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Easy Company is a fictional comic book World War II US Army infantry unit led by Sgt. Rock in stories published by DC Comics. The group first appeared in Our Army at War #81 (April 1959), and were created by Bob Haney and Ross Andru .
Edward Joseph Tipper Jr. (3 August 1921 – 1 February 2017) [1] was a paratrooper in Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division, United States Army during World War II. Tipper was one of the 140 original Toccoa men of Easy Company.
Troops landing at Utah Beach had a relatively easy landing, due in part to this successful assault. Colonel Robert Sink, the commander of the 506th PIR, recommended Winters for the Medal of Honor, but the award was downgraded to the Distinguished Service Cross because there was a policy of awarding only one Medal of Honor per division; in the 101st's case, to Lieutenant Colonel Robert G. Cole.
Our Army at War is an American comic book anthology published by DC Comics that featured war-themed stories and featured the first appearances of Sgt. Rock and Enemy Ace. [1] The series was published from August 1952 to February 1977, then was renamed Sgt. Rock in March 1977, continuing the numbering sequence of Our Army at War.
Prior to the formation of the group, each character had his own adventures in DC's war anthology comics. Captain Johnny Cloud, a Navajo pilot who always destroyed his planes after a mission, had appeared in All-American Men of War #82–115 (1960–1966); the two-man team of Gunner and Sarge had first appeared in issue #67 of the same title (March 1959) before transferring to Our Fighting ...
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OK, so the company itself wasn't actually designated "Easy", but rather "E", but "Easy" isn't "informal". It's how the letter "E" was pronounced. Today, the NATO pronunciation for "E" is "Echo". The page also makes it sound as if "Easy Company" is commonly used an informal name to refer to ALL companies, everywhere, which isn't true at all.
The company was established to expand the "easy" brand following the launch of EasyJet in 1995. The first use of "easy" after EasyJet was the EasyInternetcafé established in June 1999, [2] followed by EasyRentacar in 2000 which was renamed to EasyCar in 2000. [3]