Post by peterd on Oct 30, 2013 11:01:34 GMT -8
Remembering “Band of Brothers” and WWII Hero Frank Perconte (1917-2013)
Frank Perconte, who served with the East Company during the Second World War, attained fame late in life when he, along with his comrades in the Easy Company, were depicted in a book and afterwards, a HBO miniseries produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, the Band of Brothers.
However, his family remembered him not just a war hero but much about his life after the war in his funeral last Monday, October 28. He passed away at the age of 96 in his home in Joliet.
www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/remembering-band-brothers-wwii-hero-frank-perconte-1917-2013.html
Frank Perconte, who served with the East Company during the Second World War, attained fame late in life when he, along with his comrades in the Easy Company, were depicted in a book and afterwards, a HBO miniseries produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, the Band of Brothers.
However, his family remembered him not just a war hero but much about his life after the war in his funeral last Monday, October 28. He passed away at the age of 96 in his home in Joliet.
www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/remembering-band-brothers-wwii-hero-frank-perconte-1917-2013.html
