List of Easy Company (506 PIR) veterans

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Easy Company (20 July 1942 in Camp Toccoa, Georgia – 30 November 1945 in France) was part of the second battalion (which also included Dog and Fox Companies) of the United States Army's 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.[1][2]

The unit was made famous by the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, based on the book of the same name by historian Stephen Ambrose. It chronicled its wartime experiences from basic training at Toccoa, Georgia, through the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Bastogne, and the end of the war at Hitler's Eagle Nest.

Living E Company members – 16 veterans

The oldest living Easy Company member is Donald Malarkey, aged 102, and the youngest is Don Bond, aged 98. As of July 8, 2015, following the death of Dewitt Lowrey, sixteen Easy Company members remain living.

Rank (after discharge) Birthplace Name Birth date (age) Residence Notes
US Army WWII PFC.svg Private First Class New York Bernat, Edward J. 17 January 1923 (101)  Pennsylvania Enlisted on 23 May 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fought at Normandy and the Netherlands. Lives in Erie.
US Army WWII CPL.svg Corporal Oregon Bond, Donald S. 29 January 1926 (98)  Oregon Enlisted on 10 May 1944 at Tacoma, Washington. Trained at Camp Roberts, California. Replacement soldier. Lives in Albany.[3][4][5]
US Army WWII SGT.svg Sergeant Texas Coombs, James M. 1 January 1922 (102)  Louisiana Trained At Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Lafayette.[citation needed]
US Army WWII PFC.svg Private First Class Mississippi Freeman, Bradford C. 4 September 1925 (98)  Mississippi Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in Caledonia.
US Army WWII TSGT.svg Technical Sergeant Oregon Malarkey, Donald G. 31 July 1921 (102)  Oregon Enlisted on 28 August 1942 at Portland, Oregon. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Salem.[6][7][8]
US Army WWII SSGT.svg Staff Sergeant Illinois Mampre, Albert L. 25 May 1922 (101)  Illinois Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Skokie.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
US Army WWII SSGT.svg Staff Sergeant Matz, Leo Joseph 1925 (98)  California Lives in Ladera.
US Army WWII PFC.svg Private First Class California Pepping, Edwin E. 4 July 1922 (101)  California Enlisted on 3 September 1942 at Los Angeles, California. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Rescued soldier on 7 June 1944. Lives in Whittier.[15][16][17][18]
US Army WWII PFC.svg Private First Class New York Perugini, Philip P. 26 May 1922 (101)  New York Enlisted on 24 August 1942 at New York City, New York. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Broke his leg on the D-Day Jump. Lives in Ossining.
US-O6 insignia.svg Colonel Virginia Shames, Edward David 13 June 1922 (101)  Virginia Enlisted on 25 September 1942 at Richmond, Virginia. Trained At Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, received battlefield commission to 2nd Lieutenant on D-Day +7, also fought in the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Virginia Beach, is the last surviving Easy Company officer.
US Army WWII SSGT.svg Staff Sergeant Minnesota Soboleski, Frank Joseph 18 June 1925 (98)  Minnesota Enlisted in August 1943. Trained at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Replacement soldier. Fought at the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in International Falls.[19][20][21]
US Army WWII SSGT.svg Staff Sergeant Pennsylvania Strohl, Roderick G. 24 June 1922 (101)  Pennsylvania Enlisted on 8 August 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Trained At Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Orefield.[22]
US Army WWII PFC.svg Private First Class Illinois Suerth, Jr., Herbert John 28 October 1924 (99)  Minnesota Enlisted in March 1943. Trained at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Replacement soldier. Fought at Bastogne. Lives in Wayzata.[23][24][25]
US Army WWII SGT.svg Sergeant Michigan Tipper, Edward Joseph 3 August 1921 (102)  Colorado Enlisted on 24 August 1942 at Detroit, Michigan. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Lives in Lakewood.[26][27][28][29]
US Army WWII PFC.svg Private First Class Washington Wingett, William T. 3 July 1922 (101)  Oregon Enlisted in August 1942 at San Francisco. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands and Bastogne. Lives in Salem.[30][31][32][33]
Private West Virginia Whytsell, Elijah D. 31 May 1925 (98)  Ohio Enlisted on 16 December 1943 at Clarksburg, West Virginia. Lives in Wadsworth.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Ambrose, p.289
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Brotherton, p.26.
  4. ↑ Brotherton, pp.74–79.
  5. ↑ Brotherton, p.219.
  6. ↑ Malarkey, p.12.
  7. ↑ Malarkey, p.100.
  8. ↑ Malarkey, p.281.
  9. ↑ Brotherton, p.17.
  10. ↑ Brotherton, pp.49–52.
  11. ↑ Brotherton, p.98.
  12. ↑ Brotherton, p.127.
  13. ↑ Brotherton, pp.152–153.
  14. ↑ Brotherton, pp.218–219.
  15. ↑ Brotherton, p.22.
  16. ↑ Brotherton, pp.52–53.
  17. ↑ Brotherton, p.111.
  18. ↑ Brotherton, p.218.
  19. ↑ Brotherton, pp.12–13.
  20. ↑ Brotherton, pp.66–67.
  21. ↑ Brotherton, pp.212–214.
  22. ↑ Brotherton, p.20.
  23. ↑ Brotherton, pp.17–19.
  24. ↑ Brotherton, p.68.
  25. ↑ Brotherton, pp.151–153.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Ambrose, pp.96–97.
  28. ↑ Brotherton, pp.9–11.
  29. ↑ Brotherton, pp.44–47.
  30. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  31. ↑ Brotherton, p.27.
  32. ↑ Brotherton, pp.53–60.
  33. ↑ Brotherton, p.209.
  34. ↑ WWII Army Enlistment Records: on-line NARA Archival Database
  35. ↑ US Search

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