Band of brothers easy company major winters

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    Beginning our “Outstanding Veterans” series is Major Richard “Dick” Winters, commander of Easy Company of the 2nd battalion, th parachute infantry regiment, part of the “Screaming Eagles” st Airborne Division. Genteel and respectful towards the men under his command, Winters would shape the lives of his soldiers in arms for eternity as he would shape the future of our nation.

    Born January 21, in New Holland, Pennsylvania, Dick had a very average childhood alongside his parents Richard Sr. and Edith. In he was enrolled at Franklin and Marshall College, a private liberal arts university in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in the field of Economics. Following his graduation, in the summer of Winters enlisted in the United States Army. Marking the day in his journal, Winters wrote “I had no desire to get into the war,” but did so to fulfill the mandatory one year of service under the recently ratified Selective Training and Service Act of (Amer

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    Richard D. Winters
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    NameRichard D. Winters
    NicknamesDick
    BornJanuary 21,
    DiedJanuary 2, (aged 92)
    AllegianceUnited States of America
    Service/BranchUnited States Army
    Years of Service–

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    RankMajor
    UnitEasy Company, 2nd Battalion, th Parachute Infantry Regiment, st Airborne Division
    BattlesWorld War II
    Battle of Normandy
    Operation Market Garden
    Battle of the Bulge

    Western Allied invasion of Germany

    Other worksBusinessman, guest lecturer
    RelativesEthel Winters (Wife)

    2 Children
    Richard (Father)
    Edith (Mother)

    ActorDamian Lewis
    Website

    Major Richard D. Winters was an officer of the United States Army and a decorated war veteran. He is best known for commanding Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the st Airborne Division, during World War II, eventuall

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    Richard Winters

    United States Army officer and veteran (–)

    Richard Winters

    Portrait of Winters in his dress uniform

    Nickname(s)Dick Winters
    Born()January 21,
    New Holland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    DiedJanuary 2, () (aged&#;92)
    Palmyra, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Place of burial

    Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    Ephrata, Pennsylvania, U.S.

    AllegianceUnited States
    Service / branchUnited States Army
    Years&#;of service
    RankMajor
    Service number (officer)[1]
    (enlisted)[2]
    Commands2nd Battalion, th Parachute Infantry Regiment, st Airborne Division
    Battles / warsWorld War II
    AwardsDistinguished Service Cross
    Bronze Star Medal (2)
    Purple Heart
    Croix de Guerre (France)
    Croix dem Guerre (Belgium)
    Spouse(s)

    Ethel Estoppey

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    Children2
    RelationsRichard and Edith Winters
    Other&#;workBusinessman, guest lecturer

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