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Jul 6, 2022 · Following the death of Easy Company officer Edward Shames in December 2021, Freeman briefly held the dubious distinction of being the last surviving veteran of the “Band of Brothers.”
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- Dick Winters. If there is a central character in Band of Brothers, it’s Richard “Dick” Winters. The eventual commander of Easy Company was born in 1918 in Pennsylvania.
- Ronald Speirs. Speirs pops up throughout the early episodes of Band of Brothers as a somewhat menacing but effective soldier. Much of his infamy came from rumors that he gave German prisoners of war cigarettes before executing them.
- Lynn “Buck” Compton. Buck Compton was one of the Easy Company’s primary platoon leaders during the war, with the company from Camp Toccoa to the Battle of the Bulge.
- Carwood Lipton. Clifford Carwood Lipton, played by Donnie Wahlberg in the series, was motivated to join the paratroopers after hearing that they were among the most highly trained soldiers.
Jul 6, 2022 · Bradford Freeman, a World War II veteran who was the last living member of the famed "Band of Brothers" company, has died, his family confirmed Tuesday. He was 97.
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Shames was the last surviving officer and, following the death of Roderick G. Strohl in December 2019, oldest surviving member of the regiment's Easy Company, 2nd Battalion. He was survived only by Private First Class Bradford C. Freeman.
Dec 6, 2021 · Col. Edward David Shames, the last surviving officer from the World War II Army unit immortalized by HBO’s “Band of Brothers,” died Friday. He was 99.
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Jul 6, 2022 · Bradford Clark Freeman, believed to be the last surviving original member of the historic World War II parachute infantry regiment of the US Army known as Easy Company, died Sunday in...
Jul 6, 2022 · Bradford Freeman, the last survivor of the World War II paratroop company whose combat exploits were described in the best-selling book and subsequent mini-series “Band of Brothers,” died on...
