Easy Company Roster
The men of Easy Company — the paratroopers of the 506th PIR made famous by Stephen Ambrose's book and the HBO series Band of Brothers. This roster covers notable, well-documented members; facts are cross-checked against Wikipedia and published unit histories. It grows as each man's profile is verified and written.
Survived
Richard D. Winters “Dick”
Major
Company commander after D-Day; later battalion XO
Survived the war (d. 2011)
1st Lieutenant on 3 May 1944 · ASN O-1286582
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William J. Guarnere “Wild Bill”
Staff Sergeant
2nd Platoon sergeant
Survived the war; lost a leg at Bastogne (d. 2014)
Sergeant on 3 May 1944 · ASN 13113070
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Herbert M. Sobel
Captain
Original company commander (training, Camp Toccoa)
Survived the war (d. 1987)
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Ronald C. Speirs
Captain
Final company commander (from Foy)
Survived the war (d. 2007)
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Lewis Nixon III
Captain
Battalion intelligence officer (S-2)
Survived the war (d. 1995)
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Joseph J. Toye “Joe”
Staff Sergeant
Rifle squad leader
Survived the war; lost a leg at Bastogne (d. 1995)
Corporal on 3 May 1944 · ASN 13026128
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David Kenyon Webster
Private First Class
Rifleman, 1st Platoon; postwar writer
Survived the war; lost at sea 1961
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Albert Blithe
Private
Rifleman, 1st Platoon
Survived the war (d. 1967) — contrary to the HBO series
Private First Class on 3 May 1944 · ASN 13111948
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Donald G. Malarkey “Don”
Technical Sergeant
Mortar squad; operations sergeant
Survived the war (d. 2017)
Private First Class on 3 May 1944 · ASN 39513620
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Lynn D. Compton “Buck”
1st Lieutenant
2nd Platoon leader
Survived the war (d. 2012)
2nd Lieutenant on 3 May 1944 · ASN O-515450
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Carwood Lipton “Lip”
1st Sergeant / 2nd Lt
Company first sergeant
Survived the war (d. 2001)
Staff Sergeant on 3 May 1944 · ASN 15116961
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Darrell C. Powers “Shifty”
Staff Sergeant
Sharpshooter, 3rd Platoon
Survived the war (d. 2009)
Private First Class on 3 May 1944 · ASN 13066266
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George Luz
Technical Sergeant
Radio operator
Survived the war (d. 1998)
Technician 5th Grade on 3 May 1944 · ASN 11096443
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KIA
Thomas Meehan III
1st Lieutenant
Company commander on D-Day
Killed in action — June 6, 1944
1st Lieutenant on 3 May 1944 · ASN O-437484
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Edward J. Heffron “Babe”
Sergeant
Rifleman, 2nd Platoon
Survived the war (d. 2013)
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Eugene G. Roe “Doc”
Technician 4th Grade
Company medic
Survived the war (d. 1998)
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Bradford C. Freeman
Private First Class
Mortarman, 81st Mortar
Survived; last surviving member (d. 2022)
Private First Class on 3 May 1944
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Frederick T. Heyliger “Moose”
1st Lieutenant
Company commander (Holland)
Survived the war (d. 2001)
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Norman S. Dike Jr.
1st Lieutenant
Company commander at Bastogne
Survived the war (d. 1989)
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Harry F. Welsh
1st Lieutenant
1st Platoon leader
Survived the war (d. 1995)
2nd Lieutenant on 3 May 1944 · ASN O-1318498
Profile coming soonFacts are cross-checked against Wikipedia, published unit histories (Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers), and the official Company E alphabetical roster of 3 May 1944 (Major Dick Winters Collection, Gettysburg Museum of History), which preserves each man’s rank and Army serial number five weeks before D-Day. This roster grows as each man’s profile is verified and written. Explore the Band of Brothers hub for the full collection.