World War II:  General Patton Reviews 3rd Battalion

Excerpted from:

"THE RIGHT OF THE LINE"

14^th Infantry Regiment Newspaper

published in "ON GUARD" by Gerald McMahon, 1990
 

General Patton Reviews 3^rd Bn.

Representing the Fourteenth in a 71^st Infantry Division parade Tuesday at Dillingen Airport, the Third Battalion, commanded by Maj. Samuel S. Campanella, passed in review before Gen. George S. Patton, Third Army Commanding General; Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Commanding General of the French First Army; and Maj. Gen. Williard G. Wyman, 71^st Commanding General.

Also in the stand were Brig. Gen. Onslow S. Rolfe, Assistant 71^st Commander, Brig. Gen. Frank Henning, Division Artillery Commander, Col. Carl E. Lunquist, Fourteenth Commander, and Col. Sidney C. Wooten, 66^th Commander.

Climaxing the ceremony, Gen. Patton presented General de Tassigny with the Distinguished Service Medal for his achievements in the Allied cause.  General Patton spoke briefly, commending the appearance and the past performances of the Division.

Units representing the Division, in addition to the Fourteenth, were two infantry battalions, one each from the 5^th and 66^th regiments, and the 609^th Field Artillery Battalion.  General Patton arrived by plane for the ceremony, and after the review departed to inspect training areas in the 66^th Regiment sector.

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