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William J. Guarnere Sr. (April 28, 1923 – March 8, 2014) was a United States Army paratrooper who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division.
Mar 10, 2014 · William ‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose wartime exploits were dramatized in the award-winning TV mini-series Band of Brothers, has died aged 90.
Mar 8, 2014 · William "Wild Bill" Guarnere was an NCO from Easy Company. William Guarnere was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 28 April 1923 to Italian parents Joseph and Augusta Guarnere. He attended Citizens Military Training Camp for three summers, which took 4 years to complete.
Mar 10, 2014 · William J. “Wild Bill” Guarnere, who was popularized by the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, died March 8 at the age of 90. He was rushed to Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia early Saturday and died that evening of a ruptured aneurysm.
Mar 9, 2014 · PHILADELPHIA (AP) — William “Wild Bill” Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 90. His son, William Guarnere Jr., confirmed Sunday that his father died at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
Mar 10, 2014 · “Wild Bill” Guarnere, the nickname he earned as a fearless combat soldier against the Germans, was a member of the legendary “Band of Brothers” — Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry ...
Mar 8, 2014 · Guarnere earned the nickname "Wild Bill" because of his reckless attitude towards the enemy. He displayed strong hatred for the Germans as his older brother Henry Guarnere had been killed fighting in the Italian campaign at Monte Cassino.
Mar 9, 2014 · William “Wild Bill” Guarnere, a South Philly native and World War II vet who was portrayed on the television miniseries, “Band of Brothers,” died Saturday at age 90.
Mar 10, 2014 · William Guarnere, a World War II veteran depicted in HBO’s “Band of Brothers” miniseries, died on Saturday night. He was 90. “Wild Bill,” as he’d come to be known in combat, was rushed ...
Mar 10, 2014 · W illiam “Wild Bill” Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans who gained fame from the book Band of Brothers and its HBO adaptation, died of a ruptured aneurysm on Saturday night. He was 90...