Easy Company (20 July 1942 in Camp Toccoa, Georgia – 30 November 1945 in France) was in the United States Army's 2nd Battalion (which also included Dog and Fox Company), 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.[1][2]
The unit was made famous by the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, based on the book of the same name by historian Stephen Ambrose. It chronicled their wartime experiences, from Easy's basic training at Toccoa, Georgia, through the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Bastogne and on to the end of the war at Hitler's Eagle Nest.
Last living members of Easy Company[]
As of December 3, 2021, there are no more surviving officers from Easy Company. The last one being Col. Edward Shames.
As of July 3, 2022, there are no more surviving enlisted soldiers from Easy Company. The last one being Bradford C Freeman.[3]
Since Bradford C Freeman died there are no more surviving members of E Company.
Rank (after discharge) | Birthplace | Name | Birth | Enlistment | Death (age) | Residence | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Technician 5th Grade | Oregon | Bain, Roderick G. | 12 May 1922 | 19 Aug 1942 | 5 Feb 2014
(91) |
Alaska | Enlisted at Tacoma, Washington. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lived in Anchorage.[4][5][6][7] |
Private First Class | New York | Bernat, Edward J. | 17 Jan 1923 | 23 May 1942 | 2 Jun 2016
(93) |
Pennsylvania | Enlisted at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lived in Erie. |
Corporal | Oregon | Bond, Donald S. | 29 Jan 1926 | 10 May 1944 | 2016
(90) |
Oregon | Enlisted at Tacoma, Washington. Trained at Camp Roberts, California. Replacement soldier. Lived in Albany.[8][9][10] |
Sergeant | Texas | Coombs, James M. | 1 Jan 1922 | 5 Oct 2017
(95) |
Louisiana | Trained At Camp Toccoa.Fought At Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lived in Lafayette.
| |
Private First Class | Mississippi | Freeman, Bradford C. | 4 Sep 1924 | 3 July 2022 (97) | Mississippi | Lived in Caledonia | |
Corporal | Alabama | Lowrey, Dewitt | 22 Apr 1922 | 2 Aug 1942 | 8 Jul 2015
(93) |
Alabama | Enlisted at Anniston, Alabama. Fought at Normandy. Lived in Montgomery.[11][12][13] |
Technical Sergeant | Oregon | Malarkey, Donald G. | 31 Jul 1921 | 28 Aug 1942 | 20 Sep 2017
(96) |
Oregon | Enlisted at Portland, Oregon. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lived in Salem.[14][15][16] |
Staff Sergeant | Illinois | Mampre, Albert L. | 25 May 1922 | 31 May 2019
(97) |
Illinois | Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in Skokie.[17][18][19][20][21][22] | |
Staff Sergeant | Matz, Leo Joseph | 24 May 1925 | 3 Jul 2012
(87) |
California | |||
Private First Class | California | Pepping, Edwin E. | 4 Jul 1922 | 3 Sep 1942 | 5 Sep 2018
(96) |
California | Enlisted at Los Angeles, California. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Rescued soldier on 7 June 1944. Lives in Whittier.[23][24][25][26] |
Private First Class | New York | Perugini, Philip P. | 26 May 1922 | 24 Aug 1942 | 9 Aug 2018
(96) |
New York | Enlisted at New York City, New York. Broke his leg on the D-Day Jump. Lives in Ossining. |
First Sergeant | Missouri | Rogers, Paul Clifford | 12 Jul 1918 | 13 Aug 1942 | 16 Mar 2015
(96) |
Kansas | Enlisted at Leavenworth. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in Overland Park.[27] |
Colonel | Virginia | Shames, Edward David | 13 Jun 1922 | 22 Sep 1942 | 3 Dec 2021 (99) | Virginia | Enlisted on 25 September 1942 at Richmond, Virginia. Lives in Virginia Beach. |
Staff Sergeant | Minnesota | Soboleski, Frank Joseph | 18 Jun 1925 | Aug 1943 | 22 May 2017
(91) |
Minnesota | Trained at Fort McClellan, Alabama. Replacement soldier. Fought at the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lives in International Falls.[28][29][30] |
Staff Sergeant | Pennsylvania | Strohl, Roderick G. | 24 Jun 1922 | 8 Aug 1942 | 2 Dec 2019
(97) |
Pennsylvania | Enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lives in Orefield.[31] |
Private First Class | Illinois | Suerth, Jr., Herbert John | 28 Oct 1924 | Mar 1943 | 14 Oct 2017
(92) |
Minnesota | Trained at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Replacement soldier. Fought at Bastogne. Lives in Wayzata.[32][33][34] |
Sergeant | Michigan | Tipper, Edward Joseph | 3 Aug 1921 | 24 Aug 1942 | 10 Feb 2017
(95) |
Colorado | Enlisted at Detroit, Michigan. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy. Lives in Lakewood.[35][36][37][38] |
Private First Class | Washington | Wingett, William T. | 3 Jul 1922 | Aug 1942 | 1 Oct 2020
(98) |
Oregon | Enlisted at San Francisco. Trained at Camp Toccoa. Fought at Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lived in Lebanon, OR Veterans Home.[39][40][41][42] |
Private | West Virginia | Whytsell, Elijah D. | 31 May 1925 | 16 Dec 1943 | 16 Sep 2016
(91) |
Ohio | Enlisted at Clarksburg, West Virginia. Lives in Wadsworth. |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Ambrose, p.289
- ↑ Moore III, Hoyt B.. "2nd Battalion 506th Infantry: Lineage and Honors". 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment. http://www.506infantry.org/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
- ↑ https://abc3340.com/news/local/94-year-old-veteran-embarks-on-trip-back-to-normandy-for-75th-anniversary-of-d-day
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- ↑ Brotherton, pp.49–52.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.98.
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- ↑ Brotherton, pp.218–219.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.22.
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- ↑ Brotherton, p.111.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.218.
- ↑ Purinton, Cait (10 July 2001). "HBO miniseries premiere spurs D-Day memories". The Kansas City Star. http://www.tircuit.com/bandofbrothers/messages/135/785.html?1029780467. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.12–13.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.66–67.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.212–214.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.20.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.17–19.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.68.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.151–153.
- ↑ "Ed Tipper". Men of Easy Company. http://www.menofeasycompany.com/home/index.php?page_id=48. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ↑ Ambrose, pp.96–97.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.9–11.
- ↑ Brotherton, pp.44–47.
- ↑ Graves, Lyn (7 July 2006). "Band of Brothers Span Generations". News Blaze. http://newsblaze.com/story/20060707093604nnnn.nb/topstory.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ↑ Brotherton, p.27.
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- ↑ Brotherton, p.209.
- ↑ WWII Army Enlistment Records: on-line NARA Archival Database
- ↑ US Search
[1] 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.
- Brotherton, Marcus (2009). We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from The Band of Brothers. Berkley Caliber. ISBN 0-7434-6411-7.
- 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.
- 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 978-0-425-21970-6.
- Malarkey, Donald G., with Bob Welch (2008). Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers". St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-37849-3.