Albert Blithe, a member of Easy Company during World War II, was portrayed in the HBO series "Band of Brothers"
. In the show, it is incorrectly stated that Blithe died of his war wounds in 1948
. In reality, he died of kidney failure and complications during surgery in 1967
. The mistake originated from Stephen A. Ambrose's nonfiction book, which the series is based on, and was never corrected
. Blithe did recover from his initial wounds and went on to serve in the Korean War
. He was taken to the emergency department at Wiesbaden Hospital, Germany, on December 11, 1967, where he was admitted with a diagnosis of a perforated ulcer
. He died in the intensive care unit on December 17 after surgery and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full honors
