Who's Who and What's What in the Army
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��The former infantry division of nine regiments of infantry and three of artillery has undergone the most change. Five infantry regiments have been cut out and machine gun and trench mortar battalions have been added, so that the artillery strength has been increased considerably. The division, which once consisted of twenty-eight thousand men, has been reduced over thirty per cent. The Army General's Staff control brigades and regiments
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6, Lieutenant Colonel (in silver); 7, Major (in gold); 8, Captain; 9, First Lieutenant; 10, Second Lieutenant; 11, The Chaplain
��The work of the signal corps is ex- ceedingly important. The men of the wireless service follow the infantry in their advances and keep up the com- munication with the army headquarters
��Modern armies are complex organisms, not so much because of the large organii zation of field forces, as on account of their many needs. Hence the necessity for a reliable transportation system
��No matter of what service or what rank, every Ameri- can soldier has an equal chance of winning the Medal of Honor. It is awarded by Con- gress for distin- guished personal bravery or self-sac- rifice that involved the risk of life. It is even more diffi- cult to obtain than is the Victoria Cross
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