World War II Vet Donald Malarkey Portrayed In 'Band Of Brothers' Dies At 96
Donald Malarkey
ROBERT SIEGEL  HOST:
Donald Malarkey  was one of those brothers.  He  died last week. But 73 years ago   Malarkey  was in a plane over France  hunched under gear and a parachute  waiting to jump. It was D-Day - June 6  1944.
SIEGEL: And Easy Company succeeded. Then  Malarkey  and  his  platoon pushed through France to the Netherlands  into Belgium  Luxembourg and Germany.
SIEGEL:  Donald Malarkey  spent 172 days on the front lines  more than any other man in Easy Company.
KELLY: For his actions  the U.S. gave  Donald Malarkey  a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.  Malarkey  got married  had a family.  He  became an Oregon county commissioner. Later  he  worked in insurance and real estate.
SIEGEL: Here's Donald Malarkey of Easy Company speaking in 2009 to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
KELLY:  Malarkey  died September 30 in Oregon.  He  was 96 years old. Transcript provided by NPR  Copyright NPR.
ROBERT SIEGEL  HOST:
[TGT]was one of those brothers.  [TGT]  died last week. But 73 years ago   [TGT]was in a plane over France  hunched under gear and a parachute  waiting to jump. It was D-Day - June 6  1944.
SIEGEL: And Easy Company succeeded. Then  Malarkey  and  his  platoon pushed through France to the Netherlands  into Belgium  Luxembourg and Germany.
SIEGEL:  [TGT]spent 172 days on the front lines  more than any other man in Easy Company.
KELLY: For [TGT] actions  the U.S. gave  Donald Malarkey  a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.  [TGT]got married  had a family.  [TGT]  became an Oregon county commissioner. Later  [TGT]  worked in insurance and real estate.
SIEGEL: Here's Donald Malarkey of Easy Company speaking in 2009 to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
KELLY:  [TGT]died September 30 in Oregon.  [TGT]  was 96 years old. Transcript provided by NPR  Copyright NPR.