Facts and Links
Here is some information you may find helpful or interesting...
FACTS
Squad > 10 enlisted personnel under a staff sergeant > 10 men
Platoon > 4 squads under a lieutenant > 41 men
Company > Headquarters section and 4 platoons under a captain > 160 men
Battalion > Headquarters and 4 or more companies under a lieutenant colonel > 750 men
Brigade > 3 or more battalions and headquarters under a colonel > 2300 men
Division > Headquarters and 3 brigades with artillery, combat support and combat service support groups under a major general. > 10,000 men
CHARLIE's AFFILIATIONS
101st Infantry > Col. Walter T. Scott
26th Yankee Division > Maj. Gen. Willard S. Paul
LINKS
The Cigarette Camps > A fascinating and thorough history.
On This Day—December 7,1941 > Read about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
On This Day—April 12, 1945 > New York times articles and front page reporting Roosevelt's death.
On This Day—May 7, 1945 > New York times articles and front page reporting Victory in Europe.
On This Day—May 7, 1945 > Yale Law School site with historical WWII documents and much more.
CHARLIE'S MILITARY AWARDS
(Above) Combat Infantryman; (Left to right) The Bronze Star, European Theater of Operations, Purple Heart, Victory Medal
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