| Birth: | Jan. 21, 1918
Ephrata
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Jan. 2, 2011
Palmyra
Lebanon County
Pennsylvania, USA | 
United States World War II Army Officer. He commanded Company "E", 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II. He parachuted into Normandy in the early hours of D-Day, and fought across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and eventually into Germany. Later in the war, he rose to command the 2nd Battalion. Following the end of hostilities he was discharged from the army and returned to civilian life, working in New Jersey. In 1951, during the Korean War, Winters was recalled to the Army from the inactive list and briefly served as a regimental planning and training officer on staff at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Although issued orders for deployment, he was not sent to Korea. After his discharge he worked at a few different jobs before founding his own company and selling farming products. He was featured in a number of books and was portrayed in the 2001 HBO mini-series Band of Brothers by Damian Lewis. He was a regular guest lecturer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He retired in 1997. (bio courtesy of: Wikipedia)
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Parents:
Richard Nagle Winters (1891 - 1946)
Edith Esbenshade Winters (1896 - 1970)
Spouse:
Ethel E Estoppey Winters (1922 - 2012)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Richard Winters | | | Burial:
Bergstrasse Cemetery
Ephrata
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA |
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Originally Created by: Calypsosmommy
Record added: Jan 09, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 63966599 |
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Hi, i just want to say that Major Richard(Dick) Winters is an American hero. He Will Be Missed. God Bless Him.
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Hi, i just want to say that Major Richard(Dick) Winters is an American hero. He Will Be Missed. God Bless Him.
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major richard winters
Added: May. 24, 2013 |
A SOLDIER'S SOLDIER
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Tom Fagart
Added: May. 21, 2013 |
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