This isn't really known, as there is no definative list, its really a case of looking up individuals. Numerous purple hearts will have been awarded to plenty of soldiers for blood shed in service, as well as WW2 victory medals. Upon this i know Major Richard Winters got the distinguised service cross and the bronze star, as well as a purple heart. Captain Ronald Spears got a silver star, purple heart, and ww2 victory medal. If you take a look on wikipedia and search for "easy company" there is a list of soldiers who served with easy. Quite of lot of which have links to a page about that individual soldier (mainly the ones featured in HBO's band of brothers). On that page is a list of medals thise guys were awarded. heres the link to the easy company page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Company,_506th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
"Easy Company" does not define a unit outside its regiment. If the reference is to Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as featured in the series Band of Brothers, they arrived at Bastogne (note spelling) which is in South-east Belgium, near the Luxembourg border, on the 18-19th Dec 1944, which they defended, with other troops, until and after being reached by allied troops on the 26th December.
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Charlie Company of 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division (the Americal Division), arrived in South Vietnam in December 1967 Charlie Company of 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division (the Americal Division), arrived in South Vietnam in December 1967 Charlie Company of 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division (the Americal Division), arrived in South Vietnam in December 1967 Charlie company was sent to the village of my lai, and us soldiers were ordered to kill the villagers as they never knew who was in the viet cong or on the opposition to them .
They, with the 82nd Airborne Division, landed behind the invasion beaches, captured and held important bridges, road crossings and towns. The British Oxfordshire and Buckinghams, (Ox & Bucks) took the important bridge in the north sector, Pegasus Bridge. They were glider troops.
There is no Jose Seward listed as a member of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne division.
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All US Army regiments in Vietnam had a Headquarters Company/Troop/Battery. Each HHC company/Troop/Battery had a medical platoon. The second set of numbers indicated the regiment, the first number indicated the designated battalion/squadron of that particular regiment. Example: 1/502nd Infantry of the 101st Abn (Airmobile) Division meant 1st Battalion 502nd Infantry regiment.
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"Easy Company" does not define a unit outside its regiment. If the reference is to Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, as featured in the series Band of Brothers, they arrived at Bastogne (note spelling) which is in South-east Belgium, near the Luxembourg border, on the 18-19th Dec 1944, which they defended, with other troops, until and after being reached by allied troops on the 26th December.
Easy Company of the 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne Division
Band Of Brothers
Answer Each Infantry Regiment consisted of 12 Infantry Companies, a Cannon Company and an Anti-Tank Company. Four companies were grouped into a Battalion. The first three were infantry companies and one was a heavy weapons company. 9 - Airborne regiments and divisions were smaller.
The book "Band of Brothers" was published by Simon & Schuster in 1992. It was written by historian Stephen E. Ambrose and tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, during World War II.
The White Spade stood for the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. A tactical marking to assist in the assembly of troops on the D.Z. Each unit in the 101st Airborne Division had a tactical marking on the side of it's helmet. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com This was the symbol for the 506th PIR-parachute infantry Regiment.
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Alaska Army National Guard, B Company 1st Battalion 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne)