508th parachute infantry regiment

508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT
508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT
Operation Overlord, Operation Market Garden & Battle of The Bulge

Individual Honours:
Medal of Honor: 1 (First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr.)
Distinguished Service Cross: 14
Silver Star: 111
Bronze Star: 341
Legion of Merit: 3
Soldier's Medal: 7
  1. US PARAS Molina, Julian

    SURNAME Molina FORENAME Julian UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private NUMBER 36560310 DATE OF DEATH 1st July 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas Section S Site 173 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Wayne County, Michigan born...
  2. US PARAS Modzel, Walter A.

    SURNAME Modzel FORENAME Walter A. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 12030752 DATE OF DEATH 2nd October 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Plot G Row 4 Grave 9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
  3. US PARAS Miller, Willis Gordon

    SURNAME Miller FORENAME Willis Gordon UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private NUMBER 12168535 DATE OF DEATH 8th January 1945 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, New York Section C Site 3239 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Onondaga County, New York...
  4. US PARAS Mertz, Elmer

    SURNAME Mertz FORENAME Elmer UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) RANK Private NUMBER 36664855 DATE OF DEATH 13th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Chicago,Cook County,Illinois "HQ 2 Bn" in one source award Bronze Star KIA Normandy
  5. US PARAS Medford, William A.,Jr

    SURNAME Medford FORENAME William A.,Jr UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 34380920 DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1944 AGE GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Waynesville,Haywood County,North Carolina award Bronze Star KIA Normandy
  6. US PARAS McNeil, Ronald A.

    SURNAME McNeil FORENAME Ronald A. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private First Class NUMBER 13118891 DATE OF DEATH 27th December 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery,Belgium Plot A Row 6 Grave 46 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Richmond,Henrico...
  7. US PARAS Martin, Arnold H.

    SURNAME Martin FORENAME Arnold H. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 37088153 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Scotts Bluff County,Nebraska award Bronze Star KIA Normandy
  8. US PARAS Lupton, Walter R.

    SURNAME Lupton FORENAME Walter R. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 2 Bn - Machine Gun Platoon) RANK Corporal NUMBER 12181108 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery,Margraten,Netherlands Plot K Row 9 Grave 18...
  9. US PARAS Lakes, Carl

    SURNAME Lakes FORENAME Carl UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 2 Bn - Communications Platoon) RANK Technician Fourth Class NUMBER 15338286 DATE OF DEATH 29th January 1945 AGE GRAVESITE Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery,Belgium Plot E Row 2 Grave 53 ADDITIONAL...
  10. US PARAS Kuszmaul, Daniel E.

    SURNAME Kuszmaul FORENAME Daniel E. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company G) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 35345415 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE buried Ohio ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Williams County,Ohio entered service 26.10.1942...
  11. US PARAS Kurzawski, William J.

    SURNAME Kurzawski FORENAME William J. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Private NUMBER 33668395 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE St Joseph's Cemetery,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Allegheny County,Pennsylvania...
  12. US PARAS Kurtz, Raymond C.

    SURNAME Kurtz FORENAME Raymond C. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 37506273 DATE OF DEATH 21st September 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery,Margraten,Netherlands Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
  13. US PARAS King, Ernest J.

    SURNAME King FORENAME Ernest J. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK Corporal NUMBER 34876621 DATE OF DEATH 9th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Pearl River County,Mississippi born 1923 Mississippi entered service 11.11.1943 Camp...
  14. US PARAS Jordan, William K.

    SURNAME Jordan FORENAME William K. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 2 Bn) RANK Corporal NUMBER 13094547 DATE OF DEATH 23rd December 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery,Margraten,Netherlands Plot E Row 10 Grave 27 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
  15. US PARAS Jones, Carl W.

    SURNAME Jones FORENAME Carl W. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 37518141 DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot B Row 7 Grave 40 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Jackson County,Missouri...
  16. US PARAS Hughes, Garrett T.

    SURNAME Hughes FORENAME Garrett T. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 2 Bn) RANK Private NUMBER 14073927 DATE OF DEATH 2nd October 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE buried North Carolina ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Cumberland County,North Carolina entered service...
  17. US PARAS Hicks, Robert C.

    SURNAME Hicks FORENAME Robert C. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 17154613 DATE OF DEATH 7th January 1945 AGE GRAVESITE Fort Snelling National Cemetery,South Minneapolis,Minnesota Section C-24 Site 13542 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
  18. US PARAS Eckman, Richard Emmett

    SURNAME Eckman FORENAME Richard Emmett UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 13093399 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Evans Section ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Lancaster County...
  19. US PARAS Crouch, Robert E.

    SURNAME Crouch FORENAME Robert E. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 35561853 DATE OF DEATH 14th June 1944 AGE GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Monroe County,Indiana KIA Normandy
  20. US PARAS Christensen, Edward Theodore

    SURNAME Christensen FORENAME Edward Theodore UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Technician Fourth Class NUMBER 36150459 DATE OF DEATH 21st September 1944 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg Plot F Row 10 Grave 6 ADDITIONAL...
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