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Michael Ender

Wounded Ender during the Battle of Bastogne. December 26, 1944

Michael Ender (March 9, 1924 – March 9, 2010) was a US Army private who served in the 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division during World War II under the command of Gregory Moody.

Biography

Born March 9, 1924 in Georgia, USA.Ender joined the 101st Airborne Parachute Infantry in 1942 and went through Basic Training at Camp Toccoa. He is part of a patrol team during the Battle of the Bulge with Sergeant Moody and Corporal Scott Riley. The patrol ended up running into German Panzer's and Panzer-Grenadier's in Bastogne and most of the men were KIA out. He escaped with Moody and Riley. On the way back, he is wounded in the jeep ride to HQ. He makes it back to HQ and is treated for his wounds, but is not seen afterwards. He speaks with a thick Boston accent. Sources say he was taken off the line at Bastogne, taken to a US Army field hospital and sent home. Despite being wounded, he lived to a ripe old age and died at the age of 86.

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