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An American paratrooper who became a legend in Belgium during World War II for carrying beer in his helmet to give to the wounded has died, the Army’s 18th Airborne Corps said Thursday.
Its label depicted an American paratrooper carrying a helmet full of beer. In local bars, it was often served in a miniature helmet. Speranza, ...
Vincent Speranza, the American paratrooper who became known as the soldier who doled out beer to his wounded comrades during the Battle of the Bulge, died Wednesday at the age of 98, the 18th ...
"Tonight, young men and women demonstrated the tenacity and ferocity of the American paratrooper when unleashed upon the battlefield," said Col. Arthur Sellers, commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat ...
Vincent Speranza, an American paratrooper who became known as the soldier who doled out beer to his wounded comrades, died Wednesday at 98. ... The helmet soon ran dry, ...