Paratroopers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

This page is dedicated to the book

"Those Devils In Baggy Pants"

   Ross S. Carter hailed from the town of Duffield, in Scott County, Virginia. Ross served in C company of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He earned the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals. The book Ross wrote in the months following the end of WW-II, "Those Devils In Baggy Pants" sold millions of copies over the years, it was published by his brother, Boyd and mother, Viola, in 1951. Ross died in 1947 from cancer, he was at 28 years old.
 

 



Staff Sergeant Ross S. Carter 1946.

 



 

Stateside roster for Company C in the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1942.

 



 

Photo from the book "Blocking Kampfgruppe Peiper" by Frank Van Lunteren.
We recommend Frank's five book series on the 504-PIR Combat Team during WW-II.
We added Avant's name, in the 3rd row and the unknown trooper, in the top row.

Front Row, - George W. McAllister, Fred R. Gruneberg, Ross S. Carter, Orrin J. Guidry, Charlie Shipp, Dominic J. Ciconte.
Second Row, - Ernest D. Avant, Ernest K. Kong, Frank Lucas,Raymond D. Levy
Top Row, - Bethel Nix, Unknown.
 



 

Sergeant Thomas L. Rodgers, also known as Big Rogers in the book.

 

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Below; We are fairly certain this morning report
lists Oldring (Frank A. Puhalla) and Hastings
(Joseph A. Taylor) who died on hill 424 in Italy.

Both were OG members of 1st platoon, Company C.

 



  Private Frank A. Puhalla died September 17,1943 on hill 424 in Italy.



 



 

504-PIR, B and C companies, The Battle of Cheneux, Belgium, December 20,1944.

 

 

 

 

 

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