Published January 10, 2011 | Associated Press
HERSHEY, Pa. — Maj. Richard “Dick” Winters, the man whose quiet leadership
was chronicled in the World War II book and television miniseries “Band of
Brothers,” has died in central Pennsylvania.
Winters died Jan. 2, a family friend confirmed Monday. Winters was 92. He
lived in Hershey but died in Palmyra, Pa.
In September 1944, Winters led 20 men in a successful attack on 200 German
soldiers. He and his men later helped hold the Bastogne area of Belgium
during the Battle of the Bulge.
The exploits of Winters and the other members of Easy Company were
chronicled in the Stephen Ambrose book “Band of Brothers” and later the HBO
miniseries of the same name. Winters also published a memoir in 2006 entitled
“Beyond Band of Brothers.”
Winters was buried in a private funeral. Arrangements for a public
memorial service are pending.
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