E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States)
E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles", is a company in the United States Army. The company was referred to as "Easy" after the radio call for "E" in the phonetic alphabet used during World War II. The experiences of its members during that war are the subject of the 1992 book Band of Brothers by historian Stephen Ambrose and the 2001 HBO miniseries of the same name.
| E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | |
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| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Infantry company |
| Role | Air Assault Forces |
| Nickname(s) | "Easy Company" |
| Motto(s) | "Currahee" (We Stand Alone) |
| March | Blood on the Risers |
| Engagements | World War II
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| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Robert Sink |
| Notable commanders | Herbert Sobel Ronald Speirs Richard Winters Frederick Heyliger |
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