01 October, 2017

WWII veteran and Oregon native Donald Malarkey, portrayed in 'Band of Brothers,' has died | KATU

WWII veteran and Oregon native Donald Malarkey, portrayed in 'Band of Brothers,' has died | KATU:


SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Donald Malarkey, a World War II paratrooper who was awarded the Bronze Star after parachuting behind enemy lines at Normandy to destroy German artillery on D-Day, has died. He was 96.
Malarkey was one of several members of "Easy Company" to be widely portrayed in the HBO miniseries, "Band of Brothers." He died Sept. 30 in Salem, Oregon of age-related causes, his son-in-law John Hill said Sunday.


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