About
U.S. Army officer who commanded a Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II.
Before Fame
He participated in the Normandy Invasion, parachuting onto the French beach in the early morning hours of what would become D-Day.
Trivia
He was the inspiration for a character on the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers.
Family Life
He had two children with his wife, Jill.
Associated With
Historian Stephen Ambrose described Winters' war-time heroics.
