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Heyliger, Frederick Theodore "Moose"

Date of birth:
June 23rd, 1916 (Acton/Massachusetts, United States)
Date of death:
November 3rd, 2001 (Concord/Massachusetts, United States)
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Portrayed in the tv series "Band of Brothers".

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", U.S. Army
For successful rescue of 138 men from the British 1st Airborne Division across the Rhine, Operation Pegasus on 23 October 1944.

Citation unavailable.
Military Cross (MC)

Sources

  • Photo 1: US Army (Public Domain)
  • - Ambrose, S.E., Band of Brothers – De Easy-compagnie, 506de Regiment, 101ste Luchtlandingsdivisie, Van Normandië tot Hitlers Adelaarsnest, Uitgeverij BZZTôH bv, ’s-Gravenhage, Nederland, 2002