Edson R Capt 0-358222 SS BS  Photo on Trooper Pictures S-1
McAndrew John F
McCormick James E
McIntyre Wade H
McKnight Thomas F Jr
McNamara James N
McPhail William H S/Sgt 33132337 MIA BS PH Sicily
Mersman Eugene H  
Miceli Matthew T  
Michael Harry L Jr  
Mikita Alexander Jr  
Milko Michael A
Miller Bruce N
Morgan Melvin C Sgt 35040311 KIA PH Anzio
Murawski Theodore W
Nadeau Louis J
Neely J C
Newhart Quentin T Pfc 19140113 KIA PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Anzio
Nino Joe A Pfc 18154012 KIA PH Germany
Nitz Melvin A
Novak Mathew A
Olmsted John A
O'Roggie Myrl D S/Sgt 37283065 KODY PH Germany
Palmasano Anthony R
Paluch Paul J
Pankow Elmer C Pfc 39245442 BS
Perham James M T/5 16067742 KODY  Photo on Trooper Pictures Germany 
Peterson Byron L Pvt 39911023 KIA PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Normandy
Peterson Ira H Sgt 37335784 KIA PH Anzio
Pester Frederick J  
Peterson Byron L Pvt 39911023 KIA PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Normandy
Phillips Roy N T/4 33132524 SS   
Piharowski Max E Jr
Pingel John L
Plinzke Heinz H  
Powell Donald L  
Powell Harlan  
Price Herbert P  
Ransom William F Pfc 15316279  Photo on Trooper Pictures  
Raulerson John B
Ray Robert E Pfc 20536894 MIA BS PH Sicily
Reinarts Robert T  
Rementer William N  
Richter Forrest E Capt    Photo on Trooper Pictures S-1
Ricketts Floyd I Cpl 17045159 KIA PH Sicily 
Roth George  
Rozman Albin V Pfc 37288617 KIA PH Sicily 
Ruescher Engelbert  
Sandusky William D
Sankey Elmen
Schreiner Robert F
Sears Kenneth L  
Seaver Harold W
Sens Guy
Sercel Anthony J
Shelly Mack C Maj  Photo on Trooper Pictures S-3 
Sgobba William J
Simpson Jack P 1/Lt 0-1283860 BS 
Smith Carl O 1/Sgt 35119985 KIA PH Sicily 
Smith Olcott C Pfc    Photo on Trooper Pictures Scout
Snoby William B
Snow Russell P Pfc 19099495 BS
Spencer David L
Starkel William F
Swanson Everett C  
Swift Andrew T  
Theriault Douglas J  
Thompson William E  
Tope Robert E  
Tucker Reuben H Col 0-19894 DSC,SS BS(OLC)  Photo on Trooper Pictures CO
Turner John W T/5 14065963 MIA BS PH Sicily 
Van Meter John J Pfc 19097254 KODY Germany 
Van Noy Joseph D  
Vance Fred W  
Vigilis James F Jr  
Wagner Richard R
Walla Floyd F
Wansleben Joseph N
Warfield George M
Warren James R Pvt 20614256 MIA BS PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Sicily 
Wetherell Edward O  
Whittier David H  
Williams Lowell L  
Williams Warren Jr LTC 0-21250 SS BS(OLC)  Photo on Trooper Pictures XO
Willis Kenneth C  
Wilson William L PH  
Woolfolk Patch G  
Zagata Charles A 1/Lt 0-1312730 BS 
Zeller William Pfc 33426693 KIA PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Germany 
Zouzas Thomas J Cpl    Photo on Trooper Pictures S-2
    

LEGEND
BS   -  Bronze Star KODY - Killed on Duty PLTN - Platoon
CAPT - Captain LT COL -  Lieutenant Colonel POW  -  Prisoner of War
COL - Colonel 1/LT - First Lieutenant SGT - Sergeant
DODY - Died on Duty 2/LT- Second Lieutenant S/SGT - Staff Sergeant
DOI - Died of Injuries MAJ -  Major 1/SGT - First Sergeant
DOW - Died of Wounds MIA - Missing in Action SS - Silver Star
DSC - Distinguished Service Cross MOH - Medal of Honor T/SGT - Technician Sergeant
JWO - Junior Warrant Officer PFC -  Private First Class T/4 - Technician 4th Class
KIA - Killed in Action PH - Purple Heart T/5 - Technician 5th Class


books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Badsey , Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden" (Campaign No.24) 1993 96p. ISBN: 1855323028
Blair, Jr, Clay Ridgeway's Paratroopers: The American Airborne in WW II. New York: Doubleday, 1985 588 p. ISBN: 0385278888
Breuer, William B  Agony at Anzio: The Allies Most Controversial and Bizarre Operation of WW II Jove Publishing, 1989 ISBN: 0515102113
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
Burriss, T Moffatt  Strike and Hold: A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne in WW II Brasseys, Inc, 256 pp August,2000 ISBN: 1574882589
Carter, Ross S  Those Devils in Baggy Pants  Buccaneer Books, Reprint,1996 ISBN: 0899666132
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
Devlin, Gerard S  Paratrooper! St Martin's Press, (P) c1976 ISBN: 0312596529
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Keegan, John The Second World War Penguin (P), 708 p. ISBN: 014011341X
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
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
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Turnbull, Peter The Last Full Measure of Devotion: Roll of Honour for the 307th Abn Engr Bn WWII Independent, Jan 13, 2021. 255 p. ISBN-13: 979-8581529140
van Lunteren, Frank Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge Casemate, Sept 19,2015. 368 p. ISBN: 1612003133
van Lunteren, Frank The Battle of Bridges: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden Casemate, June 1,2014. 336 p. ISBN: 1612002323
van Lunteren, Frank Spearhead of the Fifth Army: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Italy from the Winter Line To Anzio Casemate, Sept 16,2016. 320 p. ISBN: 161200427X
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


More Books  |  Multimedia  |  WW2-Airborne Store  |  Support  |  Comments  |  Glossary