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Colonel Edward David Shames (June 13, 1922 – December 3, 2021) was a United States Army enlisted man and officer who later served in the U.S. Army Reserve. During World War II, he was assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Dec 24, 2021 · Edward D. Shames, the last surviving officer of the World War II paratrooper company whose exploits were recounted in the best-selling book and subsequent mini-series “Band of Brothers,” died...
Dec 4, 2021 · Col. Edward Shames, the last surviving officer of the historic World War II parachute infantry regiment of the US Army known as Easy Company, died Friday at the age of 99.
Dec 5, 2021 · Edward Shames, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book “Band of Brothers,” has died.
Dec 5, 2021 · Shames was the last surviving officer of the Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, that inspired the HBO miniseries and book. He fought in D-Day, Operation Pegasus, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and entered Hitler's Eagle's Nest.
- Bill Keveney
- National Correspondent, Los Angeles
Dec 4, 2021 · Shames was a member of the U.S. Army's Easy Company, which fought in Normandy, Market Garden and the Bulge in World War II. He also worked for the NSA and appeared in the HBO miniseries based on Stephen Ambrose's book.
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Dec 5, 2021 · Colonel Edward Shames, the last surviving officer from the World War II paratroopers that inspired an HBO series, died Friday at age 99. He passed at home, according to a message posted by his...
