Richard Winters facts for kids

Richard Davis Winters
Richard Davis Winters
	Winters, pictured here in 1942.
Nickname	"Dick"
Born	January 21, 1918; New Holland, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	January 2, 2011 (aged 92); Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of burial	Bergstrasse Cemetery; Ephrata, Pennsylvania, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1946; 1951–1952
Rank	Major
Commands held	2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Battles/wars	World War II; Normandy; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe;
Awards	Combat Infantryman Badge; Parachutist Badge (2 combat jump stars); Distinguished Service Cross; Bronze Star (2); Purple Heart; Distinguished Unit Citation (2); American Defense Service Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (3 campaigns and arrowhead device); World War II Victory Medal; Army of Occupation Medal; National Defense Service Medal; French Croix de Guerre with palm; French Liberation Medal; Belgian Croix de Guerre with palm; Belgian Commemorative Medal of the 1940–1945 War;
Relations	Richard (father); Edith (mother)
Other work	Businessman, guest lecturer

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. 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. 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.

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. The title Band of Brothers, comes from a line in William Shakespeare's play, Henry V.

Winters in 2004