Created by executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Band of Brothers follows the journey of “Easy” Company – 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division ...

Ian Gardner and Roger Day, Tonight We Die As Men: The Untold Story of 3rd Battalion 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-Day (Osprey, 2010) ...

diamonds are for the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), the 502nd PIR is represented by hearts, and spades are for the 506th PIR. Also on the helmet is the “Screaming Eagles” patch above ...