Word: 1st
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...naval shells and aerial bombs. Against Gela, now, were sent crack troops of the Seventh Army: first a shock battalion of Commando-trained Rangers under Lieut. Colonel William O. Darby, who was to do brave things, and Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen's tried-&-proved 1st Division...
JOHN M. DAVIS 1st Lieutenant, Cavalry...
...Platoon received the highest rating on spruce quarters from Capt. Bernard A. Merriam, company commander, with the 3d, 2d and 1st trailing in that order...
With the growth of armored untis in the Army, the Colonel served as chaplain of the 1st Armored Division, the 1st Armored Corps, and finally as head chaplain of the entire Armored Force. His appointment as commandant of the Chaplain School came in January...
Bill Martin was promoted as rapidly as regulations allowed: to 1st lieutenant, to captain, and, last Feb. 12, to major. Given special duty in Washington, he was transferred to the executive staff of the Munitions Assignments Board (Harry Hopkins), later moved to Lend-Lease. When Joseph E. Davies made his second mission to Moscow, Major Martin accompanied him. Last week, when Major Martin returned, he beamingly let it be known that at the state banquet, Premier Joseph Stalin had raised a glass, toasted the former chief of Wall Street...