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  • William Guarnere
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  • Staff Sergeant William J. Guarnere (born April 28, 1923) is a former non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Guarnere was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Frank John Hughes. Guarnere wrote Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story with Edward Heffron and Robyn Post in 2007.
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Unit
  • Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
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Number
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
serviceyears
  • 1942
Birth Date
  • 1923-04-28
Branch
  • 20
Nickname
  • Wild Bill Gonorrhea
Name
  • William Guarnere
Type
  • service-star
  • oak
Caption
  • William Guarnere as a young soldier
Width
  • 60
Ribbon
  • Bronze Star ribbon.svg
  • European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.svg
  • Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg
  • Purple_Heart_BAR.svg
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Awards
  • *Silver Star *Bronze Star *Purple Heart *Good Conduct Medal *European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w. three service stars and arrow device *World War II Victory Medal *Presidential Unit Citation
Rank
  • 25
Allegiance
Battles
Relations
  • Henry
  • Frances
other device
  • arrowhead
laterwork
  • Author, Veteran organization member
abstract
  • Staff Sergeant William J. Guarnere (born April 28, 1923) is a former non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Guarnere was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Frank John Hughes. Guarnere wrote Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story with Edward Heffron and Robyn Post in 2007.