Shortly before Winters was set to be deployed to Korea a change of orders permitted him to resign from his commission - an opportunity he took gladly. ![]() "Training new officers who couldn’t care less about attending classes exceeded my patience." " Compared to my wartime experience, training at Fort Dix was simply terrible," Winters wrote. In lieu of active duty, he agreed to report to Fort Dix in New Jersey in a training role, but quickly grew frustrated by the quality of the officers he was supposed to be turning into battalion commanders. " I had seen enough of war," Winters wrote in his autobiography, Beyond Band of Brothers. Then I don't have to worry about interrupting my livelihood." " I made a decision, 'Look, I'm going to volunteer, take care of this military obligation, a nd then when I have that taken care of, then go get a job. The real Band of Brothers soldier Richard Winters recalled in an interview featured in the documentary Dick Winters: Hang Tough that he put himself forward because he saw military service as an inevitability. In 1941 the real Richard Winters had just completed a business degree, but with the war going on and the possibility of America becoming involved, he was concerned that he might begin a career only to have it interrupted by the draft and compulsory military service. His decision to enlist was driven by the Selective Service Act of 1940, which required men between the ages of 21 and 35 to serve on active duty for 12 months if they were drafted. Though in the show he may seem like a born military leader, the real Richard Winters originally had no aspirations to serve in the US Army. "Joe" Liebgott (June 28, 1992) Technician Fifth Grade John "Jack" McGrath (DecemApril 24, 2012).Richard Winters, the real soldier played by Damian Lewis, was the lead character in Band of Brothers. "Rod" Bain (February 5, 2014) Technician Fifth Grade Joseph D. Hoobler (JJanuary 3, 1945) Corporal Dewitt "Alabama" Lowrey (ApJuly 8, 2015) Technician Fifth Grade Roderick G. "Goody" Guth (FebruAugust 8, 2009) Corporal Donald B. "Smokey" Gordon (ApApril 19, 1997) Corporal Forrest L. Roe (OctoDecember 30, 1998)Corporal Walter S. Perconte (MaOctober 24, 2013) Technician Fourth Grade Eugene G. ![]() "Popeye" Wynn (JMarch 18, 2000) Technician Fourth Grade George Luz (JOctober 15, 1998) Technician Fourth Grade Frank J. "Skinny" Sisk (MaJuly 13, 1999) Sergeant Robert Burr Smith (January 7, 1983) Sergeant Edward "Ed" Tipper (b. "Hayseed" Rogers (JMarch 16, 2015) Sergeant Wayne A. "Skip" Muck (JanuJanuary 10, 1945) Sergeant Paul C. "Clancy" Lyall (OctoMarch 19, 2012) Sergeant Warren H. "Bill" Kiehn (1921 - February 10, 1945) Sergeant Clarence O. ![]() "Gordy" Carson (JNovember 13, 1998) Sergeant William F. "Joe" Toye (MaSeptember 3, 1995) Sergeant Gordon F. "Tab" Talbert (AugOctober 10, 1982) (served as First Sergeant for a time, requested demotion) Staff Sergeant Joseph J. "Mike" Ranney (NovemSeptember 22, 1988)Staff Sergeant Roderick G. ![]() "Bob" Rader (OctoApril 7, 1997) Staff Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman (NovemJune 26, 2003) Staff Sergeant Myron N. "Shifty" Powers (MaJune 17, 2009) Staff Sergeant Robert J. "One-Lung" McClung (ApNovember 27, 2013) Staff Sergeant Darrell C. "Johnny" Martin (January 26, 2005)Staff Sergeant Earl E. "Salty" Harris (1920 - June 18, 1944) Staff Sergeant Albert "Al" Mampre (b. "Wild Bill" Guarnere (ApMarch 8, 2014) (served as a platoon leader as Staff Sergeant, before demotion) Staff Sergeant Herman "Hack" Hanson (JanuMay 15, 1971) Staff Sergeant Terrence C. "Chuck" Grant (1922 - 1984) Staff Sergeant William J. "Fearless Phosgene" Boyle (OctoDecember 1997)Staff Sergeant Charles E. "Moe" Alley (JMarch 14, 2008) Staff Sergeant Leo D. "Buck" Taylor (SeptemAugust 24, 2011) Staff Sergeant James H. "Pat" Christenson (AugDecember 30, 1998)Technical Sergeant Donald G. Non commissioned officers of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division : Technical Sergeant Burton P.
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