11-288 Garand Picture of the Day 101st Holland

[Mark in Rochester]

The real Babe Heffron in Eindhoven (BoB #4)



E Co. 506th Memorial Foy


Easy Company members, from left: Buck Taylor, Terrence Harris, Cecil Pace and Walter Gordon.

32 Surviving Members of Co. E

Technician 5th Grade Washington
Bain, Roderick G. 01922 1922 (89) Alaska Enlisted on August 19, 1942 at Tacoma, Washington. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Anchorage.[4][5][6][7]
Private First Class New York
Bernat, Edward J. 01923 1923 (88) Pennsylvania Enlisted on May 23, 1942 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lives in Erie.
Corporal Oregon
Bond, Donald S. 01926-01-29 29 January 1926 (85) Oregon Enlisted on May 10, 1944 at Tacoma, Washington. Trained at Camp Roberts, California. Replacement soldier. Lives in Albany.[8][9][10]
First Lieutenant California
Compton, Lynn D. 01921-12-31 31 December 1921 (89) Washington Enlisted in January 1943. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Burlington.[11][12]
Sergeant
Coombs, James Louisiana Lives in Lafayette.[13]
Private First Class Mississippi
Freeman, Bradford C. 01925 1925 (86) Mississippi
Second Lieutenant New York
Gates, Roy Paul 01921-07-25 25 July 1921 (90) Florida Enlisted on January 25, 1943 at Richmond, Texas. Replacement officer. Lives in Santa Rosa Beach.[14][15][16]
Staff Sergeant Pennsylvania
Guarnere, William J. 01923-04-28 28 April 1923 (88) Pennsylvania Enlisted on August 31, 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Philadelphia.[17][18]
Private First Class Pennsylvania
Heffron, Edward James 01923-05-16 16 May 1923 (88) Pennsylvania Enlisted on November 7, 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fought at Holland and Bastogne. Lives in Philadelphia.[17]
Private First Class Pennsylvania
Joint, Edward J. 01923-02-18 18 February 1923 (88) Pennsylvania Enlisted on December 15, 1942 at Erie, Pennsylvania. Trained at Camp Walters, Texas. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Erie.[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Private Pennsylvania
Lesniewski, Joseph A. 01920-08-29 29 August 1920 (91) Pennsylvania Enlisted on October 28, 1942 at Erie, Pennsylvania. Trained at seven different places. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Erie.[25][26][27][28][29]
Corporal Alabama
Lowrey, Dewitt 01922-04-22 22 April 1922 (89) Alabama Enlisted on August 2, 1942 at Anniston, Alabama. Fought at Normandy. Lives in Montgomery.[30][31][32]
Master Sergeant Texas
Lyall, Clarence Odell 01925-10-14 14 October 1925 (86) Maryland Enlisted on November 17, 1942 at Berwick, Pennsylvania. Trained at Camp Blanding, Florida. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Later, fought in Korean War. Lives in Lexington Park.[33][34][35][36][37][38]
Technical Sergeant Oregon
Malarkey, Donald G. 01921-07-31 31 July 1921 (90) Oregon Enlisted on August 28, 1942 at Portland, Oregon. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Salem.[39][40][41]
Staff Sergeant Illinois
Mampre, Albert L. 01922-05 May 1922 (89) Illinois Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Skokie.[42][43][44][45][46][47]
Staff Sergeant
Matz, Leo Joseph 01925 1925 (86) California
Staff Sergeant Washington
McClung, Earl Ervin 01923-04-27 27 April 1923 (88) Colorado Drafted on February 15, 1943. Tained at Fort Walters, Texas. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Pueblo West.[48][49][50][51][52]
Technician 5th Grade New Jersey McGrath, John 01920 1920 (91) New Jersey Enlisted on April 29, 1941 at Newark, New Jersey. Destroyed German tank during The Battle of Carentan, part of D-Day. Lives in Newark.[53][54]
Private New York Melo, Joachim 01925 1925 (86) New York Enlisted on March 2, 1943 at New York City, New York. Lives in Massapequa.
Private California Mendoza, Ynez M. 01925 1925 (86) California Enlisted on January 5, 1944 at Los Angeles. Lives in Upland.[55]
Private First Class California Pepping, Edwin E. 01922-07-04 4 July 1922 (89) California Enlisted on September 3, 1942 at Los Angeles, California. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Rescued soldier on June 7, 1944. Lives in Whittier.[56][57][58][59]
Technician 4th Grade Indiana Perconte, Frank J. 01917-03-10 10 March 1917 (94) Illinois Enlisted on August 17, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Joliet.[60][61]
Private First Class New York Perugini, Philip P. 01922 1922 (89) New York Enlisted on August 24, 1942 at New York City, New York. Lives in Ossining.
First Sergeant Missouri Rogers, Paul Clifford 01918-07-12 12 July 1918 (93) Kansas Enlisted on August 13, 1942 at Leavenworth. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Overland Park.[62]
Colonel Virginia Shames, Edward David 01922-06-13 13 June 1922 (89) Virginia Enlisted on September 25, 1942 at Richmond, Virginia. Lives in Virginia Beach.
Staff Sergeant Minnesota Soboleski, Frank Joseph 01925-06-18 18 June 1925 (86) Minnesota Enlisted in August 1943. Trained at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Replacement soldier. Fought at Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in International Falls.[63][64][65]
Staff Sergeant Texas Stokes, J.B. 01922 1922 (89) Texas Enlisted on November 25, 1942 at Dallas, Texas. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Decatur.[66]
Staff Sergeant Pennsylvania Strohl, Roderick G. 01922 1922 (89) Pennsylvania Enlisted on August 8, 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lives in Orefield.[67]
Private First Class Illinois Suerth, Jr., Herbert John 01924-10-28 28 October 1924 (86) Minnesota Enlisted in March 1943. Trained at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Replacement soldier. Fought at Bastogne. Lives in Wayzata.[68][69][70]
Sergeant Michigan Tipper, Edward Joseph 01921-08-03 3 August 1921 (90) Colorado Enlisted on August 24, 1942 at Detroit, Michigan. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Lives in Lakewood.[71][72][73][74]
Private First Class Washington Wingett, William T. 01922-07 July 1922 (89) Oregon Enlisted in August 1942 at San Francisco. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, Holland, and Bastogne. Lives in Salem.[75][76][77][78]
Private West Virginia Whytsell, Elijah D. 01925 1925 (86) Ohio

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I remember that scene with Babe sitting at the table. If you had told him at the time that he'd make it that far, he'd never have believed you.