Ronald Speirs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ronald Speirs

American paratrooper (1920-2007)

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1920

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Apr-2007

Profession: military officer, paratrooper

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Lieutenant Colonel Ronald C.
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 War II.
He was initially assigned as a platoon leader in B Company of the 1st Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Speirs was reassigned to D Company of the 2nd Battalion prior to the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 and later assigned as commander of E Company during an assault on Foy, Belgium after the siege of Bastogne was broken during the Battle of the Bulge.
He finished the war in the European Theater as a captain.
Speirs served in Korea, as a major commanding a rifle company and a staff officer.
He later became the American governor for Spandau Prison in Berlin.
He retired as a lieutenant colonel.
In the award-winning television miniseries Band of Brothers, he was portrayed by Matthew Settle.