Denver Randleman
Staff Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman (November 20, 1920 - June 26, 2003) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the during World War II. Randleman, who was commonly known by his nickname "Bull" Randleman, was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Michael Cudlitz.
Youth
Randleman was born in Rector, Arkansas. Dropping out of high school during his junior year, he left Rector during the Great Depression looking for work and ended up in a foundry in Michigan. He enlisted in the United States Army on August 19, 1942 in Kalamazoo, Michigan shortly after the United States' entry into World War II. Unable to return to his lines, he spent most of the following night hiding in a nearby barn.
Decorations
*60px Bronze Star
*60px Purple Heart
*60px Presidential Unit Citation
*60px European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
*60px World War II Victory Medal
Later years
After the war, Randleman attended trade school and eventually became service manager for a Caterpillar equipment dealer - J.A. Riggs Tractor Company. He spent the last years of his life in Texarkana, Arkansas.<ref name="Winters 278"/> He died of a staph infection at the age of 82 on June 26, 2003.<ref name="Winters 278"/>
Youth
Randleman was born in Rector, Arkansas. Dropping out of high school during his junior year, he left Rector during the Great Depression looking for work and ended up in a foundry in Michigan. He enlisted in the United States Army on August 19, 1942 in Kalamazoo, Michigan shortly after the United States' entry into World War II. Unable to return to his lines, he spent most of the following night hiding in a nearby barn.
Decorations
*60px Bronze Star
*60px Purple Heart
*60px Presidential Unit Citation
*60px European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
*60px World War II Victory Medal
Later years
After the war, Randleman attended trade school and eventually became service manager for a Caterpillar equipment dealer - J.A. Riggs Tractor Company. He spent the last years of his life in Texarkana, Arkansas.<ref name="Winters 278"/> He died of a staph infection at the age of 82 on June 26, 2003.<ref name="Winters 278"/>
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