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Richard Winters
United States Army officer and veteran (1918–2011)
Richard Winters | |
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Portrait of Winters in his dress uniform | |
| Nickname(s) | Dick Winters |
| Born | (1918-01-21)January 21, 1918 New Holland, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 2, 2011(2011-01-02) (aged 92) Palmyra, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Place of burial | Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service / branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | |
| Rank | Major |
| Service number | 0-1286582 (officer)[1] 33110272 (enlisted)[2] |
| Commands | 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Bronze Star Medal (2) Purple Heart Croix de Guerre (France) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Estoppey (m. 1948) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relations | Richard and Edith Winters |
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