Word: assaults
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...naval attack force commander, I am proud to have landed and supported General Shepherd and his 1st Provisional Marine Brigade in the recapture of Guam, and his 6th Marine Division in the assault and capture of Okinawa. So from intimate knowledge I congratulate TIME on its magnificent tribute to the fighting United States Marines and one of their greatest fighting generals...
Presiding Judge Walter P. Wellshjas called a panel of 90, from which a jury will be chosen. The accused is being defended by a state senator appointed by the court. Salade is also charged with assault with intent to murder and aggravated assault and battery...
...enemy. Possible first steps: a sea & air blockade of the China mainland; bombing air bases, troop and supply buildups north of the Yalu River; using atomic weapons (e.g., atomic artillery) against suitable enemy troop concentrations. A U.N. offensive could develop by next spring into a full-scale assault on the Red lines, with or without airborne or amphibious landings. Estimated new U.N. troops needed for the offensive: seven divisions...
...woefully short. Some 20 reserve divisions exist in embryo, but few would be ready for action within the 30-day mobilization period specified by NATO. Without more reserves, says NATO Supreme Commander General Matthew B. Ridgway, Europe lacks the minimum military requirement to "take and turn a Russian assault...
...pressed Pusan perimeter. The decision to take Inchon from the sea was General Douglas MacArthur's; the men who did the detailed planning were a little group of Marine officers, and the first troops ashore were from the First Marine Division, with Lem Shepherd landing in the fifth assault wave. When Chinese hordes threatened to engulf the Marines below the Yalu River, Shepherd flew to the Changjin Reservoir by helicopter to be with them. Recalls Army General Clark Ruffner: "When our troops were heading up toward the Yalu we had lots of VIPs. But when...