Ronald Charles Speirs (20 April 1920 – 11 April 2007) was a United States Army officer who served in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World …

Aug 5, 1999 · Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Speirs an “officer with a reputation” In a military career spanning 22 years, Speirs has been lauded as a hero, embroiled in controversy and …

Oct 9, 2025 · During the harrowing days of World War II, few soldiers earned reputations as fierce and fearless as Lieutenant Ronald Speirs. As a paratrooper in the U.S. Army’s 506th …

May 11, 2022 · Ultimately, Ronald Speirs died five years later, on April 11, 2007, at the age of 86. He left behind a complicated legacy as one of the most storied figures in the real-life “Band of …

Lieutenant Speirs was the first to cross the Neder Rijn River in this vicinity, and in so doing he paved the way for other patrols to make similar reconnaissance’s. The information proved of...

May 10, 2023 · Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Charles Speirs was a United States Army Officer who played a significant role in World War II, and whose overall military career spanned decades.

Ronald Speirs was an American United States Army Officer who served with the US 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division “Screaming Eagles” during World War II. …

Platoon leader and eventual commander of the famed ‘Band of Brothers’ unit Easy Company, Ronald Speirs attracted loyalty and admiration as well as controversy.

Ronald Charles Speirs (20 April 1920 – 11 April 2007) was a United States Army officer who served in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World …