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       'Band of Brothers' vet William Guarnere dies
       By: Sully_pa Date: March 10, 2014, 6:06 am
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       PHILADELPHIA (AP) — William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the
       World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV
       miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died at the age of 90.
       Guarnere's son, William Guarnere Jr., confirmed Sunday that his
       father died at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
       Guarnere was rushed to the hospital early Saturday and died of a
       ruptured aneurysm early Saturday night.
       The HBO miniseries was based on a book by Stephen Ambrose and
       followed the members of Easy Company from training in Georgia in
       1942 through the war's end in 1945. Guarnere's combat exploits
       earned him the nickname Wild Bill and he lost a leg trying to
       help a wounded soldier.
       Funeral arrangements were incomplete Sunday.
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