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...Allen-why don't you?" Allen brazenly replied. He got his certificate, and as a temporary major he led a battalion of the goth Division into battle at St. Mihiel and Aincreville, won a citation and a Silver Star "for distinguished and exceptional gallantry," got a bullet through the jaw and mouth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF SICILY: A Matter of Days | 8/9/1943 | See Source »

...turned the wounded men over to a doctor, and I rejoined the battalion commander, Lieut. Colonel John H. Mathews. He said he was going to Wozenski's hill to launch an attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: THE HILLS OF NICOSIA | 8/9/1943 | See Source »

Major Merriam will be commanding officer of the First Battalion and his former company, A, and a new company, C, in the battalion. Captain Fairbanks, in addition to leading his old company, B, in Major Merriam's Battalion, will head the Second Battalion and Company D in that. The third new group, Company E. will have Lt. Hoadley as commanding officer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 790 AST MEN COMING MONDAY WILL FILL LEVERETT AND WINTHROP | 8/6/1943 | See Source »

Concerning watch duty members of the Senior Class will stand watches as often as required, but will probably always be assigned the duties of Battalion Duty Officer. Consequently, they may bunk in the Duty Office on Watch nights...

Author: By M.j. Roth, | Title: STRAIGHT DOPE | 8/6/1943 | See Source »

That evening, with the ist battalion and the tanks, we drove into Barrafranca...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: The Taking of White House Hill | 8/2/1943 | See Source »

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