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Richard (Dick) D. Winters was born on January 21, 1918, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He resided with this parents Richard and Edith Winters in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. He spent his time playing in the farm fields and stockyards. When he was thirteen, his family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was at this time that Winters's younger sister, Ann, was born. Winters attended Franklin and Marshall College because it was located a short distance from his house. He spent the entire summer before starting college doing odd jobs to raise the money he needed to go to school.
During college, he was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. In 1941, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. Winters enlisted in the United States Army on August 8, 1941. At this time, he had hoped to shorten his time in service. He was hoping to avoid a full term of service due to the draft. By enlisting on his own, Winters planned on serving a one year tour instead of three. During basic training he often wrote home to a local girl named Annid DeEtta Almon. Winters dated DeEtta for several year
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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 |
| Other work | Businessman, guest lecturer |
Richard Davis Winters (January 21, 1918 – J
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Richard D. "Dick" Winters
Major, U.S. Army
Richard D. Winters was born on 21 January 1918 in Ephrata, PA, to Richard and Edith Winters. He moved to nearby Lancaster when he was eight years old. He graduated from Lancaster Boys High School in 1937 and matriculated to Franklin and Marshall College.
At Franklin and Marshall, Winters was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity and participated in intramural football and basketball as a member of Upsilon Chapter. He had to give up wrestling, his favorite sport, and most of his social activities, for his studies and the part-time jobs that paid his way through college. He graduated in 1941 with the highest academic standing in the business college. The war had broken out in Europe, and he enlisted in the Army.
Military Service
World War II
Winters enlisted in the U.S. Army on 25 August 1941, in order to shorten his time in service. In September, he underwent basic training at Camp Croft, SC. Afterward; he remained at Camp Croft to help train draftees and other volunteers, while the rest of his battalion was deployed
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