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509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Order of Battle – Operation Dragoon

Commanding Officer : Lt. Col. William P. Yarborough
Assistant Battalion Commander
: Major John N. Apperson
Battalion S-1
: 1st Lt. Morton N. Katz
Battalion S-2 :
1st Lt. Hubert J. Fiander
Battalion S-3
: Capt. Charles W. 'Chuck' Howland
Battalion S-4
: 1st Lt. Anthony J. Gorshe
Battalion Surgeon
: Capt. Roy E. Baze
Demolition Platoon
: 1st Lt. Hugh P. Shaw
Machine Gun Platoon Leader
: 1st Lt. Harry S. Lieber
Mortar Platoon Leader
: 1st Lt. Arthur W. Oldham
Communication Officer
: 1st Lt. Solomon Weber
HQ Company
: Capt. Edmund J. Tomasik
A Company
: Capt. Ernest T. 'Bud' Siegel
B Company
: Capt. Ralph R. 'Bing' Miller Jr.
C Company
: Capt. Jesse H. 'Smiley' Walls