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. Plot Band of Brothers is a dramatized account of 'Easy Company', part of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, assigned to the United States Army s 101st Airborne Division during World War II. 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. Shifty's War is a tale of heroism and adventure, of a soldier's blood-filled days fighting his way from the shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how one man's skills as a sharpshooter propelled him to a life greater than he could have ever imagined.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. He still played in football, and participated in the Rose Bowl in his Senior year. He late moved to baseball in his junior year, and became a catcher for the baseball team, playing alongside Jackie Robinson. At UCLA, he played football most of his college years. 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. 1st Lieutenant Lynn 'Buck' Compton was an officer in Easy Company. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1. He was the main focus of the episode Bastogne, where he befriended a Belgian nurse named Rene and discussed what treating the men felt like, as depicted in the miniseries, Band of Brothers. was a medic and Paratrooper in Easy Company. As 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. Doc Actor Shane Taylor T-4 Eugene Gilbert 'Doc' Roe Sr. Little did Shifty know his finely-tuned skills would one day save his life-and the lives of his fellow paratroopers. His father trained him to listen to the woods, to see without his eyes. As a boy, Darrell Shifty Powers's goal was to become the best rifle shot he could be. On JanuFoy was captured from the Germans by the 2nd Battalion, 506 Regiment 101 Airborne Division. During the Great Depression, he went to Michigan and found work there. Denver Randleman was born in Rector, Arkansas on November 20, 1920. 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. Sergeant Denver 'Bull' Randleman was a Paratrooper in Easy Company.
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