Easy Company, 506th PIR - Reenacted

18/01/2025

17/01/2025

In remembrance of the 17 January 1915 birthday of Easy Company veteran Staff Sergeant Earl L. Hale.

Take a moment to remember one of Easy’s lesser known, but still important troopers. CURRAHEE!!!

17/01/2025

In remembrance of the 17 January 1923 birthday of Easy Company veteran Private First Class Ed Bernat.

Please take a moment to remember Ed on the occasion of his birthday. CURRAHEE!!!

15/01/2025

In remembrance of the 15 January 2005 passing of Easy Company veteran Private Paul “Frenchy” Lamoureux.
Frenchy, from Rhode Island, was the “baby” of Easy Company who joined Easy at 18, two years after the unit was formed at Toccoa. He was assigned to 1st Platoon in February 1944 and jumped into Normandy that June. He landed in an apple tree in a field outside of Ste-Mere Eglise. Because he spoke French, then-LT Winters often used him as an interpreter and driver. He also jumped into Holland and, like the other men of Easy endured the rain and artillery fire. After a brief respite in Mourmelon, Frenchy deployed with the company to Bastogne and was eventually evacuated in January 1945 with severe frostbite and trench foot.
After the war Paul returned home to Slatersville and met his wife Rita. They were married on April 26, 1947. They had a son Jerry and daughter Sue. Paul later in life said “None of us were heroes. We just were doing our duty for our country.”
So please take a moment to remember the former baby-faced paratrooper who sacrificed a part of his youth to combat evil in his time, CURRAHEE!!!

13/01/2025

In belated remembrance of the 11 January 1994 passing of Easy Company veteran Corporal John D. Fieguth. Little is known about John except he served in Easy’s 3rd Platoon during Camp Toccoa. Raise your glass up to John, CURRAHEE!!!

13/01/2025

In belated remembrance of the 11 January 1995 passing of Easy Company veteran Captain Lewis “Blackbeard” Nixon.
Nixon, the yin to Dick Winters’ yang, was a Toccoa Man and one of the original platoon leaders in Easy Company. Despite his constant battle with the bottle, Nixon was a brilliant staff officer. He was on the 2nd Battalion and 506th Regimental staffs in various staff positions. Whether performing the role of intelligence or operations officer, Nixon had an innate ability to understand battle, both before it was joined and while the unit was in the midst of the fight. This allowed him to prepare and react effectively during the highest moments of chaos, which is a skill that few possess. One clear example of this occurred in Holland, when Easy, along with their attached British tankers, were battling the Germans in Nuenen. With the company withdrawing under tremendous pressure, Nixon was aware that they would need to be evacuated quickly so that the Germans would not be able to overrun them. He sent a number of the Battalion’s trucks forward, which facilitated the quick withdrawal. Winters credited Nixon with saving Easy’s bacon that day.
So raise a glass folks (Vat 69 if you have it), and remember Ole Blackbeard Nixon, the man who could read the ebb and flow of battle, a talent that saved an incalculable number of 506th men’s lives, CURRAHEE!!!
(Picture: Winter and Nixon)

10/01/2025

In remembrance to the 10 January 1945 passing of Warren "Skip" Muck and Alex Penkala. Skip Muck and Alex Penkala were Killed In Action (KIA) in the Bois Jacques in 1945.
Raise a glass to these Easy Company veterans, CURRAHEE!!!

10/01/2025

In belated remembrance of the 10 January 1945 passing of Easy Company veteran Private John E. Shindell.
As a new replacement, John wasn’t as well known as the Toccoa Men but he was well respected for making the ultimate sacrifice for his country and his fellow troopers in Easy Company. CURRAHEE!!!

10/01/2025

In remembrance of the 10 January 1993 passing of easy Company veteran Private James L. Sowell.

Take a moment and raise your glass up to Jim, CURRAHEE!!!

10/01/2025

In remembrance of the 9 January 1945 passing of Easy Company Veteran Richard J. Hughes. Hughes was a late war replacement, joining the company while they were in Mourmelon recovering from Market-Garden. Assigned to 3rd Platoon, he was killed in action near Recogne and little detail exists as to the circumstances of his loss.
Take a moment to remember the sacrifice Richard made, CURRAHEE!!!

10/01/2025

The 9 January 1999 passing of Easy Company veteran Private Earl V. Bruce.
Bruce, whose nickname was ‘Dopey’, was an early member of Easy Company serving in 1st Platoon’s Mortar Squad with Skip Muck and Alex Penkala. He was wounded severely enough in the Normandy campaign to miss the Holland operation. He ended up returning in time for Bastogne, where he was apparently wounded again.

Take a moment to remember Bruce, CURRAHEE!!!

09/01/2025

In remembrance of the 8 January 2005 passing of Easy Company veteran Captain Salve “Mat” Matheson.
Mat was born in Seattle, WA but raised in Monterey Peninsula, CA. He attended UCLA where he took ROTC and in 1942 became an Infantry Officer. Mat was an original officer in Easy, a Toccoa Man that began his career assigned to 1st Platoon. He was an excellent trainer of soldiers, especially in the art of machine gun proficiency. He was also a tall man, an imposing presence, with an excellent command voice. Colonel Sink, seeing his qualities and potential, transferred him to the 506th Regiment HQ staff. The Enlisted, NCO and fellow officers in Easy did not like the loss of this very well respected officer.
Mat excelled in every position he was assigned and was continuously promoted and advanced through various staff positions within the 506th PIR. He was responsible for getting German rubber boats in Hagneau when Easy conducted their Last Patrol. In March 1945 he was made the regimental S-3. At war’s end he chose to remain in the army, Served in the Korean War, participating in the landings at Inchon and Wonsan and by the time of the Vietnam War, had been chosen to command the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. His career, it seemed, came full circle. He would retire as a Major General. Despite having been in many units over the years, Mat never passed up an opportunity to attend an Easy Company Reunion, which demonstrated his true allegiance to the unit he began his career with.
Remember this original platoon leader of Easy, CURRAHEE!!!

07/01/2025

In remembrance of the 7 January 1985 passing of Easy Company Trooper George Potter.

Raise your glass, CURRAHEE!!

07/01/2025

In remembrance of the 7 January 2009 passing of Easy Company veteran Private Gordon H. Oien.

Take a moment to remember Gordon, CURRAHEE!!!

07/01/2025

In remembrance of the 7 January 1983 passing of Easy Company veteran Robert Burr Smith.
Please take a moment to remember Burr Smith, a trooper that never let the war destroy his humanity and love for his fellow troopers. CURRAHEE!!

02/01/2025

In remembrance of the 2 January 2008 passing of Easy Company veteran Private Roy E. Pickel Sr.
Please take a second to remember this warrior, CURRAHEE!!!

02/01/2025

In remembrance to the 2 January 2011 passing of Major Richard D. Winters.
Hang Tough and CURRAHEE!!

01/01/2025

In remembrance of the 31 December 1921 birthday of LT Lynn D. "Buck" Compton,
CURRAHEE!!!