Sgt William Guarnere of the Famed 101st Airborne Easy Company, passed away on March 08, 2014. The Sergeant's daring exploit's were made know in the Band of Brothers TV Series.

 

 

Guarnere received the Silver Star for combat during the Brecourt Manor Assault on D-Day, and was later decorated with two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts, making him one of only two Easy Company members (the other being Lynn Compton) to be awarded the Silver Star throughout the duration of the war while a member of Easy.

 

RIP "Wild Bill"

A real American Hero

 

 

 

I was fortunate to meet Bill @ a Allentown gun show last year. The book he wrote with  Edward "Babe" Heffron is a good read.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Guarnere

Just started re watching band of brothers. RIP Sergeant

Man those guys had balls.  Big F(*^$%$ brass balls.

Rest in Peace.

 

Prayers sent to him and his family.

 

He was at Forks a lot. I met him and thanked him for his service. I didn't talk to him much because I'm really apprehensive about approaching famous people. It's just awkward to me to start talking to a person that doesn't know me and has probably heard the same questions a thousand times. But he seemed to enjoy it, representing his unit no doubt, and he got a lot of well-deserved attention from several generations of thankful Americans.

I had the extreme honor of meeting Wild Bill several times. First was at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait during a USO show in 2008 with other members of Easy Company, including the late Babe Heffron. These 80+ year old Joe's made the trek to the desert to lift our morale as we were headed north to Iraq. I got to sit at a picnic table with Wild Bill and he told me "When ya see the enemy, kill the bastard today so ya ain't gotta see 'em tomorrow." I saw him again 3 years consecutive at the Reading Air Show and he graced my Band of Brothers DVD box set with his autograph.

 

RIP to a true warrior. I'll always remember you, and I'll teach my kids about what you did for the world.

I had the extreme honor of meeting Wild Bill several times. First was at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait during a USO show in 2008 with other members of Easy Company, including the late Babe Heffron. These 80+ year old Joe's made the trek to the desert to lift our morale as we were headed north to Iraq. I got to sit at a picnic table with Wild Bill and he told me "When ya see the enemy, kill the bastard today so ya ain't gotta see 'em tomorrow." I saw him again 3 years consecutive at the Reading Air Show and he graced my Band of Brothers DVD box set with his autograph.

 

RIP to a true warrior. I'll always remember you, and I'll teach my kids about what you did for the world.

Holy crap. That's a heck of a memory.

 

Some people never stop giving.

We lost a true hero today.  RIP, Gonorrhea!

One more less of the Greatest Generation.... RIP Sarge... Someone for all of us to look up to.