Word: platooner
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Platoon received the highest rating on spruce quarters from Capt. Bernard A. Merriam, company commander, with the 3d, 2d and 1st trailing in that order...
...early this year. Enthusiastically, the six-foot novillero of the bull ring and artillery lieutenant (V.M.I.-educated, Fort Sill-trained) had started to stump Ecuador in opposition to administration candidates for Congress. Opening at Riobamba, Pepe and cohorts were moving on to Ambato when a platoon of corabineros popped up and arrested them. Given 24 hours to get out of Ecuador, stubborn Pepe balked and a 40-soldier escort literally carried him over the border into Colombia. On March 5 he strode into Quito's central police headquarters, demanded a trial. Instead he was whisked off to the village...
...plane may release a platoon of paratroopers, then circle back to land a little behind the lines and take on 18 to 24 wounded men. Conversion is simple: the evacuation team (a nurse and an enlisted man) fold back the seats and fish up webbing from below the floor boards to support litters. The only other special equipment is a medical supply...
...jolly lads from (the famous Platoon III) came out, decked in various and sundry manner--and such tales of woe they did tell-in their "Command " performance of "you Fellows Teach...
...been suggested that the Company Commanders aid those who are having trouble with their--typing by counting cadence, "J--U--G--Space," instead of the usual "Hep--1--2--3--4" .. The latest in Military cadence songs has been inaugurated by Platoon No. 5 in Dog Company when they gave out with a "Happy Birthday to you" to celebrate a fellow platooner's birthday...