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https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/12/05/last-of-wwii-band-of-brothers-officer-edward-shames-dies-at-99/
Last of WWII ‘Band of Brothers’ Officer Edward Shames Dies at 99
Col. Edward Shames, final surviving member of the World War II parachute infantry regiment known as the “Band of Brothers” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book of the same name, died Friday. He was 99.
Shames enlisted in the Army in 1942, parachuted into Normandy and fought in the Battle of the Bulge as part of the “Easy Company,” 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Their combined efforts – and sacrifices – made in the name of freedom inspired the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, the Virginian-Pilot reported.
The miniseries was based on a New York Times bestseller by Stephen Ambrose.
Only 19 at the time of his enlistment, Shames trained at Camp Toccoa, Ga.
His service subsequently saw him involved in some of the most important battles of World War II.
“He made his first combat jump into Normandy on D-Day as part of Operation Overlord. He volunteered for Operation Pegasus and then fought with Easy Company in Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne,” according to the obituary.
На этом видео сам полковник Шеймс:
Этот сериал появился благодаря Стивену Спилбергу и Тому Хэнксу.
Они оба были продюсерами сериала.
Том Хэнкс так же был режиссером одной из серий.