Band of Brothers mini series - strangecharms
Band of Brothers mini series - strangecharms
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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.