Colonel Edward “Ed” Shames, last surviving officer of Easy Company, shares how he forged his mother’s signature to enlist and ...

Edward Shames, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 99. An obituary posted by ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Edward G. Shames is a Colonel for the U.S. Army with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2011 Forum. The year with the highest average number ...

Edward D. Shames, age 99, passed away peacefully at home on December 3, 2021. Ed was born in Norfolk, Virginia on June 13, 1922, to the late David and Sadie Shames. In August, 1942, Ed was called to ...