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Shames was born in Norfolk, Virginia, in June 1922, to David and Sadie (Winer) Shames. Born in Latvia, David and Sadie were Russian Jewish immigrants who came to the United States in 1904, likely from Odessa. [1] [2] Edward was the youngest of four brothers and sisters. [1] Their father, who owned a grocery store, died in 1927 when Edward was five.
Edward Shames, the last surviving officer from Easy Company, the World War II unit featured in “Band of Brothers,” died Friday at 99. Shames died at home in Norfolk, Va., according to a local ...
Colonel Edward Shames, the last surviving officer from the World War II paratroopers that inspired an HBO series, died Friday at age 99. He passed at home, according to a message posted by his ...
Shames was involved in some of the most important battles of World War II. During the war, he was a member of the renowned Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
First Lieutenant Edward David "Ed" Shames (13 June 1922 – 3 December 2021) [28] First Lieutenant Harry F. Welsh (27 September 1918 – 21 January 1995) Second Lieutenant Robert Burnham "Bob" Brewer (31 January 1924 – 5 December 1996) Second Lieutenant Clifford Carwood "Lip" Lipton (30 January 1920 – 16 December 2001)
In the first edition of the book Band of Brothers, author Ambrose wrote that on 23 December 1944, Powers disobeyed a direct order from Lieutenant Edward Shames to go out on patrol because he was discouraged. Both Shames and Powers denied that had happened, with Powers calling the insinuation "a slap in the face."
Band of Brothers is a 2001 American [2] war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. [3] It was created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who also served as executive producers, and who had collaborated on the 1998 World War II film Saving Private Ryan. [4]
Lewis Nixon III (September 30, 1918 – January 11, 1995) [1] was a United States Army officer who, during World War II, served at the company, battalion, and regimental level with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.