Changes: Antonio C. Garcia

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Antonio C. Garcia was a native of Inez, Texas, and was a high school student in Cheyenne, Wyo., when he went off to enlist as a paratrooper. He borrowed a friend's prescription medicine to disguise a heart murmur during his Army physical and was accepted for training in 1943.

He was a replacement for Easy Company, together with Private Lester Hashey, Private James W. Miller and Private Edward J. "Babe" Heffron, who quickly became friend with Staff Sergeant William J. "Bill" Guarnere. Like Miller and Hashey, he was put into Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman's squad.

He first saw combat during Operation Market Garden in the Battle of Nuenen, where Private Miller was killed by a mortar shell. He fought on "The Island", at Bastogne and reimained with Easy Company until the end of the war. He is seen in the baseball scene in part 10 "Points". He is played in the series by actor Douglas Spain.

Later Life

After the war, Garcia worked as a department store warehouseman in Colma, CA for three decades. He and his wife Nancy had four children. In 1999, at the age of 74, he made a parachute jump as part of a reunion with his Easy Company comrades.

Garcia died Aug, 18, 2005.

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-[[File:Pvt antonio garcia.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]Antonio C. Garcia was a native of Inez, Texas, and was a high school student in Cheyenne, Wyo., when he went off to enlist as a paratrooper. He borrowed a friend's prescription medicine to disguise a heart murmur during his Army physical and was accepted for training in 1943.
+'''Antonio C. Garcia''' was a native of Inez, Texas, and was a high school student in Cheyenne, Wyo., when he went off to enlist as a paratrooper. He borrowed a friend's prescription medicine to disguise a heart murmur during his Army physical and was accepted for training in 1943.
-He was a replacement for Easy Company, together with Private Lester Hashey, Private James W. Miller and Private Edward J. "Babe" Heffron, who quickly became friend with Staff Sergeant William J. "Bill" Guarnere. Like Miller and Hashey, he was put into Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman's squad. He first saw combat during Operation Market Garden in the Battle of Nuenen, where Private Miller was killed by a mortar shell. He fought on "The Island", at Bastogne and reimained with Easy Company until the end of the war. He is seen in the baseball scene in part 10 "Points". He is played in the series by actor Douglas Spain.
+He was a replacement for [[Easy Company]], together with Private Lester Hashey, Private James W. Miller and Private Edward J. "Babe" Heffron, who quickly became friend with [[StSgt. William Guarnere|Staff Sergeant William J. "Bill" Guarnere]]. Like Miller and Hashey, he was put into Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman's squad.
+He first saw combat during Operation Market Garden in the Battle of Nuenen, where Private Miller was killed by a mortar shell. He fought on "The Island", at Bastogne and reimained with Easy Company until the end of the war. He is seen in the baseball scene in part 10 "Points". He is played in the series by actor Douglas Spain.
-Later Life
+==Later Life==
-After the war, Garcia worked as a department store warehouseman in Colma, CA for three decades.  He and his wife Nancy had four children.  <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,'TimesNewRoman',Times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;">In 1999, at the age of 74, he made a parachute jump as part of a reunion with his Easy Company comrades.  </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,'TimesNewRoman',Times,serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;">Garcia died Aug, 18, 2005.</span>
+After the war, Garcia worked as a department store warehouseman in Colma, CA for three decades.  He and his wife Nancy had four children. In 1999, at the age of 74, he made a parachute jump as part of a reunion with his Easy Company comrades.
+Garcia died Aug, 18, 2005.
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