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Colonel Edward David Shames (June 13, 1922 – December 3, 2021) was a United States Army enlisted man and officer who later served in the U.S. Army Reserve. During World War II, he was assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
4. Dez. 2021 · Col. Edward Shames, the last surviving officer of the historic World War II parachute infantry regiment of the US Army known as Easy Company, died Friday at the age of 99....
24. Dez. 2021 · Edward D. Shames, the last surviving officer of the World War II paratrooper company whose exploits were recounted in the best-selling book and subsequent mini-series “Band of Brothers,” died...
5. Dez. 2021 · Edward Shames, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book “Band of Brothers,” has died.
5. Dez. 2021 · Shames was the last surviving officer of the Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, that inspired the HBO miniseries and book. He fought in D-Day, Operation Pegasus, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and entered Hitler's Eagle's Nest.
- Bill Keveney
- National Correspondent, Los Angeles
5. Dez. 2021 · Colonel Edward Shames was the last surviving member of the World War II paratroopers that inspired the HBO miniseries. He passed away at home on Friday, leaving 97-year-old Bradford Freeman as the only living Easy Company veteran.
5. Dez. 2021 · Edward Shames, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 99.
