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| Joseph Toye | |
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| Nickname | Joe |
| Born | (1919-03-14)March 14, 1919 |
| Died | September 3, 1995(1995-09-03) (aged 76) |
| Place of birth | Hughestown, Pennsylvania |
| Place of death | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1946 |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Unit | Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Silver Star Bronze Star Purple Heart (4) Good Conduct Medal, and others[1] |
| Relations | -Betty (wife) -Pete, Steven, Jonathan (sons) -Anita (daughter) |
| Other work | Coal miner, Foundry, Mill worker |
Staff Sergeant Joseph D. Toye (March 14, 1919 – September 3, 1995)[2] was an American soldier with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Toye was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Kirk Acevedo. Toye's life story was featured in the 2010 book A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories ab Video by Zack Eagles In the weeks following his family’s establishment of the inaugural Perry E. Wallace Jr. Basketball Scholarship, David Williams II, Vanderbilt University’s vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director, knew he had a decision to make. Williams needed to nominate a Vanderbilt men’s basketball player to be the first recipient of the Perry Wallace scholarship for the 2018-19 season. Williams and his family – his wife, Gail, and their four children, Nicholas, Samantha, David II and Erika – conferred and decided the recipient should represent the values for which Wallace, who passed away in December 2017, stood during his trailblazing career at Vanderbilt. The Williams family needed little deliberation before ultimately settling on a name: Joe Toye. “We went back to the family and voted,” Williams said. “The vote was 6-0 for Joe.” Toye, an economics major at Vanderbilt, entered this fall as the lone senior on the Commodores’ roster under third-year head coach Bryce Drew. Like most within the Vand Joseph D. Toye (Mar 14, 1919 – Sep 3, 1995) was a Staff Sergeant veteran of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) attached to the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during the Second World War participating in the jumps during the Normandy Invasion, Operation: Market Garden, and serving in the Battle of the Bulge. He was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Kirk Acevedo. Joseph Toye was the son of a Pennsylvania coal miner. He enlisted in the army after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He completed basic training and was stationed in Washington, DC in early 1942. Eager for a bigger salary, Joe volunteered for the paratroopers and joined what would be come Easy Company at Camp Toccoa. Joseph Toye joined Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, to fight in World War II. He made his first combat jump on D-Day as part of the Allied invasion of France. Joe Toye was known as the “toughest of the tough” and was one of the most respected soldie
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