Lieutenant Warren Richard Roush served during WWII with E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He was a member of the "Band of Brothers" in the European Theatre.
Roush joined Easy's 2nd Platoon in Toccoa, made the march to Ft. Benning and was the senior officer in the platoon when Buck Compton joined 2nd in England. Roush was wounded in Normandy, and from all the descriptions, he had injured one of his ankles on the jump when he landed on the southern side of St. Mere Eglise. He struggled along with a mixed bag unit led by Harry Welsh and arrived at Le Grand Chemin just after the guns were taken. He was later evacuated through Utah Beach. After convalescing, he returned to the 506th and was assigned to Able Company, 1st Battalion, where he spent the remainder of the war.
Roush joined Easy's 2nd Platoon in Toccoa, made the march to Ft. Benning and was the senior officer in the platoon when Buck Compton joined 2nd in England. Roush was wounded in Normandy, and from all the descriptions, he had injured one of his ankles on the jump when he landed on the southern side of St. Mere Eglise. He struggled along with a mixed bag unit led by Harry Welsh and arrived at Le Grand Chemin just after the guns were taken. He was later evacuated through Utah Beach. After convalescing, he returned to the 506th and was assigned to Able Company, 1st Battalion, where he spent the remainder of the war.
Lieutenant Warren Richard Roush served during WWII with E Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He was a member of the "Band of Brothers" in the European Theatre.
Roush joined Easy's 2nd Platoon in Toccoa, made the march to Ft. Benning and was the senior officer in the platoon when Buck Compton joined 2nd in England. Roush was wounded in Normandy, and from all the descriptions, he had injured one of his ankles on the jump when he landed on the southern side of St. Mere Eglise. He struggled along with a mixed bag unit led by Harry Welsh and arrived at Le Grand Chemin just after the guns were taken. He was later evacuated through Utah Beach. After convalescing, he returned to the 506th and was assigned to Able Company, 1st Battalion, where he spent the remainder of the war.
Roush joined Easy's 2nd Platoon in Toccoa, made the march to Ft. Benning and was the senior officer in the platoon when Buck Compton joined 2nd in England. Roush was wounded in Normandy, and from all the descriptions, he had injured one of his ankles on the jump when he landed on the southern side of St. Mere Eglise. He struggled along with a mixed bag unit led by Harry Welsh and arrived at Le Grand Chemin just after the guns were taken. He was later evacuated through Utah Beach. After convalescing, he returned to the 506th and was assigned to Able Company, 1st Battalion, where he spent the remainder of the war.
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