![]() ![]() Shifty’s War is a tale of heroism and adventure, of a soldier’s blood-filled days fighting his way fromthe shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how one man’s skills as a sharpshooter and engagingly unassuming personality propelled him to a life greater than he could have ever imagined. He parachuted into France on D-day and fought for a month in Normandy eighty days in Holland thirty-nine in the harshly cold winter of Bastogne and for nearly thirty more near Haguenau, France, and the Ruhr pocket in Germany. Little did Shifty know his finely-tuned skills would one day save his life-and the lives of his fellow paratroopers.Īs one of the original men who trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, Shifty was one out of only two soldiers in Easy Company to initially earn the coveted expert marksman designation. ![]() ![]() His father trained him to listen to the woods, to “see” without his eyes. "Joe" Liebgott (June 28, 1992) Technician Fifth Grade John "Jack" McGrath (DecemApril 24, 2012).From D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge and more, here is the authorized biography of one of the most celebrated paratroopers of Easy Company, Sergeant Shifty Powers, the legendary sharpshooter from the Band of Brothers.Īs a boy, Darrell “Shifty” Powers’s goal was to become the best rifle shot he could be. "Rod" Bain (February 5, 2014) Technician Fifth Grade Joseph D. Hoobler (JJanuary 3, 1945) Corporal Dewitt "Alabama" Lowrey (ApJuly 8, 2015) Technician Fifth Grade Roderick G. "Goody" Guth (FebruAugust 8, 2009) Corporal Donald B. "Smokey" Gordon (ApApril 19, 1997) Corporal Forrest L. Roe (OctoDecember 30, 1998)Corporal Walter S. Perconte (MaOctober 24, 2013) Technician Fourth Grade Eugene G. "Popeye" Wynn (JMarch 18, 2000) Technician Fourth Grade George Luz (JOctober 15, 1998) Technician Fourth Grade Frank J. "Skinny" Sisk (MaJuly 13, 1999) Sergeant Robert Burr Smith (January 7, 1983) Sergeant Edward "Ed" Tipper (b. "Hayseed" Rogers (JMarch 16, 2015) Sergeant Wayne A. "Skip" Muck (JanuJanuary 10, 1945) Sergeant Paul C. "Clancy" Lyall (OctoMarch 19, 2012) Sergeant Warren H. "Bill" Kiehn (1921 - February 10, 1945) Sergeant Clarence O. "Gordy" Carson (JNovember 13, 1998) Sergeant William F. "Joe" Toye (MaSeptember 3, 1995) Sergeant Gordon F. "Tab" Talbert (AugOctober 10, 1982) (served as First Sergeant for a time, requested demotion) Staff Sergeant Joseph J. "Mike" Ranney (NovemSeptember 22, 1988)Staff Sergeant Roderick G. "Bob" Rader (OctoApril 7, 1997) Staff Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman (NovemJune 26, 2003) Staff Sergeant Myron N. "Shifty" Powers (MaJune 17, 2009) Staff Sergeant Robert J. "One-Lung" McClung (ApNovember 27, 2013) Staff Sergeant Darrell C. Hoobler was born on Jin Manchester, Ohio to Kathryn Phyllis and Sergeant Ralph Brenton Hoobler. "Johnny" Martin (January 26, 2005)Staff Sergeant Earl E. Corporal Donald Brenton Hoobler was an original Easy Company soldier. "Salty" Harris (1920 - June 18, 1944) Staff Sergeant Albert "Al" Mampre (b. "Wild Bill" Guarnere (ApMarch 8, 2014) (served as a platoon leader as Staff Sergeant, before demotion) Staff Sergeant Herman "Hack" Hanson (JanuMay 15, 1971) Staff Sergeant Terrence C. "Chuck" Grant (1922 - 1984) Staff Sergeant William J. ![]() "Fearless Phosgene" Boyle (OctoDecember 1997)Staff Sergeant Charles E. "Moe" Alley (JMarch 14, 2008) Staff Sergeant Leo D. "Buck" Taylor (SeptemAugust 24, 2011) Staff Sergeant James H. "Pat" Christenson (AugDecember 30, 1998)Technical Sergeant Donald G. Non commissioned officers of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division : Technical Sergeant Burton P. ![]()
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