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3 unusual facts about William Guarnere


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William Guarnere (born 1923), American soldier in the 101st Airborne during World War II, made famous by the mini-series Band of Brothers

William Guarnere

He arrived at Mourmelon-le-Grand, just outside Reims, where the 101st was on R and R (rest and recuperation), about December 10, just before the company was sent to the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, on December 16.

In the early morning hours of June 6, he joined up with Lieutenant Richard Winters and a few other men trying to reach their objective, to secure the small village of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and the exit of causeway number 2 leading up from the beach.



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