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Made chief of the Air Service Command in the European war theater, Major General Henry J. F. Miller, previously head of the command...
Said his superior, Lieut. General John Lesesne DeWitt, Commander of the Western Defense Command and the Fourth Army: "That operation . . . was completed within the designated time, without mischance, with minimum hardship and almost without incident...
Halsey's conduct of his present command leaves nothing to be desired. He is professionally competent and militarily aggressive without being reckless or foolhardy. He has that rare combination of intellectual capacity and military audacity, and can calculate to a cat's whisker the risk involved in operations when successful accomplishments will bring great returns. He possesses superb leadership qualities which have earned him a tremendous following of his men. His only enemies are Japs. . . . For his successful turning back of the Jap attempt to take Guadalcanal in mid-November he has been nominated by the President...
...face which looked down on those reports was itself like a battlefield. Everything about it was big, broad, strong. The weather had been on it, and personal suffering behind it. The huge mouth looked like command, and above it, the nose was pugnacious. The eyes were aggressive. They and their screen of brow above the weariness below were as impressive and busy-looking as a couple of task forces. The face, as it read the reports, was thoughtful...
Although enlistments in the Reserve programs have been suspended on various occasions in the past only to be reopened again, the December 1 deadline will be strictly adhered to in accordance with an order handed down by the First Service Command...