FYI to anyone who enjoyed the "Band of Brothers" book and/or HBO miniseries
Edward "Babe" Heffron has passed at the age of 90.
From today's Boston Globe:
Mr. Heffron and the rest of his “Band of Brothers” fought through some of World War II’s fiercest European battles. A paratrooper in Company E, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Mr. Heffron took part in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and helped liberate the Kaufering concentration camp in Landsberg, Germany. He received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
After the war, the Philadelphia native returned home and found work at a whiskey distillery. He later checked cargo on the Delaware River waterfront.
He was featured prominently in historian Stephen Ambrose’s 1992 book, “Band of Brothers,” upon which the HBO miniseries that began airing in 2001 was based. The miniseries followed Easy Company from its training in Georgia all the way to the war’s end in May 1945. Its producers included actor Tom Hanks and Steve Spielberg. Mr. Heffron was portrayed by Scottish actor Robin Laing.
Link: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2013/12/07/edward-heffron-wwii-band-brothers-dies/6RgHrU7vMMc4y6IAA5GXAO/story.html?s_campaign=email_BG_TodaysHeadline
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If you have a dad, grand dad, or uncle (or mom or grandma or aunt) who served in WWII and/or Korea, and is willing to talk about it, I urge you to get them to tell their stories and digitally record them. The last of the living memory of these wars is leaving us rapidly.
RIP Mr. Heffron
