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Frank Perconte | Corporal Frank Perconte Frank Perconte was born on March 10th, 1917 in Indiana. His family came from Sicily and settled in the US. Frank Perconte grew up in a typical US-Italian neighborhood and started work at the Gary Steel Mill before being recruited to become a paratrooper At the age of 26 Frank Perconte joined the army and was in Easy Company of the 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Frank went to Toccoa for training before heading overseas to Britain. On June 6th, D-Day 1944 Frank jumped into Normandy. He landed in Saint Marie du Mont. Frank Perconte was also at Bastogne. After the war he retired and got back to the steel mill for a short time and later became a mailman. Perconte is portrayed in the famous series Band of Brother and While the HBO miniseries was being made, Perconte and several other Easy Company members were flown to England, to watch the filming and to talk with the actors, who quizzed the veterans for details to enrich their performances. |
