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  2. Military Order of the World Wars - Wikipedia

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    The Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) is an American social organization of military officers of the United States and their descendants. It was created in 1919 as the Military Order of the World War at the suggestion of General of the Armies John J. Pershing as a fraternity for American military officers coming out of World War I.

  3. War Office Selection Boards - Wikipedia

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    War Office Selection Boards, or WOSBs, (pronounced Wosbees) were a scheme devised by British Army psychiatrists during World War II to select potential officers for the British Army. They replaced an earlier method, the Command Interview Board, and were the precursors to today's Army Officer Selection Boards .

  4. List of centenarians (military commanders and soldiers)

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    American Navy officer; first female gunnery officer in U.S. Navy [33] Donald L. Custis: 1917–2021: 103: American Navy vice admiral [34] Aaron S. Daggett: 1837–1938: 100: Union Army general of the American Civil War [35] Perry J. Dahl: 1923–2024: 101: American Air Force officer and World War II flying ace [36] Philippe de Gaulle: 1921 ...

  5. List of World War II military personnel educated at the ...

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    Colonel (USA) and Israeli Army Major General ; lawyer; World War II civil affairs officer, parachuted into the Battle of Normandy, helped draw up the surrender terms for Italy and Germany and became part of the occupation government in Berlin; portrayed by Kirk Douglas in Cast a Giant Shadow; organized, trained, and led Israeli forces during ...

  6. List of former Special Air Service personnel - Wikipedia

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    Nick Downie – TV war correspondent; Tim Evans – Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (2013–2016) David Eyton-Jones; Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE – adventurer; John Paul Foley – former director of intelligence; Terry Forrestal – stuntman; Taff Groves – key rescuer, Westgate shopping mall attack

  7. List of military figures by nickname - Wikipedia

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    John H. Brown, World War II U.S. Navy submarine commander [4] Edward Heffron, American World War II paratrooper; Roderick Learoyd VC, World War II RAF bomber pilot [10] "Bad Hand" – Ranald S. Mackenzie, U.S. Army general in the American Civil War and Indian Wars "Bad Old Man" – Jubal Early, Confederate Army general

  8. Category:Royal Navy officers of World War I - Wikipedia

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    John Alcock (RAF officer) Bertram Allen (Royal Navy officer) Ronald Wilberforce Allen; Cecil Allenby; John Russell, 3rd Baron Ampthill; David Murray Anderson; William Andrewes; Francis Annesley, 6th Earl Annesley; Geoffrey Arbuthnot; Gerald Arbuthnot; Hugh Archer (Royal Navy officer) Leslie Ashmore; James Ashton (Royal Navy officer) Arthur ...

  9. John Shirley Wood - Wikipedia

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    Major General John Shirley Wood (January 11, 1888 – July 2, 1966) was a United States Army officer who served in World War I and World War II. He is most notable for training and commanding the 4th Armored Division , which spearheaded General George S. Patton 's Third Army drive across France in 1944 during World War II.