Other Links of Interest
WWII Era:
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Official Major Dick Winters Website: honoring Richard D. Winters (E/HQ, 2nd BN, 506th PIR, 1942-1945) |
| "Wild Bill" Guarnere: official web site honoring William J. Guarnere (E Co, 2nd BN, 506th PIR, 1942-1945) | |
| Easy Company: web site by Chris Langlois and Derek Tircuit to honor their late grandfather, medic Eugene Roe (E Co, 2nd BN, 506th PIR), the men of Easy Company, and Band of Brothers | |
| David Kenyon Webster: web site honoring the late David Kenyon Webster (E/F Co, 2nd BN, 506th PIR, 1942-1945), author of the book, Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich | |
| The Museum of Military Memorabilia: at the Naples, FL airport; contains items signed by Easy Company veterans | |
| Clancy Lyall's Homepage: web site honoring SFC(R) Clarence O. Lyall (E Co, 2nd BN, 506th PIR, 1944-1945; E Co, 1st ABG, 1956-1958); maintained by Filip Willems | |
| Easy Company Webbase: Netherlands web site (in English and Dutch) dedicated to the men of Easy Company; maintained by Brian Brouwer | |
| Band of Brothers: Netherlands web site by Peter van de Wal | |
| WWII Paratrooper Webbase: Netherlands web site with Band of Brothers section | |
| Landing Page: includes streaming web video of the HBO Band of Brothers movie trailer | |
| Trigger Time: web site by Mark Bando, author of books about 506th PIR in WWII | |
An Interview with James H. "Pee Wee" Martin: video and photo gallery of James H. "Pee Wee" Martin (G Co, 3rd BN, 506th PIR, 1942-1945); maintained by Doug Barber
Mehosky Books: web site by Ivan Paul Mehosky, son of the late COL(R) Edward S. Mehosky (C Co, 1st BN; H Co, 3rd BN, 506th PIR, 1942-1945)
Battle at Best: includes 506th-PIR-related Netherlands photos/articles/maps
My Family, Swindon and the 506th - WWII: web site by Rodge Dowson
"What The Hell Are You Doing Here?": Para Research Team (Netherlands) His Story - His Words web pages about Paul R. Miller [HQ, REGT (Chief Surgical Medic), 506th PIR, 1942-1945]
Stephens County Historical Society Currahee Military Museum: Toccoa, GA
Camp Toccoa at Currahee Project: official web site
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Association
555th Parachute Infantry: "Triple Nickel"
Double Victory: Two Warriors in the Fight for Civil Rights During WWII
Museum of Black WWII History: Pownal, VT
WWII Army Enlistment Records: NARA Archival Database
Online World War II Indexes & Records: a Genealogy Guide
National World War II Memorial: Washington, DC
ww2airborne.com: web site by John Klein about the 101st in WWII
World War II History Center Research Database: El Dorado, KS
Carentan Historical Center: Normandy, France
Forced Landing Association: web site (in French and English) to honor the memory of the Allied aviators who crashed in France during WWII
DDay-Overlord: web site (in French and English) about the Normandy invasion
D-Day: Etat des Lieux: web site (in French and English) by Patrick Elie; dedicated to all who participated in the events of June 6, 1944
D-Day, Normandy and beyond: Netherlands web site (in English) by Frank Everards; more than a dozen 506th PIR veterans have contributed their stories to this web site, and Frank is looking for more stories from "the men who gave Europe its freedom."American D-Day: web site in French and English by Laurent Lefebvre
Les Fleurs de la Mémoire: organization based in Normandy, France, whose members take care of the graves of the American soldiers buried in the American cemeteries of Colleville sur Mer and Saint-James
Operatie Market Garden: Netherlands web site
Operatie Market Garden in de provincies Brabant en Gelderland: Netherlands web site by Michel JanssenRemembering September 44: Netherlands web site (in English and Dutch) dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the events of Operation Market Garden
Screaming Eagles of WWII Foundation: Netherlands web site in English and Dutch dedicated to honoring those who fought, were wounded, died, or went missing on the Allied side during World War II
Enigma Machines and their Code
WWII Reenactors: Dog Company, 506th: UK Re-enactors / Airsoft Team 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion - Company "E": official reenactors of 3rd Platoon Easy Company 2/506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division: living history unit covering the New England and Mid-Atlantic areas Company E, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division (Reenacted) Easy Company, 101st Airsoft: UK Re-enactors / Airsoft Team Item Company, 3rd BN, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division (HRS): living history organization based in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama Item Company 501st PIR: Arizona-based group of reenactors and amateur historians that endeavor to keep alive the memory of America's WWII Paratroop veterans Triple A (American Airborne Association) History and Re-enactment: website (in English and Dutch) of the Dutch paratrooper re-enactment group specializing in 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR First Allied Airborne Association: WW2 living history group in the UK
Post-WWII Training Era:
Vietnam Era:
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| FSB Ripcord Association Web Site |
| FaceBook Pages: |
| FSB Ripcord Association |
| The Ghosts of Ripcord: Temple University documentary premiering April 6, 2013 |
| The Battle of Ripcord:
movie in development - filming Winter 2013 The Ripcord Association does not endorse or support any solicitation for donations for this movie, as per the Ripcord Association News and Updates. |
Air Assault Parity Coalition: a group of 1st Cavalry and 101st Division veterans whose mission is to advocate for change of the criteria for the awarding of the Air Assault Badge to include awarding the badge for combat assaults
Screaming Eagle Vietnam War Site
Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park
Angel Fire, NM
Active Duty Links:
4th Brigade Combat Team, 506th Infantry
"Currahee"
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) United States Army Home Page
General Military:
Military Order of the Purple Heart The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
101st Airborne Division Association
Screaming Eagle Veterans Web Site
Second (Indianhead) Division Association
Second to None in three wars and still serving
Don F. Pratt Museum
Fort Campbell, KY
Robert F. Sink Memorial Library
Fort Campbell, KY
2nd Infantry Division Museum
Republic of Korea
National Cemetery Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs Burial and Memorial Benefits
Includes Nationwide Veterans Gravesite Locator
The Kitchen Table Gang Trust: a group of retirees providing recreational items for long-term care patients in VA and other military medical facilities.
