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513th PIR
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17th Airborne WW II
Medal of Honor Recipients

T/Sgt Clinton M Hedrick
S/Sgt Isadore S Jachman
Pvt George J Peters
Pfc Stuart S Stryker




































































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The 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion - Trooper Pictures

Company G
Pfc John V Cox Jr (Source: B Jeffries)

Pfc John V Cox Jr
513th PIR Co G
MIA 07 Jan 45

Pfc Jack H Pulliam - 513 F (Courtesy: B Jeffries)

Pfc Jack H Pulliam
513th PIR Co G
POW

T/4 Charles R Parker

T/4 Charles R Parker
513th PIR
Company G


Pfc Gerald H Poland

Pfc Gerald H Poland
513th PIR Co G
KIA 06 Jan 45

Pfc Roy Orville Porter (Source: Gary W Lee)

Pfc Roy O Porter
513th PIR Co G
KIA 24 March 1945

T/4 William O Wade (Source: Gary Wade)

T/4 William O Wade
513th PIR
Company G



Company H
Pfc Lee W Allen

Pfc Lee W Allen
513th PIR Co H
KIA 8 Jan 1945

Sgt Merrett R Bunge (Source:B Jeffries)

Sgt Merrett R Bunge
513th PIR Co H
KIA 29 March 1945 (SS)

Sgt Manuel G Chapa (Courtesy of his son: Javier Chapa)

Sgt Manuel G Chapa
513th PIR
Company H


Pfc John J Desantik (Courtesy of  Mark W Dill)

Pfc John J Desantik
513th PIR
Company H

Pfc Richard R Gauldin (Courtesy of  Mark W Dill)

Pfc Richard R Gauldin
513th PIR
Company H

Pfc Fred A Glavan(Source:B Jeffries)

Pfc Fred A Glavan
513th PIR Co H
KIA 7 Jan 1945


Pfc Robert F Matlack (Courtesy : Will Eagles)

Pfc Robert F Matlack
513th PIR
Company H

Pvt Vincent P Miles

Pvt Vincent P Miles
513th PIR Co H
KIA 24 Mar 1945

Sgt George J Miller

Sgt George J Miller
513th PIR
Company H


Sgt George J Miller (Source:Henri Rogister)

Pfc Paul Reed
513th PIR
Company H

Pfc Ludie L Smyth (Source: Karen Smyth Hyatt)

Pfc Ludie L Smyth
513th PIR Co H
KIA 3 April 1945

1/Lt Joseph R. Pahle - Silver Star Recipient

1/Lt Joseph R. Pahle
513th PIR Co H
Silver Star Recipient



Company I
Pfc Hector A Aguiluz - Co I (Courtesy: Robert Aguiluz)

Pfc Hector A Aguiluz
513th PIR
Company I

Pvt Samuel W Berger - Co I

Pvt Samuel W Berger
513th PIR Co I
DOW 3 April 1945

Pfc Raymond H Smith - Co I 60mm Mortar Squad (Courtesy: Jeff Smith)

Pfc Raymond H Smith
513th PIR
Company I


2/Lt George H Goldman - Co I

2/Lt George H Goldman
513th PIR Co I
KIA 7 Jan 1945



Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion (HQ 3)
Sgt Edwin B Booth

Sgt Edwin B Booth
513th PIR Hq 3
KIA 24 Mar 1945

Sgt Garfield T Gwinner

Sgt Garfield T Gwinner
513th PIR Hq 3
KIA 24 Mar 1945

Pfc David C Stanford Jr - Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion

Pfc David C Stanford Jr
513th PIR
Company Hq 3


2/Lt William B Cushwa - Original member of 193rd GIR Jan - 1943

2/Lt William B Cushwa
513th PIR Hq 3
KIA 7 Jan 1945





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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
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 Unexplained Mysteries of World War II. John Wiley & Sons, Sept 1998 256 p. ISBN:0471291072
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
Gabel, Kurt The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat ig World War II Univ Press of Kansas (Jan 1990), 282 p. ISBN: 070060409X
Gavin, James M.  On to Berlin : Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1946 ISBN: 0670525170
Golden, Lewis Echoes From Arnhem Penguin ISBN: 0718305213
Keegan, John Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris Penguin USA(P), 365 p. ISBN: 0140235426
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
Kormann, John G  Echoes of a Distant Clarion: Recollections of a Diplomat and Soldier Vellum (P), 520 p. ISBN: 0979448832
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
O'Donnell, Patrick K. Beyond Valor  Free Press, 2001, 384 p. ISBN: 0684873842
Ospital, John  We Wore Jump Boots and Baggy Pants Willow House, 1977. 118 p. ISBN: 0912450150
Ruggero, Ed  Combat Jump: The Young Men who Led the Assault into Fortress Europe, July, 1943  HarperCollins, 10/21/2003. 388 p. ISBN: 0060088753
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
Wilson, Robert L. & Phillip K. A Paratrooper's Panoramic View: Training with the 464th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion for Operation Varsity. pps, 244, 11/30/2005, Authorhouse ISBN: 1420854291




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