Special Forces
Roll Of Honour
Special Forces
Roll Of Honour
Home
Categories
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New articles
New media comments
New profile posts
New article comments
Latest activity
Entries
Roll Of Honour
Awards
Popski's Private Army Roster
Operations
War Diaries
Today In History
Web Links
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Entries
Awards
Winters, Richard Davis (Dick)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
When the Grass Stops Growing: A Memoir of the Second World War
By Sir Carol Mather
Saboteur - The Untold Story of SOE's Youngest Agent at the Heart of the French Resistance: The Untold Story of SOE’s Youngest Agent at the Heart of the French Resistance
By Mark Seaman
Message
<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 34293" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Winters </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Richard Davis (Dick) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>First Lieutenant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-1286582</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Normandy 1944 (DSC) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 21.1.1918 Lancaster, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father Richard Nagle Winters (1891-1946)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Edith S. (nee Esbenshade) Winters (1896-1970)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Franklin-Marshall College June 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service August 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning (graduated July 1942)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2Lt Infantry</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>506 PIR August 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed at a nitration works postwar</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>recalled to Army 1951 as instructor</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed in a paper mill</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>owned his own animal feed business</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>retired 1997</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Ethel Muriel (nee Estoppey) (1922-2012) in 1948 (2 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 2.1.2011 (Aged 92) Palmyra, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bergstrasse Cemetery, Ephrata Township, Pennsylvania, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-winters.6652/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/6/6652-d08db235c4b4500b604300f39c5844ab.jpg?1591388816" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-winters.19503/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/19/19503-0cfa5fb86c9769e449cf94b1fb719206.jpg?1591400534" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 34293, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Winters [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Richard Davis (Dick) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]First Lieutenant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-1286582[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Normandy 1944 (DSC) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]born 21.1.1918 Lancaster, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father Richard Nagle Winters (1891-1946)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Edith S. (nee Esbenshade) Winters (1896-1970)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Franklin-Marshall College June 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]entered service August 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning (graduated July 1942)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2Lt Infantry[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]506 PIR August 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed at a nitration works postwar[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]recalled to Army 1951 as instructor[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed in a paper mill[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]owned his own animal feed business[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]retired 1997[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Ethel Muriel (nee Estoppey) (1922-2012) in 1948 (2 children)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 2.1.2011 (Aged 92) Palmyra, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Bergstrasse Cemetery, Ephrata Township, Pennsylvania, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-winters.6652/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/6/6652-d08db235c4b4500b604300f39c5844ab.jpg?1591388816[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/r-winters.19503/'][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/19/19503-0cfa5fb86c9769e449cf94b1fb719206.jpg?1591400534[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
Entries
Awards
Winters, Richard Davis (Dick)
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top