Easy Company veteran William ‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere poses with the man who portrays him in ‘Band of Brothers’, Frank John Hughes.

Born in South Philly in 1923, Guarnere enlisted in the Army in 1942 and headed to Camp Toccoa, Georgia where he was assigned to Easy Company and trained to become a paratrooper.

Bill Guarnere’s bravery is highlighted in the series. After jumping into Normandy on D-Day, he took out almost an entire German unit by himself. He then joined Dick Winters in taking out a group of four 105 mm guns at Brécourt Manor despite being heavily outnumbered 13 to 50 by German soldiers.

Guarnere was shot in the leg by a German sniper several months later and was sent back to England to recover. He tried to break out of the hospital to get back to his unit but he was caught. He told them he would just keep doing it, so they kept him another week and then transferred him back to Easy Company.

Bill Guarnere caught up with Easy Company just before they were sent to the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. While fighting southwest of Foy, a massive artillery barrage hit their position. Guarnere’s friend Joe Toye lost his right leg and was shouting for help.

Guarnere left his foxhole and ran to Toye’s position. While trying to drag his friend to safety, shrapnel from an incoming barrage struck Guarnere in his right leg, wounding him severely. The injury took Guanere out of the war and he lost the leg. He used a wooden leg until the 1960s when opted to use just crutches. #BandofBrothers


THE DAY AFTER… BATTLE of MAGERSFONTEIN – the TRUCE for retrieving dead and wounded… ACCIDENTALLY BROKEN. And the WITHDRAWAL.

THE DAY AFTER… BATTLE of MAGERSFONTEIN – the TRUCE for retrieving dead and wounded… ACCIDENTALLY BROKEN. And the WITHDRAWAL.

This text from Steve Lunderstedt (KIMBERLEY CALLS…AND RECALLS): “On this day, the 12th December, in 1899, as the sun rose…

Read More


“Trench fighting is the bloodiest, wildest, most brutal of all…

“Trench fighting is the bloodiest, wildest, most brutal of all…

Of all the war’s exciting moments none is so powerful as the meeting of two storm troop leaders between narrow…

Read More


British Soldier Leonard Thompson experience during the Gallipoli campaign.

British Soldier Leonard Thompson experience during the Gallipoli campaign.

“We set to work to bury people. We pushed them into the sides of the trenches but bits of them…

Read More


What is Krampus ?

What is Krampus ?

The Feast of St. Nicholas is celebrated in parts of Europe on 6 December. On the preceding evening of 5…

Read More


A HEART WRENCHIG STORY

A HEART WRENCHIG STORY

Bronx mother accused of hanging her 6-year-old daughter in a closet and beating her before she died due to prolonged…

Read More


In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian Olympic Swimmer, had just completed a 12-mile run with his brother when they saw a trolley bus crash into a dam reservoir.

In 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan, an Armenian Olympic Swimmer, had just completed a 12-mile run with his brother when they saw a trolley bus crash into a dam reservoir.

The trolley bus sank 80 feet offshore at a depth of 33 Feet. Shavarsh immediately dove in and swam to…

Read More


In 1867, deep within the dense forests of Uttar Pradesh, India, a hunting party stumbled upon an astonishing sight in a jungle cave:

In 1867, deep within the dense forests of Uttar Pradesh, India, a hunting party stumbled upon an astonishing sight in a jungle cave:

a young boy living among wolves, behaving more like a wild animal than a human. This child, later named Dina…

Read More


She got married at the age of 14, and at the age of 20, she became a single mother.

She got married at the age of 14, and at the age of 20, she became a single mother.

The first female millionaire who made a fortune with her 10 fingers.She entered the Guinness Book of Records as the…

Read More


Today we Remember Charlotte Salomon

Today we Remember Charlotte Salomon

On April 16, 1917, Charlotte Salomon was born in Berlin, Germany—a gifted artist whose life and legacy would become a…

Read More


The Woman Who Lived Across Three Centuries — Jeanne Calment

The Woman Who Lived Across Three Centuries — Jeanne Calment

She was born in 1875 — before the light bulb, the Eiffel Tower, or sliced bread.And she lived until 1997….

Read More

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *