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Guarnere and Heffron remained lifelong friends after returning home. Guarnere was Heffron's best man at the latter's wedding in 1954. [6] He was also the godfather to Heffron's daughter Patricia. [7] Guarnere died of a ruptured aneurysm at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, on 8 March 2014. He was 90 years old. [8]
Technical Sergeant Donald George "Don" Malarkey (30 July 1921 – 30 September 2017) [29] Staff Sergeant William J. "Wild Bill" Guarnere Sr. (28 April 1923 – 8 March 2014) (served as a platoon leader as Staff Sergeant, before demotion) [30] Staff Sergeant Herman "Hank, Hack" Hanson (3 January 1918 – 15 May 1971)
William "Wild Bill" Guarnere: HBO Based on true events, involving the "Easy" Company 2nd Battalion in the United States Military during WWII. 2004 LAX: Henry Engels NBC 13 episodes 2007 The Sopranos: Walden Belfiore: HBO: 5 episodes 2009-2010 24: Tim Woods: Fox: 24 episodes 2010 Criminal Minds: Detective Jake Moreland CBS Episode "Public Enemy ...
Edward James Heffron [1]: 8 was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1923, [1]: 87 the third of five children to Joseph (a prison guard) and Anne. The family was Irish Catholic and attended Mass every Sunday; Heffron and his siblings attended Sacred Heart Catholic School.
Katharine Sergeant Angell White (born Katharine Sergeant; September 17, 1892 – July 20, 1977) was an American writer and the fiction editor for The New Yorker magazine from 1925 to 1960. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In her obituary, printed in The New Yorker in 1977, William Shawn wrote, "More than any other editor except Harold Ross himself, Katharine White ...
His mother Ethel worked for movie studios and a young Compton worked as an extra in films. He was thrown off the set of Modern Times after angering the film's star Charlie Chaplin . [ 4 ] He was an athlete at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), being named an all-conference catcher and All-American selection in 1942.
Paul Ray Smith (1969–2003) Medal of Honor recipient for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sam Smith (painter) (1918–1999) U.S. Army artist Technical Sergeant during WWII; Sean Smith (diplomat) (1978–2012) who left the USAF as a Staff Sergeant, to enter the foreign service; William Thomas Smith DCM MM (1896–1994) WWI flying ace; Sergeant Smith ...
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.