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Mar 14, 2014 · In the span of 14 weeks, Philly and the world lost two heroes. Edward “Babe” Heffron and William “Wild Bill” Guarnere — World War II paratroopers from Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st ...
William Bill Guarnere is the youngest of a large family comprising ten children, originally from the southern suburbs of Philadelphia in the United States. He engages in the Citizen Military Training Corps (CMTC) with the encouragement of his mother, who sees in the army the chance for his son to eat, get dressed, and be away from the city.
Dec 28, 2019 · Published Dec. 28, 2019, 5:00 a.m. ET. The bronze statues of William “Wild Bill” Guarnere and Edward “Babe” Heffron, outside Herron Park on 2nd and Reed Streets, show the pair as they looked before they left the old neighborhood to fight in Europe during World War II. Wearing Army uniforms, they’re barely out of their teens, full ...
Oct 2, 2007 · William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and Edward "Babe" Heffron were among the first paratroopers of the U.S. Army members of an elite unit of the 101st Airborne Division called Easy Company. The crack unit was called upon for every high-risk operation of the war, including D-Day, Operation Market Garden in Holland, the Battle of the Bulge, and the ...
Mar 10, 2014 · William "Wild Bill" Guarnere of South Philadelphia, a member of the famed 101st Airborne Division whose World War II exploits were portrayed in the TV mini-series Band of Brothers, died Saturday, March 8, at Jefferson University Hospital of a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He was a month shy of 91.
Staff Sergeant William J. Guarnere (born April 28, 1923 - March 8, 2014)[2] is a former non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II.
Mar 10, 2014 · William Guarnere, a World War II veteran popularized by the “Band of Brothers” miniseries, has died. He was 90. Guarnere was rushed to a hospital early Saturday morning and died of a ruptured ...
