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Word: 41st (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...units in the joint U.S.-Australian force under General Douglas MacArthur were the 32nd (Iron Jaw or Red Arrow) and 41st (Sunset) divisions, and the Fifth Air Force. General MacArthur cited them for skill and courage that "defeated a bold and aggressive enemy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - COMMAND: Who Fought | 1/18/1943 | See Source »

Charles Townsend Copeland '82, famed Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, emeritus, announced yesterday that his 41st annual Christmas reading, which was scheduled for next Wednesday, has been postponed until after the vacation for "unavoidable reasons...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Copeland Recital is Put Off Until After Yule Holidays | 12/11/1942 | See Source »

Freshmen will have their first opportunity to hear venerable Charles Townsend copeland '82, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, emeritus, as he makes a rare public appearance December 16 to give his 41st annual Christmas reading in Emerson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Copeland to Give Christmas Reading Dec. 16 in Emerson | 12/8/1942 | See Source »

Meanwhile Georgie Patton at the head of the fast-stepping wheeled column had driven close to 400 miles through Texas. He swung sharp east and flung himself on the defenses at the back door of Shreveport. His 41st Armored Infantry made a pass at the Reds' airdrome, reportedly were repulsed. They also established a temporary hold on Shreveport's vital waterworks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY: Battle of Shreveport | 10/6/1941 | See Source »

When engineers of the 41st go to other outfits, they carry their spirit with them. The 41st tells the story of a Negro engineer who was transferred to Fort Belvoir, Va. While the engineer was on guard duty, a white general summoned him: "Boy, come here." The engineer obeyed, saluted, said: "Suh, I'm not a boy. I'm a soldier." Said the general: "Soldier, I'm well rebuked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Defense: And the --- ---- Engineers | 7/21/1941 | See Source »

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