Technician Fifth Grade Eugene Gilbert Roe, Sr. (October 17, 1921 - December 30, 1998) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Roe was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Shane Taylor.
Eugene was born in Bayou Chene, Louisiana to Ed Roe and Maud Verret. Roe quit school during his elementary years...
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Technician Fifth Grade Eugene Gilbert Roe, Sr. (October 17, 1921 - December 30, 1998) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Roe was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Shane Taylor.
Eugene was born in Bayou Chene, Louisiana to Ed Roe and Maud Verret. Roe quit school during his elementary years. He was semiskilled in oilers of machinery. Eugene enlisted on December 12, 1942 in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Roe was one of Easy Company's medics. He was a participant in the Battle of Normandy in Normandy, France, the American military operation Operation Market Garden in Holland. While in Holland, he had been wounded on September 17, 1944. He also took part in the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne. In the Band of Brothers miniseries, episode 6, called Bastogne, is told from his point of view. Even though he was mentioned only briefly in Stephen...
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