Richard Winters
Richard Winters (21 January 1918 — 2 January 2011) was a United States soldier who fought in World War II. His experiences were made famous by the book and the television series Band of Brothers.[1]
He 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 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, he was interviewed by the author Stephen E. Ambrose, who used 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
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Winters at Camp Toccoa, 1942
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Winters at Camp Mackall, 1943
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
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Combat Infantryman Badge
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Combat Parachutist Badge with two jumps
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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.
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Ribbon for the American Defense Service Medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
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Ribbon for the Army of Occupation Medal and Navy Occupation Service Medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
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Ribbon from the National Defense Service Medal awarded by the United States Department of Defense.
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). . https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/us/11winters.html?_r=1. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
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