Talk:Albert Blithe

message: For those who want to know: the text after the third episode from Band of Brothers mentions that the man died in 1948 as well...
this article is very incomplete
:While unclear, this article means to suggest that the documentary portrayed the event incorrectly as the veterans they interviewed in crafting the character recalled the events wrong.  His family pointed out the error after watching the show.SirLamer 04:37, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not documentary (even if it's thoroughly based on real stories). This case is evidently matter of mistake, but there are many other occasions when Band of Brothers is not historically accurate (in soldiers stories). People just shouldn't see it as documentary...--79.98.72.36 (talk) 14:59, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's perilously close to one. Certainly historical inaccuracies (as in this case) and literary license (as in other cases in the series) are appropriate for inclusion in the article. I'd add that I've heard that the Blithe family disputes the account of his performance under fire, but I don't have a reliable source handy. Wellspring (talk) 11:05, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
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message: Why is he wearing both the 101st and 82nd Division Patches? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Daysleeper47 (talk • contribs).
:Hi Daysleeper47, he's wearing both the 101st and 82nd Division Patches because he served with the 101st during World War II, and reenlisted for another tour of duty on 28 March 1949 (he received an honourable dischage 27 March 1949). His affidavit accompanying his Master Parachutist Badge award shows that he jumped with 82nd on 16 November 1953, though he was probably assigned to the 82nd before this date. Incidentally, it was with the 82nd that he rose to Master Sergeant and won the "82nd Airborne Division 1958 Trooper of the Year" award. --Deathphoenix ʕ 05:01, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
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message: I know nothing about the military. I am watching "Band of Brothers" for the first time and am reading a lot of military articles. This article had "ARCT" which was undefined and used only once. I find this common throughout the military articles I read. The Wikipedia guidance for use of acronyms says "Always consider whether it is better to simply write a word or phrase out in full, thus avoiding potential confusion for those not familiar with its abbreviation." Certainly most readers will not be familiar with the acronym ARCT. It is frustrating to read so many articles on a single topic (military), all of which are peppered with unexplained acronyms. Thanks for letting me rant. Very good article otherwise.  Nick Beeson (talk) 04:23, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the note. Sometimes these things seem so obvious until...--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk  21:54, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
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message: I've removed the statement that the report of Blithe's death was the fault of Stephen E. Ambrose. While Ambrose's error rate may be considered legendary, this was not one of them. Ambrose described Blithe's temporary blindness (page 98) and his being a member of a patrol—leading to his being wounded in the neck (pages 103–104). Blithe also appears in the index (page 322). Ambrose never mentions Blithe dying. Please review the text of the book at Band of Brothers on Google Books.--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk  21:05, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok - that's partly my mistake. It was relayed to me that this was an error in the book, but not the specific page so I edited a pre-existing sentence mentioning the error. Odd that Hanks, et al made such an egregious error in the show. Ckruschke (talk) 18:48, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Assigning the "blame" for the error has become an on-going game. We've flagged the page internally telling people not to edit the date but people do it anyway. Most often, they change '67 to '47 in spite of the trailing text in the episode reading '48. I've made my share of mistakes, too.--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk  20:57, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
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