Warren Muck
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| Nickname(s) | Skip |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942-1945 |
| Rank |  Sergeant |
| Unit | Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
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Sergeant Warren H. Muck (January 31, 1922 - January 10, 1945) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Muck was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Richard Speight, Jr.
Youth
Muck was born and raised in Tonawanda, New York.[2] He attended St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School, and graduated from Tonawanda High School in 1942. After working briefly for the Remington Rand Corp, he enlisted on August 17, 1942 in Buffalo, New York.[2]
Military service
After training in Camp Toccoa, Georgia, Muck made his first combat jump on June 6, 1944 (D-Day) as part of the Battle of Normandy in Normandy, France. In September 1944, he jumped into occupied Netherlands as part of Operation Market Garden, which eventually failed. After being pulled off the line, Easy Company returned to France, where they were transported to Bastogne, Belgium to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. Muck and his friend Alex Penkala were killed when fire from German artillery landed on their foxhole just outside the Belgian town of Foy.[3]
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Muck is buried at the American cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg. -
Warren H. Muck's grave at Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial.
Medals and Decorations
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Bronze Star with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster |
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Purple Heart |
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Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster |
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American Defense Service Medal |
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National Defense Service Medal |
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 service stars and arrow device |
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World War II Victory Medal |
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Army of Occupation Medal |
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Croix de guerre with palm |
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French Liberation Medal |
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Belgian WWII Service Medal |
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Combat Infantryman Badge |
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Parachutist Badge with 2 combat stars |
Notes
- ^ DeAngelis, Frank. "Muck's shadowbox". Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ a b WWII Army Enlistment Records: on-line NARA Archival Database
- ^ Ambrose, p.205.
References
- Ambrose, Stephen E. (1992). Band of Brothers: Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780743464116.