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Edward Shames, last 'Band of Brothers' officer, dies at 99

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Shames was the first member of the 101st to enter Dachau concentration camp, just days after its liberation.

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  1. Local News 8

    Army Col. Edward Shames, the last remaining member of World War II's 'Band of Brothers,' dies at 99 (opens Local News 8)

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    By Melissa Alonso, CNN Col. Edward Shames, the last surviving officer of the historic World War II parachute infantry regiment of the US Army known as Easy Company, died Friday at the age of 99. Shames “passed away peacefully at home,” said the obituary posted by the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home & Cr…

  2. WHAS Louisville

    Edward Shames, last 'Band of Brothers' officer, dies at 99 (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    Shames was the first member of the 101st to enter Dachau concentration camp, just days after its liberation.

  3. Washington Examiner

    American hero: The last remaining officer from World War II's 'Band of Brothers' dies at 99 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Col. Edward Shames, the last surviving officer and oldest surviving member of "Easy Company," died on Friday at the age of 99.

  4. Breitbart News

    Last of WWII 'Band of Brothers' Officer Edward Shames Dies at 99 (opens Breitbart News)

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    Col. Edward Shames, final surviving member of the World War II parachute infantry regiment known as the "Band of Brothers," died Friday.

  5. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Army Col. Edward Shames, the last remaining member of WWII's 'Band of Brothers,' dies at 99 (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    (CNN) — Col. Edward Shames, the last surviving officer of […]

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