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Nevada Soldiers Train For D DayThomas H. Williams, 28, of Reno, first Jieuienant in the United States army, and Pfc. Floyd J. Deitchler, 25, af Las Vegas, are among the American infantry troops now in England undergoing a rigorous training program in army history to ready them for the Allied invasion of the continent. Lt. Williams1 home is at 70 Keystone avenue, while Pfc. Deitchier was associated with the Gibbons and Reed company.The troops, whose task It will be to close with the enemy and capture or destroy him, are being conditioned to live and fight under almost any imaginable condition, Not only do the foot sol- ; diers have to be skilled in the ; basic training of the infantryman, but must also specialize in the training of the unit to which he is assigned.They will master the intricacies of some fifteen weapons, learn scouting and patrolling, map mid compass work.
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Reno Evening Gazette
Reno, Nevada, US
Fri, May 26, 1944
Page 7
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