Technician Fifth Grade Joseph D. Liebgott, Jr. (May 17, 1915 - June 28, 1992) fought in World War II as part of Company E ("Easy Company") of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. 101st Airborne Division. He was portrayed in the television miniseries Band of Brothers by actor Ross McCall.
Liebgott's family moved from Germany to the United States. He and his siblings were all sent to a Catholic school to hide their Jewish heritage. They did ...
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Technician Fifth Grade Joseph D. Liebgott, Jr. (May 17, 1915 - June 28, 1992) fought in World War II as part of Company E ("Easy Company") of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. 101st Airborne Division. He was portrayed in the television miniseries Band of Brothers by actor Ross McCall.
Liebgott's family moved from Germany to the United States. He and his siblings were all sent to a Catholic school to hide their Jewish heritage. They did this because they feared that future generations would be persecuted for being Jewish. He worked mainly as a barber before the war.
As they prepared to jump for the invasion of Normandy, Liebgott and Forrest Guth gave haircuts to the men of the 101st for $0.15 per head. Many of the men either had their heads shaved or got Mohawks.
Liebgott participated in the Brécourt Manor Assault, manning a machine gun with Cleveland Petty. For this action Robert Sink awarded both men the Bronze Star. On D-Day+4 Liebgott showed Rod Strohl a ring that he had...
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