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    Richard Winters

    Richard Davis Winters
    Richard Winters nella ª Divisione Aviotrasportata
    SoprannomeDick
    NascitaLancaster, Pennsylvania, 21 gennaio
    MorteHershey, Pennsylvania, 2 gennaio (92)
    Cause della morteMorte naturale dovuta a complicanze della malattia di Parkinson
    Dati militari
    Paese&#;servito&#;Stati Uniti
    Forza armataEsercito degli Stati Uniti
    ArmaFanteria
    Specialitàparacadutista
    UnitຠReggimento di Fanteria Paracadutista
    2º Battaglione, Compagnia Easy, 2º Plotone
    Repartoª Divisione Aviotrasportata
    Anni di servizio - e -
    GradoMaggiore
    ComandantiAnthony Mc Auliffe (Comandante della ª AB Division, all'epoca Brigadier Generale); Robert E. Sink (Comandante il º Reggimento Paracadutisti, all'epoca Colonnello); Oliver Ohrton(Comandante il 2º Battaglione, caduto nel , al tempo Maggiore); Herbert Sobel (Comandante la Compagnia E, all'epoca Capitano)
    GuerreSeconda guerra mondiale; Guerr
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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 de Guerre (Belgium)
    Spouse(s)

    Ethel Estoppey

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

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    Dick Winters was born on January 21, , in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in science and economics from Franklin and Marshall College in June , and enlisted in the U.S. Army on August 25, After completing basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina, Winters served in infantry training before being selected for Army Officer Candidate School in April He graduated from OCS and was commissioned a 2d Lt of Infantry on July 2, , and then returned to Camp Croft as a training officer before being accepted into the parachute infantry. Lt Winters was assigned to Easy Company, 2nd Battalion of the th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, in August , and the Regiment was declared operational and attached to the st Airborne Division in June He deployed with his unit to England in September , and participated in the Invasion of Normandy on June 6, , with a parachute jump behind enemy lines. The Company Commander was killed on D-Day, and Lt Winters s