About: Edward Shames

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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.

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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. At the time of his death, Shames was the last surviving officer and, following the death of Roderick G. Strohl in December 2019, oldest surviving member of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, leaving Private First Class Bradford C. Freeman as the last surviving enlisted member as well the last surviving member of Easy Company until Freeman's death on July 3, 2022. He was Jewish and reported being deeply affected by his personal viewing of Nazi Germany's concentration camps. (en)
  • Le colonel Edward David Shames, né le 13 juin 1922 à Norfolk et mort le 3 décembre 2021 dans la même ville, est un soldat et officier de l'armée américaine ayant également servi dans la réserve de l'armée américaine. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il est affecté au 506e régiment d'infanterie parachutée de la 101e division aéroportée. Au moment de sa mort, Shames était le dernier officier survivant et, après la mort de Roderick G. Strohl en décembre 2019, le plus ancien membre survivant de la Easy Company du 2e bataillon du 506e régiment d'infanterie parachutée. Il était juif et a déclaré avoir été profondément affecté par sa vision personnelle des camps de concentration de l'Allemagne nazie. (fr)
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  • United States
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  • 1973-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 13117836 (enlisted)
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  • 1942-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • United States (en)
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  • 1922-06-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. (en)
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  • Shames in 1945 (en)
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  • 2021-12-03 (xsd:date)
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  • Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. (en)
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  • Specialist on Middle East affairs for the National Security Agency (en)
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  • Edward D. Shames (en)
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  • "Ed" (en)
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  • Anna Shames (en)
  • David Shames (en)
  • George Shames (en)
  • Sadie Shames (en)
  • Simmie Shames (en)
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  • 13117836 (xsd:integer)
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  • 1942 (xsd:integer)
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  • 101 (xsd:integer)
  • *I Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, *E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (en)
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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. (en)
  • Le colonel Edward David Shames, né le 13 juin 1922 à Norfolk et mort le 3 décembre 2021 dans la même ville, est un soldat et officier de l'armée américaine ayant également servi dans la réserve de l'armée américaine. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il est affecté au 506e régiment d'infanterie parachutée de la 101e division aéroportée. (fr)
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  • Edward Shames (en)
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  • Edward D. Shames (en)
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