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Band of Brothers grandson carries on airborne tradition
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Even at 80 years old, Frederick “Moose” Heyliger was an enormous man, according to his grandson who serves with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade.
First Sgt. Mark D. Heyliger, first sergeant of Company B, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment is often asked by young soldiers who “put two and two together” and ask the veteran of five deployments if he knows “that guy in that movie” and he says yes he does.
Ironically, Mark learned of his grandfather’s exploits as a first lieutenant with Easy Company, 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagles” during World War II the same way the rest of America did – by reading the book and seeing the HBO mini-series, Band of Brothers.
The grandfather Mark knew had earned a degree in ornamental horticulture and sold fertilizer, among other jobs. He was a bit of a wanderer, with a grand plan to own an acre of land in every state so he could travel and camp all the time.
“I’d always known my grandfather served in the Army, and I kne
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FREDERICK T HEYLIGER
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Frederick Theodore "Moose" Heyliger (23 June 1916-3 November 2001) was a US Army captain who served in Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during World War II.
Biography[]
Frederick Theodore Heyliger was born in Acton, Massachusetts in 1916, and he joined the US Army in 1940. He was assigned to Easy Company before it left the US and was placed in charge of a mortar platoon. After Richard Winters was appointed executive officer of 2nd Battalion, Heyliger took over as Easy Company's commander. He commanded the company during Operation Pegasus in the Netherlands on 23 October 1944, rescuing several stranded British paratroopers. However, he was accidentally shot by one of his own men on 31 October 1944 while on patrol and talking with Winters about commanding Easy Company. He was discharged in February 1947, after which he received a bachelor's degree in ornamental horticulture. He died in Concord in 2001.