Band of Brothers (44 page)
Hill, Andrew,
Himmler, Heinrich,
Hitler, Adolf,
Ardennes offensive and,
in Berchtesgaden,
Hitlerjugend,
Hodges, Courtney,
Hogan, Joe,
Holland (Netherlands),
casualties in,
dikes of,
end of campaign in,
equipment in,
troops surrounded in,
see also specific sites
Hoobler, Don,
character of,
death of,
at Foy,
Horton, Oliver,
Houch, “Rusty,”
Houffalize,
Howell, Bill,
Howell, Shep,
Hudson, Pvt.,
I Company,
India,
Ingersoll, Ralph,
Innsbruck,
intelligence, Allied
Ardennes offensive and,
MARKET-GARDEN and,
Normandy campaign and,
Iron Cross,
Isigny,
Island,
casualties on,
evacuation of,
front-line positions on,
terrain of,
Italian people, U.S. soldiers and,
Jackson, Eugene,
Janovek, John,
Japanese Army,
Joigny,
Jones, Hank,
Juenger, Ernst,
Julian, John,
Julius Caesar,
jumpmasters,
jump school,
badges and symbols of,
graduates of,
preparation for,
stages of,
Kaprun,
Keegan, John,
Kinnard, Harry W. O.,
Korean War,
Koskimaki, George,
K rations,
Lager, Harry,
La Madeleine,
Landsberg,
Lavenson, George,
Lawson Field,
Leach, William,
Leclerc, Jacques Philippe,
Lee, William C.,
leg bags,
Le Grand-Chemin,
Lesniewski, Joseph,
Liebgott, Joseph,
in attack on Noville,
in Austria,
at Carentan,
on D-Day,
wounding of,
Lipton, Carwood,
in Alsace,
in Austria,
battlefield commission of,
on D-Day,
at Foy,
at Noville,
promotions of,
wounding of,
liquor,
London,
Lorraine, Gerald,
Luftwaffe,
Lugers,
Luz, George,
in Berchtesgaden,
in Germany,
at Haguenau,
reassignment of,
Lyall, Clarence,
Lynch, Sgt.,
McAuliffe, Anthony,
McClung, Earl,
at Haguenau,
McCreary, Thomas,
in Austria,
at Haguenau,
McGonigal, William,
McGrath, John,
machine-guns,
Mackall, John T.,
mail,
Main Line of Resistance (MLR), German, at Bastogne,
Main Line of Resistance (MLR), U.S.:
at Bastogne,
at Carentan,
Making of a Paratrooper, The
(Gabel),
Malarkey, Don,
at Aldbourne,
in Berchtesgaden,
at Camp Toccoa,
on D-Day,
Eisenhower and,
in Germany,
at Haguenau,
at Mourmelon,
promotion of,
souvenir hunting and,
Maloney, John,
Mann, Bob,
MARKET-GARDEN,
Allied intelligence and,
drop zone in,
Eisenhower and,
failure of,
“Hell’s Highway” and,
strategic objective of,
Marne River,
Marsh, Bob,
at Haguenau,
Marshall, S. L. A.,
martial law,
Martin, John,
at Foy,
at Haguenau,
at Mourmelon,
at Neunen,
promotion of,
Matheson, S. L.,
at Haguenau,
promotion of,
reassignment of,
respect for
Mathews, Robert,
medics,
Meehan, Thomas,
Mein Kampf
(Hitler),
Mellett, Francis,
Melo, Joachim,
Mercier, Ken,
Meuse River,
Miller, Glenn,
Miller, James,
Miller, John,
M-1,
ammunition for,
money exchange rate,
Montgomery, Bernard Law,
Ardennes strategy of,
First Allied Airborne Army and,
MARKET-GARDEN and,
Moone, Don,
Moore, Walter,
morale,
of E Company,
More, Alton,
Morgan, Frederick,
morphine,
mortars,
Morton, James,
Mourmelon-le-Grand,
ammunition supplies at,
civilian population of,
recreation in,
replacement soldiers at,
Mourmelon-le-Petit,
Moya, Sergio,
Muchik,
Muck, Warren “Skip”,
at Camp Toccoa,
death of,
at Foy,
at Mourmelon,
promotion of,
Munich,
Murray, Elmer,
Mussolini, Benito,
National Guard,
Nazis,
in Berchtesgaden,
execution of,
homes of,
Neavles, Doc,
Neitzke, Norman,
Night Drop
(Marshall),
night exercises,
Nijmegen,
Niland, Bob,
Niland, Fritz,
9th SS Division, German,
Nixon, Lewis,
at Aldbourne,
in Austria,
at Bastogne,
in Berchtesgaden,
at Carentan,
on D-Day,
at Haguenau,
in Operation Varsity,
personality of,
promotion of,
reassignment of,
respect for,
wounding of,
nonfraternization policy,
Nordwind, Operation,
Normandy invasion and campaign
Allied intelligence and,
Allied strategy in,
Carentan attack and,
Carentan defense and,
casualties in,
code names for,
decorations for,
German soldiers in,
German strategy in,
morale of troops in,
parachute jumpers in,
postponement of,
rehearsals for,
size of Allied forces in,
see also
D-Day
Noville,
Nuenen,
Oak Leaf Cluster,
Oats, Ernest,
Officer Candidate’s School (OCS),
O’Keefe, Patrick S. in Austria,
in Berchtesgaden,
in Germany,
at Mourmelon,
Omaha Beach,
101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles),
Allied invasion strategy and,
in Alsace,
Ardennes offensive and,
in Austria,
at Bastogne,
at Carentan,
combat attitudes of,
D-Day airdrop and,
decorations of,
European departure of,
506th attached to,
flag of,
in Germany,
“Hell’s Highway” control and,
inactivation of,
inspection of,
legendary status of,
London and,
MARKET-GARDEN and,
morale of,
at Mourmelon,
naming of “Hell’s Highway” and,
at Noville,
official history of,
in Operation Eagle,
in Operation Eclipse,
paratrooper training of,
policy of returning wounded of,
preinvasion training of,
Presidential Citation received by,
redeploying of,
in ring defense at Bastogne,
at Uden,
wings and insignia of,
106th Infantry Division,
107th Panzerbrigade, German,
“1,000 yard attack,”
Opheusden,
Orne River,
Owe Richard,
Pace, Cecil,
parachutes,
paratroopers
badges and symbols of,
on D-Day,
equipment of,
morale of,
training of,
values of,
see also
jump school
Paris,
passwords,
Pathfinders,
Patton, George S.,
MARKET-GARDEN and,
Normandy campaign and,
Peacock, Thomas,
in Austria,
character of,
at Foy,
Pearl Harbor,
Penkala, Alex,
Perconte, Frank,
Petty, Cleveland,
Plesha, John,
on D-Day,
promotion of,
point system, defined,
Porsche, Ferdinand,
Powers, Shifty,
at Foy,
at Haguenau,
wounding of,
Preparation for Overseas Movement
,
Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation,
press,
prisoners of war (POWs),
at Haguenau,
prisoners of war
(cont.)
at Mourmelon,
propaganda,
Purple Heart,
point system and,
Quartermaster Company,
Rachamps,
Rader, Robert,
at Camp Toccoa,
at Foy,
at Haguenau,
promotion of,
radio communications,
railway gun,
Ramirez, Joe,
Randleman, Denver “Bull,”
at Foy,
wounding of,
Ranney, Myron “Mike,”
on D-Day,
promotions of,
Recogne,
Red Ball express,
Red Cross,
Reese, Lavon,
in Austria,
in Germany,
rehabilitation ward,
Reims,
German surrender at,
Remagen, Ludendorff Bridge at,
replacement soldiers,
at Aldbourne,
at Haguenau,
at Mourmelon,
“Rescue,”
Reserves,
Rhine,
Rice, Farris,
Rice, George C.,
Richey, Ralph D.,
Ridgway, Matthew,
Riggs, Carl,
Ritsema, Jan,
Robbins, Woodrow,
Roberts, Murray,
Roe, Eugene,
Rogers, Paul,
at Foy,
promotion of,
wounding of,
Rommel, Erwin,
Roosevelt, Franklin D.,
Rosenheim,
ROTC,
Ruhr,
Russian front,
Saalfelden,
St. Côme-du-Mont,
Ste. Marie-du-Mont,
Ste. Mère-Eglise,
St. Vith,
Salzburg,
Samaria
,
Sampson, Francis,
Saverne,
Schmitz, Raymond,
Schuschnigg, Kurt von,
Schwarzkopf, H. Norman,
searchlights,
2d Armored Division, French,
2d Armored Division, U.S.,
Second Army, British,
2d Battalion Headquarters Company,
basic training of,
in liberation of Son,
Webster and,
2d Battalion of 506th,
in Austria,
basic training of,
on D-Day,
formation of,
in Germany,
in liberation of Son,
in march to Atlanta,
in Normandy invasion,
officers of,
physical training of,
2d Panzer Division, German,
self-inflicted wounds,
Services of Supply,
Seventh Army,
VII Corps,
Exercise Tiger and,
Normandy invasion and,
17th Airborne Division,
in Operation Varsity,
79th Division,
Shames, Edward,
at Bastogne,
at Mourmelon,
at Noville,
Sheehy, Pvt.,
Sherman tanks,
Silver Star,
point system and,
Sink, Robert,
in Alsace,
Ardennes strategy of,
in Austria,
basic training and,
in Berchtesgaden,
at Camp Toccoa,
commendation of,
at Fort Benning,
at Haguenau,
in march to Atlanta,
at Mourmelon,
at Normandy,
pep talk of,
promotion of,
“Rescue” and,
severity of,
strategy at Bastogne,
Sisk, Wayne “Skinny,”
in Austria,
6th Airborne Division, British,
in Operation Varsity,
6th Parachute Regiment, German,
Slapton Sands,
Smith, George,
Smith, Robert “Burr,”
Snider, Gerald,
sniper fire,
Sobel, Herbert,
in Austria,
at Camp Mackall,
Sobel, Herbert
(cont.)
contraband and,
dissatisfaction with,
form letter written by,
in Normandy invasion,
as officer,
reassignment of,
severity of,
as supply officer,
tricks played on,
Winters and,
Son,
South Pacific,
souvenirs of war,
Sowosko, Carl,
Speirs, Ronald C.,
in Alsace,
in Austria,
in Berchtesgaden,
as company commander,
in Germany,
at Haguenau,
at Mourmelon,