508th parachute infantry regiment

508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT
I Was Only Sixteen
By Roland Griffiths-Marsh MM
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 Adams, Donald Russell

    SURNAME Adams FORENAME Donald Russell UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Medical Detachment,attached Company C) RANK Technician Fifth Class NUMBER 37093710 DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Fort Snelling National Cemetery,South Minneapolis,Minnesota...
  2. US PARAS Ackerman, Harry Frank

    SURNAME Ackerman FORENAME Harry Frank UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ) RANK Private NUMBER 36690549 DATE OF DEATH 8th January 1945 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery,Belgium Plot C Row 9 Grave 15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 19.03.1919, Chicago...
  3. US PARAS Alexander, Mark J.

    SURNAMEAlexander FORENAMEMark J. UNIT508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ - Executive Officer) RANKLieutenant Colonel NUMBER0-411615 AWARDBronze Star PLACEBelgium 1944-45 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION505 PIR 508 PIR 5.6.1944
  4. US PARAS Albright, Barry E.

    SURNAMEAlbright FORENAMEBarry E. UNIT508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (2 Bn) RANKFirst Lieutenant NUMBER AWARDBronze Star PLACEEurope ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  5. US PARAS Agee, John T.,Jr

    SURNAMEAgee FORENAMEJohn T.,Jr UNIT508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANKSergeant NUMBER AWARDBronze Star PLACEEurope ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  6. US PARAS Adelman, Edward Alfred

    SURNAME Adelman FORENAME Edward Alfred UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 14133639 AWARD Bronze Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION entered service Asheville, North Carolina born 18.03.1922, Ravenna, Ohio, USA father Edward...
  7. US PARAS Adamson, Charles Homer

    SURNAME Adamson FORENAME Charles Homer UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company G) RANK Private NUMBER 34888680 AWARD Bronze Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 15.09.1917 Liberty, Tennessee, USA grammar school education civil occupation Carpenter employed by...
  8. US PARAS Acosta, Vincente P.

    SURNAMEAcosta FORENAMEVincente P. UNIT508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) RANKPrivate NUMBER AWARDBronze Star PLACEEurope ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
  9. US PARAS Acors, Quinton Henry

    SURNAME Acors FORENAME Quinton Henry UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 13016902 AWARD Bronze Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 04.03.1921, Spotsylvania Country, Virginia, USA father Houston Edward Acors (1893-1919) mother...
  10. US PARAS Brannen, Malcolm Dodge

    SURNAME Brannen FORENAME Malcolm Dodge UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 3 Bn) RANK Captain NUMBER AWARD Croix de Guerre with silver star (France) PLACE France 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 14.10.1910, Athol, Massachusetts, USA father James Eugene Brannen...
  11. US PARAS Adams, Jonathan Edward, Jr.

    SURNAME Adams FORENAME Jonathan Edward, Jr. ("Jock") UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) RANK Captain NUMBER 0-23833 AWARD Silver Star, Silver Star with bronze oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Bangor, Maine born...
  12. US PARAS Haddy, Frank

    SURNAME Haddy FORENAME Frank UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Private + Corporal (SS) NUMBER 37664137 AWARD Silver Star, Bronze Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION home town Ohio born 15.10.1923, Seneca, Iowa, USA 4 years high school single with...
  13. US PARAS Albrecht, Warren F.

    SURNAME Albrecht FORENAME Warren F. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 35560889 AWARD Silver Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Windfall, Arizona
  14. US PARAS Shea, Edward T.

    SURNAME Shea FORENAME Edward T. UNIT 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company I) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 32572964 DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Netherlands American Cemetery,Margraten,Netherlands Plot F Row 3 Grave 13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
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