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506th Parachute Infantry Regiment Patch

(above picture)
506th PIR Patch









101st Airborne WW II
Medal of Honor Recipients
  Lt Col Robert G Cole
Pfc Joe E. Mann









































506th PIR WW II
Distinguished Service Cross(DSC) Recipients
Capt Walter Amerman
1/Lt Elton E Brooks
Pvt Herman Cordes
Pfc Don G Hackman
Pfc Orel H Lev
Capt Frank L Lillyman
Lt Col John S Maloney
Capt Tilden S McGee
Sgt George Montilio
Lt Col Lloyd E Patch
Capt Knut H Raudstein
Capt Charles J Santasiero
T/3 Andrew Sosnack
Lt Col William L Turner
Maj Richard D Winters
Pfc Gilbert Van Every
2/Lt Donald E Zahn


















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 The 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion - Trooper Pictures
Company D
S/Sgt Frank D Anness - BS/PH 506th PIR Co D (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Frank D Anness
506th PIR Co D
Bronze Star Recipient

 S/Sgt Roy H Austin - 506 D Company Silver Star Recipient (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Roy H Austin
506th PIR Co D
KIA 15 Jan 1945 (SS)

 Pfc Robert R Blankenship - 506 D Company

Pfc Robert R Blankenship
506th PIR Co D
KIA 16 Jan 1945
Sgt Earl W Blizzard 506th PIR Co D (Courtesy: Tom Kibler)

Sgt Earl W Blizzard
506th PIR
Company D

 Sgt Floyd Corrington (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Sgt Floyd J Corrington
506th PIR Co D
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pvt Raymond E Cronin

Pvt Raymond E Cronin
506th PIR Co D
DOW 20 Dec 1944
Pfc Arthur DiMarzio

Pfc Arthur DiMarzio
506th PIR
Company D

 Pfc Ralph Fritz (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc Ralph Fritz
506th PIR Co D
KIA 19 Sept 1944

 Pfc Donald H Glasson

Pfc Donald H Glasson
506th PIR
Company D
Pfc George A Guckenberger

Pfc George A Guckenberger
506th PIR Co D
KIA 14 Jan 45

 Pfc Donald L King - (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc Donald L King
506th PIR
Company D

 Pfc Walter L Lipinski - Silver Star Recipient (Courtesy: Roger Dowson)

Pfc Walter L Lipinski
506th PIR Co D
Silver Star Recipient
S/Sgt Robert Lundy - (Courtesy: Roger Dowson)

S/Sgt Robert Lundy
506th PIR
Company D

 Pfc Robert J Modracek

Pfc Robert J Modracek
506th PIR Co D
KIA 18 Sept 44

 Pfc R David Moellenkamp - (Courtesy: Roger Dowson)

Pfc R David Moellenkamp
506th PIR
Company D
Pfc Shelby C Norton - PH (OLC)

Pfc Shelby C Norton
506th PIR Co D
KIA 16 Jan 45 (PH[OLC])

 Sgt Willis Phillips

Sgt Willis Phillips
506th PIR Co D
DOW 17 Sept 44

 Pfc Leroy Schoenfeldt - (Courtesy: Brian Graham)

Pfc Leroy Schoenfeldt
506th PIR
Company D
1/Sgt Robert A Shurter - (Courtesy: Roger Dowson)

1/Sgt Robert A Shurter
506th PIR
Company D

 Pfc Gilbert Van Every - DSC Recipient

Pfc Gilbert Van Every
506th PIR Co D
DSC Recipient

 Pvt Jerome E Werbela - D Day Pathfinder Bronze Star Recipient(Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pvt Jerome E Werbela
506th PIR Co D
PathFinder (BS)
Pvt Daniel Abraham Wilson - (Courtesy: Susan Rountree)

Pvt Daniel A Wilson
506th PIR
Company D

 2/Lt Robert I Stanley Jr - 506 D Company

2/Lt Robert I Stanley Jr
506th PIR Co D
KIA 14 Jan 1945

 1/Lt Walter J Gunther Jr - Flew in Stick No 61 - with Capt. Gross - Randell Ladd - Pilot (Source from cousin: Kent F Gunther )

1/Lt Walter J Gunther Jr
506th PIR Co D
KIA 6 June 44
Capt Jerre S Gross - French Croix de Guerre with Silver Gilt Star (Source:B Jeffries)

Capt Jerre S Gross
506th PIR CO D
KIA 8 June 44


Company E
Pfc James H Alley Jr

Pfc James H Alley Jr
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Rod Bain

Pfc Rod Bain
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Benedict Bayer (Courtesy of his nephew: Randy S Bayer)

Pfc Benedict Bayer
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
Pfc Sal Bellino

Pfc Sal Bellino
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 M/Sgt Albert Blithe

M/Sgt Albert Blithe
506th PIR Co E
1st Platoon

 Pvt Robert J Bloser

Pvt Robert J Bloser
506th PIR Co E
KIA 7 June 44
Cpl James D Campbell

Cpl James D Campbell
506th PIR Co E
KIA 8 Oct 1944

 Pfc Gordon Carson

Pfc Gordon Carson
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 T/5 Herman F Collins - (Source: B Jeffries)

T/5 Herman F Collins
506th PIR Co E
KIA 06 June 44
S/Sgt Monroe Combs (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Monroe Combs
506th PIR Co E/RHQ
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Raymond J Coon - DOW

Pfc Raymond J Coon
506th PIR Co E
DOW 8 July 1944

 Pvt Marvin J Descant - DOW (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Marvin J Descant
506th PIR Co E
DOW 19 Sept 1944
Pvt Rudolph R Dittrich

Pvt Rudolph R Dittrich
506th PIR Co E
KODY 20 May 1944

 Sgt William H Dukeman Jr - Company E ([PH OLC] Source: Art Hight0

Sgt William H Dukeman Jr
506th PIR Co E
KIA 5 Oct 1944

 Cpl Charles Eaton

Cpl Charles Eaton
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
1/Sgt William S Evans

1/Sgt William S Evans
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pvt Bradford Freeman - Mortar Platoon (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Bradford Freeman
506th PIR Co E
Mortar Platoon

 Pvt Dennis D Garland (Courtesy: Gordon Stewart: WW II Airborne Demonstration Team)

Pvt Dennis D Garland
506th PIR Co E
DOW 1 Feb 45
Pfc Walter S Gordon

Pfc Walter S Gordon
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Everett J Gray

Pfc Everett J Gray
506th PIR Co E
KIA 8 June 44

 Sgt William Guarnere - Silver Star Recipient

Sgt William Guarnere
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
Cpl Forrest Guth - (Courtesy: Gordon Stewart: WW II Airborne Demonstration Team)

Cpl Forrest Guth
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 S/Sgt Earl Hale (Source:B Jeffrie)

S/Sgt Earl Hale
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Dale L Hartley (Source: Pauline van der Zee-Lugard)

Pfc Dale L Hartley
506th PIR CO E
2nd Battalion
Pfc Lester Hashey

Pfc Lester Hashey
506th PIR CO E
2nd Battalion

 Pvt Harold G Hayes (Source: B Jeffries)

Pvt Harold G Hayes
506th PIR Co E
KIA Dec 1944

 Pfc Edward J - Babe - Heffron

Pfc Edward J Heffron
506th PIR CO E
"Babe"
Cpl Donald B Hoobler- Company E

Cpl Donald B Hoobler
506th PIR Co E
KIA 3 Jan 45

 Pvt Richard J Hughes - Company E

Pvt Richard J Hughes
506th PIR Co E
DOW 9 Jan 45

 Pvt Eugene E Jackson - killed in action in Haguenau, France.

Pvt Eugene E Jackson
506th PIR Co E
DOW 15 Feb 1945
Pfc John A Janovec - died 5/16/1945 in Saalfelden, Austria from a non-hostile incident.

Pfc John A Janovec
506th PIR Co E
KODY 16 May 1945

 Pfc Joseph M Jordan

Pfc Joseph M Jordan
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pfc John T Julian - Company E

Pfc John T Julian
506th PIR Co E
KIA 1 Jan 45
Sgt William F Kiehn- KIA 15 Feb 45

Sgt William F Kiehn
506th PIR Co E
KIA 10 Feb 1945

 Pfc George P Kramer- Company E

Pfc George P Kramer
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Paul E [Frenchy] Lamoureux - Company E (Coutesy of his son: Jerry Lamoureux)

Pfc Paul E Lamoureux
506th PIR Co E
"Frenchy"
Pvt Joseph Lesniewski- Company E

Pvt Joseph Lesniewski
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Joseph D Liebgott - Company E

Pfc Joseph D Liebgott
506th PIR Co E
1st Platoon

 Pfc George Luz - Company E

Pfc George Luz
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
Sgt Don G Malarkey- Company E

Sgt Don G Malarkey
506th PIR Co E
2nd Platoon

 S/Sgt Robert K Marsh - Company E

S/Sgt Robert K Marsh
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Sgt Johnny Martin - Company E

Sgt Johnny Martin
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
Cpl Francis J Mellett

Cpl Francis J Mellett
506th PIR Co E
KIA 13 Jan 1945

 Sgt Joachim Melo - Company E

Sgt Joachim Melo
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc William S Metzler

Pfc William S Metzler
506th PIR Co E
KIA 9 June 44
Pfc James W Miller (Source: Jason Miller)

Pfc James W Miller
506th PIR Co E
KIA 20 Sept 44

 Pfc William T Miller (Source: Roger Dowson)

Pfc William T Miller
506th PIR Co E
KIA 20 Sept 44

 Pfc Sergio G Moya

Pfc Sergio G Moya
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 44
Sgt Warren H (Skip) Muck - KIA Belgium (Source: Susan Finn)

Sgt Warren H Muck
506th PIR Co E
KIA 10 Jan 45

 Sgt Elmer L Murray Jr - KIA Normandy

Sgt Elmer L Murray Jr
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pvt Patrick H Neill - Company E

Pvt Patrick H Neill
506th PIR Co E
KIA 13 Jan 1945
Pfc Norman Neitzke

Pfc Norman Neitzke
506th PIR CO E
2nd Battalion

 S/Sgt Gordon L Neuenfeldt - Company E (Source: Gordon Neuenfeldt Jr)

S/Sgt Gordon L Neuenfeldt
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Sgt Richard Ernest Owen - KIA Normandy (Source: William Wheeler)

Sgt Richard E Owen
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944
Pfc Alex M Penkala Jr - KIA Belgium

Pfc Alex M Penkala Jr
506th PIR Co E
KIA 10 Jan 1945

 T/4 Edwin - Doc - Pepping - Medic (Courtesy: Gordon Stewart: WW II Airborne Demonstration Team)

T/4 Edwin Pepping
506th PIR Co E
Medic

 Sgt Frank Perconte

Sgt Frank Perconte
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
Sgt Darrell (Shifty) Powers

Sgt Darrell Powers
506th PIR Co E
'Shifty'

 Sgt Carl W Pyle (Source: B Jeffries)

Sgt Carl W Pyle
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Sgt Denver (Bull) Randleman

Sgt Denver Randleman
506th PIR Co E
'Bull'
S/Sgt Murray B Roberts - KIA Normandy

S/Sgt Murray B Roberts
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pvt Eugene Roe - Medic

Pvt Eugene Roe
506th PIR Co E
Medic

 Pfc Paul C Rogers

Pfc Paul C Rogers
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
Pfc Wayne Sisk

Pfc Wayne Sisk
506th PIR Co E
'Skinny'

 Sgt Robert Burr Smith (Source: Susan Finn - daughter)

Sgt Robert Burr Smith
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Gerald R Snider

Pfc Gerald R Snider
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944
Pfc Ralph Spina - Medic (Courtesy: Gordon Stewart: WW II Airborne Demonstration Team)

Pfc Ralph Spina
506th PIR Co E
Medic

 Sgt Herb Suerth (Courtesy: Dominique Potier)

Sgt Herb Suerth
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pvt Jack Swinney

Pvt Jack Swinney
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 44
Sgt Floyd Talbert

Sgt Floyd Talbert
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Elmer L Telstad

Pfc Elmer L Telstad
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pfc Edward J Tipper (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Edward J Tipper
506th PIR Co E
Bronze Star Recipient
Sgt Joe Toye

Sgt Joe Toye
506th PIR Co E
2nd Platoon

 Pvt Ralph Trapuzanno

Pvt Ralph Trapuzanno
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Pfc David Kenyon Webster - Company E

Pfc David K Webster
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
Pfc Robert Van Klinken - Medic (Courtesy: Gordon Stewart: WW II Airborne Demonstration Team)

Pfc Robert Van Klinken
506th PIR Co E
KIA 20 Sept 1944

 Pfc Thomas W Warren

Pfc Thomas W Warren
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944

 Pfc Kenneth J Webb

Pfc Kenneth J Webb
506th PIR Co E
KIA 13 Jan 1945
T/5 Jerry A Wentzel

T/5 Jerry A Wentzel
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944

 T/5 Ralph H Wimer

T/5 Ralph H Wimer
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944

 Sgt William T Wingett

Sgt William T Wingett
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion
Pvt Hank Zimmerman

Pvt Hank Zimmerman
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 2/Lt Robert L Mathews (Courtesy of his niece: Julia B Hackett)

2/Lt Robert L Mathews
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 44

 1/Lt Lynn D (Buck) Compton - Silver Star Recipient

1/Lt Lynn D Compton
506th PIR Co E
Platoon Leader
1/Lt Norman S Dike (Source: B Jeffries)

1/Lt Norman S Dike
506th PIR Co E/RHQ
2nd Battalion

 1/Lt Jack E Foley

1/Lt Jack E Foley
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 1/Lt George Lavenson - (killed in action July, 1944 in a plane crash over the Atlantic Ocean while being evacuated for wounds received on June 12, 1944)

1/Lt George Lavenson
506th PIR Co E
MIA 26 July 1944
2/Lt C Carwood Lipton - (received battlefield commission picture is of him as 2/Lt Co E)

2/Lt C. Carwood Lipton
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 1/Lt Thomas T Meehan III - KIA St Mere Eglise Normandy

1/Lt Thomas T Meehan III
506th PIR Co E
KIA 6 June 1944

 1/lt James H Moore (Source: Ralph Peeters)

1/lt James H Moore
506th PIR Co E
KIA 18 Sept 1944
1/Lt Raymond G Schmitz - Company E

1/Lt Raymond G Schmitz
506th PIR Co E
KIA 22 Sept 1944

 2Lt Ed Shames - Battlefield Commission - 3rd Platoon (Courtesy: Dominique Potier)

2/Lt Ed Shames
506th PIR Co E/Hq 2
3rd Platoon

 1/Lt Harry Welsh - Company E (Source: Felix Alicea)

1/Lt Harry Welsh
506th PIR
Company E
Captain Herbert M Sobel

Captain Herbert M Sobel
506th PIR Co E
2nd Battalion

 Captain Fredrick T Heyliger - Company E

Captain Fredrick T Heyliger
506th PIR
Company E

 Capt Ronald Speirs - Co D/E - Silver Star Recipient

Capt Ronald Speirs
506th PIR Co E
Commanding Officer (SS)
Major Richard D Winters - 2nd Battalion XO - DSC Recipient

Capt Richard D Winters
506th PIR Co E/XO 2
DSC Recipient

Company F
S/Sgt Thomas H Alley - (Courtesy: T.H.Alley)

S/Sgt Thomas H Alley
506th PIR Co F
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Armand R Beauchamp

Pfc Armand R Beauchamp
506th PIR Co F
KIA 7 Oct 1944

 Pfc Richard K Buchter - 1st Platoon

Pfc Richard K Buchter
506th PIR Co F
KIA 7 June 1944
Pfc Sidney D Conley

Pfc Sidney D Conley
506th PIR Co F
KIA 19 Sept 1944

 Sgt William D Green - BS/PH(OLC)

Sgt William D Green
506th PIR Co F
KIA 4 Feb 1945 (BS)

 Pfc Manning G Haney

Pfc Manning G Haney
506th PIR Co F
KIA 8 Oct 1944
Pfc William C Hale - 1st Platoon 1st Squad (Source: Vickie Underwood)

Pfc William C Hale
506th PIR Co F
KIA 6 June 1944

 Sgt Julius A Houck - Bronze Star Recipient

Sgt Julius A Houck
506th PIR Co F
KIA 6 June 1944 (BS)

 Sgt Gordon E Mather - 1st Platoon 1st Squad

Sgt Gordon E Mather
506th PIR Co F
KIA 20 Dec 1944 (BS[OLC])
Pfc Mario Patruno - (Courtesy: Gordon Stewart: WW II Airborne Demonstration Team)

Pfc Mario Patruno
506th PIR Co F
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Carl E Pein Jr (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Carl E Pein Jr
506th PIR Co F
KIA 23 Sept 1944

 Pfc Arthur M Petersen

Pfc Arthur M Petersen
506th PIR Co F
2nd Battalion
Pfc Ralph Provenzano (Courtesy: Thomas Kibler)

Pfc Ralph Provenzano
506th PIR Co F
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Thomas G Psar

Pfc Thomas G Psar
506th PIR Co F
KIA 2 Nov 44

 S/Sgt Melrin J Shennum

S/Sgt Melrin J Shennum
506th PIR Co F
2nd Battalion
Pvt Clarence L Shrout

Pvt Clarence L Shrout
506th PIR Co F
KIA 9 Oct 1944

 Pfc Leslie F Tindall

Pfc Leslie F Tindall
506th PIR Co F
KIA 6 June 44

 Pfc Bernard B Tom

Pfc Bernard B Tom
506th PIR Co F
KIA 9 Oct 1944
Sgt William M True

Sgt William M True
506th PIR Co F
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Ewell W Westmoreland

Pfc Ewell W Westmoreland
506th PIR Co F
2nd Battalion

 1/Lt Freeling T Colt

1/Lt Freeling T Colt
506th PIR Co F
KIA 6 June 1944

1/Lt Russell E Hall - Co F & Hq2 - PH(OLC)

1/Lt Russell E Hall
506th PIR Co F/Hq2
KIA 23 Sept 1944

 WO JG Andrew F Hill - Bronze Star Recipient

WO JG Andrew F Hill
506th PIR Co F
KIA 6 June 1944 (BS)

 1/Lt Thomas A Rhodes Jr - Co F & Hq2

1/Lt Thomas A Rhodes Jr
506th PIR Co F/Hq2
2nd Battalion
1/Lt Carl B Mac Dowell PH(OLC)

1/Lt Carl B Mac Dowell
506th PIR Co F
KIA 3 Jan 1945

 1/Lt William Fraser Robertson

1/Lt William F Robertson
506th PIR Co F
2nd Battalion

 1/Lt Andrew E Tuck III (Source: Molly Ervin)

1/Lt Andrew E Tuck III
506th PIR Co F
KODY 7 July 1945

Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion (HQ 2)
Pfc Donald D Eckels (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Donald D Eckels
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 6 June 44

 Sgt Simmie C Ervin - On #42-100876 from the 439th Troop Carrier Group shot down over Picauville

Sgt Simmie C Ervin
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 6 June 44

 Pfc Bryce L Fountain - Hq 2 - Bronze Star Reipient

Pfc Bryce L Fountain
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 6 June 44 (BS)
Pfc Eugene E Gilbreath - (Courtesy: Gordon Stewart: WW II Airborne Demonstration Team)

Pfc Eugene E Gilbreath
506th PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion

 Pfc John Derrick Halls Hq2 Bronze Star Reipient (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc John D Halls
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 6 June 44 (BS)

 Pvt Charles F Hodgkin

Pvt Charles F Hodgkin
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 6 June 1944
Pfc Lester (Dusty) P Lawrence

Pfc Lester P Lawrence
506th PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion

 Pfc Rudolph J Lonnee

Pfc Rudolph J Lonnee
506th PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion

 SSgt Albert Mampre - Medical - (Courtesy: Dominique Potier)

S/Sgt Albert Mampre
506th PIR Hq 2/E
2nd Battalion - Medic
Pfc Joseph L McCauley Jr - (Courtesy: J Scott McCauley)

Pfc Joseph L McCauley Jr
506th PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion

 S/Sgt Leland Peterson

S/Sgt Leland Peterson
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 2 Jan 1945

 S/Sgt Wendell E Russell - (Source: B Jeffries)

S/Sgt Wendell E Russell
506th PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion
Cpl Gilbert D Shaw

Cpl Gilbert D Shaw
506th PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion

 Pfc George J Siegwarth (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc George J Siegwarth
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 23 Sept 1944

 T/4 Benjamin J Stoney

T/4 Benjamin J Stoney
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 6 June 1944
Pfc Garrett A Walling

Pfc Garrett A Walling
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 14 Jan 1945

 Pvt Leslie E Williams

Pvt Leslie E Williams
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 6 June 1944

 Capt Louis Nixon

Capt Louis Nixon
506th PIR Hq 2
2nd Battalion
2/Lt Charles Marion Thirlkeld Jr - Attended The Citadel

2/Lt Charles M Thirlkeld Jr
506th PIR Hq 2
KIA 3 Jan 1945

 Lt Col Robert L Strayer - 2nd Battalion Commanding Officer - Silver Star Recipient

Lt Col Robert L Strayer
506th PIR
XO/CO 2nd Battalion

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books
R E L A T E D   B O O K S

Alexander, Larry Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers NAL Hardback (April 2005), 320 p. ISBN: 0451215109
Ambrose, Stephen E D-DAY June 6,1944: The Climatic Battle of WW II. 6/93, Simon & Shuster ISBN: 0671673343
Ambrose, Stephen E Band of Brothers: 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
Ambrose, Stephen E Citizen Soldiers: 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
Badsey, Stephen & Chandler, David G (Editor)  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
Bando, Mark A  101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy. Zenith Press, (Apr 2001) 156 p. ISBN: 0760308551
Bando, Mark A  Vanguard of the Crusade: The US 101st Airborne Division in WW II. The Aberjona Press, (June 2003) 320 p. ISBN: 0971765006
Black, Wallace B.& Blashfield, Jean F. Battle of the Bulge (World War II 50th Anniversary Series). Crestwood House, 48 pp May,1993 ISBN: 0896865681
Bowen, Robert Fighting With the Screaming Eagles: With the 101st Airborne from Normandy to Bastogne. Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, (Sept 2001) 256 p. ISBN: 1853674656
Breuer, William B Geronimo! American Paratroopers in WWII. New York: St. Martin Press, (1989) 621 p. ISBN: 0-312-03350-8
Breuer, William B Unexplained Mysteries of World War II. John Wiley & Sons, Sept 1998 256 p. ISBN:0471291072
Burgett, Donald R Currahee!. Presidio Press, (Sept 1999) 256 p. ISBN: 0-891-41681-1
Compton, Lt Lynn (Buck) & Marcus Brotherton Call of Duty: My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers. Berkley Hardcover, (May 6, 2008) 288 p. ISBN: 0425219704
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 Invasion of Holland April, 2004, D-Day Pub, 506 p. ISBN: 2960017633
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
Gabel, Kurt The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II Univ Press of Kansas (Jan 1990), 282 p. ISBN: 070060409X
Gardner, Ira & Roger Day Tonight We Die As Men: The untold story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-Day. Osprey Press, (April 21, 2009) 344 p. ISBN: 1846033225
Giard, Régis & Frédéric Blais Helmets of the ETO: A Historical & Technical Guide Histoire & Collections (Jan 2008), 216 p. ISBN: 2352500621
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
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
Killblane, Richard  Mc Niece, Jake The Filthy Thirteen: From the Dustbowl to Hitler's Eagles Nest: The 101st Airborne's Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 288 pp May 1, 2003 ISBN: 1932033122
Koskimaki, George E D-Day With The Screaming Eagles Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 356 pp September 11, 2002 ISBN: 1932033025
Koskimaki, George E Hell's Highway: Chronicle of the 101st Airborne Division in Holland, September-November 1944 Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 453 pp March 1, 2003 ISBN: 193203305X
Koskimaki, George E The Battered Bastards of Bastogne: A Chronicle of the Defense of Bastogne, December 19, 1944 - January 17, 1945 Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, 484 pp December 1, 2002 ISBN: 1932033068
MacDonald, Charles B  A Time For Trumpets: The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge Wm Morrow & Co (P), 720 p. ISBN: 068151574
Malarkey, Don & Bob Welch Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from WW II's "Band of Brothers" . St Martin's Press, (May 13, 2008) 288 p. ISBN: 0312378491
McKenzie, John  On Time, On Target Novato, CA: Presidio, May 15,2000. 304 p. ISBN: 089 141 714 1
McLaughlin, Jerome J D-Day+60 years Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse, April 20,2004. 300 p. ISBN: 1418402699
Megallas , James All the Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe 336p., Presidio Press, March, 2003. ISBN: 0891417842
Mehosky, Ivan P The Story of a Soldier. BookSurge, (Aug 2006) 348 pp. ISBN: 1419621491
Post, Robyn, Guarnere, William & Heffron, Edward  Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends  Berkley Hardcover, 10/2/2007. 320 p. ISBN: 0425217280
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  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Stokes Jr, G G  Camp Toccoa: First Home of the Airborne.: 1942-1944 CreateSpace, 3/14/2011. 28p. ISBN: 1461005868
Webster, David Kenyon Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D- Day and the Fall of the Third Reich 352p. ISBN: 0385336497
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