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U. S. Army Rifle Company (1944-45) - Battle Order The Rifle Company was the close combat element of the U S Army Infantry Battalion during World War II It consisted of a Company Headquarters, three Rifle Platoons and a Weapons Platoon, with a maximum strength of six officers and 187 non-commissioned officers and junior enlisted
The story of Cecil H. Bolton, 1st Lieutenant, U. S. Army WWII, Medal of . . . He was assigned as Weapons Platoon Leader, Company E, 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division [the Timberwolves] By 1944, Bolton had been promoted to First Lieutenant and found his regiment under the command of the First Canadian Army of the Netherlands
Battle Narrative Iwo: D+12. March 3, 1945. - 1-24thmarines. com Two platoon leaders, 2Lt Robert C Euler and Platoon Sergeant Walter Shamray were wounded and evacuated, as were three veteran corporals The inexperienced replacements suffered badly; Privates LeRoy Hultin, Peter Bachulis, Robert Gibson, and Hubert Mackey were all wounded in their first experience on the front lines
(Personal Experiences of a Platoon Leader) "C", the leading platoon leaders halted their platoons, closed the men in, posted security, and began a preliminary reconnaissance of the area while awaiting the arrival of the company commander, Captain George C Graf
Marine Lieutenant Jack Power: WWII Medal of Honor Recipient He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism while serving as a platoon leader with the 4th Marine Division on Namur Island in the bloody Marshall Islands campaign on February 1, 1944
U. S. Infantry Battalion T O E - DocsLib Platoon Headquarters was a simple organization: A 1st or 2nd Lt as a Platoon Leader, 2 Sergeants, (one a Platoon Sergeant and the other the Platoon Guide ), and two runners The Platoon Commander was normally armed with a Carbine, but many carried a pistol instead for convenience
The Heroic Stand of an Intelligence Platoon: Lieutenant Bouck and three other men received the Distinguished Service Cross, five others the Silver Star, and the nine remaining platoon members who fought at Lanzerath received the Bronze Star with a Valor Device
48th Tank Battalion - 14th AD Recipient: 1st Platoon, Company A, 48th Tank Battalion, Lt Edgar D Woodard, Platoon Leader, for outstanding performance of duty in action on 9 JAN 1945, near Hatten, France
First Lieutenant Vernon Bakers Medal of Honor | The National WWII . . . Vernon Baker was one of seven African Americans to receive the Medal of Honor for service in World War II, an award delayed decades by bias and discrimination In both war and peace, Baker served as an inspirational leader for the soldiers that served under his command and for generations to come