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The result was delete. No prejudice against recreation as a redirect to a relevant article. Jenks24 (talk) 10:51, 6 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Leo Boyle was an NCO with well-known Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. However, Boyle does not qualify as notable under WP:SOLDIER. Virtually the entire page is anecdotal. Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 22:24, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 22:52, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Biography-related deletion discussions. Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 22:53, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment - There appear to be a large number of links to Boyle. Many are because Boyle appears in the {{Band of Brothers (miniseries)}} template.--Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 22:57, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - Boyle died before the Band of Brothers tv series when its living subjects became more famous. He did not achieve the same level of fame, and thus doesn't, in my opinion, meet GNG. There is a Leo Boyle who was major general and later adjutant general in the Illinois National Guard in the 1950s and 1960s, according to a search at newspapers.com; I presume that is a different individual, is anyone sure? Smmurphy^(Talk) 23:15, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm striking my !vote. While I think that GNG is weaker for Easy Company members who died before the miniseries and thus did not receive as much press, I'm not sure GNG isn't met, at least for Boyle, by coverage in books about Easy Company, especially given the level of detail about this individual's life included in those sources. If pressed, I'd !vote Weak keep on those grounds. Smmurphy^(Talk) 00:00, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I cant see anything of note in the article that would make him notable enough for an article, the main claim in the article is being wounded twice not unlike tens of thousands of other brave soldiers who did there duty that we dont have articles on either for similar reasons. MilborneOne (talk) 23:11, 22 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comment When I follow the links to News, Newspapers, Books, and NYT, I get nothing identifiable with the Leo Boyle to whom this article applies. If there's something I'm not seeing, I appreciate having it pointed out to me.--Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 21:55, 28 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete I'm sensitive to Smmurphy's comments, but also think the only reason he has this attention is because of the miniseries. Yes, he was there, did that, and came home. Nothing about his life during or after his service is otherwise notable by our standards. Also see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William S. Evans, which resulted in deletion. I'm looking at Template:Band of Brothers (miniseries) and seeing many of these characters that do not warrant an article. --Hammersoft (talk) 18:52, 3 March 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.