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

................................................... ...Sir Winston Churchill
 
 
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    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
 
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    Regimental MD
    Service Company
 
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The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Roster  Service Company (Partial)

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

Adams John W 14041323
Albright John F 3230932
Alford Lonnie R 1/Lt 0-1298491 CIB BS  Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Allen Edward W 33380645
Anaya Raul O 6257452
Anderson John S 2/Lt 0-1283632
Audley Bertram J 12037193
Avery David L 35588102
Bacon Clarence B 2/Lt 0-1288676 CIB PH
Bailey Bernard N Pfc 36962731 PH
Baker Carlyle H 20441960
Ball Clarence B Pfc 15336387 CIB
Banaszak Walter L T/5 33151172 CIB also in Hq 2
Bareham Richard M 32256070
Baumgartner Peter 37249807
Bechtel Howard W 33147295
Becker Edmund C JWO W-2109682
Beery John C 2/Lt 0-1324717
Behlke Charles R 20349044
Best Dan R 13045971
Blackburn Edward S 33119641
Blickem Harold J 36718418
Bloon Francis A 36022763
Bogan John H 21056539
Boozell Robert L 33871437
Bost Dan R 16045971
Bouchard Ned L 11042918
Bowen Samuel B 17035465
Brackett Jack E 14123591
Bradley John R 20341272
Brady John T 33275696
Brantley Joseph R 37067804
Bridges Clyde J 34380242
Bridgman Foy F 34053446
Brown Adas C 34286305
Brown Lowell O 35710424
Brownlee Richard E 38286150
Buchman Thomas J 35017168
Burch Dell G 39198519
Burckhartte Edward R 35522149
Burgess Cleo F 39387645
Burkart Thomas J 35933848
Burkhart Sherman 6985559
Burnworth Preston E 33267391
Burress Lewis R 34830691
Burrows Roy S 18015652
Burt Charles E R-203594
Bush Joseph B 35121390
Butler Charles E 14034926
Buyner Jeff L 18013003
Cafferty Clarence W 19083297
Cancilla Thomas F 33266483
Canelli Gaetano J Pfc 32354168 KIA PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Germany
Cardoza Randal A 20121945
Carroll John E 33009718
Carter Bruner C 34275653  
Caskey Albert R 6720367  
Cauley James V Capt 0-1303848 PH(OLC)   Photo on Trooper Pictures [11th AB/Div]
Chamberlain Jewel H 35478070  
Chaplic William J 11129928  
Chenoweth James H 32596986  
Chesney Thomas L 34363886  
Clark George A 15099345  
Clark William A 15338297  
Cline Charles W 13063760  
Close Joseph T 33266273  
Cochran George H 6971822  
Cody William J 13185362  
Cole John R 34186873  
Coleman James F 2/Lt 0-1311842  
Coleman Robert J 17045672  
Cook Furman R 14124960  
Coon James L 38191150  
Cooperider Clairborne 2/Lt 0-1290383  
Corella Frank 33018929  
Cote Freeman 31000279  
Cottam Harry W Jr 19079713  
Covington James F 37247533  
Cox Michael T 32915459  
Cox Nobel W 36338979  
Crance Lewis P 32334425  
Creeley Arthur F Jr 33266075  
Cromer Clifton 6964009  
Cross Arthur J 2/Lt 0-1285901  
Croswell Lawrence Jr 34071746  
Crouch Cleo I 37725177  
Crowell Alfred A 18104532  
Daily Earnest W 2/Lt 0-1304036  
Damianov George 33025675 PH2(OLC) 
Danda Edward S T/Sgt 15059862  
Dankel Charles W Jr 20341808  
Davison Ronald L Pvt 19019323 KIA PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Holland
 
Floyd Henry J 34056986
Foehle Bernard J 35119688
Forrest William J Jr 31317957  
Foster Marvin A Pfc 6929525 KIA PH 
Fowlkes Alpheus E Jr Pvt 14163331 Co C KIA SS PH Holland
Franz Charles L Jr 35478116  
Frayne Henry J 32300544  
Hill Claude A 17100178  
Hill Orain E 38277532  
Hilton Armydis Jr 12048899   (also Hq 3)
Hinchliff Bradley W Pfc 19096687    Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Hinkle Richard M 39388634  
Hinshaw Grover O 18086007  
Hjelvik Bertel L 37282760  
Hoffman Jack N 0-352911  
Hogan Louis P 33272823  
Hollis Hosea T 6834450  
Holloway Stanley 38079975  
Homer Oscar J 33200533  
Hopkins Robert J 37599618  
Hopper Elmer W 38153903  
Horn Leroy E 37051198  
Howell Arthur C 35776277  
Howlett Douglas K 19086636  
Kleinendorst Garrett C S/Sgt 37176290 CIB BS 82nd ParaMain Co
Knobeck John H T/5 36246416 CIB 
Kopiec John J Pvt 1353360 CIB 
Leger Francis L Pfc 11047053  Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Letscher Walter E 2059306  
Loomis William H T/4 32293491 PH 
Longcrier Robert H Pvt 2059306 CIB 
Lord Richard J Pvt 15098860 CIB PH also Company D
Loriaux Roger E Sgt 13058125 CIB BS
Lovett John T Pvt 38679017 CIB BS
Mullenberg Frank E Jr Cpl 19054261  Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Mummey Forrest G Pfc 35159692    Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Muria John  
Munrone James T 13067166  
Musick Warren C 13035922  
Musick Woodrow W 34205539  
Nagele Robert L 33579287  
Nelson James M 19102222   (also in Hq 2)
Nettles Alfred R 14064476  
Nichols Herman F Sgt 14041544    Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Nichols Vol E 38388560  
Nicholai John L Jr 368336545  
Nixon Donald F 37002544  
Norris Leroy N 33009263  
Nowakowski Peter C  
Obermiller Howard C 33141456  
O'Connor Vernon C 39410496  
O'Hara Patrick 6871874  
Ollhoff Walter L 37175893  
Organsky John J 33312626  
Orr Clyde 14000851  
Ostrand Floyd E 20739117  
Owen Benjamin W Pfc 35122940 CIB 
Pankovich Andrew J Pfc 35585878 CIB PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Pappas Anthony J 1/Lt 0-438715 SS 
Parkton James W T/5 34034183 CIB 
 
Smith William F Pvt 18200623 CIB 
Smith William M S/Sgt 14037315  
Snow Herbert Pvt 19176369 CIB 
Snyder John W Cpl 32596549 CIB BS
Sobotka Raymond W T/5 37119532 CIB   Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Spencer Harold G Pvt 11050516 CIB  also 2 Hq
Speak Paul R T/4 35331715 CIB PH
Stanger Joseph E Jr Pfc 39159378 CIB BS PH(OLC)
Steiner Robert M 15075502  
Stiller John M 32341920  
Stokes Wayne D 6075518  
Sturgis Harold 36517270  
Swann George W 34016971  
Sweatmon Lonzie 6316799  
Swoager Walter C 33399219  
Tarang Wallace A 37252564  
Taylor Theodore 14063686  
Teall Martin L 6582080  
Tellerine Frank B 32339487  
Thomas Robert B 33047443  
Thompson Benjamin H Pfc 15114978 DOW PH  Germany
Thompson Clifford W 14009629  
Tiedemann Howard D 12060163  
Tolar Frank A 35058054  
Tontishen Michael V 36107866  
Tracy Hugh A 7003658  
Tripp William M 14082107  
Trudeau Harry 32253781  
Tuplin James H 31034740  
Turner Rufus F 34575961  
Tyson William B 15075449  
Valenti Salvatore V 32199178  
Vaughn Lewis A 33190394  
Veazey Vermie T Pvt 34398044 KIA PH  Sicily
Velos Joseph M 33086528  
Vera Peter 20261262  
Wade Jack L 39217289  
Wade Jean L 6574918  
Waldman Henry R 34232375  
Walker Russell E 32203318  
Wallak Ted 39258077  
Walsh Arthur B 34231782  
Walters Asa L 38072451  
Wancio Edward 13267178  
Ward George E  
Ward Marvin J 35029101  
Warneke Dale D 39024435  
Washington James 20735690  
Waterfield Leslie N 33314492  
Weaver Otis D 6924091  
Weil Bernard L  
Weir Benjamin 20638494  
Wells Donald E 1205643c7  
Westerberg Raymond W 37175668   also in Hq 2
Westphal Robert H 36268504  
Whaley James A 34313372  
Wherley William E 33173109  
White Charles F 15022179  
White Walter T 14110902  
Whitman Bernard Pfc 33143755  
Wickstrom Lawrence F 39388599  
Wiebe Leo H T/5 37520055 CIB 
Wilkinson Harold G S/Sgt 33096582 CIB 
Williams Frank E 14018889  
Williamson Ralph W Sgt 39123374 PH 
Windsor Lewis R 33016807  
Witcher Robert H 2/Lt 34084882 CIB  BF Com
Wolfe LaVerne F Cpl 32732373 CIB 
Works James H Pfc 34185255    Photo on Trooper Pictures 
Yeazel Dale A Cpl 36317368 DOW CIB PH  Photo on Trooper Pictures Belgium
York Lynmore L 19051663
Zappa Philip L 36545348
Zautke Emil E JWO W-2116120  
 

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
Ryan, Cornelius  A Bridge Too Far 670p. ISBN: 0684803305
Turnbull, Peter I Maintain The Right: The 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion in WW II Authorhouse, Oct 31,2005. 204 p. ISBN: 1420871447
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 The Battle of Bridges: The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Operation Market Garden Casemate, July 19,2014. 336 p. ISBN: 1612002323
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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