Gettysburg Museum Opens New Exhibit Featuring Never Before Seen Artifacts from Major Dick Winters of "Band of Brothers" Fame
The Gettysburg Museum of History curator, Erik Dorr, announced a new exhibit centered around WWII hero Major Dick Winters. Portrayed in the 2001 HBO miniseries, Band of Brothers, Winters led "Easy Company" of the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Winters took over command of Easy Company on D-Day after their Commander Lt. Thomas Meehan's plane crashed killing all on board. Winters commanded "easy company" through the Normandy Campaign and Operation Market Garden in Holland. He was...
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