![]() ![]() After the German surrender in May 1945, he left the 506th and was stationed in France, where senior officers were needed to oversee the return home. He was eventually promoted to major and put in command of the 2nd Battalion.Īs a first lieutenant, Winters parachuted into Normandy in the early hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944, and later fought across France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and eventually Germany. He is best known for having commanded Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division. Richard Davis Winters (January 21, 1918 – January 2, 2011) was an American businessman and decorated war veteran who served as an officer in the United States Army during World War II. ![]()
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