Post by 1st Sergeant Guarnere on Mar 21, 2008 3:05:02 GMT
DENIED,
~ Upon regards of character application being copied.[/color]
Account E-Mail:iliketruckin@hotmail.com
Name:William J. Guarnere
Nationality:
- American
What Army will Your Character Serve Beneath?
UK or US: US!
Character History:
- William Guarnere was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of 10 children. When William was 15, the United States Government created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Citizens Military Training Camp (CMTC) programs to help boys during the depression. The CCC was a civilian project to get kids off the street. Guarnere's mother told the Government that he was 17 while he was only 15, and he spent three summers in the CMTC, which took four years to complete. Upon completing his training he would be an officer in the U.S. Army. Unfortunately, after his third year the program was cancelled due to the pending war in Europe.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, and six months before graduation from high school, Guarnere left and worked for Baldwin Locomotive Works making tanks for the Army. In mid-1942, Guarnere enlisted in the paratroops.
William Guarnere joined Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, to fight in World War II. He made his first combat jump on D-Day as part of the Allied invasion of France. He earned the nickname “Wild Bill” because of his reckless attitude towards the Germans. Another nickname for him was "Gonorrhoea" because of its similarity to his last name (this was used in the miniseries Band of Brothers). He displayed strong hatred for the Germans because one of his brothers had been killed fighting the German Army in the Italian campaign at Monte Cassino.
Guarnere lived up to his nickname of "Wild Bill." A terror on the battlefield, he fiercely attacked the Germans he came into combat with. Guarnere received the Silver Star for combat during the Brecourt Manor Assault on D-Day, as well as two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts, making him one of only three Easy Company members (the others being Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton and Major Richard Winters) to be awarded the Silver Star throughout the duration of the war while a member of Easy. While recovering from injuries, he absented himself from his hospital to rejoin Easy Company just before the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. He lost his leg in that battle while trying to help his wounded friend Joe Toye (who could not get up because he had also lost his leg). Due to this injury, Guarnere's participation in the war came to an end. He was a very cocky man he thought what ever he did was right. He was a very tough man and heavy set.
Military Rank:
1st Sergeant, ( I am asking for this rank because Winters is a friend or neighbor rather and he wants me to be his Regiments First Sergeant.
Writing Sample:
Guarnere sensed that he was being followed which made him feel quite odd, and scary at the same time. He instantly turned around and took off on a straight run backwards yelling and swearing. When he saw a kraut he spun over and mowed him down with one clean sweep of is loud BAR. Then he walked over too the body and started swearing at it and taunting it at being so stupid for following a big buff man like himself.
~ Upon regards of character application being copied.[/color]
Account E-Mail:iliketruckin@hotmail.com
Name:William J. Guarnere
Nationality:
- American
What Army will Your Character Serve Beneath?
UK or US: US!
Character History:
- William Guarnere was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of 10 children. When William was 15, the United States Government created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Citizens Military Training Camp (CMTC) programs to help boys during the depression. The CCC was a civilian project to get kids off the street. Guarnere's mother told the Government that he was 17 while he was only 15, and he spent three summers in the CMTC, which took four years to complete. Upon completing his training he would be an officer in the U.S. Army. Unfortunately, after his third year the program was cancelled due to the pending war in Europe.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, and six months before graduation from high school, Guarnere left and worked for Baldwin Locomotive Works making tanks for the Army. In mid-1942, Guarnere enlisted in the paratroops.
William Guarnere joined Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, to fight in World War II. He made his first combat jump on D-Day as part of the Allied invasion of France. He earned the nickname “Wild Bill” because of his reckless attitude towards the Germans. Another nickname for him was "Gonorrhoea" because of its similarity to his last name (this was used in the miniseries Band of Brothers). He displayed strong hatred for the Germans because one of his brothers had been killed fighting the German Army in the Italian campaign at Monte Cassino.
Guarnere lived up to his nickname of "Wild Bill." A terror on the battlefield, he fiercely attacked the Germans he came into combat with. Guarnere received the Silver Star for combat during the Brecourt Manor Assault on D-Day, as well as two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts, making him one of only three Easy Company members (the others being Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton and Major Richard Winters) to be awarded the Silver Star throughout the duration of the war while a member of Easy. While recovering from injuries, he absented himself from his hospital to rejoin Easy Company just before the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. He lost his leg in that battle while trying to help his wounded friend Joe Toye (who could not get up because he had also lost his leg). Due to this injury, Guarnere's participation in the war came to an end. He was a very cocky man he thought what ever he did was right. He was a very tough man and heavy set.
Military Rank:
1st Sergeant, ( I am asking for this rank because Winters is a friend or neighbor rather and he wants me to be his Regiments First Sergeant.
Writing Sample:
Guarnere sensed that he was being followed which made him feel quite odd, and scary at the same time. He instantly turned around and took off on a straight run backwards yelling and swearing. When he saw a kraut he spun over and mowed him down with one clean sweep of is loud BAR. Then he walked over too the body and started swearing at it and taunting it at being so stupid for following a big buff man like himself.