Even if Speirs shot those POW's General Taylor gave orders to take no Prisnors Nelfen 10:20, December 16, 2011 (UTC)
This issue wasn't with Speirs shooting the POWs as much as it was with a sergeant whom Speirs shot for insubordination and drunkenness. Although it was allowable to shoot a soldier for those reasons, somehow either a detail was of concern as to how Speirs conducted the incident or Speirs' company commander (Dog Company) had a hair up his wazoo, that he would inform Speirs that he was considering charges against Speirs for possible judicial action. Anyway, the Company commander was called to action on a detail and was killed while performing duty. Therefore, the matter never got past the commander, Speirs walked a free man and the incident only helped bolster his bad-a** legend status. Gretchenfan (talk) 04:05, October 23, 2014 (UTC)Gretchenfan
P.S.--I just learned the Commanding officer who was going to consider charges against Speirs was Capt. Jerre Gross, who died on June 8, 1944. According to a Company roster, there are two candidate sergeants who died between D-Day and D-Day+2: Corrington (KIA Normandy, no other remarks) and Porter (KIA Normandy, "Not listed on D/506 roster for D-Day"). Gretchenfan (talk) 05:52, October 23, 2014 (UTC)Gretchenfan
Dick Winters Interview[]
Dick Winters clearly states that Ronald Speirs by his own admission both verbal and written committed both acts.