World War II US Army Soldier. He served as a staff sergeant with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division, and the stories of he and his comrades were featured in the 2001 HBO television mini-series "Band of Brothers," based on the book by Stephen Ambrose. Born on the Colville Indian Reservation in the state of Washington, he attended local schools. As a young boy, he learned to shoot and became an expert shot, one of the best in Easy Company. After being drafted into the US Army in February 1943, he received his basic training at Fort Walters, Texas. He then volunteered for the paratroopers and was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia, joining Easy Company in Fort Bragg, North Carolina prior to being sent overseas. He made his first combat jump into Normandy (Operation Overlord) on the night before D-Day, June 6, 1944 and landed in the town square of Ste. Mere Eglise, France. Linking up with two other Easy Company members, they fought with the 82nd Airborne Division for several days before rejoining their own unit later. He also participated in Operation Market Garden (September 1944) in the Netherlands and the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Belgium (December 1944). He received numerous medals and awards during his tour with the US Army, including the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. He returned to the US in December 1945 and two months later, he reenlisted for an additional 18 months. After his military discharge in 1947, he worked in a trucking garage, and then as a mail carrier for 17 years. He retired as a game warden in 1988. He was portrayed in the "Band of Brothers" mini-series by actor Rocky Marshall. His life story was featured in Marcus Brotherton's 2009 book "We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from Band of Brothers." He died at the age of 90.
World War II US Army Soldier. He served as a staff sergeant with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division, and the stories of he and his comrades were featured in the 2001 HBO television mini-series "Band of Brothers," based on the book by Stephen Ambrose. Born on the Colville Indian Reservation in the state of Washington, he attended local schools. As a young boy, he learned to shoot and became an expert shot, one of the best in Easy Company. After being drafted into the US Army in February 1943, he received his basic training at Fort Walters, Texas. He then volunteered for the paratroopers and was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia, joining Easy Company in Fort Bragg, North Carolina prior to being sent overseas. He made his first combat jump into Normandy (Operation Overlord) on the night before D-Day, June 6, 1944 and landed in the town square of Ste. Mere Eglise, France. Linking up with two other Easy Company members, they fought with the 82nd Airborne Division for several days before rejoining their own unit later. He also participated in Operation Market Garden (September 1944) in the Netherlands and the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Belgium (December 1944). He received numerous medals and awards during his tour with the US Army, including the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. He returned to the US in December 1945 and two months later, he reenlisted for an additional 18 months. After his military discharge in 1947, he worked in a trucking garage, and then as a mail carrier for 17 years. He retired as a game warden in 1988. He was portrayed in the "Band of Brothers" mini-series by actor Rocky Marshall. His life story was featured in Marcus Brotherton's 2009 book "We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from Band of Brothers." He died at the age of 90.
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