John Halls enlisted in the Army in 1942 at Pueblo, Colorado, and was assigned to Able Company, 1st Battalion, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne. After training, Halls qualified as a paratrooper at Fort Benning, and headed to England in 1943, to await further orders.
He then jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944. He landed around the town of Ste. Mere-Eglise. He met up with 1st Lt. Richard Winters of Easy Company, and identifies himself as being from Able Company, and was a radioman, except he lost his radio during the jump. After meeting up with other men from E Company, and two others from the 82nd Airborne Division, Halls and the rest of his group came to the town of Ste. Marie-du-Monte.
Lt. Winters of Easy Company was assigned to lead an attack on Brecourt Manor. During the attack, Hall and another Able Company trooper joined in the attack. Halls supplied the men with TNT to take out the guns and during the engagement Halls was killed by a land mine.
John Halls was portrayed in the 2001 HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers."
He then jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944. He landed around the town of Ste. Mere-Eglise. He met up with 1st Lt. Richard Winters of Easy Company, and identifies himself as being from Able Company, and was a radioman, except he lost his radio during the jump. After meeting up with other men from E Company, and two others from the 82nd Airborne Division, Halls and the rest of his group came to the town of Ste. Marie-du-Monte.
Lt. Winters of Easy Company was assigned to lead an attack on Brecourt Manor. During the attack, Hall and another Able Company trooper joined in the attack. Halls supplied the men with TNT to take out the guns and during the engagement Halls was killed by a land mine.
John Halls was portrayed in the 2001 HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers."
John Halls enlisted in the Army in 1942 at Pueblo, Colorado, and was assigned to Able Company, 1st Battalion, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne. After training, Halls qualified as a paratrooper at Fort Benning, and headed to England in 1943, to await further orders.
He then jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944. He landed around the town of Ste. Mere-Eglise. He met up with 1st Lt. Richard Winters of Easy Company, and identifies himself as being from Able Company, and was a radioman, except he lost his radio during the jump. After meeting up with other men from E Company, and two others from the 82nd Airborne Division, Halls and the rest of his group came to the town of Ste. Marie-du-Monte.
Lt. Winters of Easy Company was assigned to lead an attack on Brecourt Manor. During the attack, Hall and another Able Company trooper joined in the attack. Halls supplied the men with TNT to take out the guns and during the engagement Halls was killed by a land mine.
John Halls was portrayed in the 2001 HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers."
He then jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944. He landed around the town of Ste. Mere-Eglise. He met up with 1st Lt. Richard Winters of Easy Company, and identifies himself as being from Able Company, and was a radioman, except he lost his radio during the jump. After meeting up with other men from E Company, and two others from the 82nd Airborne Division, Halls and the rest of his group came to the town of Ste. Marie-du-Monte.
Lt. Winters of Easy Company was assigned to lead an attack on Brecourt Manor. During the attack, Hall and another Able Company trooper joined in the attack. Halls supplied the men with TNT to take out the guns and during the engagement Halls was killed by a land mine.
John Halls was portrayed in the 2001 HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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506th Parachute Infantry 101st Airborne
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Entered the service from Colorado.
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