517th parachute infantry regiment

SURNAME Anderson FORENAME Elmer Joseph UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (RHQ) RANK Private NUMBER 33785047 DATE OF DEATH 15th August 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, France. Plot D, Row 5, Grave 14 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...

SURNAME Allen FORENAME Alton Leonard UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company D) RANK Private NUMBER 33604812 DATE OF DEATH 4th November 1944 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France Plot B Row 7 Grave 11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Bradford...

SURNAME Ackerman FORENAME Lincoln Willard UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 1 Bn) RANK Private NUMBER 42120841 DATE OF DEATH 16th January 1945 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery,Belgium Plot G Row 9 Grave 38 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Lewis...

SURNAME Graves FORENAME Rupert D. UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Commanding Officer) RANK Colonel NUMBER AWARD Legion of Merit,Silver Star,Bronze Star,Croix de Guerre avec palme (Fr) PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 25.10.1901 died 16.10.1996 Shepherd...

SURNAMEAllison FORENAMERalph UNIT517 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANKFirst Lieutenant NUMBER AWARDSilver Star PLACEEurope ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SURNAMECawthorn FORENAMEVictor W. UNIT517 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANKFirst Sergeant NUMBER AWARDSilver Star PLACEEurope ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONalso shown as Victor M. Cawthom

SURNAME Castonguay FORENAME Romeo Joseph UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Technical Sergeant NUMBER 6140537 AWARD Silver Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Aroostook,Maine born 27.6.1917 1 Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) 1951 (M/Sgt) KIA 15.2.1951...

SURNAMEFernandez FORENAMEManuel B.,Jr (Babbo) UNIT517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company H) RANKStaff Sergeant NUMBER AWARDSilver Star PLACEEurope ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SURNAME Chism FORENAME John Warren UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 39043957 AWARD Silver Star PLACE Europe (Sospel, France 10th September 1944) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Alameda County, California born 23.08.1923, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma...

SURNAME Bryant FORENAME James Benjamin UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANK Staff Sergeant NUMBER 35767859 AWARD Silver Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION resided Huntington, West Virginia born 09.01.1920 Union, West Virginia, USA son of Donald & Mary Pritt Bryant...

SURNAMEBradley FORENAMEWilliam J. UNIT517 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANKStaff Sergeant + Second Lieutenant NUMBER AWARDSilver Star,Bronze Star PLACEEurope ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSilver Star as S/Sgt Bronze Star as 2 Lt

SURNAMEBoese FORENAMERobert C. UNIT517 Parachute Infantry Regiment RANKPrivate First Class + Staff Sergeant NUMBER AWARDSilver Star,Croix de Guerre avec etoile d argent (Fr) PLACEEurope ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSilver Star as Staff Sgt

SURNAME Biddle FORENAME Melvin Earl UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 35584196 AWARD Medal of Honor, Bronze Star PLACE Belgium 1944 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Anderson, Indiana born 28.11.1923 Daleville, Indiana, USA father...

SURNAME Zais FORENAME Melvin UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (C.O. 3 Bn and Regimental XO) RANK Lieutenant Colonel NUMBER AWARD Legion of Merit,Silver Star,Bronze Star,Croix de Guerre avec palme (Fr) PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 8.5.1916 Fall...

SURNAME Giuchici FORENAME George Earl UNIT 517 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) RANK First Lieutenant NUMBER AWARD Silver Star PLACE Europe ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 1922, Michigan, USA 4 years high school civil occupation Farm Hands, general farms single without...