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Veterans Day
11-11-2011
 Today we celebrate and honor the courageous men and women who served to protect and preserve the spirit and the promise of America. Thinking of them on Veterans Day! If you like your freedom..Thank a soldier & a vet |
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65th reunion
31-10-2011
 This year we have our 65th reunion and we will be heading to the home of the 101st Airborne, Fort Campbell, KY. We will attend the rededication of the Currahee memorial, in conjuction with the 506th Association's rendezvous. The rededication will be on the 11th of November, Veteransday! A special day for all veterans nationwide. We are proud to be a part of this event and spend some time with the actives and specific the current E-Company. Currahee! |
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Henry Zimmerman passed away
03-10-2011
 We regret to inform you that Henry 'Hank' Zimmerman passed away this morning. Hank joined E-Company in France just before we left for Bastogne and stayed with us till the end of the war. Hank was a calm and solid person to who you could rely on. He was sharp, correct and had a lot of humor. Even years after the war we always respected his opinion and he advice he calmly gave. He was a valuable member of E-Company. By losing him we lose another great man and a good friend.We wish his wife Millie and their children and rest of the family strength in these difficult times. May he rest in peace. The eagle will always scream for our brothers! |
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Bill Maynard passed away
24-09-2011
 We regret to inform you that Friday morning around 3 a.m. Bill Maynard passed away. It was so unexpected, a tragedy for his wife Rose and their family. Bill was a member of E-Company from the first hour. He trained with us in Toccoa and jumped into Normandy on D-Day. He got wounded and was not able to walk anymore. The medics took care of him and hid him under the hedgerows and promised him to get back for him as soon as possible. He stayed there for 72 hours by himself completely surrounded by enemy troops. He held his position and when the medics came back to pick him up they noticed he had to fight his own battle against the enemy, a battle that he had won. By losing Bill we have lost an outstanding man and a dear friend with a great humor. We will miss him. We wish Rose and the family strength in these difficult times. May he rest in peace. The eagle will always scream for our brothers ! |
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Buck Taylor passed away
24-08-2011
 Just 10 days after losing his wife we regret to inform you that Amos "Buck" Taylor passed away. Buck was one of our true leaders and a good friend not only trough the war but also after. Till the last day we relied on his judgment. Losing his wife was a tragedy and even it is a big loss for everyone he left behind, the thought that is he reunited with his wife gives peace in our hearts. We wish their children and family strength in this difficult time, God took these wonderful people from them in such a short time but they will be happy again in heaven! May he rest in peace. The eagle will always scream for our brothers ! |
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Opening 101st ABN museum
19-08-2011
 At the 24th of September is the opening of the 101st Airborne Museum in Bastogne Belgium. This museum will be dedicated to the 101st Airborne and their part in the Battle of the Bulge - the siege of Bastogne.They honor all the units from the 101st Airborne who participated in the battle such as the 501, 502, 506 and 326 med. co and 327. Some veterans of E-co as well as a veteran of the 501 will be present to do the official opening. We have watched this project closely the last year and some of us already had a few previews. We are very proud to be a part of the preserving the history and we a step closer to pass the history of the 101st Airborne to the next generation. |
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Elaine Tayler passed away
14-08-2011
 We regret to inform you that Elaine Taylor, beloved wife of Amos "Buck" Taylor passed away. She was a sweet, caring woman who always stood by her man. We will all mis her and we can only imagine what this loss will mean for her husband and children. May she rest in peace! With Sympathy, |
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Ed Mauser passed away
21-01-2011
 We regret to inform you that Ed Mauser passed away at the age of 94. He was the oldest surviving member of E-Company and lived the motto "Hang Tough" to the end. We lost sight of him for a long time but we got reunited last year and we enjoyed his company at our last annual reunion. He also made it back to Europe last year, back to the battlefields were his journey with the band of brothers started and were he stayed with us till the end of the war. He was a great and remarkable man, a real character, we will miss him.We want to express our condolences to his family, daughter Laurie and her husband Michael and the two grandsons Robert and Travis. We wish them strength in these difficult times. May he rest in peace. The eagle will always scream for our brothers ! |
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Richard Winters passed away
02-01-2011
 We regret to inform you that our former commander Major Richard ´Dick` Winters passed away at the age of 92. During Operation Overlord he became our commanding officer and led us through the most important hours of the battle. Many of us survived because of his leadership. After D-Day he stayed our leader through Operation Market Garden and after he was promoted and did his job in regimental headquarters his heart stayed with us and led us through several battles till the end of the war. He was an incredible leader and a wonderful person. Also thanks to him we became A Band of Brothers where he was a part of. He was respected by all of us. We want to express our condolences to his family and wish them strength in these difficult times. May he rest in peace. The eagle will always scream for our brothers ! |
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Jack Agnew passed away
08-04-2010
 We regret to inform you that a remarkable man, John "Jack" Agnew passed away today. He joined the 101ABN 506PIR and since his training in Toccoa he was a member of the Filthy 13. They went through the whole war. Together with his buddies he fought for over 78 days in Holland and he made his 3rd combat jump during the Battle of the Bulge. He was respected by all of us. We want to express our condolences to his family. We wish them strength in these difficult times. May he rest in peace. With sympathy, |
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Harriet Guth passed away
13-12-2009
 Harriet Guth, beloved wife of Forrest Guth passed away today at the age of 81 years. Harriet was married to Forrest Guth for 60 years and had 2 children Nancy and John and 2 granddaughters. Harriet was an incredible woman, she was active member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church and served in the Woman's Association. In 1991 she was named women of the year. Losing her is a true tragedy for a lot but most of all for her family. We are great full knowing her and having her around for some many years. She was a sharp, intelligent, warm and careful woman. We will miss her !We wish Forrest, Nancy, John, Cynthia, Stacy and Jamie strength in these difficult times!
May she rest in peace! With Sympathy, |
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Monument in Foy, Bastogne
02-12-2009
 Today “Easy Company mason" Ralph Ligtvoet finished our monument in Foy, Bastogne. The monument was built in May 2005 and today it was completed by finishing the cement base. It was difficult to find old, authentic stones that match the monument but we succeeded.We thank everybody who visited the monument during the year. We are very grateful for all the flowers and candles you have placed in front of the monument to remember our fallen brothers. |
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Clancy Lyall on BBC History
29-11-2009
 Lost EvidenceFriday, December 1st 2006, BBC History will broadcast the documentary Lost Evidence. Lost Evidence tells the story of the battle of the Son Bridge near Eindhoven, Holland during Operation Market Garden. The BBC crew came to the US to film and interview Clancy Lyall. His story is reconstructed by re-enactors to give the viewers a good impression of this battle in September 1944. Watch Lost Evidence and Clancy Lyall with his story Friday December 1st 9.00 a.m. New York time on BBC History. |
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Veterans in Bastogne
29-11-2009
 During the yearly commemorations of the Battle of the Bulge 14-15 and 16 December, 3 E-Company veterans and a veteran from the 321st Glider Field Artillery will come over to Bastogne Belgium. The new store in Bastogne "Miltaria Bastogne" is bringing Ed Shames, Herb Suerth, Frank Soboleski and Ray Nagell over to be part of the ceremonies. For E-Company veteran Frank Soboleski this will be the first time he will be back in Bastogne after 63 years. Together with his former foxhole buddy Herb Suerth he's returning to Bois Jacques where they shared some cold and scary moments during the siege of Bastogne in 1944-1945. The city of Bastogne put a lot of energy in this years ceremonies and it promised to be a great event again. You can find more information on the website of the City of Bastogne by following this link. |
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Pat Martin passed away
18-11-2009
 Today we got informed that Pat Martin, the widow of Johnny Martin passed away. We will miss her, she was an incredible woman. It's never easy for those left behind When you lose someone so senselessly We all feel the shock May it help to know that we share the sorrow And in our thoughts we will stand with the family in their time of need. May she rest in peace! With Sympathy, The Men of Easy Company |
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Website for Frank DeAngelis
05-11-2009
 Recently the new website for Frank DeAngelis was launched. Frank DeAngelis is a honorary member of the Men of Easy Company Association. He does his research and puts every ounce of his attention into making the shadow box a living memorial to the fallen, or an amazing dedication to a veteran. We are honored to know this wonderful man. Frank DeAngelis, one amazing man Visit his website: www.FrankDeAngelis.com |
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Elisabeth DeAngelis
21-10-2009
 ELIZABETH DeANGELIS, 73, of Lincroft, entered eternal life on October 21, 2007 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. She was born in Long Branch, and lived in the Oranges before moving to Lincroft 42 years ago. Elizabeth was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and friend, who will be missed and remembered by many. Elisabeth was the wife of Frank DeAngelis, honorary member of the Men of Easy Company. We will keep her in our prayers. We wish Frank, Richard and his wife Margaret, Michael and his wife Brigitte and the 5 grandchildren of Elisabeth and Frank strength in these difficult times. |
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61st E- Company Reunion
07-10-2009
 Last weekend we had our 61st E-Company reunion in Minneapolis. It was a great reunion with a special ceremony, supported by the Minnesota Screaming Eagles and Midwest Airborne Alliance, at the Airborne walk on the 506th WWII and Vietnam memorial at Fort Snelling. Thanks to the fantastic weather the river boat cruise was also a big success. Photos of this 61st reunion will be added to the gallery soon. We can look back to another wonderful reunion and look forward to next year's reunion. |
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Release book Bill & Babe
04-10-2009
 Today is the release of the the book Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends by William "Wild Bill"Guarnere, Edward "Babe" Heffron and Robyn Post. The story of Wild Bill and Babe is a tribute to the lasting bond forged between comrades in arms and has been written in a very personal way. This is a book you must have in your collection. Both men will be present at the author event in Rittenhouse Barnes & Noble Booksellers PA for the booksigning. For more information and other booksigning dates & places click here. |
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Easy Company - In Photographs
24-09-2009
 ‘Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment – In Photographs’ – Out Now There have been many additions to this volume over the course of the last 9 months, including a foreword by Tom Hanks and some very special extras including facsimile reproductions of: 1. A ‘Jump into the fight!’ US Army recruitment leaflet from 1942. All copies are signed by at least six Easy Co veterans including: Bill Guarnere, Bill Maynard, Bill Wingett, Buck Compton, Buck Talyor, Clancy Lyall, Don Bond, Don Malarkey, Earl McClung, Ed Joint, Ed Shames, Ed Tipper, Forrest Guth, Frank Soboleski, Henry Zimmerman, Herb Suerth, Jack Foley, Joe Lesniewski, Paul Rogers, Rod Bain, Rod Strohl, Roy Gates and Shifty Powers. All of these 23 surviving veterans have contributed in some way to this momentous book by sharing their memories, memorabilia, personal photographs, and by signing the book. The book is a limited edition of only 1000 copies worldwide and follows the men of Easy Company from their training in the US to their shipment to England, their momentous drop on D-Day, and the campaigns that followed. It features over 400 photographs printed to the highest quality and a brand new 20,000 word text written by the veterans. Every copy is hand numbered and hand signed, and comes in a protective slipcase. For further information and to order your copy click here. |
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New items in store
21-09-2009
 Visit our webstore for unique E-Company special items only available in our webshop. Our new specials are available now:- Easy Company limited edition, custom made Zippo lighter - Band of Brothers limited edition signed Major League Baseball All proceeds of these sales will go to the Fisher Houses, Walter Reed Army Medical Center. You can visit their website through this LINK To visit our webshop follow this LINK Thank you for your support to our troops! |
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65th anniversary
17-09-2009
 On September 17, 1944, the first wave of Allied parachute troops landed in the Netherlands as part of the massive airborne assault codenamed Operation Market Garden. Today, in the south of Holland, the celebrations of the 65 anniversary of their liberation started and will continue for more than a week. Also this year a lot of veterans from all the allied forces came to Holland for this and among them also a few members of E-Company. Some of us came back for the second time this year, first Normandy and now Holland like they did 65 years ago. At that point, 65 years ago, they didn't know that they still had a though battle ahead of them, The Battle of the Bulge. At the weekend of December 12-13 Bastogne will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. Maybe some of us make it again all the way. But for each of us counts - we will always remember -may the world never forget. The Men of Easy Company |
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Flower Fund
27-05-2009
 Each year on behalf of the Currahee Veterans of the 3rd Battalion 506th Airborne Infantry Association for Memorial Day, two remarkable people, John and Anne Colone of Pinkney, MI, arrange through their local florist for flowers and a card to be placed on the gravesites of men from that battalion who died in the Vietnam War. It first started with a single grave site far away in Hawaii. In 1998 when on a visit there, John had flowers placed on the grave of Don Marshall. 30 years earlier Don had died while trying to save John during the Battle of Cy-Tay, near Phan Thiet, RVN on February 19th, 1968. As well as an act of remembrance John was also hoping to establish contact with Don’s relatives – and it worked! John then decided that he wanted to locate the gravesites of each member of his Platoon killed during that battle. That inspired his fellow veterans of the 3-506th. There is no general registration of the gravesites of those who died in Vietnam. The desire of the survivors of the 3-506th to establish contact with the relatives of those of their fellow troopers who were Killed In Action has become a mission in itself. The result is that now each Memorial Day flowers and a card are left on the gravesites of over 170 men of the 3-506th who died in Battle. The Flower Fund of the Association is a major financial undertaking which benefits from the generosity of donations from many sources and is underwritten by John and Anne. The aim is that one day every gravesite will have been located so that flowers can be placed there on Memorial Day – no one is forgotten. The Currahee motto means – “Stands Alone”. The men of the 3-506th wear their Currahee badge with pride. They stood as one in Vietnam and today “Stand Together” as one, again and always. For more information or to make a donation please visit http://www.currahee3-506.org/ |
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Bastogne complete again !
23-05-2009
 The Sherman tank is back! After months of restoration the Sherman tank is back on his old spot on Place McAuliffe in Bastogne Belgium. This tank, knocked out in December 1944, recalls the sacrifice of all the fighters for the liberation of Bastogne and Belgium. Thanks to the volunteers of the Belgium Army the tank has been brought in a good condition again. They spend hours of searching for the parts they needed for the restoration of the tank. During a special ceremony, in the presence of veterans who actually were witness of the destruction of the tank in 1944, the Sherman was hoisted back on Place McAuliffe, so that the citizens and visitors of Bastogne can enjoy this tangible heritage of history again. |
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We Who Are Alive & Remain
22-04-2009
 BOOK RELEASE: We Who Are Alive and Remain: untold stories from the Band of Brothers Marcus Brotherton, Berkley, May 2009; They were the men of the now-legendary Easy Company. After almost two years of hard training, they parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and, later into Holland for Operation Market Garden. They fought their way through Belgium, France, and Germany, survived overwhelming odds, liberated concentration camps, and drank a victory toast in April 1945 at Hitler’s hideout in the Alps. Here, revealed for the first time, are stories of war, sacrifice, and courage as experienced by one of the most revered combat units in military history. In We Who Are Alive and Remain, twenty men who were there and are alive today—and the families of three deceased others—recount the horrors and the victories, the bonds they made, the tears and blood they shed…and the brothers they lost. Contributors: Rod Bain * Don Bond * Roy Gates * Forrest Guth Ed Joint * Joe Lesniewski * Dewitt Lowrey Clancy Lyall * Al Mampre * Earl "One Lung" McClung * Norman Neitzke* Ed Pepping * Frank Perconte * Shifty Powers * Frank Soboleski * Herb Suerth Jr * Buck Taylor * Ed Tipper * Bill Wingett * Hank Zimmerman with the families of: George Luz Burr Smith and Captain Herbert Sobel For more information about the book: www.bandofbrothersbooks.com Order the book through Amazon HERE The book will be available in the bookstores May 5, 2009. |
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Brothers in Battle
17-04-2009
 The new book from authors Bill Guarnere, Babe Heffron and Robyn Post, "Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends" is now posted on Amazon.com and is availalbe for pre-order. The release date of the book is October 2, 2007. |
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TONIGHT WE DIE AS MEN
18-03-2009
 Bookrelease Tonight We Die As Men: The untold story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-Day. A fantastic new book from Ian Gardner and Roger Day. PRESALE!EXPOSITION 5-6-7 JUNE 2009 NORMANDY FRANCE The D-Day Paratrooper Historical Center in association with the Dead Man’s Corner Museum and the Municipality of Saint-Côme-du-Mont in Normandy is organizing a three day outdoor exhibition from Friday 5 June until Sunday 7 June 2009 at Dead Man’s Corner Museum. Click here for more information. |
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Major Winters awarded
11-03-2009
 On February 28, 2007, the Mayor of Eindhoven went to Hershey to award Major Winters with the Medal of the City of Eindhoven.More than 60 years after he and his unit liberated Eindhoven, retired Army Maj. Dick Winters still holds a special place in the hearts of many Dutch. To show it, the mayor of Eindhoven, Holland, presented Winters with a prestigious award at the Hotel Hershey. To read all about this special event and see the photos please visit www.bandofbrothers.ontheweb.nl |
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'Easy Co, In Photographs
09-01-2009
 'Easy Co, 506th PIR, In Photographs'
Due to be published in 2008, this title will join a prestigious Genesis catalogue of historical volumes which, to date, have included forewords written by Lord Mountbatten, HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The book's production will use the traditional printing and binding techniques for which Genesis is famed. Each book will be bound by hand using hard-wearing yet luxurious leather to withstand generations of use. The use of heavyweight acid-free paper, finished with gold page edging will protect the high-quality lithographic printing from fade and corrosion over time. The spine will feature gold blocking and hand-tooling, with raised leather bands, designed to the highest standards of fine leather-bound publishing. "It is a privilege to be working with the men of Easy Company and such a truly remarkable collection of photographs. Genesis books are made to stand the test of time; Easy Company, 506th PIR In Photographs will provide a lasting testament to the heroic and perhaps the most famed Allied company of World War II." - Nick Roylance, Managing Director, Genesis Publications. All copies in the edition will be individually numbered with multiple signatories. For further information, to register your interest and receive updates on the production of this book please click here. |
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