Word: lieut
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...thousands of American Japanese in the armed forces of the U.S., I would like to thank those numerous Americans who are continuously extending their right hand of fellowship to us: such men as Lieut. James L. Spencer Jr., Lieut. Wolcott Ely, Lieut. Robin W. Gray, Lieut. Eugene C. Rice of the U.S.A.A.F.; and PhM 2/C Donald C. McCane of the U.S.N. [TIME Letters...
...days after Lieut. General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., commander of the Tenth Army, was killed in battle, General MacArthur appointed "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell as his successor. Buckner had been fighting in an area (Okinawa) supposedly controlled by Admiral Nimitz. But word trickled through that Admiral Nimitz was as satisfied with the Stilwell appointment as was the U.S. generally...
Within a short time, Lieut. General "Jimmy" Doolittle's Eighth Air Force will join the Pacific air war. At this point, the Eighth is responsible directly to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It is obvious that an air chief will soon be needed on the spot, to coordinate the strategic bombing operations of LeMay and Doolittle. Best guess for the job: General Carl ("Tooey") Spaatz, the U.S.'s top air general at present unemployed...
...Marine Lieut. General Roy S. Geiger quoted a captured Japanese captain: "The overwhelming equipment and fighting spirit of the Americans are such that any Japanese who thought he had a chance to win this war was just a plain, damned fool...
...grey morning light, solemn lines of soldiers and officers watched a U.S. field ambulance roll along the dusty road toward the 7th Infantry Division Cemetery on Okinawa. Inside lay the body of the man who had led them through the Pacific war's bloodiest battle: Lieut. General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., commander of the U.S. Tenth Army. Almost on the eve of victory, he had been killed by a Japanese shell in a forward observation post (TIME, June...