William Guarnere

Date of birth : 04/28/1923

Date of death : 03/08/2014

City of birth : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

As a young man he joined the famous Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Infantry Division when it was first formed. His first combat jump as a paratrooper was into occupied France the night before D-Day as part of the mass invasion. Earned the name "Wild Bill" due to his heroic efforts in combat situations against the Germans. Lost part of his leg in the Battle of the Bulge.