James Alley Jr.

James H Moe Alley July 20 1922 March 14 2008 was an American Army noncommissioned officer and World War II veteran He served with Easy Company 2nd Battalion 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division and was one of the original members of the company trained at Camp Toccoa Georgia Alley enlisted in the US Army in 1942 and became a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division He participated in the Normandy landings on DDay June 6 1944 as well as Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands and the Battle of the Bulge Alley remained with Easy Company throughout the European campaign and was among the companys original Toccoa men He received three Purple Hearts and four Bronze Stars for his military service After the war Alley moved to California before settling in Washington where he worked as a general contractor building and remodeling homes and commercial properties He retired in 1987 and later settled in SedroWoolley Washington Alleys wartime experiences were featured in accounts of Easy Company including the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers 2001 in which he was portrayed by George Calil Alley died on March 14 2008 at the age of 85