Marine Corps League Joins in the Unveiling of the Bronze Statue of William "Wild Bill" Guarnere

On September 19, a bronze statue of WWII hero William “Wild Bill” Guarnere was unveiled at the Delaware County Veterans Memorial on West Chester Pike, Newtown Square. The statue will have a permanent place of honor at the Memorial. A native of Philadelphia, Chad Fisher, a sculptor, contacted the Guarnere family to help immortalize Wild Bill with a Bronze Statue.

Philadelphia native Bill Guarnere was assigned to Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He made his first combat jump on D-Day as part of the Allied invasion of France. Guarnere earned the nickname “Wild Bill” because of his attitude towards the enemy and lost his leg in combat. He was depicted in the HBO production Band of Brothers. Bill also authored Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story with fellow Company C member Edward “Babe” Heffron.