caption serviceyears branch relations death_date death_place birth_place unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date nickname rank placeofburial image article_title name
albert . blithe at camp toccoa , georgia in 1942 1942 -- 67 -lrb- intermittent -rrb- united states army kay -lrb- nephew -rrb- -lrb- wife -rrb- gordon -lrb- son -rrb- joseph 17 december 1967 wiesbaden , west germany philadelphia , pennsylvania , us easy regiment , 101st airborne division quartermaster co. , 82nd airborne company division 187th airborne regimental combat team , 2nd battalion , 506th parachute infantry silver -lrb- 3 -rrb- army of occupation medal master parachutist badge star combat infantryman badge commendation medal good conduct medal with 3 bronze clasps star -lrb- 3 -rrb- purple heart place of burial world war ii 25 june 1923 al 25px master sergeant arlington national cemetery blithetoccoa.jpg albert blithe
 albert blithe
albert blithe

master sergeant albert blithe -lrb- june 25 , 1923 -- december 17 , 1967 -rrb- was a career soldier who had been a private first class with easy company , 2nd battalion , 506th parachute infantry regiment , in the 101st airborne division during world war ii .
blithe was portrayed in the hbo miniseries `` band of brothers '' by marc warren .
blithe 's life story was featured in the 2010 book `` a company of heroes : personal memories about the real band of brothers and the legacy they left us . ''
