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Edward James "Babe" Heffron (16 May 1923 – 1 December 2013) was a private with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Heffron was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Robin Laing.
Jan 18, 2023 · Learn about the life and service of Edward 'Babe' Heffron, a machine gunner who ran through enemy fire to try and save his friend Johnny Julian. He also became close with William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere and wrote a book with him about their experiences in Easy Company.
Sep 19, 2023 · Edward Heffron was a machine gunner in the Easy Company during World War II and survived the war. He worked in a whiskey distillery, married, wrote a book, and died in 2013.
Dec 1, 2013 · Private First Class Edward James “Babe” Heffron was an Easy Company replacement soldier. Edward Heffron was born on May 16, 1923, in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Anne Heffron...
Dec 4, 2013 · PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Edward J. “Babe” Heffron, whose World War II service as a member of the Army’s famed Easy Company was recounted in the book and TV miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 90. Heffron died Sunday at Kennedy Hospital in Stratford, New Jersey, said his daughter, Patricia Zavrel.
Sep 27, 2022 · Robin Laing, who played Edward "Babe" Heffron in the HBO miniseries, became friends with the real-life paratrooper and his daughter Trish. Learn how they bonded over their love of Babe and their shared experiences in World War II and beyond.
Dec 4, 2013 · To the end, Edward James “Babe” Heffron insisted that he wasn’t a hero, that his service in World War II was simply part of an obligation to serve his country in a time of need.
