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Tom Hanks - Band Of Brothers Commander Dies

The former World War II American Army officer whose story inspired TOM HANKS' mini-series BAND OF BROTHERS has died.Richard 'DICk' Winters passed away on 2 January (11) - less than three weeks short of his 93rd birthday. In 1942, Winters was assigned to lead the E Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which he led...

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Tom Hanks - Band Of Brothers Commander Dies

ContactMusic — The former World War II American Army officer whose story inspired TOM HANKS' mini-series BAND OF BROTHERS has died.Richard 'DICk' Winters passed away on 2 January (11) -... more info
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