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Band of Brothers/Ronald Speirs
| Captain Ronald Speirs | |
| Band of Brothers | |
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| Actor | Matthew Settle |
| First Appearance | Currahee |
| Last Appearance | Points |
| Series Billing | Billed Cast |
| Episode Count | - |
| Notable Episodes | - |
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Basic Information
Captain Ronald Speirs, best known among his men for rumors that he gunned down a dozen German prisoners of war for no readily apparent reason and that he shot one of his sergeants for drunkenness on duty, led troops into battle as a company commander during the war. At one point, Speirs charges through hails of German gunfire to take over command of the 506th elements at the Battle of the Bulge from their incompetent Lieutenant, then carries a message to I Company, running past German machine gun nests to do it. Whether or not Speirs actually gunned down the prisoners, it cannot be denied that Speirs was a brave soldier.
Captain Speirs claims that he never shot the prisoners, but never denies it in front of his men. At one point he tells Sergeant C. Carwood Lipton that the reason that he doesn't deny having shot the prisoners is that it makes them think that he's a hardass. Evidence that Speirs was probably innocent of shooting the sergeant, at least, is that during the events of the final episode he is unable to kill an American soldier who is known to have shot and seriously wounded a 506th man and killed a British soldier for no readily apparent reason.
Speirs was responsible for the field promotion of Sergeant Lipton to lieutenant for bravery and showing officer-level abilities while effectively commanding Easy Company during Lieutenant Dike's stupidity and dereliction of duty.
Captain Speirs served with the 506th in all their major campaigns, including the D-Day drop, Operation Market Garden, and Bastogne.
Character History
Memorable Moments
Trivia
Quotes
Lt. Ronald Speirs speaking to Private Albert Blithe in Episode 3: Carentan
Lt. Ronald Speirs: Do you know why you crawled into that ditch Blithe?
Private Albert Blithe: I was scared.
Lt. Ronald Speirs: We're all scared. You crawled into that ditch because you think there's still hope. But Blithe? The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you're already dead. Only then can you function the way a soldier is supposed to function. Without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it.
