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]

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↑ ^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 . 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 . Retrieved 16 July 2011 .

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