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  2. Band of Brothers (book) - Wikipedia

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    Band of Brothers, subtitled, E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne: From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest, by Stephen E. Ambrose, is an examination of a parachute infantry company in the 101st Airborne Division in the European Theater during World War II. While the book treats the flow of battle, it concentrates on the lives of the ...

  3. Aglet - Wikipedia

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    An aglet (/ ˈ æ ɡ l ə t / AG-lət) [1] or aiglet is a small sheath, often made of plastic or metal, attached at each end of a shoelace, a cord, or a drawstring. [2] An aglet keeps the fibers of the lace or cord from unraveling; its firmness and narrow profile make it easier to hold and easier to feed through eyelets , lugs, or other lacing ...

  4. Shoelaces - Wikipedia

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    Shoelaces, also called shoestrings (US English) or bootlaces (UK English), are a system commonly used to secure shoes, boots, and other footwear. They typically consist of a pair of strings or cords, one for each shoe, finished off at both ends with stiff sections, known as aglets .

  5. Albert Blithe - Wikipedia

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    Albert Blithe (June 25, 1923 – December 17, 1967) [2] [3] was an American career soldier who served as a private first class with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II.

  6. Aiguillette - Wikipedia

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    The modern aiguillette derives from the laces used to secure plates of armor together. The breast- and back-plates would be attached on one side with short loops of cord acting as a hinge, and on the other by a longer and more ornate tied one, to support the arm defences. [4]

  7. David Kenyon Webster - Wikipedia

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    David Kenyon Webster (2 June 1922 – disappeared 9 September 1961, presumed dead) [1] was an American soldier, journalist, and author. During World War II he was a private with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division.

  8. Walter Gordon (soldier, born 1920) - Wikipedia

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    Walter Scott "Smokey" Gordon was born in Jackson, Mississippi.He enrolled at Millsaps College around 1940, attending there for 2 years. [2]Due to colorblindness and flat feet, the Marines and the Navy had rejected him, so he joined the Army. [3]

  9. Frederick Heyliger - Wikipedia

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    Frederick Theodore "Moose" Heyliger (23 June 1916 – 3 November 2001) [1] was an American military officer who served with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II.