Richard Winters

Richard Winters
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 Ephrata, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1946 1950–1952
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 Operation Overlord, D-Day Operation Market Garden Battle of the Bulge Western Allied invasion of Germany
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
Other work	Businessman, guest lecturer

Richard Davis Winters (January 21, 1918 – January 2, 2011) 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.

His exploits were featured within numerous books and in the 2001 HBO mini-series Band of Brothers, in which he was portrayed by actor Damian Lewis.