Is Anyone From Easy Company Still Alive

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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.

Living E Company members – 1 veteran

As of December 3, 2021 there is no more surviving officers from Easy Company, the last one being Col. Edward Shames.

As of December 3, 2021 Bradford C Freeman is still a surviving veteran^[3]

Rank (after discharge)	Birthplace	Name	Birth	Enlistment	Death (age)	Residence	Notes
Technician 5th Grade	Oregon	Bain, Roderick G.	000000001922-05-12-0000 12 May 1922	000000001942-08-19-0000 19 Aug 1942	000000002014-02-05-0000 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.	000000001923-01-17-0000 17 Jan 1923	000000001942-05-23-0000 23 May 1942	000000002016-06-02-0000 2 Jun 2016 (93)	Pennsylvania	Enlisted at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lived in Erie.
Corporal	Oregon	Bond, Donald S.	000000001926-01-29-0000 29 Jan 1926	000000001944-05-10-0000 10 May 1944	000000002016-01-01-0000 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.	000000001922-01-01-0000 1 Jan 1922		000000002017-10-05-0000 5 Oct 2017 (95)	Louisiana	Trained At Camp Toccoa.Fought At Normandy, the Netherlands, and Bastogne. Lived in Lafayette. This article does not contain any citations or references. Please improve this article by adding a reference. For information about how to add references, see Template:Citation.
Private First Class	Mississippi	Freeman, Bradford C.	000000001924-09-04-0000 4 Sep 1924		Age: 97 Last surviving enlisted veteran (as of 03-10-2020)	Mississippi	Lives in Caledonia
Corporal	Alabama	Lowrey, Dewitt	000000001922-04-22-0000 22 Apr 1922	000000001942-08-02-0000 2 Aug 1942	000000002015-07-08-0000 8 Jul 2015 (93)	Alabama	Enlisted at Anniston, Alabama. Fought at Normandy. Lived in Montgomery.[11] [12] [13]
Technical Sergeant	Oregon	Malarkey, Donald G.	000000001921-07-31-0000 31 Jul 1921	000000001942-08-28-0000 28 Aug 1942	000000002017-09-20-0000 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.	000000001922-05-25-0000 25 May 1922		000000002019-05-31-0000 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	000000001925-05-24-0000 24 May 1925		000000002012-07-03-0000 3 Jul 2012 (87)	California
Private First Class	California	Pepping, Edwin E.	000000001922-07-04-0000 4 Jul 1922	000000001942-09-03-0000 3 Sep 1942	000000002018-09-05-0000 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.	000000001922-05-26-0000 26 May 1922	000000001942-08-24-0000 24 Aug 1942	000000002018-08-09-0000 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	000000001918-07-12-0000 12 Jul 1918	000000001942-08-13-0000 13 Aug 1942	000000002015-03-16-0000 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	000000001922-06-13-0000 13 Jun 1922	000000001942-09-22-0000 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	000000001925-06-18-0000 18 Jun 1925	000000001943-08-01-0000 Aug 1943	000000002017-05-22-0000 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.	000000001922-06-24-0000 24 Jun 1922	000000001942-08-08-0000 8 Aug 1942	000000002019-12-02-0000 2 Dec 2019 (97)	Pennsylvania	Enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lives in Orefield.[31]
Private First Class	Illinois	Suerth, Jr., Herbert John	000000001924-10-28-0000 28 Oct 1924	000000001943-03-01-0000 Mar 1943	000000002017-10-14-0000 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	000000001921-08-03-0000 3 Aug 1921	000000001942-08-24-0000 24 Aug 1942	000000002017-02-10-0000 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.	000000001922-07-03-0000 3 Jul 1922	000000001942-08-01-0000 Aug 1942	000000002020-10-01-0000 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.	000000001925-05-31-0000 31 May 1925	000000001943-12-16-0000 16 Dec 1943	000000002016-09-16-0000 16 Sep 2016 (91)	Ohio	Enlisted at Clarksburg, West Virginia. Lives in Wadsworth.

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See also

• E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States)

References

1. ↑ Ambrose, p.289
2. ↑ 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.
3. ↑ https://abc3340.com/news/local/94-year-old-veteran-embarks-on-trip-back-to-normandy-for-75th-anniversary-of-d-day
4. ↑ Brotherton, p.28.
5. ↑ Brotherton, p.101.
6. ↑ Ambrose, p.314.
7. ↑ Brotherton, pp.216–217.
8. ↑ Brotherton, p.26.
9. ↑ Brotherton, pp.74–79.
10. ↑ Brotherton, p.219.
11. ↑ Brotherton, p.6.
12. ↑ Brotherton, pp.99–102.
13. ↑ Brotherton, pp.219–221.
14. ↑ Malarkey, p.12.
15. ↑ Malarkey, p.100.
16. ↑ Malarkey, p.281.
17. ↑ Brotherton, p.17.
18. ↑ Brotherton, pp.49–52.
19. ↑ Brotherton, p.98.
20. ↑ Brotherton, p.127.
21. ↑ Brotherton, pp.152–153.
22. ↑ Brotherton, pp.218–219.
23. ↑ Brotherton, p.22.
24. ↑ Brotherton, pp.52–53.
25. ↑ Brotherton, p.111.
26. ↑ Brotherton, p.218.
27. ↑ 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.
28. ↑ Brotherton, pp.12–13.
29. ↑ Brotherton, pp.66–67.
30. ↑ Brotherton, pp.212–214.
31. ↑ Brotherton, p.20.
32. ↑ Brotherton, pp.17–19.
33. ↑ Brotherton, p.68.
34. ↑ Brotherton, pp.151–153.
35. ↑ "Ed Tipper". Men of Easy Company. http://www.menofeasycompany.com/home/index.php?page_id=48 . Retrieved 2009-06-08.
36. ↑ Ambrose, pp.96–97.
37. ↑ Brotherton, pp.9–11.
38. ↑ Brotherton, pp.44–47.
39. ↑ Graves, Lyn (7 July 2006). "Band of Brothers Span Generations". News Blaze. http://newsblaze.com/story/20060707093604nnnn.nb/topstory.html . Retrieved 2009-05-25.
40. ↑ Brotherton, p.27.
41. ↑ Brotherton, pp.53–60.
42. ↑ Brotherton, p.209.
43. ↑ WWII Army Enlistment Records: on-line NARA Archival Database
44. ↑ 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.

External links

• The Band of Brothers' Middle East USO Tour
• The Band of Brothers' visit with Prince Charles
• Band of Brothers books
• 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment
• Easy 506th
• Tircuit- Easy Company
• Men of Easy Company
• The Battle of Normandy

1. ↑ https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_6e607306-ab50-11e7-9c54-9b4819c7abaf.html

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