Frederick Heyliger

Frederick Heyliger
Frederick Heyliger
Nickname(s)	Moose
Born	June 23, 1916; Acton, Massachusetts, US
Died	November 3, 2001 (aged 85); Concord, Massachusetts, US
Buried	Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1940–1947
Rank	Captain
Unit	E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Normandy; Operation Market Garden;
Awards	Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart; Military Cross (United Kingdom)
Spouse(s)	Mary, Evelyn

Frederick Theodore "Moose" Heyliger (23 June 1916 – 3 November 2001)^[1] was an American military officer who served with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. He took part in D-Day and Operation Market Garden, before being discharged due to injury sustained from friendly fire.

In the multi-award-winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, Heyliger was portrayed by Scottish actor Stephen McCole.

^ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYK3-9J9 : 20 May 2014), Frederick T Heyliger, 03 Nov 2001; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).