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...Past. Cavalryman Patton gallops along in a tradition of military men Americans have always cheered-Phil Sheridan, Nathan Bedford Forrest, James Elwell Brown Stuart, the men who used their cavalry as Patton uses his armor, like a saber. Patton is a modern version of Jeb Stuart's scout and raider: Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby...
...mountain road out of the Alsatian village of Climbach was crawling with German supply trucks. Climbach had to be taken; a task force of infantrymen, tanks and tank destroyers of the 103rd Division set out to do the job. In a scout car, jouncing along at the head of the little column, was Lieut. Charles Thomas, a Negro company commander in the Negro 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion...
Twenty-five-year-old Hachiya, who had fought at Kwajalein and Eniwetok, finally landed on Leyte with the 7th Division. On Dec. 30, when a man was needed to cross a valley under fire and scout Japanese positions, Hachiya volunteered. He had worked out ahead of his protecting patrol, when he suddenly staggered with a sniper's bullet in his belly. He emptied his rifle at the enemy, and crawled back to the U. S. lines, gave his scout's report. Soon after, Private Hachiya died...
...tanks, 1,200 half tracks, 3,300 armored scout cars, 1,700 ordnance vehicles...
...Selznick, she combines and uses the talents of ace trouble shooter, saleswoman, fixer, promoter, talent scout, fashion ex pert, beauty expert and housemother. Ingrid Bergman would prefer not to be photographed unless Colby is on hand. Jennifer Jones thinks twice about blowing her nose without reporting to Colby. Inde pendent of Publicity Chief Don King, she works closely with Selznick, handling all deals public and personal which call for grade-A finesse. Her social and journalistic contacts in both New York and Hollywood are peerless; she calls Winchell Walter and Lyons Lennie. To all the people on earth who most...