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Word: battalions (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Said one 21-year-old private: "They seem to think us fellows of the 716th [716th Railway Operation Battalion] were the only ones that did anything. That ain't right. All along the line [the railway leading from Cherbourg to Paris] there were any amount of men doing the same thing, maybe on a higher scale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Millionaire Battalion | 1/22/1945 | See Source »

...secret ambition engendered many months ago sent the battalion on the trail of one Ruth Fillipetti this week. Having been duly authorized by Anton de Hasse, Harvard professor of Foreign and Domestic Relations, we take some pride in announcing the winner in the Boston-wide search...

Author: By Jack T. Shindler, | Title: The Lucky Bag | 1/19/1945 | See Source »

Having completed Naval ROTC training while an undergraduate, Comdr. Tully was commissioned into the Reserve and was on the inactive list until November, 1940. During this time, he continued his training by joining Boston's First Reserve Battalion in 1937, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LT. COMDR. SIDNEY TULLY AWARDED PURPLE HEART | 1/16/1945 | See Source »

...immediate focus are the weddings tomorrow at Appleton Chapel. Here's the very best wishes of the battalion to John Schirmer and our genial company commander, Sam Nikkel, who will follow one another into the proverbial bonds in the afternoon, starting...

Author: By Jack T. Shindler, | Title: The Lucky Bag | 1/12/1945 | See Source »

...council's consideration is the class year book (you know, we're scheduled to graduate in October 194x) so perhaps we'll get some work out of our duly elected officers yet. Not to slight the men of importance in high ranking circles, we must also note that Bob "Battalion" Brocker has been appointed liaison officer of the council to maintain the smooth working organization in the case...

Author: By Larry Hyde, | Title: The Lucky Bag | 1/9/1945 | See Source »

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