Richard D. Winters
Acting
January 21, 1918
Died January 2, 2011 (92 years old)
New Holland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Acting Credits
Biography
Richard D. “Dick” Winters (January 21, 1918 – January 2, 2011) was an American Army officer and decorated veteran of World War II. He served with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, and became one of the best-known American officers of the Normandy campaign. Winters enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1941 and later volunteered for the airborne forces. In 1942, he was assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, ...
