SSG J.B. Stokes was part of the "Band of Brothers" of fame. He was involved in the Invasion of Normandy, June 4th, 1944 and parachuted behind enemy lines at Omaha Beach. He was also part of Operation Market Gardens - Sept. 1944 ("A Bridge Too Far"), and was part of the Battle of the Bulge in Dec. 1944 the "Siege of Bastogne". With the passing of SSG Stokes, there are  only 23 Easy Company members remaining. 