Patrick O'Keefe

Patrick Patty OKeefe April 3 1926 February 8 2003 was an American Army soldier and World War II veteran He served as a Private First Class with Easy Company 2nd Battalion 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division joining the company as a replacement during the final months of the European campaign Born in Northampton Massachusetts OKeefe enlisted in the US Army during World War II and was sent to Europe in 1945 He joined Easy Company as a replacement and participated in the final stages of the companys campaign in Germany He was present when the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment liberated the Landsberg concentration camp in April 1945 OKeefes experiences were featured in Stephen E Ambroses 1992 book Band of Brothers and in the HBO miniseries based on the book He was portrayed by Matt Hickey in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers appearing primarily in the ninth episode Why We Fight OKeefe also appeared as himself in the companion HBO documentary We Stand Alone Together The Men of Easy Company where he shared his memories of his wartime service OKeefe died on February 8 2003 at the age of 76