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Contents 

Articles 

Band of Brothers (TV miniseries) 1 

List of Band of Brothers episodes 9 

Stephen E. Ambrose 11 

Joe Toye 19 

David Kenyon Webster 22 

Robert Sink 26 

Roy Cobb 31 

William Guarnere 33 

Floyd Talbert 37 

Alex Penkala 40 

Norman Dike 43 

Herbert Sobel 45 

Warren Muck 48 

First lieutenant 51 

Albert Blithe 55 

References 

Article Sources and Contributors 58 

Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 60 

Article Licenses 

License 62


Band of Brothers (TV miniseries) 

Genre War 

Band of Brothers 

Directed by • Phil Alden Robinson 

• Richard Loncraine 

• Mikael Salomon 

• David Nutter 

• Tom Hanks 

• David Leland 

• David Frankel 

• Tony To 

Produced by • Steven Spielberg (executive) 

• Tom Hanks (executive) 

• Preston Smith 

• Erik Jendresen 

• Stephen E. Ambrose 

Written by • Erik Jendresen 

• Tom Hanks 

• John Orloff 

• E. Max Frye 

• Graham Yost 

• Bruce C. McKenna 

• Erik Bork 

Based on Band of Brothers by 

Stephen E. Ambrose 

Starring see Cast below 

Music by Michael Kamen 

Cinematography • Remi Adefarasin 

• Joel J. Ransom 

Editing by • Billy Fox 

• Oral Norrie Ottey 

• Frances Parker 

• John Richards 

Budget US$ 125 million 

Country • United States 

• United Kingdom 

Language • English 

• German 

• French 

• Dutch 

• Spanish 

• Italian 

Original channel • HBO 

• BBC 

Original run September 9, 2001 – November 4, 2001 

Running time 705 minutes 

No. of episodes 10 (List of episodes)


Band of Brothers is a ten-part, 11-hour television World War II miniseries, originally produced and broadcast in 

2001, based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen E. Ambrose. The executive 

producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who had collaborated on the World War II film Saving Private 

Ryan (1998). [1] The episodes first aired in 2001 on HBO and are still run frequently on various TV networks around 

the world. [2][3] 

The series fictionalizes the history of "Easy" Company (part of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st 

Airborne Division) from jump training in the US to the capitulation of Japan and the end of the war. The events 

portrayed are based on Ambrose's research and recorded interviews with actual Easy Company veterans. A large 

amount of literary license was taken with the episodes, with several differences between recorded history and the 

film version. [4][5][6] All of the characters portrayed are based on actual members of Easy Company; some of them are 

recorded in interviews as preludes to each episode (their identities, however, are not revealed until the close of the 

finale). 

The title for the book and the series comes from a famous St. Crispin's Day Speech delivered by the character of 

Henry V of England before the Battle of Agincourt in William Shakespeare's Henry V; Act IV, Scene 3. A passage 

from the speech is quoted on the first page of the book, and is also quoted by Carwood Lipton in the final episode. 

Plot and development 

Band of Brothers is a fictionalized account of "Easy Company" (part of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry 

Regiment), assigned to the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War 2. Over the course 

of ten episodes the series details, sometimes in a condensed format, the company's real life exploits during the war. 

Starting with jump training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, Band of Brothers follows the unit through the American 

airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Siege of Bastogne, and on to the end of the war, 

including the taking of the Eagle's Nest and capitulation of Japan. Major Richard Winters's (1918–2011) experiences 

are a primary focus, as he attempts to keep his men together and safe. While the series features a large ensemble cast, 

episodes generally focus on one character, following his actions during certain events (for example, the Siege of 

Bastogne and Operation Market Garden). [1] 

The series is based on real-life events, with the fate of characters being the same as their real counterparts. Numerous 

characters either die or sustain serious wounds, some of which lead to them being sent home or leaving the hospital 

to rejoin their comrades on the front lines. Their experiences, and the moral, mental, and physical hurdles they must 

overcome, are central to the story. 

The TV series was largely developed by Tom Hanks and Erik Jendresen, who spent months detailing the plot outline 

and individual episodes. [7] The role of Steven Spielberg most prominently consisted of being "the final eye" on the 

series and using Saving Private Ryan, the film on which he and Hanks worked together earlier, as a template for the 

series. [8] The accounts of Easy Company veterans, such as Donald Malarkey, were later used in production to add as 

much detail as possible. [8]


Production 

Budget and promotion 

Band of Brothers was the most expensive television miniseries made by HBO or any other television network at the 

time it was created. [9][10] This record would be superseded by Band of Brothers's sister show, The Pacific 

(2010). [11][12][13] 

The budget for Band of Brothers was approximately $125 million, which comes to an average of $12.5 million per 

episode. [8] An additional $15 million were allocated towards the promotional campaign, which involved, among 

other things, hosting screenings for World War II veterans. [9] 

One of those screenings was at held at Utah Beach, Normandy. On June 7, 2001, 47 Easy Company veterans were 

flown to Paris and then travelled by chartered train to the site, where the series premiered. [14][15] Also sponsoring the 

miniseries was then German-American owned automobile manufacturer Chrysler, as its Jeeps were used to great 

extent in the series, with an estimate of 600 to 1000 vehicles. [16] Chrysler spent $5 to $15 million on its advertising 

campaign, based on and using footage from Band of Brothers. [16] Each of the spots was reviewed and approved by 

co-executive producers Hanks and Spielberg. [16] 

The BBC paid £7 million ($10.1 million) as co-production partner, the most it had ever paid for a bought-in 

program, and screened it on the BBC Two channel. It was originally to have aired on BBC One, but was moved to 

allow "an uninterrupted 10-week run" with a denial that this was because it was not mainstream enough. [17][18] 

Negotiations were monitored by then Prime Minister Tony Blair, who personally spoke to co-executive producer 

Spielberg. [19] Producer of comedy film An Everlasting Piece Jerome O'Connor alleged in a 2001 lawsuit against 

DreamWorks, Spielberg's own film studio, that Blair also loaned military equipment and 2,000 troops, while 

Spielberg gave Blair's son Euan a job in the production. [20] According to O'Connor, his movie was "sabotaged" 

because DreamWorks feared it would interfere with Spielberg's receiving his British knighthood, which he did in 

2001. [20] 

Location 

The series was shot over 8 to 10 months at the Hatfield Aerodrome in Hertfordshire, England, on which various sets, 

including replicas of European towns, were built. [15] This location was also used to shoot the film Saving Private 

Ryan. [8][10] Twelve different towns were constructed on the large open field, including the towns of Bastogne, 

Belgium; Eindhoven, Netherlands; and Carentan, France. [21] 

The village of Hambleden, in Buckinghamshire, England was used extensively in the early episodes to depict the site 

of the company's training in England and also for scenes later in the series. 

The scenes set in Germany and Austria were shot in Switzerland, in and near the village of Brienz in the Bernese 

Oberland and the nearby Hotel Giessbach. 

Historical accuracy 

To preserve historical accuracy, additional research was done by the various writers. One source was the memoir of 

Easy Company soldier David Kenyon Webster, a Harvard English major at the time of his enlistment. His memoir is 

entitled Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich, 

published by LSU Press in 1994, almost 40 years after his death in a boating accident. Stephen Ambrose's book 

quotes liberally from Webster's then-unpublished diary entries. Webster's trained eye, honesty, and writing skills 

helped give the book and miniseries a tone not available in other G.I.s' diaries because it captured in detail the daily 

life of the infantryman working his way with comrades across Europe. 

Dale Dye, a retired Marine Corps captain and consultant on Saving Private Ryan, as well as most of the surviving 

Easy Company veterans, such as Richard Winters, Bill Guarnere, Frank Perconte, Ed Heffron, and Amos Taylor,


were asked for input. [8][22] Dye (who additionally plays the role of Robert Sink) had the actors undergo a 10-day 

boot camp. [22] Similarly, great attention was paid to details of weapons and costumes. Simon Atherton, the weapons 

master, corresponded with veterans to match weapons to scenes, and assistant costume designer Joe Hobbs 

extensively used photos and veteran accounts. [8] 

Similarly, most actors had contact with the people they were meant to portray, often by telephone, and several of the 

veterans came to the production site. [8] Nonetheless, co-executive producer Tom Hanks admitted that they could not 

provide complete accuracy: "We've made history fit onto our screens. We had to condense down a vast number of 

characters, fold other people's experiences into 10 or 15 people, have people saying and doing things others said or 

did. We had people take off their helmets to identify them, when they would never have done so in combat. But I 

still think it is three or four times more accurate than most films like this." [15] 

As a final accuracy check, the veterans saw previews of the series and approved the episodes before they were 

aired. [23] 

Nonetheless, some inaccuracies did manage to get into the series, such as the case of Albert Blithe, a focal point of 

the third episode, which incorrectly states that he died in 1948. In fact, Blithe lived on to 1967, dying while on active 

duty in the Army. [24] Another inaccuracy is the portrayal of Joseph Liebgott as Jewish, when in actuality he was 

Roman Catholic. [25] 

Cast and characters 

Since Band of Brothers focuses entirely on the exploits of "E" (Easy) Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 

(PIR), 101st Airborne Division during the Second World War, the series features a large ensemble cast, based on 

existing persons. The main character of the show is Major Richard Winters, played by Damian Lewis, who leads the 

cast for most of the episodes and is the main subject of the episodes "Day of Days", "Crossroads" and the final 

episode, "Points". Tom Hanks, co-executive producer of the miniseries, explained that they needed a central 

character to tie the story together, and felt that Damian Lewis was best for the role. [26] 

Ron Livingston portrays Captain Lewis Nixon, Major Winters' best friend and frequent confidant during the series. 

The episode "Why We Fight" largely centers on him, dealing with his problems with alcoholism in particular. 

Captain Ronald Speirs, played by Matthew Settle, leads the Company into the field in the latter half of the series and 

is subject of rumors between the soldiers starting in the third episode, "Carentan." 

Appearing alongside Winters and Nixon in all ten episodes are Donnie Wahlberg as Sergeant Carwood Lipton, Scott 

Grimes as Technical Sergeant Donald Malarkey, Peter Youngblood Hills as Staff Sergeant Darrell "Shifty" Powers 

and Shane Taylor as Technician Fifth Grade Eugene "Doc" Roe, although both were uncredited in the opening 

sequence. The episode "The Breaking Point" features Lipton prominently and the importance he played in 

maintaining the company's morale, while "Bastogne" features Doc Roe's experience as a medic during the siege of 

Bastogne. 

Appearing in nine episodes are Rick Gomez as Technician Fourth Grade George Luz, Michael Cudlitz as Staff 

Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman, Nicholas Aaron as Private First Class Robert "Popeye" Wynn, and James Madio 

as Technician Fourth Grade Frank Perconte. Randleman was the subject of his own episode, "Replacements," which 

featured his escape from a German-occupied village in the Netherlands. Philip Barrantini as Private Wayne A. 

"Skinny" Sisk is uncredited in the opening sequence but also appears in nine episodes. 

Neal McDonough as First Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton, Dexter Fletcher as Staff Sergeant John "Pee Wee" 

Martin, Ross McCall as Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Liebgott appear in eight episodes. George Calil as Sergeant 

James "Moe" Alley Jr., Nolan Hemmings as Staff Sergeant Charles E. Grant and Rick Warden as First Lieutenant 

Harry Welsh and Robin Laing as Private First Class Edward "Babe" Heffron, although uncredited in the opening 

appear in eight episodes. 

Credited in the opening in seven episodes or fewer are:


• Kirk Acevedo as Staff Sergeant Joseph Toye 

• Eion Bailey as Private First Class David Kenyon Webster 

• Dale Dye as Colonel (eventually Lieutenant General) Robert F. Sink 

• Michael Fassbender as Sergeant Burton "Pat" Christenson 

• Stephen Graham as Sgt. Myron "Mike" Ranney 

• Colin Hanks as First Lieutenant Henry Jones 

• Craig Heaney as Private Roy W. Cobb 

• Frank John Hughes as Staff Sergeant William "Wild Bill" Guarnere 

• Matthew Leitch as Staff Sergeant (served as First Sergeant for a time) Floyd Talbert 

• James McAvoy as Private James W. Miller 

• Alex Sabga as Cpl. Francis J. Mellet 

• Tim Matthews as PFC Alex Penkala 

• Rene L. Moreno as Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Ramirez 

• Peter O'Meara as First Lieutenant Norman Dike 

• Simon Pegg as First Sergeant William Evans 

• David Schwimmer as Captain Herbert Sobel 

• Douglas Spain as Technician Fifth Grade Antonio C. Garcia 

• Richard Speight, Jr. as Sergeant Warren "Skip" Muck 

• Rick Warden as First Lieutenant Harry Welsh 

• Marc Warren as Private Albert Blithe 

Reception 

Critical reception 

Band of Brothers was met with largely positive reviews. Caryn James of The New York Times called it "an 

extraordinary 10-part series that masters its greatest challenge: it balances the ideal of heroism with the violence and 

terror of battle, reflecting what is both civilized and savage about war." However, the article did criticize the 

generation gap between the viewer and characters, which the journalist felt was a significant hurdle. [27] The series 

was ranked at #54 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time list. 

Robert Bianco of USA Today said the series was "significantly flawed and yet absolutely extraordinary — just like 

the men it portrays", rating the series four out of four stars. He noted that it was hard to keep track of and sympathize 

with individual characters during battle scenes. [28] 

Tom Shales of The Washington Post was not as positive, stating that though the series is "at times visually 

astonishing", it suffers from "disorganization, muddled thinking and a sense of redundancy". Shales noted the lack of 

presence from the cast: "few of the characters stand out strikingly against the backdrop of the war. In fact, this show 

is all backdrop and no frontdrop. When you watch two hours and still aren't quite sure who the main characters are, 

something is wrong." [29]


Ratings 

The premiere of Band of Brothers on September 9, 2001, drew 10 million viewers. [30] However, two days later the 

September 11 attacks occurred and HBO immediately ceased its marketing campaign. [30] The second episode 

nonetheless drew 7.2 million viewers. [30] 

Awards 

The series was nominated for nineteen Emmy Awards, and won six, including "Outstanding miniseries," 

"Outstanding Casting for a miniseries, Movie, or a Special," and "Outstanding Directing for a miniseries, Movie, or a 

Dramatic Special." It also won a Golden Globe for "Best miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television," an 

American Film Institute award, and was selected for a Peabody Award for "...relying on both history and memory to 

create a new tribute to those who fought to preserve liberty." It also won a 2003 Writers Guild Award (Television, 

Adapted Long Form) for episode six ("Bastogne"). 

Home video releases 

All ten parts of the miniseries were released in a DVD boxset on November 5, 2002. The set includes five discs 

containing all the episodes, and a bonus disc with the behind-the-scenes documentary We Stand Alone Together: The 

Men of Easy Company and the video diary of actor Ron Livingston, who played Lewis Nixon. A collector's edition 

of the box set was also released, containing the same discs but held in a tin case. Band of Brothers is one of the 

best-selling TV DVD sets of all time, [31] having sold about $250 million. [32] 

The series was released as an exclusive HD DVD TV series in Japan in 2007. With the demise of the format, they 

are currently out of production. 

A Blu-ray Disc version of Band of Brothers was released on November 11, 2008 and has become a Blu-ray Disc top 

seller, [33] though many video enthusiasts contend that the HD DVD version features superior visual quality due to 

the presence of digital noise reduction on the Blu-ray release. [34][35] 

Notes 

[1] "Drama: Band of Brothers" (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ drama/ bandofbrothers/ ). BBC.co.uk. Retrieved: 2008-06-09. 

[2] Snead, Elizabeth. " Tom Hanks Jumps on Bandwagon" (http:/ / www. tvguide. com/ News-Views/ Interviews-Features/ Article/ default. 

aspx?posting={0E59E3FA-C0FB-45AE-B8C0-C25DA1977A8B}). TV Guide. 22 June 2001. Retrieved: 2008-06-09. 

[3] "Band of Brothers Minisite" (http:/ / www. history. com/ minisites/ bandofbrothers/ ). History.com. Retrieved: 2008-06-09. 

[4] Biggest Brother: The Life of Dick Winters 

[5] Parachute Infantry, an autobiography by David Kenyon Webster 

[6] Trigger Time by 101st historian Mark Bando has a detailed discussion of the miniseries' historical accuracy (http:/ / www. 101airborneww2. 

com/ bandofbrothers. html) 

[7] Mifflin, Lawrie (2001-06-07). "TV Notes ; World War II, The Mini-Series". The New York Times. 

[8] Hohenadel, Kristin (2000-12-17). "Television/Radio ; Learning How the Private Ryans Felt and Fought". The New York Times. (http:/ / query. 

nytimes. com/ gst/ fullpage. html?res=9506E4D6133FF934A25751C1A9669C8B63) 

[9] Carter, Bill (2001-09-03). "On Television ; HBO Bets Pentagon-Style Budget on a World War II Saga". The New York Times. (http:/ / query. 

nytimes. com/ gst/ fullpage. html?res=9F01E0DC1F30F930A3575AC0A9679C8B63) 

[10] Levin, Gary (2001-01-09). "'Brothers' invades fall lineup HBO's WWII miniseries battles network premieres". USA Today. 

[11] Pop Eater/AOL News: The Pacific TV miniseries $200+ million budget (http:/ / www. popeater. com/ 2010/ 08/ 27/ the-pacific-budget/ ) 

[12] Manila Bulletin: The Pacific: most expensive miniseries ever made (last paragraph) (http:/ / www. mb. com. ph/ articles/ 246578/ 

the-pacific-a-200-million-hbo-miniseries) 

[13] Askmen - The Pacific: 5 Things You Didn't Know (http:/ / www. askmen. com/ entertainment/ special_feature_400/ 

474_the-pacific-5-things-you-didnt-know. html) 

[14] Levin, Gary (2001-04-18). "HBO Cable network sets itself apart with daring fare". USA Today. 

[15] Riding, Alan (2001-06-07). "Arts Abroad ; A Normandy Landing, This One for a Film". The New York Times. 

[16] Elliott, Stuart (2001-09-10). "The Media Business: Advertising ; Jeep's manufacturer seeks to capitalize on the vehicle's featured role in 

'Band of Brothers.'". The New York Times. 

[17] BBC News: Spielberg epic loses prime slot (http:/ / news. bbc. co. uk/ 1/ hi/ entertainment/ tv_and_radio/ 1492257. stm), August 15, 2001


[18] The true drama of war (http:/ / www. newstatesman. com/ 200110080038) New Statesman, October 8, 2001 

[19] Hellen, Nicholas (2001-04-08). "BBC pays Pounds 15m for new Spielberg war epic". The Sunday Times. 

[20] Rush, George and Molloy, Joanna with Oggunnaike, Lola and Anderson, Kasia (1999-12-01). "No 'piece', no justice, says suit". The 

Independent. 

[21] Garner, Clare (1999-12-01). "Hatfield prepares for invasion of Spielberg brigade". The Independent. 

[22] Huff, Richard (2001-09-09). "Actors & Vets Bond In 'Band Of Brothers'". Daily News (New York). 

[23] MacDonald, Sandy (2002-09-15). "Miniseries put actors through boot camp". The Daily News (Halifax). 

[24] 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association website - MSG Albert Blithe - June 25, 1923-December 17, 1967 (http:/ / www. 506infantry. 

org/ his2ndbnwwiiphoto24. html), (accessed 2009-01-01) 

[25] Brotherton, Marcus. A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us. Penguin, 

2010. 

[26] Kronke, David (2001-09-02). "Battle ready; World War II Miniseries by Hanks, Spielberg Coming To HBO". Los Angeles Daily News. 

[27] James, Caryn (2001-09-07). "TV Weekend; An Intricate Tapestry Of a Heroic Age" (http:/ / www. nytimes. com/ 2001/ 09/ 07/ movies/ 

tv-weekend-an-intricate-tapestry-of-a-heroic-age. html). The New York Times. . Retrieved 2008-08-24. 

[28] Bianco, Robert (2001-09-07). "'Band' masterfully depicts horror, complexity of war". USA Today. 

[29] Shales, Tom (2001-08-07). "'Band of Brothers': Ragged WWII Saga Off to a Slow March". The Washington Post. 

[30] Lyman, Rick (2001-10-16). "Fewer Soldiers March Onscreen; After Attacks, Filmmakers Weigh Wisdom of Military Stories". The New 

York Times. 

[31] Laurence Lerman (12/8/2008). "2008 VIDEO HALL OF FAME PROFILE: Henry McGee" (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 

20090528225800/ http:/ / www. videobusiness. com/ article/ CA6620883. html?industryid=47211). Archived from the original (http:/ / www. 

videobusiness. com/ article/ CA6620883. html?industryid=47211) on 2009-03-28. . Retrieved 2011-08-10. 

[32] Joe Flint (March 16, 2010). "Over 3 million viewers sign up for HBO's 'The Pacific'" (http:/ / latimesblogs. latimes. com/ 

entertainmentnewsbuzz/ 2010/ 03/ over-three-million-viewers-sign-up-for-hbos-the-pacific. html). Los Angeles Times. . Retrieved 

2011-08-10. 

[33] DVD Shop: Band of Brothers (http:/ / whv. warnerbros. com/ WHVPORTAL/ Portal/ product. jsp?OID=50192). — Warner Bros. 

[34] http:/ / bluray. highdefdigest. com/ 247/ bandofbrothers. html#Section3 

[35] http:/ / www. avsforum. com/ avs-vb/ showthread. php?t=1085043 

Further reading 

A variety of books have been published, either before or after the HBO miniseries, which give further insight into 

Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, the company known as the original Band of Brothers. 

Books include (listed alphabetically): 

• A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us (2010), 

by journalist Marcus Brotherton. Penguin. Profiles about the deceased Easy Company men, as remembered by 

their family members. 

• Band of Brothers: Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, by 

Stephen Ambrose. Originally released in 1992. 

• Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters (2006), by Major Richard Winters and 

Colonel Cole Kingseed. The first of Dick Winters' memoirs. 

• Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of Brothers (2005), by Larry 

Alexander. The second of Dick Winters' memoirs. 

• Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends, by William Guarnere and Edward Heffron with Robyn Post. Book hit the New 

York Times Best Seller List. 

• Call of Duty, by Lynn Compton with Marcus Brotherton. Recounts how Buck Compton went on to have a career 

as attorney and prosecuted Sirhan Sirhan for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy. 

• Easy Company, by Genesis Publications. This is a limited edition, large-format, coffee-table styled book. 

• Easy Company Soldier, by Donald Malarkey with Bob Welch. 

• From Toccoa to the Eagle's Nest: Discoveries in the Bootsteps of the Band of Brothers. by Dalton Einhorn. 

Self-published travelogue released in 2009. 

• In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company's Battlefields with Sgt. Forrest Guth (2010), 

by Larry Alexander. Part travelogue, part historical perspective, from the author of Dick Winters' second memoir.


• Parachute Infantry, by David Kenyon Webster. Published posthumously in 1994. (Webster died in a shark fishing 

accident in 1961). 

• Shifty's War: The Authorized Biography of Sergeant Darrell Powers, the Legendary Sharpshooter from the Band 

of Brothers, (2011) by Marcus Brotherton. 

• The Way We Were, by Forrest Guth and Michael de Trez. This is a collection of Guth's war time pictures, 

published by a European company. 

• We Who Are Alive and Remain, by Marcus Brotherton. Oral history book released in 2009 featuring 20 of the 

surviving members of E Co. 

External links 

• Official website (http:/ / www. hbo. com/ band) 

• Band of Brothers (http:/ / www. allrovi. com/ movies/ movie/ v258567) at AllRovi 

• Band of Brothers (http:/ / www. tv. com/ show/ 2604/ summary. html) at TV.com 

• Band of Brothers (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0185906/ ) at the Internet Movie Database 

• Rotten Tomatoes.com Band of Brothers reviews (http:/ / www. rottentomatoes. com/ m/ band_of_brothers/ ) 

• Mark Bando's Band of Brothers pages (http:/ / www. 101airborneww2. com/ bandofbrothers. html) (Bando is a 

prolific historian of the 101st Airborne) 

• Original movie of the U.S. Army: liberation of the concentration camp Kaufering IV (by Landsberg Lech), in 

April 1945: (http:/ / www. buergervereinigung-landsberg. de/ geschichte/ orginalfilm. htm) This film and the 

photos, made by the U.S. Army, served as a template for Part 9 "Band of Brothers." These documents were given 

to the team of director and producer Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks by the European Holocaust Memorial 

(Landsberg). 

• Kaufering Online memorial (http:/ / www. kaufering. com) (Many pictures of Camp IV Hurlach) 

• Event data as RDF (http:/ / microform. at/ ?type=hcalendar-rdf& url=) 

• Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron discuss their experience as part of the Band of Brothers (http:/ / feeds. 

radioamerica. org/ rd-bin/ rdfeed. mp3?Veterans& cast_id=1007) 

• Band of Brothers film page (http:/ / www. michaelfassbender. org/ mainbrotherse. html)


List of Band of Brothers episodes 

Band of Brothers, a ten-part television World War II miniseries based on the book of the same title written by 

historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose, was executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks after their 

collaboration on the World War II film Saving Private Ryan (1998). [1] The episodes first aired in 2001 on HBO and 

are still run frequently on various TV networks around the world. [2][3] 

The narrative centers on the experiences of E Company ("Easy Company") of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry 

Regiment assigned to the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. The series covers Easy's basic training 

at Toccoa, Georgia, the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Bastogne 

and on to the end of the war. [1] 

The events portrayed are based on Ambrose's research and recorded interviews with Easy Company veterans. A 

large amount of literary license was taken with the episodes, and other reference books will highlight the differences 

between recorded history and the film version. [4] All of the characters portrayed are based on actual members of 

Easy Company; some of them can be seen in prerecorded interviews as a prelude to each episode (their identities, 

however, are not revealed until the close of the finale). Spielberg and Hanks produced a sequel miniseries called The 

Pacific that premiered in March 2010. [5] 

Episode list 

# Title Directed by Written by Main character Original air date 

1 "Currahee" Phil Alden Robinson Erik Jendresen & Tom 

Hanks 

Richard Winters & 

Herbert Sobel 

September 9, 2001 

Easy Company is introduced to Captain Sobel, who has the group undergo hard drills and exercises. As a result, Sobel comes into conflict with his 

men, including Richard Winters, his executive officer (X.O). The company is shipped to England to prepare for D-Day. Sobel is eventually 

reassigned to jump school for medics among others. 

2 "Day of Days" Richard Loncraine John Orloff Richard Winters September 9, 2001 

Easy Company lands in Normandy, but is scattered all across the region and away from their designated drop zone. 1st Lt. Meehan, commander of 

Easy, is killed when his plane suffers a direct hit and 1st Lt. Winters must take command. With a small group of men, Winters takes out a set of 

German gun emplacements at Brécourt and thereby wins the respect of his fellow soldiers as a leader. 1st Lt. Speirs is introduced. 

3 "Carentan" Mikael Salomon E. Max Frye Albert Blithe September 16, 2001 

Easy Company are sent to liberate the French village of Carentan, where they lose several men in heavy fighting. Rumors start to circulate that Lt. 

Speirs killed a group of German prisoners of war. The episode focuses on Private Albert Blithe, who struggles with shell-shock following the battle. 

After he is finally spurred on and into action by Winters during a German counterattack, Blithe overcomes his fears but days later gets shot in the 

neck by a German sniper after volunteering to be lead scout in a patrol. 

4 "Replacements" David Nutter Graham Yost & Bruce 

C. McKenna 

Denver "Bull" 

Randleman 

September 23, 2001 

New characters are introduced when replacements join Easy Company, who struggle to be accepted by the veterans who fought at Normandy. The 

Company is sent to parachute into and fight in the Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden, where they liberate Eindhoven. During combat 

in Nuenen, the replacements integrate themselves with the Company, but the Company is forced to retreat. The episode follows Sergeant Denver 

"Bull" Randleman, the replacements' immediate superior, as he evades German soldiers in Nuenen after being cut off and forced to stay there and 

must wait until the enemy leaves in the morning. 

5 "Crossroads" Tom Hanks Erik Jendresen Richard Winters September 30, 2001 

Winters writes a report on the challenge of an unexpected resistance to a German attack, and is haunted by his conscience after shooting a teenage 

German soldier; this flashback occurs several times in later episodes. Operation Pegasus is depicted. Easy Company is called to Bastogne to repel 

the sudden German counterattack. At the end of the episode, Captain Winters now effectively commands the whole battalion. 

6 "Bastogne" David Leland Bruce C. McKenna Eugene "Doc" Roe October 7, 2001


Easy Company experiences the Battle of the Bulge and have to hold ground near Bastogne while running low on ammunition and other supplies. 

The episode focuses on medic Eugene "Doc" Roe as he helps out his fellow soldiers where he can, while also scrounging for medical supplies, of 

which the Company is dangerously low. He also befriends a Belgian nurse in Bastogne, who is later killed during a German bombing raid. 

7 "The Breaking Point" David Frankel Graham Yost Carwood Lipton October 14, 2001 

Easy Company battles near Foy, Belgium, losing numerous men. The episode examines and questions the actions of 1st Lt. Norman Dike, the 

Company's commander. He is eventually relieved by 1st Lt. Ronald Speirs, who becomes the Company's new leader. Serving as narrator is First 

Sergeant Carwood Lipton, who attempts to keep the morale of the men up as they endure their trials in the forest near Foy, earning him a battlefield 

promotion to 2nd Lt. for his leadership ability. 

8 "The Last Patrol" Tony To Erik Bork & Bruce C. 

McKenna 

David Webster October 21, 2001 

Easy Company carries out a dangerous mission in Haguenau as David Webster (who narrates this episode) returns from a hospital. Together with 

new replacement 2nd Lt. Jones, he eventually (re)integrates with the other soldiers, whose experiences at Bastogne have made them weary and 

closed off from Webster due to the fact he didn't try to leave hospital early unlike other soldiers in the company. At the end of the episode, Captain 

Winters is promoted to Major, and Lipton is officially promoted to 2nd Lt. 

9 "Why We Fight" David Frankel John Orloff Lewis Nixon October 28, 2001 

As Nixon battles alcoholism, Easy Company enters Germany. A concentration camp near Landsberg is discovered by a patrol. This sight leaves 

many soldiers both shocked and disgusted at what they're witnessing at the hands of the Nazis. The episode was based on the liberation of Kaufering 

IV in the area of Hurlach. 

10 "Points" Mikael Salomon Erik Jendresen & Erik 

Bork 

Richard Winters November 4, 2001 

The company captures Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden, and also discover Herman Goering's house. The battalion heads out to Austria where the end 

of the war in Europe is announced. While those with enough points go home, the remainder of Easy Company stays behind until the end of the 

Pacific War is declared. 

References 

[1] "BBC – Drama – Band of Brothers" (http:/ / www. bbc. co. uk/ drama/ bandofbrothers/ ). BBC. . Retrieved June 9, 2008. 

[2] Snead, Elizabeth (June 22, 2001). "Tom Hanks Jumps on Bandwagon" (http:/ / www. tvguide. com/ news/ Tom-Hanks-Jumps-35774. aspx). 

TVGuide.com. . Retrieved June 9, 2008. 

[3] "Band of Brothers Minisite" (http:/ / www. history. com/ minisites/ bandofbrothers/ ). History.com. . Retrieved June 9, 2008. 

[4] In particular, the books Biggest Brother: The Life of Dick Winters and Parachute Infantry, an autobiography by David Kenyon Webster. Also, 

the website Trigger Time (http:/ / www. 101airborneww2. com/ bandofbrothers. html) by 101st historian Mark Bando has a detailed 

discussion of the miniseries' historical accuracy. 

[5] "Exclusive: Tom Hanks On Toy Story 3" (http:/ / www. empireonline. com/ news/ story. asp?NID=24621). EmpireOnline.com. April 23, 

2009. . Retrieved January 25, 2010. 


• List of Band of Brothers episodes (http:/ / www. tv. com/ band-of-brothers/ show/ 2604/ episode. 

html?season=All) at TV.com 

• List of Band of Brothers episodes (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ title/ tt0185906/ episodes) at the Internet Movie 

Database




Stephen Ambrose 

Born January 10, 1936 

Lovington, Illinois, U.S. 

Died October 13, 2002 (aged 66) 

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S. 

Occupation Historian, Author 

Spouse(s) Moira Ambrose 

Stephen Edward Ambrose (January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002) was an American historian and biographer of 

U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He was a longtime professor of history at the University 

of New Orleans and the author of many best selling volumes of American popular history. Beginning late in his life 

and continuing after his death, however, evidence and reports have continued to surface documenting longtime 

patterns of plagiarism, falsification, and inaccuracies in many of his published writings and other work. In response 

to one of the early reports, Ambrose said he was not "out there stealing other people's writings." 

Early life 

Ambrose was born in Lovington, Illinois [1] to Rosepha Trippe Ambrose and Stephen Hedges Ambrose. His father 

was a physician who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Ambrose was raised in Whitewater, 

Wisconsin, [2] where he graduated from Whitewater High School. His family also owned a farm in Lovington, 

Illinois and vacation property in Marinette County, Wisconsin. [3][4] He attended college at the University of 

Wisconsin-Madison where he was a member of Chi Psi Fraternity and played on the University of Wisconsin 

football team for three years. [5] 

Ambrose originally wanted to major in pre-medicine, but changed his major to history after hearing the first lecture 

in a U.S. history class entitled "Representative Americans" in his sophomore year. The course was taught by William 

B. Hesseltine, whom Ambrose credits with fundamentally shaping his writing and igniting his interest in history. [6] 

While at Wisconsin, Ambrose was a member of the Navy and Army ROTC, as well as Chi Psi fraternity. He 

graduated with a B.A. in 1957. He also married his first wife, Judith Dorlester, in 1957, and they had two children, 

Stephenie and Barry. According to Ambrose, Judith died at age 27, when he was 29. [7] A year or two later he


married his second wife, Moira Buckley, and adopted her three children, Hugh, Grace, and Andrew. [8] Ambrose 

received a master's degree in history from Louisiana State University in 1958, studying under T. Harry Williams. [6] 

Ambrose then went on to obtain a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1963, under William B. 

Hesseltine. [6][9] 

Career 

Academic positions 

Ambrose was a history professor from 1960 until his retirement in 1995, having spent the bulk of his time at the 

University of New Orleans, where he was Boyd Professor of History. [9] During the academic year 1969-70, he was 

Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the Naval War College. In 1970, while teaching at Kansas State 

University, Ambrose participated in heckling of Richard Nixon during a speech the president gave on the KSU 

campus. Given pressure from the KSU administration and having job offers elsewhere, upon finishing out the year 

Ambrose offered to leave and the offer was accepted. [7][10] Ambrose also taught at Louisiana State University, Johns 

Hopkins University, Rutgers University, U.C. Berkeley, and a number of European schools. [6] 

He was the founder of the Eisenhower Center at the University of New Orleans and President of the National World 

War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. The National Geographic Society provided Ambrose with an 

Explorer-in-Residence position. [11] 

Writings 

Ambrose's earliest works concerned the Civil War. He wrote biographies of the generals Emory Upton and Henry 

Halleck, the first of which was based on his dissertation. [12] 

Early in his career, Ambrose was mentored by World War II historian Forrest Pogue. [13][14] In 1964, Ambrose took a 

position at Johns Hopkins as the Associate Editor of the Eisenhower Papers, a project aimed at organizing, 

cataloging and publishing Eisenhower's principal papers. From this work and discussions with Eisenhower emerged 

an article critical of Cornelius Ryan’s The Last Battle, which had depicted Eisenhower as politically naîve, when at 

the end of World War II he allowed Soviet forces to take Berlin, thus shaping the Cold War that followed. [15] 

Ambrose expanded this into a book, Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe. [16] 

In 1964 Ambrose was commissioned to write the official biography of the former president and five-star general 

Dwight D. Eisenhower. [16] This resulted in a two-volume work, published in 1970 and 1984, that is considered "the 

standard" on the subject. [17] Ambrose also wrote a three-volume biography of Richard Nixon. Although Ambrose 

was a strong critic of Nixon, the biography is considered fair and just regarding Nixon's presidency. [18] 

His books, Band of Brothers (1992) and D-Day (1994), presented from the view points of individual soldiers in 

World War II, brought his works into mainstream American culture. His Citizen Soldiers, and The Victors became 

bestsellers. He also wrote the popular book, The Wild Blue, that looked at World War II aviation. His other major 

works include Undaunted Courage about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Nothing Like It in the World about the 

construction of the Pacific Railroad. His final book, This Vast Land, a historical novel about the Lewis & Clark 

expedition written for young readers, was published posthumously in 2003. 

Television, film, and other activities 

The HBO mini-series, Band of Brothers (2001), for which he was an executive producer, helped sustain the fresh 

interest in World War II that had been stimulated by the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1994 and the 60th anniversary 

in 2004. Ambrose also appeared as a historian in the ITV television series, The World at War, which detailed the 

history of World War II. He was the military adviser for the movie Saving Private Ryan. In addition, Ambrose 

served as a commentator for Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, a documentary by Ken 

Burns. [11]


In addition to his academic work and publishing, Ambrose operated a historical tour business, acting as a tour guide 

to European locales of World War II. [12] He was a founder of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, 

Louisiana. [19] 

Awards 

In 1998, he received the National Humanities Medal. [2] In 2000, Ambrose received the Department of Defense 

Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the highest honorary award the Department of Defense offers to 

civilians. [11] In 2001, he was awarded the Theodore Roosevelt Medal for Distinguished Service from the Theodore 

Roosevelt Association. [20] Ambrose won an Emmy as one of the producers for the mini-series Band of Brothers. [11] 

Ambrose also received the George Marshall Award, the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award, the Bob Hope Award 

from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, and the Will Rogers Memorial Award. [11] 

Personal life, final years, and death 

Ambrose married his wife Moira Buckley (1939-2009) in 1968 following his first wife's suicide; they had five 

children, two from his first marriage and three from her first marriage, and she was an active assistant in his writing 

and academic projects. After retiring, he maintained homes in Helena, Montana and Bay St. Louis, 

Mississippi. [12][21] A longtime smoker, he was diagnosed with lung cancer in April 2002. His health deteriorated 

rapidly and seven months after the diagnosis he died, at the age of 66. [2] 

Criticism 

Plagiarism controversy 

In 2002, Ambrose was accused, by Sally Richardson and others, of plagiarizing several passages in his book, The 

Wild Blue. [22][23] Fred Barnes reported in The Weekly Standard that Ambrose had taken passages from Wings of 

Morning: The Story of the Last American Bomber Shot Down over Germany in World War II, by Thomas Childers, a 

history professor at the University of Pennsylvania. [24] Ambrose had footnoted sources, but had not enclosed in 

quotation marks, numerous passages from Childers' book. [23][25] Ambrose and his publisher, Simon and Schuster, 

released an apology as a result. 

Ambrose asserted that only a few sentences in all his numerous books were the work of other authors. He offered 

this defense: 

I tell stories. I don't discuss my documents. I discuss the story. It almost gets to the point where, how much is 

the reader going to take? I am not writing a Ph.D. dissertation. 

I wish I had put the quotation marks in, but I didn't. I am not out there stealing other people's writings. If I am 

writing up a passage and it is a story I went to tell and this story fits and a part of it is from other people's 

writing, I just type it up that way and put it in a footnote. I just want to know where the hell it came from. [23] 

A Forbes investigation of his work found cases of plagiarism involving passages in at least six books, with a similar 

pattern going all the way back to his doctoral thesis. [26] The History News Network lists seven of Ambrose's 

works--The Wild Blue, Undaunted Courage, Nothing Like It In the World, Nixon: Ruin and Recovery, Citizen 

Soldiers, The Supreme Commander, and Crazy Horse and Custer--that copied twelve authors. [25]


Factual errors and disputed characterizations 

WWII 

In the 1973 ITV television series, The World at War, episode 35, From War to Peace, Ambrose made basic factual 

errors. He said: 

"Manpower losses were almost insignificant; compared to the other combatants, insignificant. Only slightly 

more than a quarter of a million Americans died during the war. America was the least mobilized of all the 

nations, of all the major combatants in World War II. Altogether, we had an army and navy and air force of 12 

million men out of a total population of 170 million. And of that 12 million, probably less than six million ever 

got overseas." [27] 

The population of the United States during the war was 131 million, of which nearly 16.6 million served in the 

armed forces during World War II, including 241,093 in the Coast Guard, and 243,000 in the Merchant Marine. 

Military deaths were 405,399, the most of any Allied country except the British Commonwealth, the Soviet Union 

and China. [28] According to U.S. census data, 73 percent of military personnel served abroad during World War 

II. [29] 

Veterans of troop carrier units, who transported paratroopers in the American airborne landings in Normandy, have 

severely criticized Ambrose for portraying them as unqualified and cowardly in several of his works, including Band 

of Brothers and D-Day. Among the numerous errors he asserts in an open letter posted on the War Chronicle 

website, Randy Hils notes that Ambrose did not interview a single troop carrier pilot. This becomes highly relevant 

in light of Ambrose's assertion that the pilots sped up while the paratroopers were trying to jump. Hils hypothesizes 

that if Ambrose's only sources were inexpert witnesses whose only indication of airspeed were the sound of the 

engines, the maneuver of using the propellers as an airbrake would have sounded like power being applied. [30] 

In the HBO series, Band of Brothers, as well as Ambrose's book, a certain Private Albert Blithe is said to have been 

shot in the neck while scouting a farmhouse. Ambrose states that Blithe never recovered from his wound and died in 

1948, when in actuality, Blithe recovered from a wound to his right shoulder and rejoined Easy Company for 

Operation Market Garden. Blithe appears to have left Europe shortly after that due to his wound but later continued a 

career in the Army until his death in 1967. [31] 

Two Ambrose accounts in D-Day, of alleged cowardice by British coxswains, have also been challenged as 

inaccurate. One, in which Sgt. Willard Northfleet is portrayed as drawing his gun on a coxswain when he tried to 

offload the men 400 yards from shore, [32] is corroborated by Sgt. John Slaughter (who was on the boat) in a C-SPAN 

video recording veterans' D-Day experiences. [33] It was disputed by Kevan Elsby, however, [34] on the basis of a 

contemporary debriefing which stated: "Four hundred yards from shore the British coxswain insisted that he could 

take the craft no farther so the men must swim for it. He started to lower the ramp but Platoon Sgt. Willard R. 

Norfleet blocked the mechanism and insisted that the boat was going farther." [35] The other, in which Capt. Ettore V. 

Zappacosta was portrayed as drawing his gun on a coxswain to make him go in when he protested he could not see 

the landmarks, was challenged by Pvt. Bob Sales as untrue. [36] Both Ambrose and Sales assert that Sales was the 

only survivor from that landing craft. [37] 

Ambrose asserts, in several works, that the German Panther tank used an 88mm gun. In fact, it used a 75mm gun. 

The German Tiger I and King Tiger tanks used the 88mm gun as did the Jagdpanther ("Hunting Panther"), a 

turretless tank destroyer version of the Panther.


Pacific Railroad 

A front page article published in The Sacramento (CA) Bee on January 1, 2001, entitled Area Historians Rail Against 

Inaccuracies in Book, [38] listed more than sixty instances identified as "significant errors, misstatements, and 

made-up quotes" in Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869, 

Ambrose's non-academic popular history about the construction of the Pacific Railroad between Council Bluffs, 

Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska and the San Francisco Bay at Alameda/Oakland via Sacramento, California, which was 

published in August, 2000. The discrepancies were documented in a detailed "fact-checking" paper compiled in 

December, 2000 by three Western US railroad historians who are also experienced researchers, consultants, and 

collectors specializing in the Pacific Railroad and related topics. [25][39][40] 

On January 11, 2001, Washington Post columnist Lloyd Grove reported in his column, The Reliable Source, that a 

co-worker had found a "serious historical error" in the same book that "a chastened Ambrose" promised to correct in 

future editions. [41] A number of journal reviews also sharply criticized the research and fact checking in the book. 

Reviewer Walter Nugent observed that it contained "annoying slips" such as mislabeled maps, inaccurate dates, 

geographical errors, and misidentified word origins, [42] while Don L. Hofsommer agreed that the book "confuses 

facts" and that "The research might best be characterized as 'once over lightly'." [43] 

The Eisenhower controversy 

In the introduction to Ambrose's biography of Eisenhower he claims that Eisenhower approached him after having 

read his previous biography of Henry Halleck, but Tim Rives, Deputy Director of the Eisenhower Presidential 

Center, says it was Ambrose who contacted Eisenhower and suggested the project, [44][45] as shown by a letter from 

Ambrose found in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. [46] 

After Eisenhower's death in 1969, Ambrose made repeated claims to have had a unique and extraordinarily close 

relationship with him over the final five years of the former President's life. In an extensive 1998 interview, for 

instance, Ambrose stated that he spent "a lot of time with Ike, really a lot, hundreds and hundreds of hours" 

interviewing Eisenhower on a wide range of subjects, and that he had been with him "on a daily basis for a couple 

years" before his death "doing interviews and talking about his life." [7] Rives has stated, however, that a number of 

the interview dates Ambrose cites in his 1970 book, The Supreme Commander, cannot be reconciled with 

Eisenhower's personal schedule. The former president's diary and telephone show that the pair met only three times, 

for a total of less than five hours. [16][44] Later, Ambrose was less specific when citing dates of interviews with 

Eisenhower. [44][45] 

Works 

Sole author 

• Halleck: Lincoln's Chief of Staff, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press (1962) 

• Upton and the Army, Louisiana State University Press (1964) 

• Duty, Honor, Country: A History of West Point, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (1966) 

• Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe, New York: W.W. Norton (1967) 

• The Supreme Commander: the War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, New York: Doubleday (1970) 

• Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors, New York: Doubleday (1975) ISBN 

0-385-09666-6 

• Ike's Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment, New York: Doubleday (1981) ISBN 0-385-14493-8 

• Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944, New York: Simon & Schuster (1985) ISBN 0-671-52374-0 

• Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962, New York: Simon & Schuster (1987) ISBN 0-671-52836-X 

• Eisenhower: Soldier and President, New York: Simon & Schuster (1990) ISBN 0-671-70107-X 

• Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician, 1962-1972, New York: Simon & Schuster (1990) ISBN 0-671-52837-8


• Nixon: Ruin and recovery, 1973-1990, New York: Simon & Schuster (1991) ISBN 0-671-69188-0 

• Band of Brothers, E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (1992) 

ISBN 0-671-76922-7 

• D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II, New York, Simon & Schuster (1994) ISBN 

0-671-88403-4 

• Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West, New York: 

Simon & Schuster (1996) ISBN 0-684-81107-3 

• Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 

1944 - May 7, 1945, New York: Simon & Schuster (1997) ISBN 0-684-81525-7 

• Americans at War, Jackson: University Press of Mississippi (1997) ISBN 1-57806-026-5 

• The Victors: Eisenhower and his Boys - The Men of World War II, New York: Simon & Schuster (1998) ISBN 

0-684-85628-X 

• Comrades: Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Sons, Pals, New York: Simon & Schuster (1999) ISBN 0-684-86718-4 

• Nothing Like it in the World: The Men who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869, New York: Simon & 

Schuster (2000) ISBN 0-684-84609-8 

• The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s over Germany, New York: Simon & Schuster (2001) 

ISBN 0-7432-0339-9 

• To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian, New York: Simon & Schuster (2002) ISBN 0-7432-0275-9 

• This Vast Land, New York: Simon & Schuster, (2003) ISBN 0-689-86448-5 

With others 

• with Douglas Brinkley. Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy since 1938, New York: Penguin Books 

(1997) ISBN 0-14-026831-6 

• with Sam Abell, Lewis and Clark: Voyage of Discovery, Washington DC: National Geographic Society, (1998, 

2002) ISBN 0-7922-7084-3 

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2001), p. 657. 

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100426ta_talk_rayner). The New Yorker. . Retrieved 2012-07-30. 


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theatlantic. com/ magazine/ print/ 2001/ 06/ the-real-war/ 2246) 

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qt=advanced) 

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American Historical Association 

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Sweet regarding Stephen E. Ambrose's book "Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built The 

Transcontinental Railroad 1863 - 1869." (http:/ / cprr. org/ Museum/ Books/ Comments-Ambrose. html) 

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57267-1/ Stephen+ Ambrose. aspx) 

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Joe Toye 19 

Joe Toye 

Nickname Joe 

Born March 14, 1919 

Hughestown, Pennsylvania 

Died September 3, 1995 (aged 76) 

Reading, Pennsylvania 

Allegiance United States 

Service/branch 

Years of service 1941–1946 

Rank 

United States Army 

Staff Sergeant 

Joseph Toye 

Unit Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 

Battles/wars World War II 

Awards 

• Battle of Normandy 

• Operation Market Garden 

• Battle of the Bulge 

Silver Star 

Bronze Star 

Purple Heart (4) 

Good Conduct Medal, and others [1] 

Relations -Betty (wife) 

-Pete, Steven, Jonathan (sons) 

-Anita (daughter) 

Other work Coal miner, Foundry, Mill worker 

Staff Sergeant Joseph D. Toye (March 14, 1919 – September 3, 1995) [2] was an American soldier with Easy 

Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. 

Toye was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Kirk Acevedo. Toye's life story was featured in the 

2010 book A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left

Joe Toye 20 

Us. [3] 

Youth 

Born in Hughestown, Luzerne County to Peter and Beatrice McTighue Toye, he was the son of a Pennsylvania coal 

miner. [4] Toye dropped out of high school during his junior year. [5] Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted 

in the army on December 11, 1941 at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. [5] He completed basic training and was stationed 

in Washington, D.C. in early 1942. Eager for a bigger salary, Joe volunteered for the paratroopers and joined what 

would become Easy Company at Camp Toccoa. 

Military service 

Joseph Toye joined Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, to 

fight in World War II. He made his first combat jump on D-Day of Operation Overlord, as part of the Allied invasion 

of France. Joe Toye was known as the "toughest of the tough" and was one of the most respected soldiers in the 

company. 

Joe Toye was wounded several times during the war, earning him the Purple Heart a total of four times, a sum that 

the book by Stephen Ambrose credits as being Easy's highest total. [6] Like many Easy Company soldiers, Joe would 

often head right back to the line after being wounded, not wanting to leave his friends. He was wounded by Artillery 

(which killed fellow soldier James Campbell right next to him) in the Netherlands during the failed Operation 

Market-Garden, and also in Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge, from December 1944 to January 

1945. [7] He earned his three last Purple Hearts there. Bastogne is also where Joe lost his right leg on January 3, 

1945. [7] One of his closest friends, William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, also lost his right leg while trying to drag Joe to 

safety after he had been hit. [7] This incident is portrayed in the miniseries Band of Brothers, episode "The Breaking 

Point". In the Band of Brothers bonus documentary, Bill Guarnere quotes Joe as saying "Jesus Christ, what do I have 

to do to die?", as he had been already wounded numerous times. He was also nearly wounded a few times while 

taking the artillery battery on D-Day, a grenade landed between Toye's legs. It exploded, but he only bounced up and 

down from the concussion. 

Later years 

Joe Toye spent about nine months in hospitals, and was finally discharged from the army hospital in Atlantic City, 

New Jersey. [8] He had been a coal miner, foundry, mill worker in his life prior to the war, but with one leg such work 

was no longer possible. He retired from Bethlehem Steel in Reading, Pennsylvania as a drill bit grinder at Grace 

Mines. 

He was married twice; the first time being on December 15, 1945 while recovering in Atlantic City. [8] Toye was 

discharged in February 1946. [9] He had three sons and one daughter (Pete, Steven, Jonathan, and Anita), and 7 

grandchildren. Predeceased by a son, Joseph Toye died of cancer in 1995 in Reading, Pennsylvania. [10] Major 

Richard Winters delivered his eulogy. [10] He is buried in Gethsemane Cemetery in Laureldale, near Reading, PA 

alongside his wife. [11]

Joe Toye 21 

References 

[1] DeAngelis, Frank. "Toye's shadowbox" (http:/ / www. frankdeangelis. com/ Staff Sergeant Joseph Toye. htm). . Retrieved 2009-10-08. 

[2] Social Security Death Index record (http:/ / ssdi. rootsweb. ancestry. com/ cgi-bin/ ssdi. cgi?ssn=178-03-2692) 

[3] (http:/ / us. penguingroup. com/ nf/ Book/ BookDisplay/ 0,,9780425234204,00. html?A_Company_of_Heroes_Marcus_Brotherton) 

[4] Reading Eagle obituary, December 1995 

[5] WWII Army Enlistment Records: on-line NARA Archival Database (http:/ / aad. archives. gov/ aad/ record-detail. jsp?dt=893& mtch=3& 

tf=F& q=joseph+ toye& bc=& rpp=10& pg=1& rid=683456& rlst=4187461,4355454,683456) 

[6] Ambrose, p.295. 



[9] Winters, p.278. 

[10] Alexander, p.253. 

[11] Reading Eagle Obituary, December 1995 

Bibliography 

• Ambrose, Stephen E. (1992). Band of Brothers: Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy 

to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7434-6411-6. 

• Alexander, Larry (2005). Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, The Man Who Led the Band of 

Brothers. NAL Caliber. ISBN 0-451-21510-9. 

• Winters, Richard D., with Cole C. Kingseed (2006). Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick 

Winters. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-425-20813-3. 

• Brotherton, Marcus (2010). A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the 

Legacy They Left Us. Berkley Caliber. ISBN 978-0-425-23420-4. 


• Official website dedicated to Joseph Toye (http:/ / www. joetoye. com/ index. php?option=com_frontpage& 

Itemid=1)


David Kenyon Webster 

David Webster 

Webster during World War II 

Nickname Web, Einstein, Professor, Keen college boy 

Born June 2, 1922 

New York City, New York 


Santa Monica, California 

Place of burial Lost at sea 


Service/branch United States Army 

Years of service 1942-1945 

Rank 

Private First Class 



Awards 

Relations 



• Bronze Star 

*Purple Heart 

*Good Conduct Medal 

*American Campaign Medal [1] 

-Barbara (wife) 

-John (brother) 

-Ann (sister) [2] 

Other work Journalist, Author 

Private First Class David Kenyon Webster (June 2, 1922 - September 9, 1961) [3] was an American soldier, 

journalist and author. During World War II he was a private with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute 

Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division. Webster was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers


by Eion Bailey. 

Youth 

Born in New York and educated at The Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, he volunteered for the elite 

paratroopers in 1943 before having a chance to finish his studies as an English literature major at Harvard 

University. [3] 


Webster originally trained with Fox Company, jumped on D-Day with Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion, 

then requested a transfer to Easy Company and served in the Company until discharged in 1945. 

From a wealthy and influential family, Webster could have arranged an officer's commission stateside, but he wanted 

to be a "grunt" and thus be able to see and document the war from a foxhole. By most accounts, he did not like what 

he saw and had great disdain for Germany's audacity in creating the war. 

On D-Day, Webster landed nearly alone and off-course in flooded fields behind Utah Beach, and was wounded a few 

days later. He also jumped into the Netherlands in Operation Market Garden. Later in this campaign, he was 

wounded in the leg by machine gun fire during an attack in the no-man's land called "the Island", near Arnhem, 

where the company was relocated after Operation Market Garden ended. Webster was fighting with Private Nicholas 

Fazio at the time, and witnessed Fazio's death shortly before he himself was wounded. Fazio had been of Italian 

descent and more importantly, of royal descent, and Webster never trusted him. [4] 

While recuperating back in England, Webster missed the Battle of the Bulge fighting and rejoined his unit in 

February 1945 after being formally released by the hospital. [5][6] What he found was a decimated regiment, 

exhausted, weary and bitter over the loss of friends. Soon thereafter, Easy Company discovered their first 

concentration camp, witnessing firsthand the walking and also the unburied dead of the Memmingen Concentration 

Camp. Later, Easy Company viewed firsthand the excesses of life style indulged in by members of the German high 

command. The contrast left an indelible imprint on Webster, generating a perplexing wonder that he could never 

resolve. 

Awards and decorations 

His list of authorized medals and decorations are: 


• Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster 

• Good Conduct Medal 

• European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Arrowhead and 4 service stars 

• World War II Victory Medal 

• Army of Occupation Medal 

• Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster 

• Combat Infantryman Badge 

• Parachutist Badge with 2 jump stars


Later years 

He was the last of the surviving Toccoa veterans who had fought in Normandy to be sent home. He returned to work 

as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Daily News and found great enjoyment sailing, studying 

oceanography and sea life. [7] During those years he worked on his wartime memoirs and occasionally approached 

magazines with an article but deferred any wholesale treatment of the war, perhaps in favor of reflecting and trying 

to make sense of it. 

He had a wife (Barbara), whom he married in 1951, [7] and had three children. [3] His interest in sharks led him to 

write a book on the subject entitled Myth and Maneater: The Story of the Shark. However, Webster's interest in 

sharks eventually may well have led to his demise, as he was lost at sea off the coast of Santa Monica in 1961. [7] 

Webster's wartime diary and thoughts remained unpublished except for a few short stories in magazines such as the 

Saturday Evening Post. 

Unable to see a salient theme for his greater wartime experience, publishers showed little interest in another memoir. 

However, Stephen Ambrose, a tenured University of Louisiana System professor of history (specifically, at the 

University of New Orleans) who had studied Webster's writings, was so impressed by the historical value of 

Webster's unpublished papers that the professor encouraged Webster's widow to submit the writing package to LSU 

Press. This she did and with Ambrose's foreword; a book was published by LSU in 1994. 

Titled Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich, it 

presented Webster's first-hand account of life as an Airborne infantryman. His trained eye, honesty and writing skills 

helped give the book as well as the miniseries a color and tone not available in other G.I. diaries. 

On September 9, 1961, David was lost at sea off the coast of Santa Monica, California. As his body was never 

recovered, it is generally assumed that Webster may have drowned. [8] 

References 

[1] DeAngelis, Frank. "Webster's shadowbox" (http:/ / www. frankdeangelis. com/ PFC David K Webster. htm). . Retrieved 2009-10-14. 

[2] David Kenyon Webster letters (http:/ / www. davidkenyonwebster. com/ lettershome. html) 

[3] A Brief Biography of David Kenyon Webster, Author of Parachute Infantry (http:/ / www. davidkenyonwebster. com/ biography. html) 





[8] http:/ / www. findagrave. com/ cgi-bin/ fg. cgi?page=gr& GRid=19055564 

Bibliography 



Bibliography 

• Webster, David K. (1994 (posthumously)). Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day 

and the Fall of the Third Reich. Bantam Dell. ISBN 978-0-440-24090-7. 

• Webster, David K. (1963). Myth and Maneater:The Story of the shark. Norton. ISBN 0-207-12265-2.



• Official website (http:/ / www. davidkenyonwebster. com/ ) 

• "David Kenyon Webster" (http:/ / www. findagrave. com/ cgi-bin/ fg. cgi?page=gr& GRid=19055564). Find a 

Grave. Retrieved 2009-12-30.


Robert Sink 

Robert Sink 

Robert Frederick Sink as a Lieutenant General 

Nickname Bob, Five-Oh-Sink 

Born April 3, 1905 

Lexington, North Carolina 

Died December 13, 1965 (aged 60) 

Fort Bragg, North Carolina 

Place of burial Arlington National Cemetery 





Rank Lieutenant General 

Commands held 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 

7th Armored Division 

44th Infantry Division 

XVIII Airborne Corps 

Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) 

Caribbean Command, Panama Canal Zone 


• Operation Overlord 


Korean War 

Awards Silver Star (3) 

Legion of Merit (2) 

Bronze Star (2) 

Air Medal (2) 

Lieutenant General Robert Frederick Sink (April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965) was a United States Army officer 

during World War II, the Korean War, and early parts of the Vietnam War, though he was most famous for his 

command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Sink was portrayed in the


television miniseries Band of Brothers by Captain Dale Dye. 

Early career 

Sink attended Duke University (then known as Trinity College) for one year before securing an appointment to the 

United States Military Academy. He graduated with the West Point Class of 1927, 174th in a Class of 203 (Cullum 

Number 8196) and commissioned as an Infantry Officer. Sink's initial assignment was to the 8th Infantry Regiment 

in Fort Screven, Georgia as a second lieutenant. 

Sink took assignments in Puerto Rico (1929, 65th Infantry Regiment), at the Army Chemical Warfare School (1932), 

at Fort Meade (1932), 34th Infantry Regiment, with the Civilian Conservation Corps (1933 at McAlevy's Fort, 

Pennsylvania), and returned to the 34th Infantry Regiment before heading off to attend the United States Army 

Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia (1935). 

In November 1937, after assignment to the 57th Infantry Regiment at Fort William McKinley, in the Philippines, 

Sink returned to the United States and was assigned to the 25th Infantry Regiment at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, where 

he served successively as company commander and regimental operations officer. 

World War II 

In 1940, he was assigned to the 501st Parachute Infantry Battalion at Fort Benning. Sink became one of the four 

percent of the army's paratroopers qualified as a master parachutist and celebrated his birthday each year by making 

another jump. 

He later commanded the 503rd Parachute Infantry Battalion and (later) Regiment. In July 1942 he was named as 

commander of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Toccoa, Georgia; Fort Benning, Georgia; and Fort Bragg, 

North Carolina. Sink commanded the 506th throughout World War II, turning down two promotions during the war 

to remain with the unit [1] (the regiment sometimes being referred to as the "Five-Oh-Sink') and became a close 

personal friend to Major Richard Winters. He made two combat jumps in command of the 506th (D-Day and 

Operation Market Garden), and commanded the Regiment at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. 

Post war career 

On August 12, 1945, Sink was named assistant division commander of the 101st Airborne Division. In December 

1945, Sink returned to the United States, and the following month assumed command of the infantry detachment of 

the United States Military Academy. He entered the National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, 

D.C. in August 1948, graduating in June 1949. Sink then was transferred to the Ryukyus Command, and became 

chief of staff in October 1949. In January 1951, he was named assistant division commander of the 7th Infantry 

Division in Korea. 

He returned to the United States and became assistant division commander of the 11th Airborne Division at Fort 

Campbell, Kentucky, in December 1951. In February 1953, he assumed command at the 7th Armored Division at 

Camp Roberts, California. In November 1953, he became commanding general of the 44th Infantry Division at Fort 

Lewis, Washington. In October 1954, Sink was assigned to the Joint Airborne Troop Board at Fort Bragg, North 

Carolina. In early 1955, he was transferred to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and in April 1955 assumed the dual functions of 

chairman of the United States Delegation to the Joint Brazil-United States Military Commission and chief of army 

section, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Brazil. 

He returned to the United States and assumed command of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg in May 1957. 

In May 1958, he was announced as commander, Strategic Army Corps (STRAC), United States Army. His last 

major role was as commander of US forces in Panama (CinC, Caribbean Command, Quarry Heights, Canal Zone). 

Lieutenant General Robert Frederick Sink retired in 1961, and died four years later in 1965.


Family 

Sink was married and had three children and two stepchildren. 

Awards and decorations 

General Sink's ribbon bar 

Silver Star with two oak leaf clusters 

Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster 

Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster 

Air Medal with oak leaf cluster 

Combat Infantryman Badge 

Master Parachutist Badge with two combat jump stars 

Presidential Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster 

American Defense Service Medal 

American Campaign Medal


Dates of rank 

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 service stars and arrowhead device 

World War II Victory Medal 

Army of Occupation Medal with Germany clasp 

National Defense Service Medal 

Korean Service Medal 

Distinguished Service Order (Britain) 

Order of Leopold (Belgium), Officer grade with Palm 

Croix de Guerre with Palm (Belgium) 

Fourragère (Belgium) 

Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France) 

Bronze Lion (The Netherlands) 

United Nations Korea Medal 

Presidential Unit Citation (Korea) 

United States Military Academy Cadet - Class of 1927 

Insignia Rank Component Date 

Second Lieutenant Regular Army 14 Jun 1927 

First Lieutenant Regular Army 31 Aug 1933 

Captain Regular Army 13 Jun 1937 

Major Army of the United States 31 Jan 1941 

Lieutenant Colonel Army of the United States 01 Feb 1942 

Colonel Army of the United States 03 Nov 1942 

Major General Army of the United States 11 Apr 1948 

Lieutenant General Army of the United States 08 Sep 1959


Organizations 

• 8th Infantry Regiment 


• Civilian Conservation Corps 



• 501st Parachute Infantry Battalion 

• 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment 

• 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 

• 7th Infantry Division 

• 11th Airborne Division 

• 7th Armored Division 

• 44th Infantry Division 

• Joint Airborne Troop Board 

• Military Assistance Advisory Group, Brazil 

• XVIII Airborne Corps 

• Strategic Army Corps 

Legacy 

• LTC Robert F. Sink Library at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was dedicated in 1967. [2] 

• COL. Robert Sink Memorial Trail up Currahee Mountain in Toccoa, Georgia was dedicated on November 4, 

2000. [3] 

In popular culture 

• The character of "Colonel Robert Stout" in the film A Bridge Too Far (1977), played by Elliott Gould, is also 

based on Sink. 

• Robert Sink was portrayed in the HBO/BBC miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) by Vietnam veteran and retired 

U.S. Marine Corps Captain Dale Dye (also the military advisor on the series). 

• Robert Sink was also portrayed in the video game Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, also played by Dale Dye. 

References 

[1] TheHistoryNet | World War II | Dick Winters: Reflections on the Band of Brothers, D-Day and Leadership (http:/ / www. historynet. com/ 

wars_conflicts/ world_war_2/ 3029766. html) 

[2] LTC Robert F. Sink Library (http:/ / www. 506infantry. org/ hiswwii/ hisrhqwwiiarticle12. html) 

[3] COL. Robert Sink Memorial Trail (http:/ / www. hmdb. org/ marker. asp?marker=9827) 


• Fort Bragg history of Robert F. Sink (http:/ / www. bragg. army. mil/ history/ Commanders/ Commanders Pages/ 

sink. htm) 

• http:/ / www. arlingtoncemetery. net/ rfsink. htm 

• http:/ / www. dday-overlord. com/ eng/ robert_sink. htm 

• http:/ / www. 506infantry. org/ hisrhqwwiiphoto01. html

Roy Cobb 31 

Roy Cobb 

Nickname Cobb 


New York 

Died January 1990 (aged 75) 

Niagara, New York 




Rank Private 

Roy Cobb 



• Operation Torch 



Private Roy W. Cobb (June 18, 1914 - January 1990) [1] was a soldier who served with the 1st Armored Division 

years before enlisting in the paratroopers with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in 

the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. During his military service, Roy's rank 

was always Private. Cobb was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Craig Heaney. 


Cobb had served in the army for nine years prior to enlisting in the Parachute Infantry. [2] During that time, he took 

part in an assault landing in Africa with the 1st Armored Division. [2] He survived a torpedo attack that sank the troop 

ship he was on when travelling back to the States. [2] 

During the drop into Normandy on June 6, 1944, he was wounded inside the plane and was unable to jump. Cobb 

and George Luz had exchanged seats because Luz wanted to jump earlier in the stick. Luz was afraid of being hit in 

the plane and not being able to jump. [3] After recovering in England, Cobb rejoined his unit after they were relieved 

from combat operations in France; he took part in Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands, and fought at 

Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge. In January/February 1945, he was selected for a patrol at Haguenau under Lt. 

Jack Foley. [4] 

When the patrol commenced, Cobb's raft riding capsized, sending the men into the frigid water of the Moder River. 

They were then ordered to remain behind by an officer. The patrol returned with two prisoners, while one severely 

wounded German was left on the riverbank. David Kenyon Webster feared the wounded German, if recovered, 

would give away the outpost's position and threaten their safety, therefore he offered to silence the wounded soldier. 

Webster and another paratrooper each threw 2 grenades, none of which killed the German. Cobb later made one 

attempt with a grenade of his own, killing the wounded soldier. 

Cobb was discharged from service after assaulting his platoon commander, Lt. Foley, in Haguenau, after consuming 

a bottle of schnapps. [5] While handing the court-martial papers in, Robert Sink said, "Foley, you could have saved us 

all a lot of trouble. You should have shot him." [5] 

Cobb died in January 1990 at Niagara, New York.

Roy Cobb 32 

Band of Brothers 

He was portrayed in Band of Brothers by Craig Heaney as a very unfriendly, bitter, and at some moments a cowardly 

person. This is thought to be because he served so long in the army but was never promoted. However, he is 

described in Stephen E. Ambrose's book Band of Brothers as invariably good-natured. One controversial note 

occurred during the episode "The Last Patrol", in which Cobb gets drunk after the patrol and is mildly scolded by 

Second Lieutenant Jones and Staff Sergeant John Martin. 

In reality, Cobb was being yelled at by Jack Foley, who led the patrol, and Cobb eventually charged at Foley. Two 

men had to restrain him and John Martin pulled out his pistol and pointed it at him. [6] This moment was not 

portrayed in the series, but several other events depicting him as bitter were shown in the series but never mentioned 

in the book. 

References 


[2] Ambrose, pp. 112-113. 

[3] Ambrose, p. 70. 

[4] Ambrose, p. 229. 

[5] Ambrose, p. 235. 

[6] Ambrose, Stephen E, Home Box Office, Dreamworks Pictures, Playtone. Band of Brothers. New York, New York: HBO Video. 2002. ISBN 

0-7831-2063-X 

Bibliography 


to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7434-6411-6.


William Guarnere 

Nickname Wild Bill Gonorrhea 

Born April 28, 1923 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 




Rank 

Staff Sergeant 

William Guarnere 

William Guarnere in basic training 



Awards 

• D-Day 




Relations Frances (wife) 

Henry (brother) 

• Silver Star 

• Bronze Star (w. OLC) 

• Purple Heart (2OLC) 

• Good Conduct Medal 

• European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w. three service stars and arrow device 

• World War II Victory Medal 

• Presidential Unit Citation (w. OLC) [1] 

Other work Author, Veteran organization member 

Staff Sergeant William J. Guarnere (born April 28, 1923) [2] is a former non-commissioned officer with Easy 

Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States 

Army during World War II. Guarnere was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Frank John Hughes.


Guarnere wrote Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers 

Tell Their Story with Edward Heffron and Robyn Post in 2007. 

Youth 

William Guarnere was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of 10 children to Joseph "Joe" and 

Augusta Guarnere, of Italian origins. [3] He joined the Citizens Military Training Camp (CMTC) program during the 

Great Depression. Guarnere's mother told the Government that he was 17 while he was, in fact, only 15. He spent 

three summers in the CMTC, which took four years to complete. The plan was that upon completing his training he 

would become an officer in the United States Army. Unfortunately, after his third year the program was canceled 

due to the pending war in Europe. 

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, and six months before graduation from South Philadelphia High School, Guarnere 

left and worked for Baldwin Locomotive Works making Sherman tanks for the Army. His mother was very upset 

because none of the other children had graduated from high school. He switched to the night shift and returned to 

school, getting his diploma in 1941. Because of his job he had an exemption from military service, but did not use 

it. [4] 

On August 31, 1942 in his hometown, [5] Guarnere enlisted in the paratroops and started training at Camp Toccoa, 

Georgia. 


William Guarnere joined Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne 

Division. He made his first combat jump on D-Day as part of the Allied invasion of France. He earned the nickname 

“Wild Bill” because of his reckless attitude towards the Germans. Another nickname for him was "Gonorrhoea" 

because of its similarity to his last name (this was used in the mini-series Band of Brothers). He displayed strong 

hatred for the Germans because one of his elder brothers, Henry, had been killed fighting the German Army in the 

Italian campaign at Monte Cassino. 

Guarnere lived up to his nickname of "Wild Bill." A terror on the battlefield, he fiercely attacked the Germans he 

came into contact with. In the early morning hours of June 6, he joined up with Lieutenant Winters and a few other 

men trying to reach their objective, to secure the small village of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and the exit of causeway 

number 2 leading up from the beach. As the group headed south, they heard a German supply platoon coming and 

took up an ambush position. Winters told the men to wait for his command to fire, but Guarnere was eager to avenge 

his brother and, thinking that Winters might be a Quaker and hesitant to kill, opened fire first killing most of the 

unit. [6] 

Later, on the morning of June 6, he was also eager to join Richard Winters in assaulting a group of four 105mm 

Howitzers at Brécourt Manor. Winters named Guarnere Second Platoon Sergeant as a group of about 11 or 12 men 

attacked a force of about 50. The attack led by Winters was later used as an example of how a small squad-sized 

group could attack a vastly larger force in a defensive position. [7] 

He was wounded in mid-October 1944 while Easy was securing the line on "The Island" on the south side of the 

Rhine. As the sergeant of Second Platoon, he had to go up and down the line to check on and encourage his men, 

who were spread out over a distance of about a mile. While driving a motorcycle that he had stolen from a Dutch 

farmer across an open field, he was shot in the right leg by a sniper. The impact knocked him off the motorcycle, 

fractured his right tibia, and also lodged some shrapnel in his right buttock. He was sent back to England on October 

17. [8] 

While recovering from injuries, he didn't want to be assigned to another unit, so he put black shoe polish all over his 

cast, put his pants leg over the cast, and walked out of the hospital in severe pain. He was caught by an officer, court 

martialed, demoted to private, and returned to the hospital. He told them he would just go AWOL again trying to


leave the hospital to rejoin Easy Company. They kept him a week longer and then sent him back to the Netherlands 

to be with his outfit. [9][10] 

He arrived at Mourmelon-le-Grand, just outside Reims, where the 101st was on R and R (rest and recuperation), 

about December 10, just before the company was sent to the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, on December 16. 

Because the paperwork did not arrive from England about his court-martial and demotion, he was put back in his 

same position. [10] 

While holding the line just up the hill south west of Foy, a massive artillery barrage hit the men in their position. 

Guarnere lost his right leg in the incoming barrage while trying to help his wounded friend Joe Toye (who could not 

get up because he had also lost his right leg). Due to this injury, Guarnere's participation in the war came to an 

end. [11] 

Guarnere received the Silver Star for combat during the Brecourt Manor Assault on D-Day, and was later decorated 

with two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts, making him one of only two Easy Company members (the other being 

Lynn Compton) to be awarded the Silver Star throughout the duration of the war while a member of Easy. A third 

man, Gerald J. Loraine (27 March 1913—19 May 1976), [12][13] received the Silver Star for his participation on 

D-Day, however he was a member of Service Company, 506th, not a member of Company E. 

In his autobiography, Beyond Band of Brothers; Memoirs of Major Richard Winters, Richard Winters referred to 

Ronald Speirs and Bill Guarnere as being "natural killers". When making those statements about both men, Winters 

stated it in a way that reflects respect, not in a negativity. [14][15] 

Medals and decorations 

Silver Star 

Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster 

Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters 

Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster 

Good Conduct Medal 

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 service stars and arrow device 


Croix de guerre with palm 

French Liberation Medal 

Combat Infantry Badge 

Parachutist Badge with 2 combat jump stars


Later years 

Guarnere returned to the USA in March 1945 and took on many odd jobs. He wore an artificial right leg until he was 

able to secure full disability from the Army, threw away the limb and retired. He became an active member of many 

veterans organizations, and presides over many Easy Company reunions. 

Guarnere wrote Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers 

Tell Their Story with Edward Heffron and Robyn Post, outlining activities of Easy Company. The book was 

published by Berkley Publishing Group, Penguin Books in 2007. 

References 

[1] DeAngelis, Frank. "Guarnere's shadowbox" (http:/ / www. frankdeangelis. com/ S Sergeant William Wild Bill Guarnere. htm). . Retrieved 

2009-10-15. 

[2] Guarnere and Heffron, p.87. 

[3] Guarnere and Heffron, pp.4-5. 


[5] Guarnere, William J. (http:/ / aad. archives. gov/ aad/ record-detail. jsp?dt=893& mtch=1& tf=F& q=william+ guarnere& bc=& rpp=10& 

pg=1& rid=754575). - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records). - U.S. National Archives and 

Records Administration. 







[12] Loraine, Gerald J (http:/ / aad. archives. gov/ aad/ record-detail. jsp?dt=893& mtch=1& cat=WR26& tf=F& q=Loraine#Gerald& bc=sl& 

rpp=10& pg=1& rid=7623275). - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records). - U.S. National 

Archives and Records Administration. 

[13] California Death Records. - SSN: 552-09-1839. - The California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research 

vital Statistics Section. 


[15] Winters, p.185. 

Bibliography 

• Guarnere, William J., and Edward J. Heffron, with Robyn Post (2007). Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two 

WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story. Berkley Caliber. 

ISBN 978-0-425-21728-3. 

• Winters, Richard D., with Cole C. Kingseed (2006). Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick 

Winters. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-425-20813-3. 


• WildBillGuarnere.com Bill's Official web site (http:/ / www. wildbillguarnere. com/ ) 

• Bio on Normandy 1944 website (http:/ / www. normandy1944. info/ veterans/ bill_guarnere. html) 

• Photos from "Wild Bill" Guarnere's 2008 USO trip to the Middle East (http:/ / www. valorstudios. com/ 

Kuwait_visit. htm) 

• Interview excerpt: "William "Wild Bill" Guarnere" (http:/ / www. menofeasycompany. com/ home/ index. 

php?page_id=21). - World War II Magazine. - c/o Men of Easy Company.


Floyd Talbert 

Nickname Tab 

Born August 26, 1923 

Kokomo, Indiana 

Died October 10, 1982 (aged 59) 

Shasta, California 




Rank 

Floyd Talbert 

Talbert in his army uniform in 1942. 

Staff Sergeant (Requested demotion from First Sergeant) 



Awards 





*Purple Heart 



First Sergeant Floyd M. Talbert (August 26, 1923 – October 10, 1982) [2] was a non-commissioned officer with 

Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War 

II. Talbert was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Matthew Leitch. Talbert's life story was 

featured in the 2010 book A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the 

Legacy They Left Us. [3]


Youth 

Floyd Talbert grew up in Kokomo, Indiana with his four brothers. After the Great Depression, Talbert and his 

brothers worked odd jobs in carpentry and on farms throughout high school in order to help out at home. After he 

graduated from high school, [4] he worked for Union Carbide at Haynes Stellite. 


Drawn by the daring nature of the new group called the paratroopers, Talbert enlisted in the U.S. Army on August 

24, 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tab had volunteered for the paratroopers. He 

was assigned to E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division at Camp 

Toccoa under the direction of Captain Herbert Sobel. Like many of the men of Easy Company, Talbert made his first 

combat jump on D-Day. Also, Talbert jumped in Operation Market Garden in Holland, and fought in the Battle of 

the Bulge in Bastogne. 

In May 1945, Talbert obtained one of Adolf Hitler's 'bulletproof' staff cars. He was ordered to turn it over to the 

brass, but he first conducted an experiment whether or not the windows were bulletproof. [5][6] He discovered that 

armor-piercing ammo could break the glass. Next, he drained the water from the radiator. Only then did he turn it 

over to Regimental Staff. [5][6] 

Major Winters had described Talbert as his "guardian angel." 

Later years 

After the war, he chose not to associate with fellow Easy Company veterans until he showed up at an Easy Company 

reunion shortly before he died. In the book "Band of Brothers", author Stephen Ambrose described Talbert as having 

become a drifter and alcoholic, and living as a mountain man in California in his later years. Talbert's family 

members have made a number of efforts to correct this impression. According to one of Talbert's brothers: 

He attended Indiana University after his discharge from the service and immediately accepted a position with 

the Union Carbide (Haynes Stellite Division in Kokomo, Indiana). He then transferred with the same 

organization to Alexandria, Indiana, and worked there for several years. He decided to become a full-time 

farmer and purchased land in that area. Later, he became a plant manager for the General Tire and Rubber 

Company. He also was a successful car salesman both in Indiana and California. 

The life he was living in California was exactly what he wanted to do. He told us that many times and 

appeared happy with his activities. He settled in Redding, California, and lived there for many years. He loved 

to hunt and fish and he fell in love with that geographical area including Lake Shasta. 

His daughter was very disturbed and upset with Ambrose when she read his book. I told her that I did not 

blame Ambrose, for he was only printing what he had derived from interviews. I told Ambrose the same thing. 

However, it did hurt the family somewhat because he was not a drifter. In addition, prior to his death in 1982, 

according to his daughter, he had managed the drinking problem very well and had his finances and his life in 

order when he died. [7] 

Another brother gave additional information as follows: 

...Tab's move to California was prompted by a diagnosis of a terminal disease and that Tab simply decided that 

he wanted to spend his remaining time outdoors. [7] 

Talbert died of complications of a heart condition on October 10, 1982 in Shasta, California. [8]


Medals and Decorations 

References 

Bronze Star 

Purple Heart 




Army of Occupation Medal 



Belgian WWII Service Medal 


Parachutist Badge with 2 jump stars 

[1] DeAngelis, Frank. "Talbert's shadowbox" (http:/ / www. frankdeangelis. com/ 1st Sergeant Floyd M Talbert. htm). . Retrieved 2009-10-12. 



[4] WWII Army Enlistment Records: NARA Archival Database (http:/ / aad. archives. gov/ aad/ record-detail. jsp?dt=893& mtch=2& cat=all& 

tf=F& sc=24994,24995,24996,24998,24997,24993,24981,24983& q=Floyd+ Talbert& bc=sl,fd& rpp=10& pg=1& rid=1079928& 

rlst=5261444,1079928) 



[7] http:/ / forums. wildbillguarnere. com/ index. php?showtopic=1598 

[8] Currahee Memorial (http:/ / www. 506infantry. org/ Memorial/ index. htm) 

Bibliography 




Legacy They Left Us. Berkley Caliber. ISBN 978-0-425-23420-4.


Alex Penkala 

Born 1924 

South Bend, Indiana 

Died January 10, 1945 (aged 21) 

Foy, Belgium 

Alex Penkala 

Place of burial Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial 




Rank 

Private First Class 



Relations -Irene (sister) 

Other work Cook 




Private First Class Alex M. Penkala, Jr. (1924 - January 10, 1945) was a paratrooper with Easy Company, 2nd 

Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Penkala was 

portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Tim Matthews.


Youth 

Penkala was born in South Bend, Indiana in 1924. He had 12 brothers and sisters. [1] His mother died when she had 

her thirteenth child, and Alex's sister, Irene, looked after Alex and the others. [1] His family was from Finland. He 

dropped out of high school during his sophomore year. [2] Enlisting in the army on February 27, 1942 at Toledo, 

Ohio, he also became a cook. [1][2] 

The grave of Penkala in Hamm, Luxembourg Alex M. Penkala's grave at Luxembourg American 


Cemetery and Memorial 

In August 1942 after training in Camp Toccoa, Georgia, Penkala made his first combat jump on June 6, 1944 

(D-Day) as part of Operation Overlord. In September 1944, he jumped into occupied Holland as part of Operation 

Market Garden, which eventually failed. After being pulled off the line, Easy Company returned to France, where 

they were transported to Bastogne, Belgium to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. Alex Penkala was killed in action, just 

outside the Belgian town of Foy, by fire from German artillery. [3] His friend Sergeant Warren "Skip" Muck was in 

the same foxhole at the time and was also killed. [3] Penkala is buried at the American cemetery in Hamm, 

Luxembourg. 

Medals and Decorations


References 

Bronze Star 

Purple Heart 

Presidential Unit Citation with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster 

Good Conduct Medal 

American Defense Service Medal 

American Campaign Medal 


World War II Victory Medal French Liberation Medal 



Parachutist Badge with 2 jump stars 

[1] Boule, Margie (2002-04-11). "Story of brother killed in World War II isn't just Hollywood's" (http:/ / www. tircuit. com/ bandofbrothers/ 

messages/ 135/ 876. html?1231263318). . Retrieved 2009-10-08. 


tf=F& q=alex+ penkala& bc=& rpp=10& pg=1& rid=5815195) 


Bibliography 




Norman Dike 

Nickname Foxhole Norman 

Born May 19, 1918 

Brooklyn, New York 

Died June 23, 1985 (aged 67) 

Rolle, Switzerland 



Rank 


Lieutenant Colonel 

Norman Dike 




Relations -Norman S. Dike, Sr. (father) 

-Evelyn M. Biddle (mother) 

-Robin Auchincloss (daughter) 

Lieutenant Colonel Norman Staunton Dike, Jr. (May 19, 1918 – June 23, 1985) was a commissioned officer with 


II. Dike was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Peter O'Meara. 

Youth 

He was a graduate of Brown University [1] and the son of a New York State Supreme Court judge. [2] His mother was 

from the famous New York "Biddle" jewelry family. [2] 


Dike was transferred from Division HQ to Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st 

Airborne Division in the first week of November 1944 becoming commanding officer. [3][4][5] During the assault on 

Foy, Dike had ordered a platoon to go on a flanking mission around the rear of the town. [6] During their charge, he 

ordered them to take cover. [6] His squad mates informed him they were going to get killed because they were sitting 

ducks. [6] At the same time, Captain Richard Winters, former commander of Easy Company and the Battalion X.O., 

tried radioing him to tell him the same thing. Having no idea how to control the situation, Dike froze. [6][7] "He fell 

apart," as Carwood Lipton, at that time the company's first sergeant, later put it. [6] He was relieved during fighting at 

Bastogne by 1LT Ronald Speirs under orders from Cpt. Winters, then moved on to become an aide to Maxwell 

Taylor, 101st Airborne Division. [6][8] 

Winters later spoke in unflattering detail about Dike in his autobiography, Beyond Band of Brothers: The War 

Memoirs of Richard Winters. Likewise, in Brothers in Battle—Best of Friends, William Guarnere and Edward 

"Babe" Heffron do not refer to him favorably. [9][10] His constant unexplained disappearances, inattention to the men 

under his command, and his preference for remaining in a foxhole, rather than fighting, earned him the pejorative 

nickname of "Foxhole Norman" among the members of Easy Company. [3]


Later years 

After the war he earned his law degree from Yale Law School. [1] Dike died in Switzerland in 1985. 

References 

[1] "Alumna of Walker-Engaged to Lieut. Norman-S, Dike Jr." New York Times. 1942-05-25. 

[2] "Robin Auchincloss Married to a Banker" (http:/ / www. nytimes. com/ 1986/ 12/ 19/ style/ robin-auchincloss-married-to-a-banker. html). 

New York Times. 1986-12-19. . Retrieved 2009-10-15. 




[6] Ambrose, pp.208-210. 


[8] World War II Honoree (http:/ / www. wwiimemorial. com/ registry/ search/ pframe. asp?HonoreeID=1516446& popcount=1& tcount=2) 



11 Burial location: ''http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=53208215&PIpi=29170232 

Bibliography 

• Guarnere, William J., and Edward J. Heffron, with Robyn Post (2008). Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two 

WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story. Berkley Trade. ISBN 0-425-22436-8. 




Herbert Sobel 


Chicago, Illinois, United States 


Waukegan, Illinois, United States 




Years of service 1940-1947, ca. 1950-1953 

Rank 

Lieutenant Colonel 

Herbert Sobel 



Awards 



Korean War 

Relations -Michael (son) 

-Herbert Jr. (son) 

Other work Accountant 


*American Campaign Medal 

*European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal 

*World War II Victory Medal, and others. [1] 

Lieutenant Colonel Herbert M. Sobel Sr. (January 26, 1912 – September 30, 1987) [2] was a commissioned officer 

with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during 

World War II. Sobel was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by David Schwimmer.


Youth 

Sobel was born in Chicago, Illinois, to a Jewish family. [3] He was a clothing salesman after attending military school 

at the Culver Military Academy in Indiana. [4] He graduated from the University of Illinois. [4] Sobel volunteered for 

the paratroopers soon after the outbreak of World War II and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. 


Promoted to first lieutenant, Sobel commanded Company E for all of their basic training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia. 

He was known to be strict, earning the hatred of his men. However, because of the intense training he gave his men, 

he was credited with creating the finest company in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to the 

rank of captain in recognition of his ability as a trainer. 

After a period of training in the United Kingdom before the Normandy invasion, Captain Sobel was removed from 

command of Easy Company. [5] Contrary to popular belief, regimental records show he did jump into Normandy and 

earned a CIB as part of Regimental Headquarters Company. He was later transferred to command the Chilton Foliat 

jump school. [5] First Lieutenant Thomas Meehan replaced Sobel, and was one of several officers (including Richard 

Winters) to succeed him in that post before the war was over. [5] 

Shortly before Easy Company took part in the invasion of Holland, Sobel was assigned to the 506th once again, this 

time replacing Salve Matheson as the regimental S-4 (logistics) officer for Operation Market Garden. [6] 

Later years 

Sobel returned to the United States after the war, and worked as an accountant before being recalled to active duty 

during the Korean War. [7] He remained in the Army National Guard, eventually retiring at the rank of lieutenant 

colonel. He was later married, and had three children. [8] 

In the late 1960s, Sobel shot himself in the head with a small-caliber pistol. [9] The bullet entered his left temple, 

passed behind his eyes, and exited out the other side of his head. This severed his optic nerves and left him blind. [9] 

He was later moved to a VA assisted living facility in Waukegan, Illinois. Sobel resided there for his last seventeen 

years until his death due to malnutrition on September 30, 1987. [9] No services were held for Sobel after his death. [9] 

Legacy 

Sobel was negatively portrayed as inept in the television series Band of Brothers, a depiction which has proved 

controversial. [10] Since the series, his son Michael has spoken out on his behalf. [10] Veterans from the company 

acknowledge that Sobel's training and input contributed to its later success. 

References 

[1] DeAngelis, Frank. "Herbert Sobel's shadowbox" (http:/ / www. frankdeangelis. com/ Lt Colonel Herbert Sobel. htm). . Retrieved 2009-10-05. 



[4] Brotherton, p.241. 






[10] Marcus Brotherton (2009). Call of Duty: My Life Before, During and After the Band of Brothers. Berkley Trade. p. 95. 

ISBN 0-425-22787-1.


Bibliography 



• Brotherton, Marcus (2009). We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from The Band of Brothers. Berkley 

Caliber. ISBN 0-425-23419-3. 


• Herbert Sobel (http:/ / www. findagrave. com/ cgi-bin/ fg. cgi?page=gr& GRid=19055620) at Find a Grave


Warren Muck 

Nickname Skip 


Tonawanda, New York 

Died January 10, 1945 (aged 22) 

Foy, Belgium 

Warren Muck 

Place of burial Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial 




Rank 


Sergeant 



Awards 





*Purple Heart 



Sergeant Warren H. "Skip" Muck (January 31, 1922 - January 10, 1945) was a non-commissioned officer with 


II. Muck was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Richard Speight, Jr. Muck's life story was 

featured in the 2010 book A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the 

Legacy They Left Us. [2]


Youth 

Muck was born and raised in Tonawanda (city), New York. [3] He attended St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School, 

and graduated from Tonawanda High School in 1942. After working briefly for the Remington Rand Corp, he 

enlisted on August 17, 1942 in Buffalo, New York. [3] 


After training in Camp Toccoa, Georgia, Muck made his first combat jump on June 6, 1944 (D-Day) as part of the 

Battle of Normandy in Normandy, France. In September 1944, he jumped into occupied Netherlands as part of 

Operation Market Garden, which eventually failed. After being pulled off the line, Easy Company returned to 

France, where they were transported to Bastogne, Belgium to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. Muck and his friend 

Alex Penkala were killed from a direct hit in their foxhole from German artillery just outside the Belgian town of 

Foy. [4] 

Muck is buried at the American 

cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg. 

Medals and Decorations 

Bronze Star with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster 

Purple Heart 


Warren H. Muck's grave at Luxembourg American 

Cemetery and Memorial. 

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 service stars and arrow device


References 


Army of Occupation Medal 





Parachutist Badge with 2 combat stars 

[1] DeAngelis, Frank. "Muck's shadowbox" (http:/ / www. frankdeangelis. com/ Staff Sergeant Warren Muck. htm). . Retrieved 2009-10-14. 



cat=all& tf=F& q=Warren+ Muck& bc=& rpp=10& pg=1& rid=571311) 


Bibliography 






• Find A Grave (http:/ / www. findagrave. com/ cgi-bin/ fg. cgi?page=gr& GRid=10107278) 

• Photos of Muck on Currahee website (http:/ / www. 506infantry. org/ hiswwii/ his2ndbnwwiiphoto28. html)


First lieutenant 

Common anglophone military ranks 

Navies Armies Air forces 

Officers 

Admiral of the fleet Marshal / 

field marshal 

Marshal of 

the Air Force 

Admiral General Air marshal 

Commodore Brigadier Air commodore 

Captain Colonel Group captain 

Commander Lieutenant colonel Wing commander 

Lieutenant 

commander 

Major / 

commandant 

Squadron 

leader 

Lieutenant Captain Flight lieutenant 

Sub-lieutenant Lieutenant Flying officer 

Ensign 2nd lieutenant Pilot officer 

Midshipman Officer cadet Officer cadet 

Seamen, soldiers and airmen 

Warrant officer Sergeant major Warrant officer 

Petty officer Sergeant Sergeant 

Leading seaman Corporal Corporal 

Seaman Private Aircraftman 

First lieutenant is a commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces and, in some forces, an appointment. 

The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations (see comparative military ranks), but 

the majority of cases it is common for it to be sub-divided into a senior (first lieutenant) and junior (second 

lieutenant) rank. In navies it may relate to a particular post rather than a rank. 

Israel 

Israel Defense Forces 

For further information, you may refer to Israel Defense Forces ranks. 

In the Israel Defense Forces, the rank above second lieutenant is simply lieutenant. The rank of 

(א"מק) יאמדקא יעוצקמ ןיצק (katsín miktsoí akademai or "kama"), a professional academic officer 

(that is, a medical, dental or veterinary officer, a justice officer or a religious officer), is 

equivalent to a professional officer of the second class in the reserve and equivalent to first 

lieutenant. 

United Kingdom


British Army 

In the British Army and Royal Marines, the rank above second lieutenant is simply lieutenant (pronounced 

Lef-tenant), with no ordinal attached. 

Before 1871, when the whole British Army switched to using the current rank of "lieutenant", the Royal Artillery, 

Royal Engineers and Fusilier regiments used "first lieutenant" and "second lieutenant". 

Royal Navy 

The first lieutenant (often abbreviated "1st Lt") in a Royal Navy ship is a post or appointment, rather than a rank. 

Historically the lieutenants in a ship were ranked in accordance with seniority, with the most senior being termed the 

first lieutenant and acting as the second-in-command, unless the ship was complemented with a commander. 

Although lieutenants are no longer ranked by seniority, the post of "first lieutenant" remains. In minor war vessels, 

destroyers and frigates the first lieutenant is second in command, executive officer (XO) and head of the executive 

branch; in larger ships where a commander of the warfare specialisation is appointed as the executive officer, a first 

lieutenant is appointed as his deputy. The post of first lieutenant in a shore establishment carries a similar 

responsibility to the first lieutenant of a capital ship. Colloquial terms in the Royal Navy for the first lieutenant 

include "number one", "the jimmy" (or "jimmy the one") and "James the First" (a back-formation referring to James 

I of England). [1] 

United States 

U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force 

In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, a first lieutenant is a junior commissioned 

officer. It is just above the rank of second lieutenant and just below the rank of captain. It is 

equivalent to the rank of lieutenant (junior grade) in the other uniformed services. 

A second lieutenant (grade O-1) is usually promoted to first lieutenant (grade O-2) after 18 months 

in the Army or 24 months in the Air Force [2] and Marine Corps. The difference between the two 

ranks is slight, primarily being experienced and having higher pay. It is not uncommon to see 

officers moved to positions requiring more experience after promotion to first lieutenant. For 

example, in the Army and Marine Corps these positions can include leading a specialty platoon, or 

assignment as the executive officer for a company-sized unit (70-250 soldiers or marines). In the 

Air Force, a first lieutenant may be a flight commander or section's officer in charge with varied 

supervisory responsibilities, including supervision of as many as 100+ personnel, although in a 

flying unit, a first lieutenant is a rated officer (pilot, navigator, or air battle manager) who has just 

finished training for his career field and has few supervisory responsibilities. 

U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard 

In the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, first lieutenant is a position title, instead of a rank. It is held by 

Army, Air 

Force, and 

Marine Corps 

insignia of 

the rank of 

First 

Lieutenant. 

Style and 

method of 

wear may 

vary between 

the services. 

the officer in command of the deck department. On smaller ships, the first lieutenant holds the rank of lieutenant, 

junior grade or ensign. On larger vessels, the position is held by a lieutenant or, in the case of extremely large 

warships such as aircraft carriers, a lieutenant commander or even commander. However, on submarines, where the 

deck department may only have a few junior sailors, the first lieutenant may be a senior enlisted member, such as a 

first-class petty officer or chief petty officer.


Other countries 

For other countries, the equivalent rank to a US Army first lieutenant (O-2) is listed below. 

• Afghanistan: Lomri Baridman 

• Albania: Toger 

• Angola: Primeiro Tenente 

• Arabic-speaking countries except former French colonies in North Africa: Mulazim Awwal 

• Argentina: Teniente Primero (army); Primer Teniente (air force) 

• Austria: Oberleutnant 

• Azerbaijan: Baş Leytenant 

• Belarus: Cтарший Лейтенант (Starshiy Leytenant) 

• Belgium: Lieutenant (French); Luitenant (Dutch) 

• Bhutan: Deda Gom 

• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Poručnik 

• Brazil: Primeiro Tenente 

• Bulgaria: Cтарши Лейтенант (Starshiy Leytenant) 

• Cambodia: Ak-no-say-ney-tor 

• Cape Verde: Primeiro Tenente 

• Imperial China (Qing Dynasty): 副軍校 (Fù jūn xiào) 

• People's Republic of China: 中尉 (Zhōngwèi) 

• Republic of China (Taiwan): 中尉(Chungwei) 

• Croatia: Natporučnik 

• Cuba: Primer Teniente 

• Chile: Teniente 

• Cyprus: Ypolokhagos (army); Yposminagos (air force); Anthypoploiarchos (navy) 

• Czech Republic: Nadporučík (former Czechoslovakia: Nadporučík) 

• Denmark: Premierløjtnant 

• Dominican Republic: Primer Teniente 

• Estonia: Leitnant 

• Finland: Yliluutnantti 

• France and all other French-speaking countries: Lieutenant (Air Force/Army), Enseigne de vaisseau de première 

classe (Navy) 

• Georgia: უფროსი ლეიტენანტი (Up’rosi Leytenanti) 

• Germany: Oberleutnant 

• Greece: Ypolokhagos (army); Yposminagos (air force); Anthypoploiarchos (navy) 

• Hungary: Főhadnagy 

• Indonesia: Letnan Satu 

• Iran: ﻢﻜﯾ ﻥﺍﻮﺘﺳ (Setvan Yekom) 

• Republic of Ireland: Lieutenant (English); Lefteanant (Irish) 

• Israel: (א"מק) יאמדקא יעוצקמ ןיצק Katsín miktsoí akademai (Kama); see: Israel Defense Forces ranks 

• Italy: Tenente 

• Japan: Nitō Rikui 2等陸尉(or Nii 2尉) (modern) / Chūi 中尉 (historical) 

• Kazakhstan: Старший лейтенант (Russian), Аға Лейтенант (Kazakh) 

• North Korea and South Korea: 중위 (Jungwi) 

• Laos: Roithõäkäd 

• Latvia: Virsleitnants 

• Lithuania: Vyresnysis Leitenantas 

• Luxembourg: Premier Lieutenant


• Malaysia: Leftenan 

• Mexico: Teniente Primero 

• Nepal: Upa-Senani 

• Republic of Macedonia: Поручник (Poručnik) 

• Mongolia: Ахлах дэслэгч (Ahlah deslegch) 

• Mozambique: Tenente 

• Netherlands: Eerste Luitenant 

• Nicaragua: Teniente Primero 

• Norway: Løytnant 

• Pakistan: Lieutenant (Army) 

• Paraguay: Teniente Primero 

• Philippines: First Lieutenant (English); Unang Tenyente (Filipino), Primero Tenyente 

• Poland: Porucznik 

• Portugal: Tenente 

• Romania: Locotenent (current); Locotenent-Major (Warsaw Pact) 

• Russia: Cтарший Лейтенант (Starshiy Leytenant) 

• Serbia: Поручник (Poručnik) 

• Singapore:Lieutenant 

• Slovakia: Nadporučík 

• Slovenia: 

• Somalia: "Dagaal" 

• Soviet Union: Cтарший Лейтенант (Starshiy Leytenant) 

• Spain and all other Spanish-speaking countries except Argentina, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, 

Paraguay and Uruguay: Teniente 

• Suriname: Luitenant 

• Sweden: Löjtnant 

• Switzerland: Oberleutnant (German); Premier Lieutenant (French); Primotenente (Italian) 

• Thailand: Roi Tho 

• Tunisia: ﻝﻭﺃ ﻡﺯﻼﻣ (Moulazem Awal) 

• Turkey: Üsteğmen 

• Ukraine: Cтарший Лейтенант (Starshiy Leytenant) 

• Uruguay: Teniente Primero 

• Uzbekistan: Katta Leytenant 

• Vietnam: Trung Uy 

• Venezuela: Primer Teniente 

• Yugoslavia: Поручник (Poručnik) 

References 

[1] Partridge, Eric (1984). A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (8th ed.). London and New York: Routledge. pp. 612, 621, and 

884. 

[2] United States Air Force. "AFI 36-2501, Officer Promotions and Selective Continuation" (http:/ / www. e-publishing. af. mil/ shared/ media/ 

epubs/ AFI36-2501. pdf), Air Force Instruction, 2009-08-17. Retrieved on 2010-01-23.


Albert Blithe 

Nickname Al 


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Died December 17, 1967 (aged 44) 

Wiesbaden, Germany 

Place of burial Arlington National Cemetery 



Years of service 1942-1967 (intermittent) 

Rank 

Master Sergeant 

Albert Blithe 

Albert Blithe at Camp Toccoa, Georgia in 1942. 

Unit Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne 

Division 

*Quartermaster Co., 82nd Airborne Division 

*187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team 


Awards 


Relations -Kay (wife) 

-Gordon (son) 

-Joseph (nephew) 

• Silver Star 

*Bronze Star (3) 

*Purple Heart (3) [1] 

*Army of Occupation Medal 

*Master Parachutist Badge 

*Combat Infantryman Badge 

*Commendation Medal 

*Good Conduct Medal with 3 clasps


Master Sergeant Albert Blithe (June 25, 1923 – December 17, 1967) [2][3] was a career soldier who had been a 

Private First Class with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne 

Division during World War II. Blithe was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Marc Warren. 

Blithe's life story was featured in the 2010 book A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of 

Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us. 

Blithe had also served in Korea with the 187th ARCT after the end of hostilities and later was assigned to the 

Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) in Taiwan. He never retired from military service. 

Youth 

Blithe was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [4] After completing 3 years of high school, he enlisted for 

the paratroopers on August 18, 1942 in his hometown. [4] 


World War II 

Blithe trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia in August 1942 under Captain Herbert M. Sobel. Blithe jumped with the rest 

of Easy Company into occupied France as part of the massive Airborne invasion; however, when he landed, he 

found himself lost. Blithe was joined by a number of other paratroopers who were also part of the mis-drops. They 

teamed up together and found the rest of Easy Company. 

As portrayed in Band of Brothers by Marc Warren, Blithe was struck with a temporary case of hysterical blindness 

following the fierce fight to capture Carentan. [5] He recovered and was part of a patrol investigating a farmhouse a 

few days later, where he was shot by a sniper in his right shoulder. He would recover from the wound [6] and receive 

a Purple Heart on June 25, 1944, his 21st birthday. He later jumped into Holland with Easy Company in September 

1944. [2] Due to his wound, on 1 October 1944 he was sent home and never returned to the European Theater of 

Operations. [2] 

See Misreports of an early death, below. 

Blithe was released from the Army Hospital October 8, 1945 which has been verified by his discharge paperwork at 

the end of World War II. He attended the 1st Annual Reunion of the 101st Airborne Division Association. He 

returned to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and started a career with Westinghouse Electric. He reenlisted on March 28, 

1949 and was discharged on March 27, 1952. [2] He reenlisted again on March 24, 1954, received his Master 

Parachutist Badge May 13, 1954, and went on to serve in post-war Korea with the 187th Airborne Regimental 

Combat Team. Later, he was named the 82nd Airborne Division's 1958 Trooper of the Year. [2] He then served in the 

82nd Quartermaster Corps, 82nd Quartermaster Parachute Supply and Maintenance Company (aka "82nd 

Quartermaster Parachute Maintenance"). [2] 

Before his sudden death in 1967, Blithe had achieved the rank of Master Sergeant and had completed over 600 

parachute jumps, and was given a Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) assignment in Taiwan. [2] 

Death 

Blithe died December 17, 1967, while on active duty with the 8th Supply and Transport Battalion, 8th Infantry 

Division, in West Germany at Wiesbaden Air Force Hospital. [2] A week before his death, he had attended a weekend 

at Bastogne, Belgium commemorating the Battle of the Bulge, from which he had returned feeling unwell. [2] He was 

taken to the emergency room on December 11 and diagnosed with a perforated ulcer. [2] Emergency surgery was 

performed on December 12, 1967. [2] He subsequently developed peritonitis and on December 16, he suffered renal 

failure and died at 0055 hours on December 17. [2] After a memorial service conducted by Chaplain (Major) Thomas 

F DesChamps, Blithe was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia with full military honors on December


28. [7] 

Misreports of an early death 

Blithe is the subject of a particularly glaring error in the book and mini-series, Band of Brothers. Fellow Easy 

Company Currahee veterans interviewed while writing the book and mini-series had believed, in error, that Blithe 

was wounded in the neck, and that he did not recover. In the book, author Stephen Ambrose reported those errors as 

fact, and stated that Blithe had died in Philadelphia in 1948. Ambrose's errors were compounded in the mini-series, 

in which episode 3, "Carentan", episode ends with a slide stating that "Albert Blithe never recovered from the 

wounds he received in Normandy. He died in 1948." 

After viewing the mini-series, the Blithe family publicly corrected this historical error, and requests were made to 

edit the mini-series to remove it. Photographs and records documenting his service after 1948 and his 1967 death are 

now posted on the website of the 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association. [2] However, the error has not been 

corrected in the book (though the 2001 UK edition makes no mention of Blithe's death) and has been perpetuated in 

the DVD editions of the mini-series. It is still in repeated broadcast of the series as recently as the September 3, 2012 

broadcast of the episode on Spike TV. 

The Blu-ray version has an interactive guide called "In the field with the men of Easy Company", stating correctly 

that Blithe died in 1967, but episode 3 still contains the error. 

References 

[1] Blithe's DA-638 Recommendation for Award (http:/ / www. arlingtoncemetery. net/ albert-blithe. htm) lists the Silver Star, 3 Bronze Stars, 

and 3 Purple Hearts. 

[2] Blithe G., Albert (2007-10-24). "MSG Albert Blithe" (http:/ / www. 506infantry. org/ his2ndbnwwiiphoto24. html). Currahee. Archived 

(http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20090211133244/ http:/ / www. 506infantry. org/ his2ndbnwwiiphoto24. html) from the original on 11 

February 2009. . Retrieved 2009-01-01. 



cat=all& tf=F& q=albert+ blithe& bc=& rpp=10& pg=1& rid=753805) 



[7] "Albert Blithe" (http:/ / www. arlingtoncemetery. net/ albert-blithe. htm). Arlington National Cemetery. 2004-08-27. . Retrieved 2006-09-27. 

Bibliography 






• Blithe in Taiwan from Currahee website (http:/ / www. 506infantry. org/ hiswwii/ his2ndbnwwiimemo22. html) 

• Find A Grave (http:/ / www. findagrave. com/ cgi-bin/ fg. cgi?page=gr& GSvcid=100656& GRid=19080453& ) 

• Normandy 1944 (http:/ / www. normandy1944. info/ veterans/ albert_blithe. htm) 

• The Battle of Normandy (http:/ / www. dday-overlord. com/ eng/ albert_blithe. htm)


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