![]() ![]() Malarkey was haunted by memories of combat and the devastation of losing fellow soldiers and friends, his family members said. He was often praised for his actions during the war, and was presented with the Legion of Honor Medal - the highest honor awarded by the French government - in 2009. Malarkey fought fight across France, the Netherlands and Belgium and with Easy Company fought off Nazi advances while surrounded at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. ![]() 30 in Salem, Oregon of age-related causes, his son-in-law John Hill said Sunday. ![]() Malarkey was one of several members of "Easy Company" to be widely portrayed in the HBO miniseries, "Band of Brothers." He died Sept. Donald Malarkey, a World War II paratrooper who was awarded the Bronze Star after parachuting behind enemy lines at Normandy to destroy German artillery on D-Day, has died. ![]()
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