So I have kind of a weird question for anyone military/ex-mil/military-history-literate (please CC to anyone who might be able to answer):
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Replying to @kevin_bowen
According to my grandfather's silver star citation, he was a naval gunfire liason officer embedded with an army infantry unit on D-Day,
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Replying to @kevin_bowen
for purposes of spotting naval gunfire in support of the landings, and at one point (on D+4 day) he "took charge of an infantry unit and by
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Replying to @kevin_bowen
his example of courage led them forward". My question is, how would that happen? How would a Navy officer end up in command of an Army
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Replying to @MorlockP @kevin_bowen
Army 1LT takes one between the eyes 2LT gets his guts blown out and is bleeding out on the sand. Navy O-2 yells "follow me!" and runs.
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Replying to @MorlockP
That's pretty much the scenario I was picturing in my head, just wondering whether it was likely accurate or if there might be some more
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Replying to @kevin_bowen @MorlockP
mundane way it could have happened. Just want to make sure I'm not exaggerating it in my head.
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Scenario I sketched out is most plausible to me.
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