Herbert Sobel

Herbert Sobel
Birth nameHerbert Maxwell Sobel
Born(1912-01-26)January 26, 1912
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 1987(1987-09-30) (aged 75)
Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchOrganized Reserve
RankLieutenant colonel
UnitE Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Battles / warsWorld War II

Herbert Maxwell Sobel (January 26, 1912 – September 30, 1987)[1][2] was an American soldier who served as a commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Sobel's story was featured in historian Stephen E. Ambrose's book Band of Brothers, and he was portrayed by David Schwimmer in the HBO miniseries of the same name.

  1. ^ Winters & Kingseed 2006, p. 25
  2. ^ "Death Files, 1936 - 2007 (Last Names S through T)". Access to Archival Databases. United States National Archives. Retrieved July 10, 2023. Herbert M. Sobel; January 26, 1912; September 30, 1987.