Word: holcombe
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...time Japan's swift conquest of the Pacific had ended this unrealistic dream, a new start had been made. In September 1939, the ist Marine Brigade started an amphibious training program. That was the month Marine Commandant Thomas Holcomb sent his assistant, Brigadier General Holland Smith, to take command. Tommy Holcomb had picked the right...
...Once he sent General Holcomb a list of Marine generals he thought should be retired, to give younger officers a chance. No. 1 on the list: Holland Smith. *Not to be confused with two other approximate General Smiths in Holland Smith's command: Ralph Smith of the 27th Army Division, Harry Schmidt of the 4th Marine Division...
...Best Tradition. Smart and helpful, the Reserves are also self-sufficient. The New River maintenance crew, for instance, is allowed to handle up to 220-voltage electricity and performs the plumbing and carpentry chores in the women's area. Corporal Billie Holcomb, who has a Marine staff sergeant father and an Army sergeant husband in the Aleutians, is boss...
...General Thomas Holcomb, U.S. Marines: "island-hopping" has been a necessary part of "the grand squeeze play on Tokyo." But the United Nations have no intention of "going methodically from island to island" until they reach Japan...
Another award awaits serious, hardworking General Holcomb: the Distinguished Service Medal, already authorized by the House and awaiting only Senate action. Another job also awaits General Holcomb, but that is still the Navy's well-kept secret. Best guess to date: a place among the Allied Joint Chiefs of Staff...