508th parachute infantry regiment

508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT
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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
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  1. US PARAS Krause, Donald E.

    SURNAME Krause FORENAME Donald E. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Private NUMBER AWARD Bronze Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 13.02.1925 wife Mary L. (nee Nicholls) (1932-2011) 5 children died 04.01.2013 Aged 87 Chicago, Illinois, USA...
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  2. US PARAS Hernandez, Frank R.

    SURNAMEHernandez FORENAMEFrank R. UNIT508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANKSergeant NUMBER AWARDBronze Star PLACEEurope ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  3. US PARAS Fishgrab, Dennis Merle

    SURNAME Fishgrab FORENAME Dennis Merle UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 06955543 AWARD Bronze Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Ellis County, Oklahoma born 04.07.1916 Fargo, Oklahoma, USA father William H. Fishgrab...
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  4. US PARAS Axline, Sherman Eugene

    SURNAME Axline FORENAME Sherman Eugene UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Private NUMBER 33898035 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Plot F Row 2 Grave 15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...

  5. US PARAS Atherton, Roger Lee

    SURNAME Atherton FORENAME Roger Lee UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANK Corporal NUMBER 19147038 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Plot F Row 2 Grave 22 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...

  6. US PARAS Askren, William Vernon

    SURNAME Askren FORENAME William Vernon UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Private NUMBER 36774813 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
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  7. US PARAS Arnold, Robert L.,Jr

    SURNAME Arnold FORENAME Robert L., Jr UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private NUMBER 35551502 DATE OF DEATH 23rd December 1944 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Woodlawn Cemetery, Ohio City, Ohio, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Allen County, Indiana born 03.12.1924, Ohio 1 year...

  8. US PARAS Arico, Anthony

    SURNAME Arico FORENAME Anthony UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private NUMBER 12123149 DATE OF DEATH 5th July 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Normandy American Cemetery, France Plot C Row 8 Grave 22 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Kings County, New York born 1923, New York 1...

  9. US PARAS Appleby, Eugene Jesse

    SURNAME Appleby FORENAME Eugene Jesse ("Gene") UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) RANK Private NUMBER 35295352 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL...
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  10. US PARAS Apodaca, Juan Orlando

    SURNAME Apodaca FORENAME Juan Orlando UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK Private NUMBER 38352418 DATE OF DEATH 19th October 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Section Q Site 14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Alameda...

  11. US PARAS Anhut, Charles R.

    SURNAME Anhut FORENAME Charles R. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company G) RANK Private NUMBER 36896713 DATE OF DEATH 21st September 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Wayne County, Michigan born...

  12. US PARAS Angeloff, Carl Anthony

    SURNAME Angeloff FORENAME Carl Anthony UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (1 Bn) RANK Private NUMBER 33709715 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium Plot C Row 20 Grave 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Allegheny...

  13. US PARAS Anderson, Merlin B.

    SURNAME Anderson FORENAME Merlin B. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private NUMBER 36837980 DATE OF DEATH 22nd January 1945 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Blair, Wisconsin, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Blair, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin born...

  14. US PARAS Anderson, Eugene Ellsworth

    SURNAME Anderson FORENAME Eugene Ellsworth UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) RANK Private NUMBER 37485897 DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Nelson Cemetery, Nelson, Nuckolls County, Nebraska ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Nelson, Nuckolls...

  15. US PARAS Alvarez, Manuel Lopez

    SURNAME Alvarez FORENAME Manuel Lopez UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) RANK Private NUMBER 39715078 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, California, USA. Section B, Lot 1002, Space 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...

  16. US PARAS Alva, Fidel

    SURNAME Alva FORENAME Fidel UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK Private NUMBER 35294200 DATE OF DEATH 18th September 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas Section U Site 45 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Seneca County...

  17. US PARAS Alfrey, Howard James

    SURNAME Alfrey FORENAME Howard James UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private NUMBER 37488170 DATE OF DEATH 27th December 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium Plot A Row 6 Grave 13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Lancaster County, Nebraska...

  18. US PARAS Alfonso, Jafet

    SURNAME Alfonso FORENAME Jafet UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 32002285 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Tablets of the Missing ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
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  19. US PARAS Albright, John L.

    SURNAME Albright FORENAME John L. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Private First Class NUMBER 36411643 DATE OF DEATH 28th January 1945 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Hillman-Rust Cemetery, Hillman, Michigan, USA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Montmorency County, Michigan born...

  20. US PARAS Akins, Hugh Joseph (Rosey)

    SURNAME Akins FORENAME Hugh Joseph (Rosey) UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ) RANK Corporal NUMBER 13089910 DATE OF DEATH 4th October 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands Plot F Row 3 Grave 4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...
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