Veterans
Being a battlefield guide is probably the best job in the world.
Over the past twenty years Reg Jans had the honor and the privilege to tour the battlefields in the Ardennes, the Netherlands and Normandy with several veterans from the Greatest Generation. Many of them he guided personally. Others he escorted on the battlefields and/or interviewed them. Here’s part of the list of veterans that once shared their stories with Reg :
Robert Reid , H-Co 335 Reg 84th Inf Div
George Koskimaki, Div HQ, 101 ABN-Radio
Henry H Smith, H-Co 291 Reg, 75th Inf Div.
Don Jakeway , H-Co 508 PIR, 82 ABN
Alvin Henderson C-Co 501 PIR
John Cipolla, C-Co 501 PIR
Ted Vetland, A-Co 506 PIR
Herman Zerger , I-Co 141 Reg, 36th Infantry Div
Bert Collier, D-Co 501 PIR
Amos Almeida, B-Co 502 PIR
Don Hunter, 110th AAA Bn
Forrest Guth, E-co 506 PIR
Marvin Gilmore, 458 AAA
Herbert Anderson 348 Engineers 5 ESB (First wave Omaha)
Nedd Knapp 75th Inf Div 290 Reg . L-Co
Bill Kamsler 102nd Div 405th Reg .
Louis Rabesa 8th Air Force B-24
Bryan Sperry 75th Inf Div 291st Reg .
Ray Nagell, B-Battery, 321 GFAB
George ‘ Budd ‘ Primrose, B-Co 506 PIR
William ‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere, E-Co 506 PIR
Walter Hughes, I-Co 504 PIR
Robert Patterson 513 PIR
Edward Mauser, E-Co 506 PIR
Bob Taylor 53rd Seabees
Earl McClung, E Co 506 PIR 101 ABN
Risto Milosevic I&R, 394 Reg 99 Inf Div
Al Blaney , 101 ABN
Robert White, 17 Airborne Division
Al Bucharelli, 3 Infantry Division
Bob Lundy, D-CO 506 PIR
Bobby Hunter, D-Co 501 PIR
Amos ‘Buck’ Taylor, E-Co 506 PIR
General Albin F Irzyk, 4th Armored Division
Buck Compton, E-Co 506 PIR
Richard ‘Red’ Falvey, HQ/2/506 PIR
Donald Burgett, A-Co 506 PIR
Eugene Gilbreath, HQ/2/506 PIR
Bob Murphy, A-Co 505 PIR, 82 ABN
Carmen Gisi, B-CO 401 GIR
Hank Skowronski, 326 Medical Company
Edward ‘Babe’ Heffron, E-Co 506 PIR
Fred Bahlau, H&H- Co 506 PIR
Frank E Sisson, HQ- 667 FAB
Paul Rogers, E-Co 506 PIR
Paul Miller, Chief Surgical Technician, HQ-506 PIR
John Primerano, Reg HQ, Wire Section,501 PIR
James ‘ Maggy ‘ Megellas, H-CO 504 PIR 82 ABN
Wilson ‘Bill’ Colwell, H-Co 502 PIR
Ralph Manley Reg HQ 501 PIR-Demolition Pltn
John O’Hare, 117 Reg, 30 Infantry Division
Frank Towers, 120 Reg 30 Infantry Division
Frank Soboleski, E-Co 506 PIR
Dan McBride, F-Co 502 PIR
Col .Richard ‘ Red ’ Andrews 377 GFAB
Donald Malarkey, E-Co 506 PIR
Carl Beck, H Co 501 PIR 101 ABN
Ed Cottrell, 9th Air Force P47 pilot
Harvey Segal, 2 Infantry Division Indianhead
Robert Heurgue, 82 Airborne Div HQ
Herbert Weber, 10 Armored Division CCA
John Althuizen, 7 Armored Division 54 AIB
Joe Cicchinelli, A-Co 551 PIB GOYA
Herb Suerth, E-Co 506 PIR
Albert Schultz H-Co 502 PIR
Bob Wright, D-Co 501 PIR
Ray Fary 80th AAA Bn
Bob Izumi, G-Co 506 PIR
Jack Womer, Reg HQ 506 PIR Demolition Pltn (Filthy 13)
Armando Marquez, Reg HQ/506 PIR Demolition Pltn
Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, Tuskegee Airman
Russell Taylor, 286 JASCO 1 ESB
Oda ‘Chuck’ Miller, E-Co, 32 Inf Reg. 3rd Armored Div.
Clarence Smoyer ,E-Co, 32 Inf Reg., 3 Armored Div.
Buck Marsh, A-Co, 36 Inf Reg. 3rd Armored Div.
Edward D Shames, I-Co 506 PIR and E-Co 506 PIR
Richard ‘Dick’ Klein, HQ/3/501 PIR
James ‘Pee Wee’ Martin, G-co 506 PIR
Col Doug Dillard 551 PIB GOYA
Joe Riley 501 PIR, 101 ABN
Vincent Speranza, H-Co 501 PIR
Paul Jackson, A-Co 501 PIR
George Wilson, A-Battery 321 GFAB
James V Morgia, E-Co, 334 Reg, 84th Inf. Div.
Warren Wilt H & G- Co 508 PIR, 82 ABN
Carl Dalke Reg HQ, 506 PIR, 101 ABN
Richard ‘Dick’ Field 551 PIB GOYA
AND MORE…
The Families of:
Al Purifoy G-Co 501 PIR
John D Brady 775 FAB
Louis Frey F-Co 501 PIR
George Ricker QM Co 501 PIR
Warren Shook, I-Co 502 PIR
James Tolbert, 331st Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group.
Thomas Sorrell, H-Co 506 PIR
Colonel Robert F Sink, Reg CO 506 PIR
Brig Gen Anthony Mc Auliffe 101st Commander
General George Patton 3rd Army Commander
John Bassarearer 285 FAOB , B Battery Malmedy survivor .
Roy A Breaud, E-Co, 334 Reg, 84 Infantry Div.
Robert Blume, Bn HQ/394 Reg, 99 Infantry Div.
Burr Smith E-Co 506 PIR
Melton McMorries, G-Co 501 PIR
Lt Ralph L Renfroe F-Co, 329 Reg, 83 Infantry Div.
Irving Baldinger H-Co 506 PIR
Maj. Robert Harwick A-Co 506 PIR (Bastogne)
Medic Eugene ‘Doc’ Roe E– Co 506 PIR
Steven Domitrovic, 575 Ambulance Company, Malmedy Survivor
LtCol Robert Strayer 2/506 PIR Bn Commander
John Van Kooijk, Dutch Resistance, IPW Team 506 PIR
Walter Wentzel E-Co 506 PIR
Lt Carl Oran C-Co, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion – 2nd Infantry Division ‘Indian Head’
Pfc Maurice Bonemeyer, 394 Reg 99 Infantry Division- Battle Babies POW at Honsfeld
Robert Janes, F-Co 506 PIR
Walter ‘Smokey’ Gordon E-Co 506 PIR
Hank Zimmerman, E-Co 506 PIR
Joe Mero HQ/2/501 PIR
George Luz, E Co 506 PIR 101 ABN
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