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(Continued from Page One) fire in France. Fought Beside French and Yanks During their combat tenure the division was flanked on one side by French troops and on the other by the 28th Pennsylvania Division, many of the men of which came from the Pennsylvania National Guard. The 28th Division often inter changed their infantry and artillery with the 92nd on particular stra tegic maneuvers to eliminate un necessary movement of the heavier artillery pieces and co-operation be tween the two divisions was excel lent, as was co-operation between the 92nd and the French, Infantry and Artillery Honored Two units of the division, in par ticular, were especially honored for their outstanding bravery under fire. These were the 368th Infantry and the 349th Artillery. Mr. Everett Johnson, then 1st Lt. Johnson, commanded battery “E” of the 349th in action and received an individual decoration, of which his modesty forbids him to speak. Another unit of the old 92nd which made world history was the 350th’s regimental band, led by Lt. J. Tim Brym, who wrote “Liza,” “After You're Gone” and “Who'll Love You When I’m Gone,” songs that kept America’s soldiers singing through the dark clouds that ob scured the “silver lining” in the bit ter days of the first world holocaust. Huachucans Were in Division Mr. Johnson, who is discontinuing his work with the 92nd Division's Red Cross staff, recalls that Major DeHaven Hinkson and Lt. Baxter Scruggs, of the SCU, were former of ficers of the 92nd Division, with whom he served. The veteran Red Cross worker is extremely proud of his association with the valorous 92nd Division, but he is equally proud of his two sons who serve in “Uncle Sam’s’” army at the present time, Everett, Jr., a 1st Lt. in the 332 Fighter Squadron and Wallace C., who finishes a course in the ASTP school.at Prai rie View college this winter. When asked about the measured performance of the re-activated di vision, Mr. Johnson said: ‘“They’ll have to go some to beat the record of men I soldiered with, but do you know, I believe they'll do it.”
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Apache Junction Apache Sentinel
Apache Junction, Arizona, US
Fri, Jan 21, 1944
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