Stick 1, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States)
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| Stick 1, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment | |
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United States Army Pathfinder Badge
506th Distinctive Unit Insignia
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
Stick 1 of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment was an airborne pathfinder unit in the United States Army that served under the 506th PIR in the 101st Airborne Division during WWII.
Formation and History
Drop zone: DZ “C” (506th PIR – 501st PIR)
Drop time: 00:25 (D-Day, June 6th, 1944)
The members of Stick 1 were :
Pathfinders – Stick 1 – 506th PIR – Team C
First Lieutenant Roy H. Kessler – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Second Lieutenant Walter Amerman – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Sergeant Walter H. Skeen – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Corporal LeRoy Sholenberg – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private First Class Donald W. Carter – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private First Class Eugene D. Doerr – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private First Class Harold G. Duty – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private First Class Terrence C. Harris – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private First Class Cleo W. Mars – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn, C Co
Private Leo C. Bert – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private George H. Blain – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private Harold W. Combs – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private John Rozsman – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private Robert Pollard – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private Manderson V. Pullin – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private George H. Slater – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Private Fred J. Taylor – 101st Airborne Div., 506th PIR, 1st Bn
Citations
Bibliography
- "Stick 1 – Team C – 506th PIR – Pathfinders of the 101st Airborne Division". D-Day Overlord. 23 May 2023.
- https://www.americandday.org/D-Day/Airborne_Division-Pathfinder-Plane_5.html
- https://www.nationalpathfinderassociation.org/fallen-pathfinders
- https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/kessler%3Droy
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82378808/roy-m-kessler
- https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/battle-of-normandy/after-action-reports/101st-airborne/pathfinders
- https://archive.org/details/utahbeachamphibi0000balk/page/106/mode/2up?q=pathfinder
- https://www.historynet.com/first-in-france-the-world-war-ii-pathfinder-who-led-the-way-on-d-day/
- https://militaryhistorynow.com/2015/08/21/first-in-the-fight-11-fascinating-facts-about-d-days-airborne-pathfinders/
Contributors: Paul Sidle