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PLATOON HEADQUARTERS
Platoon C.O. - 1LT Ralph Ermatinger (F Co.) Assistant C.O. - 2nd Lt. James C. Watkins (G Co.) Platoon Sgt. - T/Sgt. Edward B. Reed Runner - Pfc. Harry A. Swan (G Co.) Runner - Pfc Robert Wilms (F Co.)
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FIRST SQUAD
Squad Leader - S/Sgt. John R. Bandoni (E Co.) Assistant Leader - S/Sgt. Wilbur Wilcox (D Co.) Scout - Pfc Norman W. Henning (E Co.) Scout - Pfc John Tkaczk (D Co.) BAR - Pfc Lathol L. Hadden Assistant BAR - Pfc James Koutoudakis (C Co.) Ammo Bearer - Pfc Phillip A. Thompson (I Co.) Rifleman - Pfc Edward J. Fablocki Rifleman - Pfc Daniel E. Bartram (HQ3) Rifleman - Pfc Lawton V. Baugh (RHQ) Rifleman - Pfc Elmer J. Trantow (HQ2) Rifleman - Pfc Conrad J. Laurin (C Co.)
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SECOND SQUAD
Squad Leader - S/Sgt. J.D. Perry (E Co.) Assit. Leader - Sgt. Muric B. Barka Scout - Pfc Paul L. Lingerfelt (E Co.) Scout - Pfc Richard Maraffi BAR - Pfc Chester N. Rich Assit. Bar - Pfc John M. Ropar (F Co.) Ammo Bearer - Pfc John H. Gunselman (F. Co) Rifleman - Pfc Harold J. Teiken (F Co.) Rifleman - Pfc John C. Connel (RHQ) Rifleman - Pfc George M. Huston (F Co.) Rifleman - Pfc Frederick M. Slaterits (F Co.) Rifleman - Pfc Jaqures B. Smith (D Co.) Rifleman - Pfc George R. Hadac (E Co. Rifleman - Pfc ? Stewart
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THIRD SQUAD
Squad Leader - S/Sgt. Theodore Johnson Assistant Leader - Sgt. Robert E. Turner (HQ1) Scout - Pfc Carlton E. Rieth (F Co.) Scout - Pfc James E. Ward BAR- Pfc. Alex Village Center (D Co.) Assistant BAR - Pfc Carl B. Rae Ammo Bearer - Pfc Charles N. Wise (D Co.) Rifleman - Pfc Sidney Smithson (B Co.) Rifleman - Pfc Clyde T. Johnson (D Co.) Rifleman - Pfc Arthur B. Armitage (A Co.) Rifleman - Pfc Tony Cusinau Rifleman - Pfc Ignacio A. Sotelo (B Co.) Sgt. Harold E. Harlow
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FOURTH SQUAD
Squad Leader - S/Sgt. Robert B. Barker (H Co.) Assistant Leader - Sgt. Irl R. Lightner (HQ1) Scout - Pfc David Reynaud Scout - Pfc Warren C. Hardy (H Co.) BAR - Pfc Edward Sturgill (G Co.) Assistant Bar - T/5 Joseph V. Walsh (HQ3) Ammo Bearer - Pfc Norwood Watson (E Co.) Rifleman - Pfc Rex Oliver Rifleman - Pfc Norman Martin (H Co.) Rifleman - Pfc John Smith (H Co.) Rifleman - Pfc Robert O. Henderstein (I Co.)
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FIFTH SQUAD
Squad Leader - Sgt. Martin R. Sturn (HQ3) Gunner - Pfc Herbert C. Healey (HQ3) Gunner - Pfc James A. Schuster (HQ3) Gunner - Pfc William Porteous (D Co.) Gunner - Pfc J. V. Florey (HQ2) Gunner - Pfc Arthur L. Moore (HQ1) Mortar Sgt. - Sgt. Johnson E. Cail (E Co.) Mortarman - Pfc Merlin R. Twogood (D Co.) Mortarman - Pfc Leon F. Wiktorowski (G Co.) Mortarman - Pfc Ninian M. Olson (HQ3) Mortarman - Pfc Thomas D Tribuani (HQ3) Mortarman - Pfc Thomas H. Page (I Co.) Mortarman - Pfc Walden
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11th Airborne Division Honor Guard members stand erect outside the New Grand Hotel in Yokohama, Japan to protect General Douglas MacArthur and his staff - September 1945
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To learn more about the 11th Airborne Division in World War II, please consider purchasing a copy of our books on the Angels:
1. WHEN ANGELS FALL: FROM TOCCOA TO TOKYO, THE 511TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT IN WORLD WAR II, available in the regimental online store, on Amazon or wherever military history books are sold.
2. DOWN FROM HEAVEN: THE HISTORY OF THE 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II - VOL 1. CAMP TOCCOA THROUGH LEYTE CAMPAIGN, available in the regimental online store, on Amazon or wherever military history books are sold.