was also the godfather to Heffron's daughter Patricia. In the Band of Brothers miniseries Heffron was played by Scottish actor Robin Laing. Heffron appears as himself at the end of episode ten, speaking about the company, and also makes a brief cameo appearance in the fourth episode, as an unidentified man sitting at a table in Eindhoven and waving a small flag, while Sgt. Floyd Talbert is seen kissing a Dutch woman. Heffron wrote Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story with fellow veteran William "Wild Bill" Guarnere and journalist Robyn Post in 2007, outlining the activities of E Company 1942–1945. Despite having never graduated from high school, Heffron was named an honorary graduate of West Point High School in West Point, Virginia in 2013. For many years Heffron had trouble celebrating Christmas because of the friends he had lost during the hard fighting around Christmas time 1944. Toward the end of his life, Heffron expressed concern that he was dying so close to Christmas because he did not want to spoil the holiday for his friends and family. Death and legacy Heffron died on 1 December 2013 at Kennedy Hospital in Stratford, New Jersey; he was survived by his wife Dolores and daughter Patricia. On 17 September 2015, the 71st anniversary of Operation Market Garden, a statue of Heffron's likeness was unveiled in his old neighborhood in South Philadelphia. Located near 2nd and Reed streets, the statue includes a plaque detailing Heffron's military career, as well as a bronze heart that contains a portion of his and his wife's ashes. References External links Photos of Babe Heffron & the Band of Brothers during the 2008 USO tour to the Middle East Men of Easy Company website United States Army personnel of World War II Band of Brothers characters American Roman Catholics American people of Irish descent Military personnel from Philadelphia South Philadelphia High School alumni United States Army soldiers 1923 births 2013 deaths