William J. Guarnere
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William J. Guarnere was a World War II U.S. Army paratrooper best known as a member of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose experiences were depicted in the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Guarnere | 1 |
| William J. Guarnere canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army soldier
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World War II veteran ⓘ human ⓘ non-fiction book subject ⓘ paratrooper ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Band of Brothers
ⓘ
surface form:
Band of Brothers (book)
Band of Brothers ⓘ
surface form:
Band of Brothers (miniseries)
|
| authorOf | Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bronze Star Medal
ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation
Purple Heart ⓘ Silver Star ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | ruptured aneurysm ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Edward Heffron
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward J. Heffron
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-04-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-03-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Guarnere ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| lostBodyPart | right leg ⓘ |
| memberOf |
506th Infantry Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form:
Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Staff Sergeant ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
U.S. 101st Airborne Division
ⓘ
surface form:
101st Airborne Division
2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
|
| nickname | Wild Bill ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close friendship with Edward J. Heffron
ⓘ
service as a paratrooper in Easy Company during World War II ⓘ |
| notableRole | member of Easy Company depicted in Band of Brothers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Band of Brothers
ⓘ
surface form:
Band of Brothers (book)
Band of Brothers ⓘ
surface form:
Band of Brothers (miniseries)
|
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Bulge
ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Market Garden ⓘ Operation Overlord ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
South Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| portrayedBy | Frank John Hughes ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| serviceNumber | United States Army enlisted man ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Citizen Soldiers
ⓘ
surface form:
Band of Brothers (book)
Band of Brothers ⓘ
surface form:
Band of Brothers (miniseries)
|
| woundedInAction | Battle of the Bulge ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
William Guarnere