Ronald Speirs
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Ronald Speirs was a highly regarded and famously tough U.S. Army officer of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, whose World War II service was popularized by the book and miniseries "Band of Brothers."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ paratrooper ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Band of Brothers (miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfDescription | Stephen E. Ambrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Army of Occupation Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bronze Star Medal ⓘ Combat Infantryman Badge NERFINISHED ⓘ European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ Purple Heart ⓘ World War II Victory Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Montana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-04-11 ⓘ |
| describedIn | Band of Brothers (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Speirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ronald ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
captain
ⓘ
lieutenant colonel ⓘ |
| militaryServiceEnd | 1964 ⓘ |
| militaryServiceStart | 1942 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aggressive combat leadership in World War II
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portrayal in the miniseries Band of Brothers ⓘ service with Easy Company, 506th PIR ⓘ |
| notableWork | service with Easy Company during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | 101st Airborne Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Edinburgh, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Matthew Settle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
battalion commander, 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
company commander of Easy Company ⓘ |
| residence | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | O-1287957 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| unit |
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
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Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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