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William Guarnere didn’t have to go to war. At the time of the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, he was building tanks at the old Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, a job considered crucial to ...
William Guarnere, a World War II veteran popularized by the “Band of Brothers” miniseries, has died. He was 90. Guarnere was rushed to a hospital early Saturday morning and died of a ruptured ...
William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 90. His son, William Guarnere Jr., confirmed ...
The vets were as colorful as Guarnere's flowered shirt, pulling no punches with students who avidly listened to the soldiers they had only seen portrayed by actors. As Champ later noted of the ...
By The Associated Press William “Wild Bill” Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, died Saturday night of a ruptured ...
Rafferty is the granddaughter of "Wild Bill" Guarnere, an army veteran portrayed in the HBO series, "Band of Brothers." She is helping to organize a memorial for Guarnere at the Kimmel Center on ...
Friends and family are mourning the death of a national hero. William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, a South Philly native and World War II vet who was portrayed on the television miniseries ...
William Guarnere, a World War II veteran depicted in HBO's “Band of Brothers” miniseries, died on Saturday night. He was 90. “Wild Bill,” as he'd come to be known in combat, was rushed to ...
Sign up to get the best of Philly, every day. Edward “Babe” Heffron and William “Wild Bill” Guarnere — two World War II heroes from South Philly ...
William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 90His son, William Guarnere Jr., confirmed ...