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E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States)

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E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States)

E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles", is a company in the United States Army. The company was referred to as "Easy" after the radio call for "E" in the phonetic alphabet used during World War II. The experiences of its members during that war are the subject of the 1992 book Band of Brothers by historian Stephen Ambrose and the 2001 HBO miniseries of the same name.

Infobox

Role
Air Assault Forces
Type
Infantry company
March
Blood on the Risers
Motto
"Currahee" (We Stand Alone)
Active
1942–1945 1954–present
Branch
United States Army
Country
United States of America
Nickname
"Easy Company"
Engagements
World War II Operation Overlord Operation Market Garden Battle of the Bulge Western Allied invasion of Germany
Notablecommanders
Frederick HeyligerHerbert SobelRonald SpeirsRichard Winters
Colonel ofthe Regiment
Robert Sink

Tables

· History › Operation Overlord (D-Day) › Leadership changes
Commanding Officer
Commanding Officer
Position
Commanding Officer
D-Day incumbent
1st Lt. Thomas Meehan
New leader
1st Lt. Richard Winters
Market Garden
Capt. Richard Winters/1st Lt. Fredrick Heyliger
Bastogne
1st Lt. Norman Dike Jr
Haguenau
1st Lt. Ronald Speirs
Executive Officer
Executive Officer
Position
Executive Officer
D-Day incumbent
Vacant
New leader
Vacant
Market Garden
1st Lt. Harry Welsh
1st Platoon Leader
1st Platoon Leader
Position
1st Platoon Leader
D-Day incumbent
1st Lt. Richard Winters
New leader
2nd Lt. Harry Welsh
Market Garden
1st Lt. Thomas Peacock
Bastogne
1st Lt. Thomas Peacock/1st Lt. Jack Foley
Haguenau
1st Lt. Jack Foley
2nd Platoon Leader
2nd Platoon Leader
Position
2nd Platoon Leader
D-Day incumbent
2nd Lt. Warren Roush
New leader
2nd Lt. Buck Compton
Market Garden
1st Lt. Buck Compton
Haguenau
T/Sgt. Donald Malarkey (acting)
3rd Platoon Leader
3rd Platoon Leader
Position
3rd Platoon Leader
D-Day incumbent
2nd Lt. Robert Mathews
New leader
2nd Lt. Warren Roush
Market Garden
2nd Lt. Edward Shames
Bastogne
2nd Lt. Edward Shames
Haguenau
2nd Lt. Edward Shames
1st Platoon Assistant
1st Platoon Assistant
Position
1st Platoon Assistant
D-Day incumbent
2nd Lt. Harry Welsh
New leader
Vacant
Market Garden
2nd Lt. Robert Brewer
Bastogne
2nd Lt. Jack Foley
2nd Platoon Assistant
2nd Platoon Assistant
Position
2nd Platoon Assistant
D-Day incumbent
2nd Lt. Buck Compton
New leader
Vacant
Haguenau
2nd Lt. Henry Jones
3rd Platoon Assistant
3rd Platoon Assistant
Position
3rd Platoon Assistant
D-Day incumbent
S/Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton (acting)
New leader
2nd Lt. Francis O’Brien
First Sergeant
First Sergeant
Position
First Sergeant
D-Day incumbent
1/Sgt. William Evans
New leader
S/Sgt. James Diel (acting)
Bastogne
1/Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton
Haguenau
1/Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton
1st Platoon Sergeant
1st Platoon Sergeant
Position
1st Platoon Sergeant
D-Day incumbent
S/Sgt. Leo Boyle
New leader
S/Sgt. Leo Boyle
Market Garden
S/Sgt. Floyd Talbert
2nd Platoon Sergeant
2nd Platoon Sergeant
Position
2nd Platoon Sergeant
D-Day incumbent
S/Sgt. James Diel
New leader
Sgt. William Guarnere
Market Garden
S/Sgt. William Guarnere
3rd Platoon Sergeant
3rd Platoon Sergeant
Position
3rd Platoon Sergeant
D-Day incumbent
S/Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton
New leader
S/Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton
Market Garden
T/Sgt. Amos J. Taylor
Bastogne
T/Sgt. Amos J. Taylor
Haguenau
S/Sgt. Paul Rogers
Position
D-Day incumbent
New leader
Market Garden
Bastogne
Haguenau
Commanding Officer
1st Lt. Thomas Meehan
1st Lt. Richard Winters
Capt. Richard Winters/1st Lt. Fredrick Heyliger
1st Lt. Norman Dike Jr
1st Lt. Ronald Speirs
Executive Officer
Vacant
Vacant
1st Lt. Harry Welsh
1st Platoon Leader
1st Lt. Richard Winters
2nd Lt. Harry Welsh
1st Lt. Thomas Peacock
1st Lt. Thomas Peacock/1st Lt. Jack Foley
1st Lt. Jack Foley
2nd Platoon Leader
2nd Lt. Warren Roush
2nd Lt. Buck Compton
1st Lt. Buck Compton
T/Sgt. Donald Malarkey (acting)
3rd Platoon Leader
2nd Lt. Robert Mathews
2nd Lt. Warren Roush
2nd Lt. Edward Shames
2nd Lt. Edward Shames
2nd Lt. Edward Shames
1st Platoon Assistant
2nd Lt. Harry Welsh
Vacant
2nd Lt. Robert Brewer
2nd Lt. Jack Foley
2nd Platoon Assistant
2nd Lt. Buck Compton
Vacant
2nd Lt. Henry Jones
3rd Platoon Assistant
S/Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton (acting)
2nd Lt. Francis O’Brien
First Sergeant
1/Sgt. William Evans
S/Sgt. James Diel (acting)
1/Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton
1/Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton
1st Platoon Sergeant
S/Sgt. Leo Boyle
S/Sgt. Leo Boyle
S/Sgt. Floyd Talbert
2nd Platoon Sergeant
S/Sgt. James Diel
Sgt. William Guarnere
S/Sgt. William Guarnere
3rd Platoon Sergeant
S/Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton
S/Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton
T/Sgt. Amos J. Taylor
T/Sgt. Amos J. Taylor
S/Sgt. Paul Rogers

References

  1. Ambrose (1992), Chapter 2, second paragraph.
  2. Winters & Kingseed (2006), pp. 16–17.
  3. Winters & Kingseed (2006), pp. 54–55.
  4. Winters & Kingseed (2006), p. 55.
  5. Brotherton (2010), p. 156.
  6. Winters & Kingseed (2006), p. 57.
  7. Winters & Kingseed (2006), p. 287.
  8. Brotherton (2010), p. 255.
  9. Alexander (2005), p. 60.
  10. Alexander (2005).
  11. Ambrose (1992), p. 65.
  12. Alexander (2005), p. 79.
  13. Warfare History Network
    https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2016/11/16/ed-mauser-easy-companys-silent-brother/
  14. The Jerusalem Post
    https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/75-years-from-that-long-day-in-Normandy-we-still-have-something-to-learn-592307
  15. Alexander (2005), p. 85.
  16. The History Reader
    http://www.thehistoryreader.com/modern-history/easy-company-france-d-day/
  17. Ambrose (1992), p. 127.
  18. Ambrose (1992), p. 143.
  19. Ambrose (1992), p. 149.
  20. Ambrose (1992), p. 153.
  21. Ambrose (1992), p. 159.
  22. Ambrose (1992), p. 208.
  23. Ambrose (1992), p. 209.
  24. RonaldSpeirs.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20171004040336/http://www.ronaldspeirs.com/military/ww2/belgium-bastogne/
  25. Winters & Kingseed (2006), p. 272.
  26. "American War Memorials Overseas, Inc. - Easy Company Memorial (506th PIR)"
    https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=189&MemID=291
  27. Perspective, We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from Band of Brothers
  28. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-lynn-compton-20120228-story.html
  29. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/24/us/edward-d-shames-dead.html
  30. All That's Interesting
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/donald-malarkey
  31. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2014-mar-10-la-me-william-guarnere-20140311-story.html
  32. The Bristol Herald Courier
    https://heraldcourier.com/news/band-of-brothers-hero-darrell-shifty-powers-dies/article_f5f37644-2a19-5190-9d7d-b7868016b2d6.html
  33. Military Hall of Honor
    https://militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=119797
  34. NBC10 Philadelphia
    https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/band-of-brothers-wwii-vet-babe-heffron-dies-90/2080034/
  35. The Denver Post
    https://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/10/edward-tipper-band-of-brothers-obituary/
  36. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/us/bradford-freeman-dead.html
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