Background
Randleman was born in Rector, Arkansas.
Randleman was born in Rector, Arkansas.
Randleman, who was commonly known by his nickname "Bulletin" Randleman, was portrayed in the Home Box Office miniseries Band of Brothers by Michael Cudlitz. Dropping out of high school during his junior year, he left Rector during the Great Depression looking for work and ended up in a foundry in Michigan. He enlisted in the United States Army on August 19, 1942 in Kalamazoo, Michigan shortly after the United States" entry into World World War World War II Bulletin"s training originated at Camp Toccoa, Georgia in August 1942 under Captain Herbert Sobel.
He earned the nickname "Bulletin" due to his large stature.
On June 6, 1944, Randleman, along with the rest of the 101st, 82nd, and British 6th Airborne Divisions, dropped into France, eventually regrouping with Easy Company after missing his landing zone, a fate suffered by many men that night. During the failed Operation Market Garden in September 1944, Randleman was separated from his unit and suffered a shoulder injury from shrapnel during a tank explosion.
Unable to return to his lines, he spent most of the following night hiding in a nearby barn. According to former Easy Company commanding officer, Major Richard Winters, Bulletin was one of the best soldiers he ever had.
After the war, Randleman attended trade school and eventually became service manager for a Caterpillar equipment dealer - Judge-Advocate Riggs Tractor Company.
He became a successful businessman and was superintendent of a construction contractor in Louisiana. He spent the last years of his life in Texarkana, Arkansas. He died of a staph infection at the age of 82 on June 26, 2003.
He was a member of the famed Band of Brothers of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne. Although his men believed him to be KIA, Randleman was found alive the following day during a search by members of his unit