Ronald speirs obituary
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Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Charles Speirs
© 2013 Lt Col Ronald Speirs
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. On 6th June, 1944 he played a part in the early morning D-Day American airborne landings as part of Operation Neptune. These landings were the first US combat operation during Operation Overlord by the Allied Forces in Normandy.
Later he fought in Operation Market Garden in Holland and at the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, during which he was reassigned as Commanding Officer of Easy Company. In the final few months of WWII, Speirs and Easy Company were assigned occupation duty at Berchtesgaden in the German Bavarian Alps, home to the famous Eagle’s Nest.
Speirs remained in the Army when the war was over which lead to an extensive military career spanning more than 20 years. He saw combat in Korea, commanding a rifle company in the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team. Later, he served as an American foreign liaison intel
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UNSC personnel file/// ST-1945
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Rank: [Lieutenant]
Occupation: [ODST, Assault trooper]
Certification: [Rifleman Cert, Long range Rifleman Cert, Ship boarding cert, assault trooper cert, heavy weapons cert, CQC cert, CQB cert, QRF cert, building breaching cert]
Full Name: [Ronald 'Killer' Speirs]
Nick: [Killer, Sparky, Bloody]
Species: [Human]
Age: [28]
D.O.B: [05/02]
Sex: [Male]
Height with/without armor: [6'2"]
Weight with gear: [200lbs]
Weight without gear: [160lbs]
Blood Type: [O-]
Kidneys: [ :heavy_check_mark: ]
Heart: [ :heavy_check_mark: ]
Liver: [ :heavy_check_mark: ]
Lungs: [ :heavy_check_mark: ]
Blood: [ :heavy_check_mark: ]
Origin Of Birth: [Edinburgh, Scotland]
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Speirs was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and spent his first few years there. He emigrated with his family to the United States, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended military training in high school, which led to a commission as a 2nd lieutenant in the Marines of the UNSC. Speirs is a man to lead by actions not words, however b
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Ronald Speirs
US Army officer (1920-2007)
For the U.S. naval officer, see Ronald I. Spiers.
Ronald Speirs | |
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Speirs in Austria, 1945 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Sparky", "Killer", "Bloody", "The Dog" |
| Born | (1920-04-20)April 20, 1920 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | April 11, 2007(2007-04-11) (aged 86) St. Marie, Montana, United States |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service / branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1964 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service number | 0-439465 |
| Unit | Dog Company/Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II Korean War Laotian Civil War |
| Awards | Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (3) Purple Heart (1) Army Commendation Medal |
| Relations | Elsie (2nd wife) Robert (son) |
| Other work | Governor of Spandau Prison, Red Army Liaison Officer |
Ronald Charles Speirs (20 April 1920 – 11 April 2007) was a United States Armyofficer who served in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was
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