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 Cabic, James F.

    SURNAME Cabic FORENAME James F. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK Private NUMBER 12016782 DATE OF DEATH 2nd October 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Plot O Row 3 Grave 13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Monroe...
  2. US PARAS Bledsoe, Cecil West

    SURNAME Bledsoe FORENAME Cecil West UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Private NUMBER 34826450 DATE OF DEATH 21st September 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Carrollton City Cemetery, Carrollton, Georgia, USA. Section D, Row 11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Upson...
  3. US PARAS Blackmon, Ben David

    SURNAME Blackmon FORENAME Ben David UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 35564338 DATE OF DEATH 15th July 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Howard County...
  4. US PARAS Bizefski, Joseph Paul

    SURNAME Bizefski FORENAME Joseph Paul UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company G) RANK Private NUMBER 39216594 DATE OF DEATH 27th December 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium Plot D Row 12 Grave 48 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Spokane...
  5. US PARAS Bitterman, Edward

    SURNAME Bitterman FORENAME Edward UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company I) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 39406229 DATE OF DEATH 10th June 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Sunset Lawn Chapel Of the Chimes Memorial Park, Sacramento, California, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
  6. US PARAS Birow, Steve

    SURNAME Birow FORENAME Steve UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private First Class NUMBER 35605183 DATE OF DEATH 22nd June 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot C Row 1 Grave 37 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Akron, Summit County, Ohio father...
  7. US PARAS Billington, Orren Worth

    SURNAME Billington FORENAME Orren Worth UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 38281981 DATE OF DEATH 6th June 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot H Row 2 Grave 39 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Tarrant...
  8. US PARAS Billings, Clarence Nevin

    SURNAME Billings FORENAME Clarence Nevin UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 35421601 DATE OF DEATH 30th December 1944 AGE 31 GRAVESITE Willow View Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio, USA. Section F. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Montgomery County, Ohio...
  9. US PARAS Bergstrom, Carl Walter

    SURNAME Bergstrom FORENAME Carl Walter UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 11131338 DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Plot L Row 10 Grave 3 ADDITIONAL...
  10. US PARAS Benton, Daniel Roger

    SURNAME Benton FORENAME Daniel Roger ("Dan") UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 1 Bn) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 6941082 DATE OF DEATH 15th June 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Columbia...
  11. US PARAS Benson, Robert Walter

    SURNAME Benson FORENAME Robert Walter UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 39195388 DATE OF DEATH 7th June 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot C Row 19 Grave 36 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Pierce County...
  12. US PARAS Benson, Kenneth Oswald

    SURNAME Benson FORENAME Kenneth Oswald UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 17156751 DATE OF DEATH 21st September 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California Section B Site 142 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
  13. US PARAS Bennett, Frank Arthur

    SURNAME Bennett FORENAME Frank Arthur UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK Private NUMBER 13105764 DATE OF DEATH 8th June 1944 AGE 29 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot J Row 26 Grave 6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Peoria County, Illinois...
  14. US PARAS Benedict, Francis Leo

    SURNAME Benedict FORENAME Francis Leo UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 20930297 DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1944 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
  15. US PARAS Belmontes, Arthur Faudoa

    SURNAME Belmontes FORENAME Arthur Faudoa UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private NUMBER 39268035 DATE OF DEATH 17th June 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California Section B Site 718 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Los Angeles...
  16. US PARAS Bellesfield, Ralph Paul

    SURNAME Bellesfield FORENAME Ralph Paul UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) RANK Private NUMBER 33491174 DATE OF DEATH 17th September 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE St Marks Cemetery, Allentown, Pennsylvania ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Allentown, Lehigh County...
  17. US PARAS Belair, Raymond Charles

    SURNAME Belair FORENAME Raymond Charles UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 39195406 DATE OF DEATH 4th July 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Mountain View Memorial Park, Lakewood, Washington, USA. Plot MIL 10 85 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
  18. US PARAS Bednarz, Walter J.

    SURNAME Bednarz FORENAME Walter J. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) RANK Private NUMBER 20109683 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE St Stanislaus Cemetery, Adams, Massachusetts, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Berkshire County...
  19. US PARAS Beers, Donald Edwin

    SURNAME Beers FORENAME Donald Edwin UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 35045241 DATE OF DEATH 12th June 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot E Row 18 Grave 29 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Cleveland...
  20. US PARAS Beckwith, Edward R., Jr

    SURNAME Beckwith FORENAME Edward R., Jr UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) RANK Private NUMBER 16131814 DATE OF DEATH 26th October 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Lakeside Cemetery, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA. Plot 69-0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Juneau County...
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