Search results
William J. Guarnere Sr. (April 28, 1923 – March 8, 2014) was a United States Army paratrooper who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division.
Mar 10, 2014 · Guarnere, a South Philadelphia native who was awarded the Silver Star and two Purple Hearts among other decorations in World War II combat, lost a leg at the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium in...
Mar 10, 2014 · William ‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose wartime exploits were dramatized in the award-winning TV mini-series Band of Brothers, has died aged 90.
Mar 9, 2014 · PHILADELPHIA (AP) — William “Wild Bill” Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 90. His son, William Guarnere Jr., confirmed Sunday that his father died at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
Nov 17, 2023 · Band of Brothers: The Life of William GuarnereIn this in-depth biography video, explore the remarkable life of William J. Guarnere, a distinguished veteran o...
Mar 14, 2014 · Guarnere was a platoon sergeant when his force of only a dozen men attacked an enemy unit of about 50. Guarnere was wounded in mid-October 1944 when he was shot in the right leg by a sniper while riding a motorcycle he had liberated from a farmer near the Rhine River. He fell off the bike, broke his right tibia and took shrapnel in his back.
Mar 10, 2014 · William Guarnere, a World War II veteran popularized by the “Band of Brothers” miniseries, has died. He was 90. Guarnere was rushed to a hospital early Saturday morning and died of a ruptured...
Mar 8, 2014 · Guarnere was assigned to Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He made his first combat jump on D-Day as part of the Allied invasion of France. Guarnere earned the nickname "Wild Bill" because of his reckless attitude towards the enemy.
Mar 10, 2014 · While Hollywood may have a penchant for over-dramatizing historical events, there are few who would claim that the events chronicled in the 2001 miniseries "Band of Brothers" were embellished.
Mar 9, 2014 · William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died at the age of 90.
