Frank Perconte
| Frank Perconte | |
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| Nickname(s) | Perco |
| Born |
March 10, 1917 Joliet, Illinois |
| Died | October 24, 2013 (aged 96) Joliet, Illinois |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank |
 Technician 4th Grade
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| Unit | Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division |
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| Spouse(s) | Evelyn Welch (1942-2003; her death) |
| Relations | Jack Perconte (nephew) |
| Other work | Postman |
Technician Fourth Grade Frank J. Perconte (March 10, 1917 – October 24, 2013) was a non-commissioned officer during World War II with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in the United States Army. He was portrayed by James Madio in the HBO/BBC miniseries Band of Brothers.
Perconte was born and raised in Joliet, Illinois. His parents were Joseph Perconte, who died in 1929, and Mary Carbone. He was raised Catholic and attended parochial schools. He graduated Joliet Central High School in 1935. During the Great Depression, he and some of his friends moved to Gary, Indiana and worked in a steel mill. He enlisted on August 17, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois with childhood friend Herman Hanson. Perconte and Hanson, along with Wayne Sisk and Carwood Lipton, were the first four soldiers assigned to Easy Company
Perconte was a non-commissioned officer in 1st Platoon. In 1942, while on leave from , he married Evelyn and had a son named Richard. He participated in the division's airborne assault on France on D-Day, and saw action during Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. On Easy's assault on the town of Foy on January 13, 1945, he was shot in the thigh by a German sniper. Frank was out for a couple of days before re-joining Easy at the town of Haguenau.
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