Discover Real-Life Story of the Legend of Captain Lewis Nixon of 'Band of Brothers'

Discover Real-Life Story of the Legend of Captain Lewis Nixon of "Band of Brothers".
Lewis Nixon III was an American Army officer who served in World War II. He was born on September 30, 1918, in New York City, and graduated from Harvard University in 1940. During the war, he served as an intelligence officer in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division and later in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Nixon played a crucial role in the successful completion of the D-Day invasion, and his service was recognized with numerous honors, including the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart. After the war, he worked as a lawyer and continued to serve in the Army Reserve, retiring as a colonel in 1964. Nixon is also well-known for his portrayal in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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[Kuhladestkyicky]

He was demoted for repeated failure to file his TPS reports.

[rwjwith]

Man that role was perfectly cast! Ron Livingston was superb…as was Damian Lewis as Winters…

[robertsabado]

He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forrest Lawn (Los Angeles). Thank you for your service. Glad you found true love. To the greatest generation!

[godfreyzilla]

I don't know how many times I have watched Band Of Brothers. As a "Boomer" it is, of course, one of my absolute favorite works on television. One of the best scenes in the series was when Nixon receives his divorce papers and says to Winters "She took the dog. It was my dog." Ouch! Such disrespect. RIP Captain Nixon.

[philipliethen]

Smal point of fact: it was Göring’s wine collection; Hitler did not drink.

[michael]

Nixon moved to East Brunswick New Jersey and worked at the family nitrate company. He owned a Beautyful home on a lake that was later purchased and turned into an Elks Lodge. I was a member of the Elks at this lodge and spent many years there.

[Rob-eoql]

Winter’s & Nixon’s Breckcourt Manor assault during D-day, saved hundreds (if not thousands) of lives and is still taught at West Point. Freakin legends!

[mrkeiths]

Lewis Nixon chose a path in life that reflects how he didn't always think of himself. One can only ponder the life experiences that drew him and Dick Winters together. It was warming to see how Band of Brothers exemplified the relationship between these two men. Not a single one of us is perfect. Lewis Nixon is a hero for his service to this great country, and I look forward to seeing the brothers many times again.

[stevenm]

I always wondered what happened to the phony patrol report he sent to BN HQs before they left Hagenau....most likely it was just treated like any other normal report, filed, and then after the war just lost to history with all the other millions of daily reports submitted by officers during WWII.

[johngaither]

Lewis Nixon. Intelligent, hardworking, capable, affable and alcoholic. Herbert Sobel. Intelligent, hardworking devoted, abrasive and not chemical dependent. Along with Richard Winters all shared many favorable characteristics. There were unfavorable ones too, some of which would be worked around while others could not. It's remarkable how men so similar could be so different.

[marctspence]

In the series when Winters is about to run out towards Foy and Spiers takes over watch Nixon. He was about to follow Winters. Now I know its a film but I like to think that was true. It certainly showed his loyalty to his good friend.

[Patrickschlehuber]

Winters also worked for Nixons company post war.

[casadepistola]

Thank you, Captain Nixon. Please RIP.

[danwallach]

I saw an extended interview on YouTube with Lynn "Buck" Compton who did not think much of Lewis Nixon.
Quote: "He was a prick."
So it wasn't all love and flowers over there.
Lt. Ed Shames also didn't have much good to say of his fellow officers and he was rather rudely portrayed in BoB.
Nixon was very good at his job by most accounts, though.
And busting from regimental S2 to battalion level wasn't that big a deal.
Col. Bob Sink wax called "Bourbon Bob, " so make of that what you will.
Remember, most of these men suffered greatly and we owe them everything.

[ericdiekmann]

Kind of dumb, "his decision to join the Army would change his life forever....um yeah thats true with literally every single person who joins the military

[lelouchlamperouge]

In the series, Nixon said that he never fired his gun even once in the entirety of WWII.✌️

[ChickenLiver]

I also want to draw attention to the depiction of Roy Cobb in BoB. By some accounts, he was quite a personable fellow the majority of the time. He had prior service in Africa during the Second World War and his ship coming home was struck by a torpedo and sank - he survived (obviously). He (and Lt Norman Dike, for that matter) pretty clearly had some mental illness going on behind the scenes: something that BoB fails to depict. The reasons for these depictions is that the book which the show is based on is inspired by a handful of the members that were in the company. If the handful of people didn’t like you very much, then you were going to be depicted poorly in the miniseries. It’s unfortunate it turned out this way, really.

[tonyhampton]

Good casting of actors that look similar

[dovidell]

setting the record straight, thank you !!

[CannelleInOK]

In BoB, he was never shown in the assault of Brecort Manor. Was that just left out of the series?