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517th PIR Patch


517th PIR WW II
Medal of Honor Recipient

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517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion - Trooper Pictures

Company G
SSGT Nello Renic Arterburn - Bronze Star Recipient (Source: Michael Arterburn)

S/Sgt Nello R Arterburn
517th PIR
Company G

Pfc Donald G Barry

Pfc Donald G Barry
517th PIR
Company G

Sgt Darwynn Beer

Sgt Darwynn Beer
517th PIR
Company G


Pfc Marvin C Bell

Pfc Marvin C Bell
517th PIR Co G
KIA 9 Sept 1944

Pvt Elmer J Carlson

Pvt Elmer J Carlson
517th PIR Co G
DOW 20 Sept 1944

Pfc Donald Cheney

Pfc Donald Cheney
517th PIR
Company G


Pfc Jesse O Goswick - KIA So France

Pfc Jesse O Goswick
517th PIR Co G
KIA 22 August 1944

Pvt Robert R Gruwell - MIA So France (BS)

Pvt Robert R Gruwell
517th PIR Co G
MIA 15 August 1944 (BS)

Pfc J B Hampton

Pfc J B Hampton
517th PIR Co G
KIA 22 Aug 1944


Pvt John F (Jack) Henwood

Pvt John F Henwood
517th PIR
Company G

Pfc James Ledgin

Pfc James Ledgin
517th PIR
Company G

Sgt George Mills - Silver Star Recipient

Sgt George Mills
517th PIR Co G
KIA 19 January 1945 (SS)


Pfc Charles F Stanford

Pfc Charles F Stanford
517th PIR Co G
KIA 22 Aug 1944

Pfc James H Sutton

Pfc James H Sutton
517th PIR Co G
KIA 13 January 1945

1/Lt Jerome V Callahan Company G (Source:B Jeffries)

1/Lt Jerome V Callahan
517th PIR
Company G


1/Lt Ervin Pinkston Company G (Source:B Jeffries)

1/Lt Ervin Pinkston
517th PIR
Company G

1/Lt Gerald V Woodard - Commanding Officer Company G

1/Lt Gerald V Woodard
517th PIR
Company G

Capt Grant A Hooper - Commanding Officer Company G (Source:B Jeffries)

Capt Grant A Hooper
517th PIR Co G
Company Commander



Company H
SSgt Benedict James Barrett Co H

S/Sgt Ben J Barrett
517th PIR
Company H

Pfc Corwin C Clark

Pfc Corwin C Clark
517th PIR Co H
KIA 5 January 1945

Pvt Vernon D Dirkson

Pvt Vernon D Dirkson
517th PIR Co H
DOW 28 Aug 1944


Pfc Herbert A Downs Co H

Pfc Herbert A Downs
517th PIR Co H
3rd Battalion

Pvt Jack L Hitchcock

Pvt Jack L Hitchcock
517th PIR Co H
KIA 13 January 1945

Pfc Mertz W Lampella

Pfc Mertz W Lampella
517th PIR Co H
KIA 13 January 1945


Pvt Richard L Lynam - Silver Star Recipient

Pvt Richard L Lynam
517th PIR Co H
KIA 5 January 1945 (SS)

Pvt Layton Pippin

Pvt Layton Pippin
517th PIR Co H
KIA 5 January 1945

Pvt Everett J Rice

Pvt Everett J Rice
517th PIR Co H
KIA 7 Feb 1945


Pfc Gerald Uchytil

Pfc Gerald Uchytil
517th PIR Co H
KIA 7 Feb 1945

Pfc Harvey J Usery

Pfc Harvey J Usery
517th PIR Co H
KIA 7 Feb 1945

Pvt Henry A Woehrer

Pvt Henry A Woehrer
517th PIR Co H
KIA 13 Jan 1945


2/Lt Harold M Freeman - Silver Star Recipient

2/Lt Harold M Freeman
517th PIR Co H
KIA 19 Aug 1944 (SS)

1/lt Hillard B Thomas

1/Lt Hillard B Thomas
517th PIR Co H
KIA 19 Sept 1944

Capt Edward M Athey

Capt Edward M Athey
517th PIR Co H
Commanding Officer (BS)



Company I
Pvt Arlton E Bearden

Pvt Arlton E Bearden
517th PIR Co I
KIA 22 June 1944

Pfc Albert L Beasley

Pfc Albert L Beasley
517th PIR
Company I

Sgt Fredrick T Beyer

Sgt Fredrick T Beyer
517th PIR
Company I


Pfc Anthony S Celli

Pfc Anthony S Celli
517th PIR Co I
KIA 14 Oct 1944

Pvt Ira C Crytzer Jr

Pvt Ira C Crytzer Jr
517th PIR
Company I

Pfc Edward Gunn

Pfc Edward Gunn
517th PIR
Company I


Pfc William J Eckart Jr

Pfc William J Eckart Jr
517th PIR Co I
KIA 27 December 1944

Pvt Fred H Iserman

Pvt Fred H Iserman
517th PIR Co I
KIA 27 December 1944

Sgt Kenneth R Mattice

Sgt Kenneth R Mattice
517th PIR Co I
KIA 6 Nov 1944


Sgt Robert J Miller

Sgt Robert J Miller
517th PIR Co I
KIA 7 Sept 1944

Pvt John S Penn - Co I KIA Manahey

Pvt John S Penn
517th PIR Co I
KIA 27 December 1944

Pvt Harold D Seegar- Co I KIA

Pvt Harold D Seegar
517th PIR Co I/Med
KIA 27 Oct 1944


Pfc Harold I Shumaker - Co I KIA

Pfc Harold I Shumaker
517th PIR Co I
KIA 25 Sept 1944

Pfc Shannon F Smith - Co I KIA Manahey

Pfc Shannon F Smith
517th PIR Co I
KIA 27 December 1944

Pfc Shannon F Smith - Co I KIA Manahey

Cpl Courville B Tarpley
517th PIR Co I
KIA 27 December 1944


Pvt Albert J Vasquez - Co I KIA

Pvt Albert J Vasquez
517th PIR Co I
KIA 27 December 1944

Pfc William R Walker

Pfc William R Walker
517th PIR Co I
KIA 7 Feb 1945

Pvt Edward W Weimer - Co I KIA Manahey

Pvt Edward W Weimer
517th PIR Co I
KIA 27 December 1944


1/Lt Armando Hernandez - Co I

1/Lt Armando Hernandez
517th PIR
Company I

1Lt Lloyd A Stott - Co I KIA Manahey

1/Lt Lloyd A Stott
517th PIR Co I
KIA 27 December 1944

Capt James Patrick Birder - Silver Star Recipient

Capt James P Birder
517th PIR Co I
KIA 7 Feb 1945 (SS)



Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion (HQ 3)
T/4 Donald J Frederick - Company Hq 3 (Source: Nathan Shields)

T/4 Donald J Frederick
517th PIR
Company HQ 3

1/Lt Howard E Hensleigh - Hq 3  Platoon Leader (Source:B Jeffries)

1/Lt Howard E Hensleigh
517th PIR Hq 3
Pltn Leader

Cpl Thomas F Paturzo - Company Hq 3 wounded 2/7/45 (Source: B Jeffries)

Cpl Thomas F Paturzo
517th PIR Co Hq 3
DOW 10 Feb 1945


Pfc Matthew J Skovera Brother of Paul - Company Hq 3 (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Matthew J Skovera
517th PIR
Company HQ 3 (brother->)

Pfc Paul J Skovera Brother of Matthew - Company Hq 3 (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc Paul J Skovera
517th PIR
Company HQ 3 (brother)

1/Lt Robert J Reber - Hq 3 Mortar Platoon Leader

1/Lt Robert J Reber
517th PIR Hq 3
Mortar Pltn Leader


1/Lt Dick Spencer - Hq 3  BS(OLC)/PH(OLC) (Source:B Jeffries)

1/Lt Dick Spencer
517th PIR Hq 3
Bronze Star (OLC)

Capt Joseph T McGeever - Hq 3 Silver Star Recipient  (Source:B Jeffries)

Capt Joseph T McGeever
517th PIR Hq 3
KIA 11 Sept 1944 (SS)

Capt Walter P Plassman - Surgeon  (Source:B Jeffries)

Capt Walter P Plassman
517th PIR Hq 3
3rd Btn Surgeon




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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
Annussek, Greg Hitler's Raid to Save Mussolini: The Most Infamous Commando Operation of World War II. Sept 1, 2005, Da Capo Press, 353 pp. ISBN: 0306813963
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
Breuer, William B Operation Dragoon: The Allied Invasion of the South of France. Presidio Press, Sept 1987 261 p. ISBN: 0891413073
D'Este, Carlo  Patton: A Genius for War 1024 pp ISBN: 0060927623
De Trez, Michel  First Airborne Task Force: Pictorial History of the Allied Paratroopers in the Invasion of Southern France 7/98, D-Day Pub, 500 p. ISBN: 2960017625
Devlin, Gerard S  Paratrooper! St Martin's Press, (P) c1976 ISBN: 0312596529
Eberle, Henrik & Matthias Uhl (editors) The Hitler Book: The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin November 14, 2005, PublicAffairs Pub, 416 p. ISBN: 1586483668
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
Hastings, Max Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy Simon and Shuster(JUV), 396 p. ISBN: 0671554352
Hicks, Anne The Last Fighting General: The Biography of Robert Tryon Frederick Schiffer Pub Ltd, 320pp, ISBN: 0764324306
Inglesby, Leo C A Corporal Once Xlibris  2/2/2001, 108 p. ISBN: 0738838209
Ingrisano, Michael N. Jr And Nothing is Said: Wartime Letters, August 15, 1943 - April 21, 1945 Sunflower University Press, Sept 2002, 540p. ISBN: 0897452631
Irwin, Will (Lt. Col [RET.]) The Jedburghs: The Secret History of the Allied Special Forces, France 1944 Sept 6, 2005, PublicAffairs Pub, 323 p. ISBN: 1586483072
Keegan, John The Second World War Penguin (P), 708 p. ISBN: 014011341X
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
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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