Richard ' Dick' Winters

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Easy_Company
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:birth_date 1918-01-21
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Lancaster,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:death_date 2011-01-02
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Ephrata,_Pennsylvania,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Franklin_and_Marshall_College
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Band_of_Brothers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard ' Dick' Winters
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:battle
leadership training programs
popular culture representations of WWII
historical studies of World War II
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:506th_Parachute_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:known_for leadership during D-Day
leadership during Operation Market Garden
leadership during the Battle of the Bulge
leadership during the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest
gptkbp:legacy subject of books and documentaries
honored in various military memorials
inspiration for military leadership
subject of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:nickname Dick
gptkbp:notable_for commanding Easy Company
gptkbp:portrayed_by gptkb:Damian_Lewis
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:musician
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Businessman
gptkbp:service_years 1941–1945
gptkbp:services O-13016
gptkbp:spouse Ethel Winters