Richard Winters
Richard Davis Winters 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.
Background
- Born in
- Lancaster
- Educated at
- Rutgers UniversityFranklin & Marshall College
- Awards
- 🏆 Purple Heart🏆 Distinguished Service Cross🏆 Bronze Star Medal🏆 Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal🏆 Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"I wish to convey a final thought- and I hope it doesn't sound out of place- but I would like to share something as I look back on the war. War brings out the worst and the best in people. Wars do not …"
"The shadows are lengthening for those of us who fought in World War II. In the twilight of our lives, our thoughts return to happier days, when we struggled together not as individuals, but as a team-…"
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Timeline
1918
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Died
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