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The following is a list of men in Company "I", 508th PIR as of 31 August 1944.  The purpose of the list is not known.
 

 
COMPANY "I" ROSTER - 31 AUGUST 1944 - PAGE 1 OF 3

"EXCUSED FROM DUTY"

RANK

SURNAME

FORENAME (S)

 

RANK

SURNAME

FORENAME (S)

 

RANK

SURNAME

FORENAME (S)

Donald M. Biles
although in Company I, isn't on the list, perhaps because he was still recuperating  from a wound suffered in Normandy.
   Seen here at left, he is in a leg cast due to being hit by German machine gun fire.
   As his daughter recounted in a tale that Don told, "coming in over Normandy the flight was very turbulent. Dad was in charge of the men on this jump.  Every one was throwing up. Dad was the last to jump but he slipped in the vomit (his words) and it took a few seconds for him to get up and jump.
   Someone told him he was going to be far apart from his other men because of the time lag. In fact it took him two days until they reconnected.  He had to hide in the bushes during that time.
   Another recollection was that after reconnecting "he tried to pull a member of his regiment off the street during German artillery fire. This young soldier was mortally wounded. Dad was shot at the time as he dragged the body."
   [The man at right is not identified]

   
2/Lt Roper Delbert M.   Pvt Barker Robert C   Pfc Carroll Kenneth M
2/Lt [Illegible] John S, Jr.   Pfc Baugh Smith C   Pfc Cascio Brassie S
2/Lt Simmons John D   SSgt Beck Calvin A   Pvt Castro Silvestre P
2/Lt Bush William D, Jr   Sgt Becker Warren W   Tec/5 Chapman William H
2/Lt Coyner Crawford G   Pvt Booth George   Pvt Chauvin Alden J, Jr
2/Lt Hanna [?] G.   Pvt Bouchelle Elmer H   Pvt Chisolm Robert E
1/Lt Mahan Francis L   Pfc Bounds Edwin E   Pvt Clark Baxter S, Jr
1/Lt Mitchell Robert M   Pfc Bowling Clarence L   Pfc Clayton Bernard B
1/Lt Rice Foy   Pfc Brawner Erman G   Pfc Cline Neil H
1/Lt Tinker John S, Jr   Pfc Brodd Harold E   Pvt Cline Ray R
1/Lt Wicks Robert J   Pvt Brown Edward D   Pvt Clingenpeel Frederick
Pfc Alexander Allen G   Pvt Brunck Robert C   Pvt Cochenour James M
Pfc Alford Clarence L   Pvt Buell Wilbur B   Tec/5 Collins Daniel P
Pvt Anderson Frayne D   Pvt Booth George   Pvt Gammons John R
Pvt Andrasko John   Pvt Burns James F   Pvt Conkle George J
Pfc Armenaki Thomas   Pvt Burnham Lawrence E   Cpl Conway Chadford C
Pfc Arsenault Joseph W   Pvt Bushong Francis E   Pvt Corrigan Edward
Pvt Avery Eugene V   Cpl Calvert Charles F   Pvt Cox Ralph H
Pfc Barclay John J   Pfc Canary John J        
                     
NOTES:   = Lined out on original.  Significance is unknown.
    Surname of Cline, Neil H believed mistakenly lined out instead of Cline, Ray R
    Comment following name of 2nd Lt. Hanna reads "Rear Det."

(Page copy courtesy of Francis Mahan family)

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