Distinguished Service Cross Recipients
Pfc John E Atchley
1/Lt John D Spinkle
Lt Col Arthur Gorham (2)
S/Sgt Clarence Prager
Pvt Gordon Pryne
Lt Col Ben Vandervoort
1/Lt Waverly W Wray
1/Lt Harvey J Ziegler
Silver Star Recipients
Cpl Otis Sampson
Pfc John J Skirko
Pvt Merrill M Scherzer
The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Roll of Honor S - T
LastName
FirstName
MI
Tle
Rank
Unit
Location
Date
Status
Cemetery
Sager
William
J
Pfc
Hq 3
Belgium
1/8/45
USA/VA
Sanchez
William
Pfc
Co G
Belgium
12/22/44
USA/CA
Sandefur
Felix
C
Sgt
Co I
Normandy
6/6/44
NOR
Sandy
Joseph
J
Pvt
Co B
Germany
4/30/45
USA/PA
Saragosa
Victor
G
Pfc
Co F
Belgium
1/3/45
DOW
USA/CA
Sarka
Charles
Pvt
Co A
Holland
10/2/44
MAR
Scambelluri
Michael
A
Pfc
Co C
Sicily
9/22/43
DOW/Tripoli
USA/NY
Scarberry
James
C
Pfc
Hq 3
Normandy
6/24/44
DOW
USA/WVA
Schehl
Lawrence
J
Pfc
Co G
Holland
10/7/44
USA/OH
Schell
Lowell
C
Pfc
Co F
Belgium
1/7/45
DOW
USA/IL
Scherzer
Merrill
M
Pvt
Med/G
Normandy
7/4/44
SS /SM
NOR
Schmidt
Karl
F
Pfc
Co I
Belgium
12/24/44
ARD
Schramm
Harold
V
Cpl
Co D
Belgium
12/27/44
USA/OH
Schroeder
Bernard
J
Pvt
Co D
Belgium
12/25/44
USA/PA
Schuetzle
Palmer
F
S/Sgt
Co A
Holland
10/7/44
DOW/PH(OLC)
MAR
Schultz
Robert
L
T/4
Hq 3
Holland
9/29/44
DOW
USA/CA
Shawver
Lee
E
Pfc
Co A
Holland
9/26/44
MAR
Shearer
Penrose
D
Pfc
Co F
Normandy
6/6/44
USA/PA
Shelton
J
D
Pvt
Co C
Holland
9/20/44
USA/TN
Shenafield
Herbert
R
Cpl
Co H
Holland
10/4/44
USA/PA
Shimek
John
Pvt
Co A
Holland
9/23/44
MAR
Shough
James
A
Pfc
Co E
Holland
9/17/44
MAR
Siever
Clarence
R
Pvt
Co H
Belgium
1/3/45
DOW
USA/IL
Simonds
Donald
E
Pvt
Hq 1
Holland
9/19/44
USA/WI
Sinkovich
Frank
Pfc
Co H
Sicily
7/10/43
S-R
Sirois
Emanuel
Pvt
Co B
Holland
9/17/44
USA/ME
Skinner
Arthur
W
Pvt
Co D
Belgium
1/9/45
DOW
USA/NJ
Sly
Paul
E
Pvt
Co C
Belgium
1/8/45
DOW
USA/GA
Small
William
A
Jr
Pvt
Co B
Holland
10/7/44
USA/MA
Smart
James
H
Pvt
R/HQ
Holland
10/10/44
DOW
USA/CA
Smith
Bert
O
Pvt
Hq 2
Holland
9/22/44
USA/AK
Smith
Edwin
R
Pfc
Sicily
7/11/43
Smith
Gilbert
C
Pvt
R/Hq
N Africa
6/7/43
KODY
USA
Smith
Glenwood
Cpl
Germany
4/45
Smith
James
R
Pfc
Co F
Belgium
12/22/44
USA/NM
Smith
Mart
Pvt
Co F
Holland
9/19/44
DOW
MAR
Smith
Richard
J
Pvt
Co H
Normandy
6/22/44
DOW
USA/IA
Smith
Stanley
S
Sgt
Co G
Normandy
6/6/44
NOR
Smith
Walter
C
Cpl
Sicily
7/10/43
BS/MIA
S-R WOM
Smithson
Raymond
D
Cpl
Co D
Normandy
6/21/44
USA/NY
Sonnenburg
George
R
Pvt
Co E
Belgium
12/21/44
DOW
USA/CA
Souders
William
C
Pvt
Co A
Holland
10/7/44
DOW
USA/NJ
Sourile
Leonard
C
T/5
Co B
Germany
2/11/45
H-C
Sousa
Joseph
R
Pfc
Hq 3
Normandy
6/21/44
USA/OH
Spriggs
Glendon
L
T/5
Hq 3
Germany
4/29/45
USA/OH
Sprouse
Jewel
P
Pvt
Co H
Normandy
6/21/44
USA/SC
Stark
Ralph
D
Pvt
Co I
Belgium
1/4/45
DOW
H-C
Starling
Leo
F
Pfc
Co A
Holland
9/30/44
MAR
Stephens
William
A
Pvt
Co I
Normandy
6/8/44
USA/AL
Stigall
John
W
Pvt
Co G
Belgium
12/24/44
USA/IN
Stiner
Gordon
M
Pvt
Belgium
12/21/44
H-C
Stocks
Joseph
G
Pvt
Co I
Holland
9/23/44
USA/NC
Stone
James
H
Pfc
Hq 3
Normandy
6/6/44
NOR
Stoneking
Thomas
E
Pvt
Co B
Holland
9/20/44
USA/WVA
Stratton
John
Pfc
Co F
Belgium
12/21/44
DOW
USA/NY
Striker
Lynn
A
Pvt
Co A
Holland
9/23/44
MAR
Sturgeon
Oscar
H
Pfc
Co B
Belgium
1/7/45
USA/SC
Sullivan
Arthur
A
Pvt
Co C
Normandy
6/13/44
NOR
Summa
James
J
Pvt
Co D
Holland
9/20/44
USA/PA
Sumpter
Raymond
P
Pfc
Germany
5/28/45
KODY
ARD
Sweeney
Alvin
Pvt
Co H
Holland
10/8/44
USA/CA
Synold
Frederick
G
Pfc
Co I
Normandy
DOW
NOR
Syrene
Irving
N
S/Sgt
Hq 2
Belgium
1/5/45
USA/MA
Taylor
James
F
Pfc
Co C
Belgium
1/3/45
USA/OR
Taylor
William
A
Pvt
R/HQ
Holland
9/21/44
DOW
MAR
Thompson
Floyd
D
Pvt
Sicily
7/10/43
Thompson
Benjamin
H
Pfc
Sv Co
Germany
5/2/45
DOW
USA/OH
Thompson
Richard
V
Sgt
Co E
Salerno
11/5/43
S-R
Thorington
Benjamin
Pfc
Normandy
6/8/44
NOR
Thornton
Joseph
W
Pfc
Co G
Normandy
6/6/44
USA/MN
Threet
Alvin
A
Jr
Pfc
Co G
Normandy
6/6/44
USA/AL
Throckmorton
Theodor
Pvt
Sicily
7/14/43
S-R
Tlapa
Ladislav
Pvt
Co F
Normandy
6/6/44
USA/IL
Tobin
Richard
Sgt
Hq 3
Normandy
6/6/44
NOR
Townsend
Donnell
T
Cpl
Sicily
7/10/43
DOW
S-R
Townsend
James
G
Pfc
Co G
Normandy
6/7/44
NOR
Trail
Melvin
C
Pvt
Sicily
7/10/43
S-R
Treml
Joseph
G
Cpl
Co D
Normandy
6/21/44
USA/WI
Trumble
George
B
T/4
Co C
Normandy
6/6/44
USA/NB
Trumbull
Thomas
F
Sgt
Co H
Sicily
7/10/43
USA/NY
Tuttle
Roy
M
Sgt
Hq 2
Holland
10/9/44
USA/SD
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The Climatic Battle of WW II . 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
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
Breuer , William B Drop Zone Sicily:
Allied Airborne Strike,July 1943 . Novato, CA: Presidio, c1983. 212 p. ISBN: 089 141 1968
D'Este , Carlonbsp;
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
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
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
Gavin , James M.
On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden , Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin
ISBN: 0718305213
MacDonald , Charles B A Time For
Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co
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McKenzie , John
On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
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
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
Tucker , William H.
Parachute Soldier: From the Diary of William H. Tucker, 1942-1945 ISBN:1884540015
Tucker , William H.
"Rendez-vous at Rochelinval" Battle of the Bulge International Airborne Books,Harwichport, MA, ISBN:0-9647683-2-1
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