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Richard Winters

Richard Davis Winters (January 21, 1918 – January 2, 2011) was a United States Army officer who served as a paratrooper in "Easy Company" of the 506th Infantry Regiment within the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Winters was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his successful command of the assault on Brécourt Manor during the invasion of Normandy.

Richard Winters

Dick Winters

(1918-01-21)January 21, 1918
New Holland, Pennsylvania, U.S.

January 2, 2011(2011-01-02) (aged 92)
Palmyra, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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

United States

United States Army

  • 1941–1946
  • 1950–1952

Major

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2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division

World War II

Distinguished Service Cross
Bronze Star Medal (2)
Purple Heart
Croix de Guerre (France)
Croix de Guerre (Belgium)

Ethel Estoppey
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(m. 1948)​

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Richard and Edith Winters

Businessman, guest lecturer

His exploits were featured within numerous books and in the 2001 HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, in which he was portrayed by actor Damian Lewis.

(Battle of the Bulge – La Gleize, Belgium)

December 44 Museum

(Gettysburg Pennsylvania)

Gettysburg Museum of History

at Find a Grave

Richard Winters

at IMDb

Richard Winters

Beyond Band of Brothers : The war memoirs of Major Dick Winters

Winters' military records, courtesy of the national Archives

C-SPAN

Presentation by authors Erik Dorr and Jared Frederick on Hang Tough: The WWII Letters and Artifacts of Major Dick Winters, July 2, 2021