serviceyears servicenumber branch commands placeofburial_coordinates death_place death_date relations birth_place allegiance unit battles birth_date placeofburial nickname rank article_title name
1939 & ndash ; 1943 o-407112 united states army company b , 1st battalion , 143rd infantry regiment 41 : it_type : landmark inline sicily-rome american cemetery and memorial 27 55.08 n 12 39 30.18 e region san pietro infine , italy 14 december 1943 frank -lrb- mother -rrb- carl august waskow -lrb- father -rrb- mary goth dewitt county , texas american 36th infantry division world san pietro infine war ii * operation avalanche * battle of 24 september 1918 sicily-rome american cemetery and memorial `` snort '' captain henry t. waskow
 henry thomas waskow
henry t. waskow

henry thomas waskow -lrb- september 24 , 1918 -- december 14 , 1943 -rrb- was a us army captain memorialized in ernie pyle 's dispatch `` the death of captain waskow , '' which in turn was faithfully portrayed in the movie `` the story of g.i. joe '' .
the column also publicized the documentary film `` the battle of san pietro '' , by john huston , depicting the action in which waskow died .
ernie pyle wrote of captain waskow : in this war i have known a lot of officers who were loved and respected by the soldiers under them .
but never have i crossed the trail of any man as beloved as capt. henry t. waskow of belton , texas .
