Word: platooning
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...appeared as if by magic, and started their advance to the canal. They had been sheltering in houses, in caves, hedges and foxholes, and had been completely invisible. Now, 30 seconds after zero hour, they were spread out in Indian file, heading for the canal. I joined an assault platoon...
...prove that even a platoon leader can think if necessary, Marv Fauria solved the whole Management case by answering, "Sir, before I get you any more confused, suppose you straighten...
...know how the second platoon or Midshipman Violand is taking it, but the "Villanova Villain" Malone is quite broken up over the silenced cadence of J. H. He agrees the co-ordination is for the better, but "things won't be the same without Violand," sayeth Malone...
...conspicuous gallantry during his first encounter with the enemy. Last May, near Cisterna de Littoria, he had knocked out two Nazi machine-gun nests singlehanded by killing four Germans (with five shots) and capturing seven more. Then he had repeatedly set himself up as a decoy target while his platoon surrounded an enemy strong point and captured 22 prisoners without suffering a casualty...
Nevertheless they held their strongholds in the central district. They even attacked German positions, destroyed half of a battalion, captured a platoon. From somewhere, it seemed, they had got a mysterious transfusion of new strength...