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William Guarnere 33<br />

William Guarnere<br />

Nickname Wild Bill Gonorrhea<br />

Born April 28, 1923<br />

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />

Allegiance United States<br />

Service/branch United States Army<br />

Years <strong>of</strong> service 1942–1945<br />

Rank<br />

Staff Sergeant<br />

William Guarnere<br />

William Guarnere in basic training<br />

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

Battles/wars World War II<br />

Awards<br />

• D-Day<br />

• Battle <strong>of</strong> Normandy<br />

• Operation Market Garden<br />

• Battle <strong>of</strong> the Bulge<br />

Relations Frances (wife)<br />

Henry (brother)<br />

• Silver Star<br />

• Bronze Star (w. OLC)<br />

• Purple Heart (2OLC)<br />

• Good Conduct Medal<br />

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

• World War II Victory Medal<br />

• Presidential Unit Citation (w. OLC) [1]<br />

Other work Author, Veteran organization member<br />

Staff Sergeant William J. Guarnere (born April 28, 1923) [2] is a former non-commissioned <strong>of</strong>ficer with Easy<br />

Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division <strong>of</strong> the United States<br />

Army during World War II. Guarnere was portrayed in the HBO <strong>mini</strong><strong>series</strong> <strong>Band</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Brothers</strong> by Frank John Hughes.

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