Hanging Sam: A Military Biography of General Samuel T. Williams: From Pancho Villa to Vietnam - Softcover

Meyer, Harold Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0929398122 ISBN 13: 9780929398129

Verlag: University of North Texas Press, 1990

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Book by Meyer Harold J

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Reseña del editor:

Hanging Sam chronicles the life of Lt. General Samuel T. "Hanging Sam" Williams, who, after being relieved of his duties as Assistant Division Commander of the 90th Infantry Division and demoted from the rank of brigadier general following the 1944 Normany invasion, persevered to recover not only his lost star but two additional ones as well, an accomplishment unmatched in modern U. S. Army history. Following enlistment in the Texas Militia in 1916 to fight Pancho Villa along the U.S.-Mexican border, Williams served in both World Wars, the Korean War (where he commanded the 25th Infantry Dividion), and Vietnam (where from 1955 to 1960 he was Chief of the U. S. Military Assistance and Advisory Group). Wounded twice in battle, Williams was decorated with every medal for valor the Army awards, except the Medal of Honor.

Biografía del autor:

The late Col. Harold "Jack" Meyer served under "Hanging Sam" as a Blue Spader (26th Infantry Regiment) in Bambur, Germany. He held a B.S. degree from Kent State University and a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri.

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• Verlag: University of North Texas Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0929398122
• ISBN 13: 9780929398129
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 200