Actually Yes. When Capt. Miller's (Tom Hanks) unit locates Private Ryan after attacking the German half track, the Corporal introduces himself as Henderson, Easy Company, 501st. Ryan introduces himself as Ryan, 1st, 506th.
No. I searched the on-line encyclopedia for the movie and did not find any mention of 505th Regiment of Company E. Link: www.sproe.com
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This question cannot be answered given the structure of the US Army in WW2. EVERY US Army battalion, and there were hundreds of them, had a EASY Company, and a BAKER, and a FOX, and a ABLE company.
There were four Companies of the Maori Battalion. A Company from Far North and Auckland areas was known as Nga Kiri Kapia, the Gumdiggers. B Company from the Arawa-Mataatua area were given the moniker Nga Rukukapa, the Penny Divers. D Company, from the South Island, was not so easy to label and was landed with Ngati Walkabout. C Company, from the Tairawhiti, was known as Nga Kaupoi, the Cowboys.
Easy Company served in alot of places during World War II, their first jump was behind enemy lines in Normandy on D-Day before the beach landings, they then went to Holland, they fought in the Battle of the Bulge (Bastogne) they spent time in Germany and Austria and they took Hitlers Eagles Nest. So they were all over Europe. Hope this has answered the question =]
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The White Spade stood for the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. A tactical marking to assist in the assembly of troops on the D.Z. Each unit in the 101st Airborne Division had a tactical marking on the side of it's helmet. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com This was the symbol for the 506th PIR-parachute infantry Regiment.