Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Floyd Talbert (2nd nomination)

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The result was redirect to E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States)#Non-commissioned officers Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 18:03, 23 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Floyd Talbert[edit]

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Floyd Talbert was an NCO in E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment (United States) during World War II; neither his rank (first sergeant) or his highest award (bronze star) qualify him for notability under WP:SOLDIER. After the war he attended college and worked in a number of positions. He was described as a drifter and alcoholic in Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose but his family took exception to that description. He died aty age 59. Nothing in his post-war life makes him notable under WP:GNG or qualifies him under WP:SIGCOV Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 13:39, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk 13:46, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete another good serviceman who did his bit but nothing outstanding from his thousands of contemparies. MilborneOne (talk) 14:03, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, another who is not notable for stand alone article. Kierzek (talk) 14:48, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. He would not be notable for his military service, except that he was one of the soldiers covered in the Ambrose Band of Brothers book and HBO miniseries. The book, miniseries and related coverage provide sufficient sources to meet GNG and to write a decent encyclopedic article. Another option would be to combine all the "Band of Brothers" soldiers into one big article.--Mojo Hand (talk) 15:32, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -- Band of Brothers miniseries does not confer notability: it's a fictional portrayal. The book does not confer notability either, and there's nothing else there. K.e.coffman (talk) 03:18, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep--Is a notable figure, in that he has been the subject of substantial coverage in the range of non-fiction books covering this unusually prominent company, including Ambrose's Band of Brothers, Dick Winter's Beyond Band of Brothers, and Marcus Brotherton's A Company of Heroes. I would also comment (this isn't an argument for keeping or deleting) that the majority of members of the company have their own pages based on a similair degree of notability, and that if this is perceived to be insufficient those will need to be revisited. The cumulative quantity of each of these articles seems too great to merge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Landscape repton (talk • contribs) 10:34, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to E_Company,_506th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)#Non-commissioned_officers per WP:ATD-R. Lack of stand-lone notability does not prevent redirecting. Regards So Why 09:10, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 10:40, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.