Lewis Nixon III

Lewis Nixon
Lewis Nixon
Nickname(s)	"Blackbeard"; "Lew"; "Nix"
Born	September 30, 1918; New York City, New York
Died	January 11, 1995 (aged 76); Los Angeles, California
Buried	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Captain
Unit	E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Normandy; Operation Market Garden; Battle of the Bulge; Operation Varsity;
Awards	Bronze Star Medal (2); Croix de Guerre (France)
Relations	Lewis Nixon I (grandfather); Sally Lewis Wood (grandmother); Stanhope Wood Nixon (father); Doris Ryer Nixon (mother); Fletcher Ryer Nixon (brother); Blanche Nixon (sister); Katherine Page (1st wife); Grace Umezawa (3rd wife);

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. Nixon was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Ron Livingston.

Lewis Nixon

Nickname(s)	"Blackbeard" "Lew" "Nix"
Born	(1918-09-30)September 30, 1918 New York City, New York
Died	January 11, 1995(1995-01-11) (aged 76) Los Angeles, California
Buried	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Captain
Unit	E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Normandy Operation Market Garden Battle of the Bulge Operation Varsity
Awards	Bronze Star Medal (2) Croix de Guerre (France)
Relations	Lewis Nixon I (grandfather) Sally Lewis Wood (grandmother) Stanhope Wood Nixon (father) Doris Ryer Nixon (mother) Fletcher Ryer Nixon (brother) Blanche Nixon (sister) Katherine Page (1st wife) Grace Umezawa (3rd wife)