Decorations and Awards

517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team

Individual Decorations and Awards

Note: This is not a complete list. We have found several decorated members of the 517th who were not initially included in this list. The records are somewhat incomplete, especially for those awarded medals later, such as those who were wounded and did not return with the main group.


Medal of Honor	Distinguished Service Cross	Legion of Merit	French Croix de Guerre	Silver Star	Bronze Star	Purple Heart

Lt. Col. WILLIAM J. BOYLE
T/Sgt. GEORGE W. HECKARD
T/5 SPEROS GOGOS
T/Sgt. WILFORD C. ANDERSON
S/Sgt. ALBERT P. DESHAYES
PFC NOLAN L. POWELL
1st Lt. GEORGE M. ROSEBERRY
Lt. 1st RICHARD SPENCER

avec Etoile de Vermeil
Maj. HERBERT M. BOWLBY, Jr.
Maj. DONALD W. FRASER
Maj. FOREST S. PAXTON
Capt. JAMES P. BIRDER
1st Lt. RAYMOND D. GEARON

avec Etoile d'Argent
S/Sgt. GEORGE HECKARD
Sgt. FRANK J. DALLAS
Cpl. ANDREW SPARLIS
PFC ROBERT C. BOESE

Soldiers' Medal
1st Lt. SIDNEY M. MARKS
T/5 ERNEST J. ENGEL
PFC JOSEPH L. PROCTOR
T/5 L. W. PIPPIN

Col. RUPERT D. GRAVES
Lt. Col. RICHARD J. SEITZ
Lt. Col. MELVIN ZAIS
Major THOMAS R. CROSS
Maj. DONALD W. FRASER
Capt. JAMES P. BIRDER
Capt. ALBIN P. DERING
Capt. DANIEL W. DICKINSON
Capt. GEORGE E. GIUCHICI
Capt. WALTER G. IRWIN
Capt. MILTON M. KIENLEN
Capt. JOHN J. LISSNER
Capt. JOSEPH T. McGEEVER
Capt. James C. McNAMARA
Capt. DEAN O. ROBBINS
1st LT. HARRY O. ALLINGHAM
1st Lt. RALPH ALLISON
1st Lt. FLAVE J. CARPENTER
1st Lt. LEONARD S. COOPER
1st Lt. LUDLOW GIBBONS
1st Lt. CHARLES J. HILLSDALE
1st Lt. RICHARD C. JACKSON
1st Lt. HENRY KLEINENDORST
1st Lt. RUSSEL T. MILLER
1st Lt. JOHN H. NEILER
1st Lt. THOMAS E. PATIN
1st Lt. TIMOTHY P. QUIGLEY
1st Lt. BENJAMIN E. RENTON
1st Lt. ARTHUR W. RIDLER
1st Lt. CARL E. STARKEY
1st Lt. PAUL P. WAY
2nd Lt. PAUL E. CRAIG, Jr.
2nd Lt. HAROLS M. FREEMEN
2nd Lt. FRED P. HUGHES
1st Sgt. VICTOR M. CAWTHOM
T/Sgt. ROMEO J. CASTONGUAY
S/Sgt. ROBERT BOESE
S/Sgt. WILLIAM J. BRADLEY
S/Sgt. JAMES S. BRYANT
S/Sgt. JOHN W. CHISM
S/Sgt. MANUEL B. FERNANDES
S/Sgt. CECIL T. LOCKHART
S/Sgt. WILLARD C. NICHOLS
S/Sgt. ARTHUR J. PURSER
S/Sgt. ARNOLD C. RIDOUT
S/Sgt. ROBERT P. STEELE
T/3 ROBERT P. GINN
T/3 CHARLES M. KEEN
Sgt. JOHN E. COMER
Sgt. NORMAN S. FREY
Sgt. WILLIAM J. HARVEY
Sgt. GEORGE MILLS
Sgt. WALLACE A. MONTGOMERY
Sgt. GLEN W. OVERMYER
Sgt. DAVID A. RIVERS
Sgt. JOHN RUPEZYK, Jr.
Sgt. CHARLES C. SCHERER
T/4 CHARLES A. BERSIN
T/4 LEROY O. SCOTT
T/4 JOHN A. STORM
T/4 A.C. WILLIAMS
T/4 OGDEN F. YOUNG
Cpl. KENNETH B. ANDERSON
CPL. LAWRENCE CONSTANTINE
Cpl. HAROLD C. DANIELS
Cpl. DOYLE MAXWELL
Cpl. ROBERT L. MOUREK
Cpl. RUSSEL T. SCHROEDER
Cpl. FRANK L. TIMINSKI
T/5 JACK C. CASTIGLIONE
T/5 WILLIAM W. DORAN
T/5 DALE M. GIBBS
T/5 ALVIN E. JOHNSON
T/5 GEORGE R. LECKLIDER
T/5 THOMAS E. MULLEN
T/5 HAROLD M. UPSON
PFC EDWARD ALBERT
PFC ALECK BOSKA
PFC CHARLES E. BRUBAKER
PFC HECTOR H. COLO
PFC CHARLES R. FEDEL
PFC ANDREW J. FOLEY
PFC CLYDE P. GUILLOT
PFC DONALD M.HAINEY
PFC GEORGE W. WTMAN
PFC LOUIS D. HOLZWORTH
PFC MICHAEL J. KANE
PFC DONALD E. KARR
PFC HOWARD R. KINDER
PFC ARTHUR J. LITTLE
PFC MARVIN D. MOLES
PFC LLOYD L. PENNINGTON
PFC FELIX POVINELLI
PFC FRANCIS S. USEL
PFC CARL E. VOTTI
PFC WAYNE A. WEBB
PFC RICHMO E. WEEGAR
PFC EDMUND ZYGNOWICZ
Pvt. ELMER A. ANDERSON
Pvt. R. L. BOYCE
Pvt. G. H. BUSHMER
Pvt. PATSY CAVALO
Pvt. HOWARD C. COOPER
Pvt. P. R. DOMINEZ
Pvt. LEONMD M. FANCHER
Pvt. BOBBY M. LIDDELL
Pvt. RICHARD L. LYMAN
Pvt. ARTHUR L. MARKLE
Pvt. JAMES MARSHALL
Pvt. JACK J. MILOJEVICH
Pvt. JOSEPH E. O'BRIEN
Pvt. WALTER PERKOWSKI
Pvt. A. W. REDLER
Pvt. CARL G. SALMON
Pvt. WILLIAM F. THORNG
Pvt. HAROLD B. WEAVER
PFC WILLIAM E. LINE
Pvt. LEROY E. WIUWER
Pvt. LENARD A. DEL CARLO
Lt. EARL DILLARD
Lt. WAYNE D. NORWOOD
1st Sgt. LEONARD I. WALKER
Sgt. JACK W. BOYER
S Sgt. WAYNE S.JACKSON

Maj. DAVID H ARMSTRONG
Maj. THOMAS R. CROSS
Capt. LOREN S. JAMES
Capt. HAROLD J. MEGIBOW
Capt. JMN E. DUGAN
Capt. NORMAN C. SIEBERT
1st Lt. JOSEPH GREZAFFI
Capt. ROBERT M. NEWBERRY
1st Lt. THOMAS J. PRIEST
1st Lt. HOWARD E. HENSLEIGH
1st Lt. BENJAMIN E. RENTON
1st Lt. JOSEPH M. CALDER
2nd Lt. RICHARD D. ROSS
1st Lt. RUSSELL C. JOHNSON
T/3 CHARLES M. KEEN
S/Sgt. PAUL R. EWING
T/Sgt. CLARK L. ARCHER
S/Sgt. JAMES L. KITCHIN
Sgt. LESLIE E. PERKINS
S/Sgt. JOHN W. NEWLIN
Cpl. CHARLES G. DAIGH
Cpl. FRANK W. HAYES
Sgt. ALLEN H. DOUGLAS
PFC ROBERT T. JENNINGS
PFC JOSEPH F. LOCKE
T/5 HERSCHELL W. POSEY
Pvt. HAL V. CUMMINGS
Pvt. DOYLE E. GRAY
PFC RAYMOND W. SCRUGGS
Pvt. RAY C. McKEE
Pvt. LENARD A. DEL CARLO
Sgt. CECIL DOTY
Capt.GEORGE R. MONKHOUSE

JOHN ALICKI
RUPERT D. GRAVES
ROBERT McMARON
RICHARD SEITZ
MELVIN ZAIS
HERBERT BOWLBY
WILLIAM BOYLE
WILLIAM HICKMAN
PAUL VELLA
JOSEPH BROUDY
ROBERT CLAUER
DAN DICKENSON
JOSEPH DUGAN
GEORGE GIUCHICI
WILLIAM HALE
GRANT HOOPER
WALTER IRWIN
MILTON KIENLEN
CHARLES LA CHAUSSEE
JOHN McKINLEY
WILLIAM PENCAK
SIDNEY SAMIS
JOHN STENNES
BENJAMIN SULLIVAN
WILLIAM YOUNG
EDWARD ETHEY
DEWAYNE ALLEN
HOWARD BACON
JAMES BENNETT
WILLIAM BARWELL
JEROME CALLAHAN
JOHN CASSELMAN
WARREN CAUFIELD
JAMES COOK
JOHN COOK
CARL HORNSBY
RICHARD JACKSON
MAXWELL JAMES
FRANK KIEVITT
HERMAN LANGE
SIDNEY MARKS
RICHAED MASCUCH
CLARENCE McCOLLUM
EDWARD McKILLOP
CHARLES MINARD
JOHN NEILER
RAYMOND NIELSON
OLVIE NUNNERY
THOMAS PATIN
ELVIN PINKSTON
WALTER PLASSMAN
WILLIAM PRICE
GERALD QUINN
HAROLD REARDON
ROBERT REBER
HARRY RIDDLE
JAMES SANFORD
MITCHELL SKUTNIK
RICHARD SPENCER
CARL STARKEY
MARK STEWART
JOHN WEDDLE
JACK WEST
HAROLD WHITE
CHARLES WHITNEY
GERALD WOODARD
FRED ZAVATTERO
WILLIAM BRADLEY
BILLY FANN
THOMAS KERR
EARLE MARTIN
RICHARD ROBB
CLIFFORD ALEXANDER
GEORGE HOPKINS
DALLAS LONG
HARRY HEWITT
CARL KIEFER
JAMES KISTLER
DONALD MOTHERSELL
NICHOLAS TINELLO
NELLO R. ARTERBURN
EUGENE BARTON
DARWYN BEER
ROGER BENDER
ROBERT BENDER
DOUGLAS BERTLING
CLARENCE BLIXT
EARL DOOLEY
RUSSEL BRAMI
RAYMOND BUNCE
JOHN CHISM
RICHARD COLLISTER
HARRY CUMMINGS
FRANK DALLAS
TROY EGANS
WILLIAM ELLIOTT
FRANK FENTON
FRANK FERMONTE
RALPH GRYZLE
KEN HIGGINBOTHAM
DAVID HINES
AUBREY HUBBARD
WILLIAM HUFFMAN
THOMAS HUNTER
CHARLES IRVIN
NORMAN KEARNS
JAMES KITCHIN
CHARLES KOCHERSPERGER
ELWOOD KROL
REYNOLD LAEBEN
RICHARD LEONARD
JAMES LOTHERS
ROBERT MAPLE
ARTHUR MARKLE
EUGENE McGEHEE
HAROLD PARR
STEPHEN PASZTOR
EARL POWELL
LAWRENCE PETERSEN
ROBERT REED
LOUIS SANSONE
ROBERT SMATHERS
ROBERT STEELE
ERNEST STRANGE
ORVILLE STUBBS
ERNEST TUCKER
JAMES VASCHE
ROBERT WATERMAN
ROBERT WEST
WILLIAM WESTBROOK
BILLY WOMACK
WILLIAM CONE
BUFORD ADAMS
LEON BOSSE
JOHN BRIGHENTI
EUGENE BRISSEY
JACK BURNS
ROBERT CALLAHAN
J. C. CALLEMAN
RICHARD COPELAND
HERBERT COURT
C. R. CRITCHLOW
GERALD DEAN
W. H. DELANEY
PHILIP DISTANISLAO
ROBERT DODDS
CECIL DOTY
RICHARD EDMAN
GEORGE EGAN
DOUGLAS EMMONS
JACK GILMAN
MANUEL GONSALVES
WIN GUTBROD
MARX HEDGEPETH
ARTHUR HENZE
JASPER HORNE
MILFORD HOWARD
HUBERT INGLE
ARNOLD KLINGELHOEFER
JOHN KNOPH
HERBERT LAKEN
WILLIAM LATIMER
JAMES LEE
JAN LYNCH
FRANCIS MANGO
RICHARD MITACEK
JOHN MORGAN
ROBERT MULLINAX
WILLIAM MYERS
HARVEY O'BRIEN
FRANK OLSEN
HAROLD PARSONS
DEWEY RIERSON
JOHN RUPCZYK
ROBERT RUST
JAMES SIMON
GEORGE STATBIS
JAMES WILSON
RICHARD YOUNG
R. P. DEMMEL
CHARLES DEWEY
LESLIE FALLIN
ARTHUR GRAHAM
ROBERT MORGAN
JOSEPH POSMUS
LOUIS SCARINGI
JOHN STEELE
W. T. WEICHER
JOE ALLEN
CHARLES BAILEY
CLIFFORD BUTLER
JACKSON DAVIS
J. A. DELLAFAVE
EDWARD FRANTL
DONALD FULTON
EDWARD GUNN
WAYNE S.JACKSON
KEITH KARPEN
FLOYD LARSEN
JOSEPH MAURER
T. M. McCALL
E. H. McGEE
GEORGE MELINE
JONNIE MOORE
ROBERT NOAS
JOE STEWART
EUGENE TAYLOR
CHARLES TWISELL
GEORGE SULLIVAN
JOHN WILLIAMS
JAMES WYATT
JOHN YOUNG
CHARLES BARFIELD
JOHN BORGERLING
EDWIN CARLSON
J. CELMSKI
WALTER GOFORTH
EVERETT HIRONYMOUS
FORREST KILMER
JAMES KNOWLES
GEORGE LECKLIDER
CLIFTON RIGGINO
WILLIAM SHORT
JOHN TWISS
JOSEPH TYLKA
DONALD VAUGHN
WILLIAM WEBB
MAURICE WHITE
WILLIAM WICKERSHAM
ALVIN ADELMAN
ROBERT AMERLAIN
ROBERT APPLEGATE
RICHARD BAKEWELL
CLETUS BATES
ELWOOD BAUMAN
RICHARD BECKER
RENE BENOIT
VERNON BERG
BERNARD DUBOIS
L. C. BLASHILL
JACK SANDY
ELMER BROWN
CLEO N. BROWNING
BEN BUNGY
JAMES BURCH
WILLIAM BURROWS
CARROLL CARTER
JOSEPH CARTWELL
MACE COHEN
BERNARD COYNE
ROBERT CRAWFORD
ELAM CRONQUIST
JAMES CRUTE
FRED DAVALOSE
BILLIE DAVIS
LOUIS DEMKO
ELWOOD DOBBINS
WALTER DRENNAN
ROBERT DUNEAU
R. L. DUNN
R. L. EADIE
WAYNE EBY
ELDON EDWARDS
GERALD FAHRENHOLD
LOUIS FARIA
CHARLES FEDEL
PAUL FEDOCK
HENRY FILIPEZAK
PHILLY FISHBACK
WILLIAM FORD
C. R. GAITHER
JOE GAVIN
R. R. GRIZZLE
WILLIAM GOLDSMITH
E. F. GRAY
FRANK GRAN
JOE GULBRASON
RALPH HARMON
CHARLES HILAND
BOBBY HILL
ROBERT JENNINGS
EDWIN JOHNSON
ROBERT JONES
CHRISTOPHER KELLY
DONALD KNAPP
HERBERT KOEHLER
CHARLES LANSOM
JOE LAROCHELLE
P. LAWRENCE
CASIMER LESIAK
WILLIAM MacRAE
STANLEY MAGIEUVICKI
JOHN MARTIN
RALPH MATTICKS
PHILLIP REYNOLDS
JAMES McWILLIAMS
RUSSELL MILLER, JR.
FRANK MINANO
CLAUDE MISON
ROBERT MORROW
ROBERT MORRIS
J. B. NICHOLS
JOHN OLTEAN
DONALD PARGEON
P. O. PAWLOWSKI
JOSEPH PODLASKI
L. POST
BUEL OUTNAM
DONALD RANKIN
HASKELL REESE
REGINALD RICHARDS
NEWBRIE ROGERSON
CARLOS ROSSI
FRANCIS RUDDY
ROBERT RUSSELL
MELVIN SCHIERS
MONTE SCHROEDER
BURTON STADLER
PARK STOMPRO
WILBUR STEGALL
JAMES SUMMERS
WILLIAM F. THORNG
CHARLES TRUCANO
CHARLES TUCKER
JOHN TULLY
VINCENT VIENCKOWSKI
VINCENT VENORZYK
FRED WAMPLER
PERCY WAHLSTROM
CARL WATERS
THOMAS WEIL
LAWRENCE WILSON
JOHN WOODY
BILLY WYSS
ERVIN YACKIM
ROBERT YATES
CHARLES ZAMAN
STANLEY ZYLOWSKY
LINCOLN ACKERMAN
EINO AHO
ALBE BACA
WILLIAM BALDWIN
J. BARBERA
DONALD BARNES
WILLIAM BOWERS
CHARLES BOYER
WILLIAM CHAMBERS
JAMES CHANDLER
RAYMOND CLEVEgner
H. L. COTINGTON
MERRILL COLLISON
G. H. COOPER
JOHN CRACKER
TOM DAVIS
RALPH DEGILLIO
ROBERT ELLIS
DONALD EUGENE
CLIFFORD EYLER
JAMES FLORENTINE
JOHN GRIFFIN
ROBERT HAWTHORNE
HENRY HOUER
WAYNE HIBBEN
JOSE HIQUERA
EDWARD HOWELL
RALPH HOOD
S. KANO
DAVID KNEE
DANIEL KNOECHLMAN
GLENN LAMBERT
WILBURN LEWIS
THEODORE LOBUR
ROY MEREE
OSCAR MILLER
JAMES NASH
WILLIAM PERYNA
WILLIAM POWELL
VIRGIL REECE
HOWARD RUPPEL
STANLEY SAWICKI
CLIFFORD SEAL
T. N. SHADDOX
MALCOM TENNENT
THOMAS TRAVINO
JOSEPH VAN NESS
ANGUS WATERBURY
H. M. WEBB
WILLIAM WICKERSHAM
A. R. WISE
GEORGE BACKUS
ALBERT DESHAYES
WARD TURNER
BENEDICT J. BARRETT
RUDOLPH CERVANTES
JAMES E. MORTENSEN
JOSEPH E. CORNETT
DONALD E. BOATRIGHT
J. D. BUTLER
RAYMOND C. HILD
FREDERICK H. ZAVATTERO
GLEN GAINER
CHARLES BONAVENTURE
HENRY GATEWOOD
COREY F. GIBBON
JAMES M. MOSES
ALLAN R. GOODMAN
VINCENT D. PORASKY
HAROLD C. JOHNSON
RALPH A. LONGSTRETH
TOM G. SMALL
WILLIAM T. CHRISTIAN
GEORGE W. MITCHELL
JOSEPH F. SENTER
CORNELIUS M. DRISCOLL
HOMER L.McROY
DONALD F. O'NIEL
ROBERT E. ANDERSON
MICHAEL BULINO
KYLE F. KENYON, Jr.
MIKE F. KOVACH
DAVIS S. VALDEZ
BERNARD E. SPENSER
GEORGE M. ROSEBERRY
ROBERT P. WOODHULL
HOWARD B. GOODMAN
MICHAEL SPANO
EDWARD MEISE
NEIL F. SCHMID
HARLAND L. CURTIS
RAYMOND D. GEARON
WILLARD B. BLANTON
RICHARD SPENCER
HARRY K. SAUNDERS
NATHAN RUBENSTEIN
MARK BAIRD
FREDERICK W. MITCHELL
RANDOLPH COLEMAN
PETER CHRISTENSEN
EDWARD J. SMITH