Edward Shames, last surviving ‘Band of Brothers’ officer, dead at 99
an obituary from the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home & Crematory in Norfolk, Virginia. Born in Norfolk on June 13, 1922, Shames was the oldest surviving member of the “renowned Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division now known globally as the ‘Band of Brothers,’ ” per the obituary.