Band of Brothers: Easy Company, 2nd BN, 506th PIR

Abstract

The NCOs of Easy Company, 2-506th Parachute Infantry Regiment played a critical role in the successes that the company achieved during World War II. From the formation of the company, the NCO corps was the one constant and stable factor in the unit. Commanders and platoon leaders were reassigned within the regiment, but the NCOs who served with Easy were promoted from the original core of Toccoa privates. These NCOs shared a bond with the soldiers of the unit through some of the toughest fighting in the war. Historians often write about the exploits of units, and the accomplishment of the officers, without giving credit to the NCO leaders. Easy Company was Easy Company because of the NCOs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 18, 2002
Accession Number
AD1133777

Entities

People

  • David J. Lindsay

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Aircraft Fires
  • Ammunition
  • Army
  • Basic Training
  • Bridges
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Guns
  • Infantry
  • Landing Fields
  • Machine Guns
  • Machines
  • Materials
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Parachutes
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Military Science