Jack E. Foley
| Jack Edward Foley | |
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| Born |
August 18, 1922 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 14, 2009 (aged 87) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Place of burial | St. Bartholomew Church, Frankstown |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1943-1945 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit | Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division |
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| Relations | -Mary L. Naughton (wife) -Randall James, Richard (brothers) -John R. N. Foley (son) |
| Other work | Sales Promotion Manager |
Captain Jack Edward Foley (August 18, 1922 - September 14, 2009) was a commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Foley was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Jamie Bamber.
Foley was born in 1922 to Randall A., and Viola (née Meahl) Foley. He grew up in Brookline with his two brothers. Foley graduated from the now-defunct South Hills High School in 1940, then enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where during the 1942-43 season he earned a varsity letter as a manager for the university's basketball team. While at Pittsburgh in his third year, he along with almost twenty other members of his ROTC class were commissioned into military service on June 29, 1943.
In November 1943, Foley served in the Coast Artillery Corps with the rank of First Lieutenant, while defending a part of Puget Sound in Washington. Later on he was transferred to Texas and became a paratrooper. He graduated from Officer Candidate School on November 19, 1943. In October 1944, he graduated with his jump wings.
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