Talk:Ronald Speirs

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article must adhere to the policy on biographies of living persons. Controversial material of any kind that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous. If such material is repeatedly inserted or there are other concerns relative to this policy, report it on the living persons biographies noticeboard.

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography. For more information, visit the project page.	Biography Portal
B	This article has been rated as B-Class on the Project's quality scale. [FAQ] (If you rated the article, please give a short summary at comments to explain the ratings and/or to identify the strengths and weaknesses.)

[edit] Dead or Alive

Anyone have a source stating his death, or stating he is alive? There seems to be a disagreement here. Onthost 01:45, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

I'm positive that he is dead, I just can't find any dates....

He's still alive, a friend of mine got a letter from him a few weeks ago. Martorius 23:08, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] wartime activities

This officer seems to have had a rather more relevant role in WWII than the wiki article or the famous film indicates. I've found two silver star citations so far, wondering if anyone has a list of them all. I found one website that claims Speirs was the first american soldier to cross the Neder Rhine, & return, swimming with a bullet wound. Perhaps Ambrose's book tells more?--Wikidelphia 00:48, 7 September 2006 (UTC)