Word: commandingly
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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...said, "is a combination of the spirit of devotion to duty, of the spirit of valor, and of the spirit of sacrifice; furthermore, it is my belief that Colonel J. A. Shannon exemplifies, more than any other officer I met in France, this spirit. While in command of the 109th and 112th Divisions he displayed extraordinary ability of leadership; he was always calm and resourceful and a great inspiration to his officers and men. In his loss the Americans lost one of the most brilliant of its young officers...
Although he was regularly an assistant chief of staff to General Pershing, on one occasion he was detailed to the front. In the Argonne Drive in 1918, he was temporarily given the command of the 28th Division, and led it through that crucial period successfully...
Only supreme ability founded on thorough knowledge and a consummate command of the practical, moral and ethical factors in administration could, in a new and desperately urgent and difficult public service, involving the daily well being of millions of families, have won for Mr. Hoover the confidence of this nation...
...think that President Roosevelt jumped him over the heads of many hundreds of officers to a Brigadiership, when as a matter of fact it was President McKinley who made him a Brigadier because of his talents exhibited during the Spanish War. Readers will recall that Wood was the first commanding officer of the Rough Riders and Roosevelt was second in command. After the first battle near Santiago, Wood was made a Brigadier General and Roosevelt took command of the regiment of Rough Riders. In connection with the coming visit of General Wood to Massachusetts a luncheon is to be tendered...
...cantonment which is to be the only one of its kind in the country is exceedingly well constructed and gives promise of being very successful. The best of the officers now serving as instructors at the various artillery schools will be in command and the material, as well as the horses, will be the best available. The Camp will be of very little expense to the men for they will only have to provide for their personal wants. The training will deal chiefly with the points of greatest importance in artillery and not with the smaller matters pertinent...