Richard Winters, the commanding officer of Easy Company, the Army unit whose gritty combat from the beaches of Normandy to the capture of Hitler�s mountain retreat was recounted in the book and television series �Band of Brothers,� died Jan. 2 in Campbelltown, Pa. He was 92 and lived in Hershey, Pa.
His death was confirmed by Nikki Soliday, executive director of the Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society, which maintains an exhibit of Mr. Winters�s war memorabilia, including the tiny silk map of Normandy sewn into his uniform pants on D-Day and silverware taken from Hitler�s retreat.
(Excerpted from The NY Times Jan 10; click here for the entire obituary.)
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