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Lewis Nixon III (September 30, 1918 – January 11, 1995) was a United States Army officer who, during World War II, served at the company, battalion, and regimental level with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.
Nov 29, 2021 · Lewis Nixon III was a captain in the 101st Airborne Division who fought in Normandy, Holland, and Belgium with Richard Winters and Easy Company. He was a brave and intelligent officer who helped plan the D-Day invasion and survived several near-death experiences.
Sep 24, 2023 · Lewis Nixon III was a competent officer and a loyal friend of Richard Winters in World War II. He struggled with alcoholism but found happiness with his third wife, Grace, and died in 1995.
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Nov 6, 2023 · Lewis Nixon was a real soldier of Easy Company who survived the war and worked with Richard Winters at Nixon Nitration Works. He later became a successful businessman and a member of the Band of Brothers Foundation.
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Mar 20, 2022 · In the 2001 American war drama mini-series titled Band of Brothers based on Stephen Ambrose’s non-fiction book, Captain Lewis Nixon III was one of the officers of Easy Company, 506th Parachute...
Feb 10, 2022 · Captain Lewis Nixon III fought with the 101st Airborne Division's Easy Company alongside Major Dick Winters in historic clashes like D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge.
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Aug 30, 2023 · Lewis Nixon III is not one of the paratroopers featured in Band of Brothers, the HBO miniseries based on the book by Stephen Ambrose. The web page lists the fates of the members of Easy Company after World War II, but does not mention Lewis Nixon III or his connection to any of them.
