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Band Of Brothers (book)
''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 on the flow of battle, it concentrates on the lives of the soldiers in and associated with the company. The book was later adapted into a 2001 miniseries for HBO by Tom Hanks, Erik Jendreson, and Steven Spielberg, also titled '' Band of Brothers.'' Background The book rests upon interviews Ambrose conducted with former members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. The veterans were having a reunion at a hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana; the interviews were conducted as part of a project to collect oral histories of D-Day for the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. Ambrose was intrigued with the bonds that had developed among the me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen E
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E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States)
E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment (United States), 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles", is a company (military unit), company in the United States Army. The company was referred to as "Easy" after the radio call for "E" in the Spelling alphabet#During WWII, phonetic alphabet used during World War II. The experiences of its members during that war are the subject of the 1992 book ''Band of Brothers (book), Band of Brothers'' by historian Stephen Ambrose and the 2001 HBO Band of Brothers (miniseries), miniseries of the same name''.'' History Training and composition The 506th PIR was an experimental airborne regiment created in 1942 to jump from Douglas C-47 Skytrain, C-47 transport airplanes into hostile territory. E Company was established at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, under the command of 1st Lieutenant Herbert Sobel. Before attending paratrooper training, the unit's troops performed the standard battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sink
Robert Frederick Sink (3 April 1905 – 13 December 1965) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II and the Korean War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division, throughout most of World War II, in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Early career Sink attended Duke University (then known as Trinity College) for one year before securing an appointment to the United States Military Academy. He graduated 174th in West Point's 203-member class of 1927 (Cullum Number 8196). Commissioned as an Infantry officer, Second Lieutenant Sink was assigned to the 8th Infantry Regiment in Fort Screven, Georgia. Sink later took assignments in Puerto Rico (1929, 65th Infantry Regiment), at the Army Chemical Warfare School (1932), at Fort Meade (1932), 34th Infantry Regiment, with the Civilian Conservation Corps (1933) at McAlevys Fort, Pennsylvania, and returned to the 34th In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Roe
''Band of Brothers'' is a 2001 American Drama (film and television)#War drama, war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book Band of Brothers (book), of the same name. 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.'' Episodes first aired on HBO from September 9, to November 4, 2001. Critically acclaimed, the series won the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy and 59th Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe awards for best miniseries. The series dramatizes the history of E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States), "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States), 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. It begins during Easy Company's paratrooper training and follows its participation in the Western Front (World War II), Western Front of World War II. The events are based on Ambro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrell Powers
Darrell Cecil "Shifty" Powers (13 March 1923 – 17 June 2009) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Powers was portrayed in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' by Peter Youngblood Hills. Early life Powers was born in Clinchco, Virginia. His father was an excellent rifle and pistol shot and taught him how to shoot when he was young.Location 269, Brotherton Powers spent a great deal of time in the outdoors, hunting game.Brotherton, p.5. He got to the point where he could throw a coin in the air and hit it with a rifle. Such skills helped him as a soldier. His nickname "Shifty" originated from his basketball days from his ability to be 'shifty' on his feet. After Powers graduated from high school, he took a machinist training course at a vocational school in Norfolk, Virginia. It was there he befriended Robert 'Popeye' Wynn. After completing the course, both w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Nixon III
Lewis Nixon III (September 30, 1918 – January 11, 1995) 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. Nixon was portrayed in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' by Ron Livingston. Early life Lewis Nixon was born to Stanhope Wood Nixon and Doris Ryer Nixon on September 30, 1918, in New York City. He was the grandson of shipbuilder Lewis Nixon I (1861–1940) and Sally Wood Nixon (died 1937). At age seven, Lewis took third place in the model yacht regatta at Conservatory Lake in Central Park on May 22, 1926, earning a gold and bronze medal in the boat class. As a youth, Nixon lived in New York City and Montecito, California; he traveled the world extensively, visiting Germany, France, and England. Nixon graduated from Cate School in Carpinteria, then attended Yale University for two years. Military service Nixon was selected (inducted) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Muck
E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles", is a company in the United States Army. The company was referred to as "Easy" after the radio call for "E" in the phonetic alphabet used during World War II. The experiences of its members during that war are the subject of the 1992 book '' Band of Brothers'' by historian Stephen Ambrose and the 2001 HBO miniseries of the same name''.'' History Training and composition The 506th PIR was an experimental airborne regiment created in 1942 to jump from C-47 transport airplanes into hostile territory. E Company was established at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, under the command of 1st Lieutenant Herbert Sobel. Before attending paratrooper training, the unit's troops performed the standard battle drills and physical training that comes with being in the parachute infantry. One of the exercises was running Currahee, a large, steep hill whose trail ran "three miles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Donald Malarkey
Donald George Malarkey (July 31, 1921 – September 30, 2017) was a non-commissioned officer with E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States), Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army#20th century, United States Army during World War II. Malarkey was portrayed in the HBO miniseries ''Band of Brothers (miniseries), Band of Brothers'' by Scott Grimes. Early life Donald Malarkey was born in Astoria, Oregon, on July 31, 1921, to Leo and Helen (née Trask) Malarkey, married in 1918. He graduated from Astoria High School (Oregon), Astoria High School in 1939 and was of Irish People, Irish descent. As a youth, he worked on a purse seiner crew on the Columbia River. He was a volunteer firefighter during the destructive Tillamook Burn forest fire, which destroyed thousands of acres of Oregon timber. He was in his first semester at the University of Oregon in the fall of 1941 whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carwood Lipton
Clifford Carwood Lipton (30 January 1920 – 16 December 2001) was a commissioned officer with Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II. On the battlefields of Europe, he was promoted to company first sergeant and was awarded a battlefield commission to second lieutenant. He has said "it was the greatest honor ever awarded" to him. He eventually earned a promotion to first lieutenant before leaving the army. He was featured in the 2010 book ''A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us'', and portrayed by Donnie Wahlberg in the HBO miniseries ''Band of Brothers''. Early life Carwood Lipton was born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia. When he was aged 10, his father was killed and his mother paralyzed in an automobile accident.Alexander 2005, p. 88. Since Carwood was the eldest child, she told him to be the "man of the family". After completing one year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Guarnere
William J. Guarnere Sr. (April 28, 1923 – March 8, 2014) was a United States Army paratrooper who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division. Guarnere wrote ''Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story'' with long-time friend Edward "Babe" Heffron and journalist Robyn Post in 2007. Guarnere was portrayed in the 2001 HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' by Frank John Hughes. Early life and education Guarnere was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 28, 1923. He was the youngest of 10 children born to Joseph and Augusta Guarnere, who were of Italian origin. He joined the Citizens Military Training Camp (CMTC) program during the Great Depression, gaining entrance at age 15 because his mother told the government her son was two years older. He spent three summers in the CMTC, which took four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Compton
Lynn Davis "Buck" Compton (December 31, 1921 – February 25, 2012) was an American jurist, law enforcement officer, and United States Army officer during World War II, serving as a paratrooper in "Easy Company" of the 506th Infantry Regiment within the 101st Airborne Division. After the war, he joined the Los Angeles Police Department and later the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, where he rose to the position of chief deputy district attorney. He acted as the lead prosecutor in the trial of Sirhan Sirhan for the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. He was eventually appointed as a judge on the California Court of Appeal. Compton's World War II exploits were depicted in the 1992 book '' Band of Brothers'' by historian Stephen E. Ambrose, and the 2001 HBO miniseries of the same name, in which Compton was portrayed by Neal McDonough. Early life Compton was born in Los Angeles, California. Early on, he gave himself the nickname "Buck" due to feeling that Lynn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
