Richard Winters

Richard Winters (21 January 1918 — 2 January 2011) was a US soldier who fought in World War II. His experience was made famous by a book and television series, Band of Brothers.^[1] Winters was a member of Company E, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He led the company after the commanding officer was killed on D-Day in Normandy.^[1] Near the end of the war he led his company to capture Adolf Hitler's mountain retreat in Bavaria, Berchtesgaden. he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.^[1]

After the war he worked in a plaster mill in New Jersey. In 1951 he bought a farm in Pennsylvania and established an animal feed business.

In 1990 Winters was interviewed by author Stephen Ambrose who was able to use the records that Winters and others in E Company had written for his book.^[1] The title Band of Brothers, comes from a line in William Shakespeare's play, Henry V.^[1]

Richard Winters Media

Winters at Camp Toccoa, 1942
Major Dick Winters, leader of the celebrated "Band of Brothers" in World War II, ceremonially presents his personal papers collection to the USAMHI during the grand opening celebrations at Ridgway Hall, September 2004.
The Richard D. Winters Leadership Monument near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France
Combat Infantryman Badge
Combat Parachutist Badge with two jumps
The full color tab is 2⅜ inches (6.03 cm) long, 11/16 inch (1.75 cm) wide, with a ⅛ inch (0.32 cm) yellow border and the word "RANGER" inscribed in yellow letters 5/16 inch (0.79 cm) high.
Ribbon for the American Defense Service Medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
Ribbon for the Army of Occupation Medal and Navy Occupation Service Medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
Ribbon from the National Defense Service Medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
Bronze service star ribbon device used on military ribbons

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Hevesi, Dennis (17 January 2011). "Richard Winters, 92, Leader of ' Band of Brothers' in War". The New York Times (New York). ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/us/11winters.html?_r=1. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

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[nyt-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Hevesi, Dennis (17 January 2011). "Richard Winters, 92, Leader of ' Band of Brothers' in War". The New York Times (New York). ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/us/11winters.html?_r=1. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

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