RIP Gonorrhea

Ken AshfordIn PassingLeave a Comment

Age 90.  Immortalized in Band of Brothers:

  • William Guarnere was part of Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
  • He fought in some of the fiercest battles in World War II, from 1941 right until the war’s end in 1945
  • He lost a leg trying to help a wounded soldier during the Battle of the Bulge
  • Guarnere’s exploits featured prominently in Band of Brothers, the award-winning 2001 miniseries by HBO
  • He died at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia on Saturday from a ruptured aneurysm
Pictured here witth actor Frank Hughes (who portrayed him in "Band of Brothers"

Pictured here witth actor Frank Hughes (who portrayed him in “Band of Brothers”