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Edward James "Babe" Heffron (16 May 1923 – 1 December 2013) was a private with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Heffron was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Robin Laing.
Jan 18, 2023 · Edward “Babe” Heffron was one of many American heroes to come out of the Second World War. In particular, he served with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division – famous for being the “Band of Brothers.”
Sep 19, 2023 · Babe Heffron's character in Band of Brothers is based on real-life soldier Edward J. Heffron, who survived World War II and retired from the army. After retiring, Heffron worked at a whiskey distillery in Philadelphia and lived a peaceful life with his family and friends.
Dec 1, 2013 · Private First Class Edward James “Babe” Heffron was an Easy Company replacement soldier. Edward Heffron was born on May 16, 1923, in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Anne Heffron...
Dec 4, 2013 · PHILADELPHIA -- Edward J. "Babe" Heffron, whose World War II service as a member of the Army's famed Easy Company was recounted in the book and TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died at age...
Sep 27, 2022 · Not long after production began on the “Band of Brothers,” Trish Zavrel got a telephone call from her father, Edward “Babe” Heffron, one of the U.S. Army paratroopers being portrayed in the groundbreaking HBO miniseries. He wanted to tell her about the actor, Robin Laing, who was going to play him in the television show, which premiered ...
Dec 4, 2013 · But when fame followed him in the wake of Stephen Ambrose’s book “Band of Brothers” and its HBO miniseries, Heffron, who died Sunday at the age of 90 after a short battle with colon cancer ...
Jun 1, 2001 · From the archives, our 2001 profile of William “Wild Bill” Guarnere and Edward “Babe” Heffron — best friends from South Philly who were portrayed in the now-classic HBO WWII series ...
Dec 6, 2013 · A paratrooper in Company E, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Mr. Heffron took part in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and helped liberate the Kaufering concentration...
Dec 4, 2013 · PHILADELPHIA — Edward J. “Babe” Heffron, whose World War II service as a member of the Army’s famed Easy Company was recounted in the book and TV miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died.
