Word: rankophilia
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Dates: during 1943-1943
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Every now & then, plain U.S. citizens get carried away by the superior gold braid of other nations. The U.S. Navy, which to civilian eyes has a fair amount of gold braid of its own, is not immune to such rankophilia. After brooding over the glittering top rank of the British armed forces -13 Field Marshals, ten Admirals of the Fleet, four Marshals of the R.A.F.-Secretary Knox asked Congress to authorize the rank of Admiral of the Fleet for U.S. forces...
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