Eugene Roe

Technician Fourth Grade Eugene Gilbert Roe, Sr. (October 17, 1922 – December 30, 1998) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II.

Roe'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 by Marcus Brotherton.

Roe was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Shane Taylor.

Youth

Eugene Roe was born in Bayou Chene, Louisiana, to Ed Roe and Maud Verret. The Roe family moved to Morgan City, Louisiana later.

Roe quit school during his elementary years.

Military service

Roe enlisted on December 12, 1942, in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Roe was one of Easy Company's medics. While stationed in Aldbourne, England, Roe met his first wife Vera. (Their wedding was set for June 6, 1944, but had to be postponed because of D-Day, when Roe and the rest of the 101st made their first combat jumps into Normandy as part of Operation Overlord.)