The Bad Ass Files: Joseph Beyrle – 101st Airborne, US Army Posted on 4 January 2022 by The Tactical Hermit WWII SOLDIER CAPTURED AND ESCAPED 7 TIMES, REPORTED DEAD, LATER DECORATED BY TWO ARMIES Billy bad ass is right. The 101st Airborne Troopers that assisted the SOE and OSS Units providing arms and intel to the French resistance were part of the Jedburgh units. My God this dude was a modern day Leonidas!