Talk:Norman Dike

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[edit] References

Why is a miniseries being cited as a reference??? In reporting facts, unless they're documenteries movies should not be cited. --† Ðy§ep§ion † Speak your mind 15:58, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

  • I agree. I'm simply providing the source to the quote. Practically all of this information is taken from the miniseries anyway, in comparison to the book. --Scottie theNerd 03:32, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Why are there no other references? It looks like someone wrote this article based just on the TV show.

I imagine the original article was based purely off the film. However, other than the Band of Brothers book, there aren't any other sources for Lt. Dike other than Winters's memoirs. --Scottie theNerd 07:22, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Basic biographical info missing

... like date and place of birth, and if he's not still alive, date of death. Who were his parents? siblings? When and where did he receive his officer's commission?

I'm not interested enough in the guy to go digging for the info myself. Unless someone else is, I suggest someone nominate this page for deletion.

I agree. He wasn't fictional. Where was he born? What else did he do? What happened to him after WW2?

I agree with the sentiment, but not the suggestion for deletion. I'm sure there are plenty of us who would like to know if his being relieved by Winters stymied his self-serving goals of moving up the ranks, or if he was promoted anyway and stayed in the Army despite his ineptitude.

Huh? You're not interested in researching the information yourself, so you want the page deleted? How does that make sense? Xihr 05:46, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't mind hearing his side of events; not his own "version" of history, but perhaps his story so we can see for ourselves if Norman was really as bad as Winters and Band of Brothers portrayed him. He may not be terribly important, historically-speaking, and there may be limited information on his basic biographical information, but there are standard things about a person that we should know. 71.169.172.203 05:39, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Additional info

08-02-2008 Norman S. Dike, Jr On a number of forums, including this one the question " Who was Norman Dike and what became of him?" I decided to do some research to see what I could turn up.

Norman S. Dike Jr was born May 20,1918 in New York City, the son of Norman S. Dike , Sr and Evelyn Biddle Dike.( NYT Archives) The Dike family was very wealthy and socially well connected . The Dikes hobnobbed with the Astors, Goulds, Biddles and Roosevelts ( Teddy not Franklin). The family fortune came from Banking ( The Hamilton Trust Co.), wool manufacturing, shipping and railroads.

Lt. Dike's father was a Justice of the NY Supreme Court ( Brown and Columbia Law) and a leader in the New York Republican Party.

Norman Jr attend St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire; graduates from Brown University in 1941 and enrolls at Yale ( assume Law) Norman is a big hit on the social scene and is a frequent attendee at debutante balls from 1935 onward. ( NYT archives)

Norman Jr is commissioned in 1941 through the Civilian Military Training Corps in Plattsburg NY. Norman's father was former Colonel Norman S. Dike , Judge Advocate General for the New York Guard. ( NYT)

In 1942 Norman marries Barbara McIntire , a wealthy NY socialite and daughter of the founder of Dominick and Dominick Investment Firm.( NYT Marriage announcement) 1943 1LT Norman Dike becomes the father of a baby girl, Robin Dike. ( NYT Birth announcement) The marriage does not survive the war in that Barbara McIntire Dike remarries in 1947. ( NYT) Norman Dike marries again in 1957 to a Mrs. Pochon daughter of a Swiss Composer and Musician Alfred Pochon ( NYT) In 1958 he becomes a father for the second time in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1967 Norman is found residing in Rolle, Switzerland and attends his daughter's wedding in NYC. In 1986 Norman Dike appears at his daughter's second wedding.

Norman S. Dike does not appear in the SSDI lists which suggests he may be alive.


--—Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.34.242.130 (talk) 00:40, 14 February 2008 (UTC)