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The latter informed Captain Winters and Nixon that Major Oliver Horton, the commander of the third battalion - and not of the second as shown in the film - was killed by the enemy. His CP (near the Opheusden railway station) was taken under German fire while he was organizing the defense of his command post and he was fatally wounded..
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Band of Brothers Tours. October 5, 2013 ·. Remembering Oliver Horton and William Dukeman on this day! Major Horton was killed on October 5th in the battle for Ophuesden and Bill Dukeman was during the initial assault at the crossroads on the island. 6060.
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135 Paratroopers of Easy Company, 506th Infantry Regiment in Austria, after the end of World War II, 1945. E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles", is a company in the United States Army.The company was referred to as "Easy" after the radio call for "E" in the phonetic alphabet used during World War II.
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In remberance of major Oliver Horton, who died at Opheusden while repulsing a German (counter-)attack. The 2nd battalion of the 506th P.I.R., 101st Airborne.
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In the center of the bridge on the attached to the railing. Plaque A metallic inscribed plaque. The plague remembers the Commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 506 th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Currahee" of the 101 st Airborne Division., Major Oliver Horton. In the aftermath of Operation Market Garden, the town of Opheusden became part of the new front line (Battle of the Nijmegen salient.
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The Sink character comments that Major Oliver Horton was killed. Nixon says: "Major Horton is DEAD?" Sink says: "They hit 2nd Battalion C.P. in force-he was organizing a defense." Only problem with this is, Horton was in THIRD (3rd) battalion when killed near the Opheusden railroad station, and was visiting H company of that battalion when.
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Commissioned Officers Colonel Clarence Hester Major Richard Winters Captain Lewis Nixon Captain Ronald C. Speirs Captain Herbert Sobel; 1st Lt. Harry Welsh 1st Lt. Buck Compton 1st Lt. Robert B. Brewer 1st Lt. Thomas Meehan III 1st Lt. Norman Dike 1st Lt. Jack E. Foley 1st Lt. Frederick T. Heyliger 1st Lt. Thomas A. Peacock 1st Lt. Edward D. Shames 2nd Lt. Carwood Lipton
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Today, 75 years ago, on the morning of October 5, 1944, Major Oliver Massee Horton, the commanding officer (CO) of 3rd Battalion, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division, was fatally wounded in a position, close to the railway station of Opheusden, which lies near the Linge Canal at the south end of the town.
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Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart Major Oliver Horton, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, was killed in action on October 5, 1944 in the Battle of Opheusden in the Netherlands during Operation Market-Garden. A bridge in Opheusden is dedicated to Major Horton. Major Horton was mentioned numerous times in the HBO.
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Major Oliver M. Horton was fatally wounded in the morning of 5th October 1944 by German mortar fire while walking along the railroad tracks near the Linge Canal at the south end of the town Opheusden. Major Oliver M. Horton is buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten/Limburg, Netherlands. Plot: G, Row: 1, Grave: 11.
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Back to all people - Nationality United States. - Ranking Major and commander of the 101st Airborne Division, Band of Brothers, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. - Born 09-12-1912. in Raleigh Wake County, North Carolina. - Died 05-10-1944, age 31, by German mortar fire near the Linge Canal in Holland. - Buried
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Mampre treated sore feet and other mild ailments during the march, then did it again when Major Oliver Horton's 3rd Battalion made the same march. While the training honed the men's physical skills, it stimulated voracious appetites. One day, Mampre and his fellow medics caught the smell of fresh muffins wafting from the cook house.
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Formed in July of 1942 at Camp Toccoa, GA (Figure 1), the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) was made up of fourteen companies-nine Rifle Companies, three Battalion-level Headquarters Companies, a Regimental Headquarters Company, and a Service Company. As part of this new unit.
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Major Horton. So I'm doing my yearly rewatch of the series and just have a quick question about Major Horton. Do we ever see him on screen? I know he is referenced several times and in episode 5 they mention that he was killed. I couldn't find him on the casting list and googling his name gave me zero results.
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A Currahee lost in battle, remembered in our hearts Oliver M. Horton Major Oliver Horton, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, was killed in action on October 5, 1944 in the Battle of Opheusden in the Netherlands during Operation Market-Garden. A bridge in Opheusden is dedicated to Major Horton.