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Mexican-American War : the Battle of Chapultepec .
(Marine Corps tradition maintains that the red stripe worn on the trousers of officers and non-commissioned officers, and commonly known as the blood stripe commemorates the supposedly high number of Marine NCOs and officers killed storming the castle of Chapultepec in 1847.)
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Who commanded African American soldiers in the civil war?
White officers and non-commissioned black officers.
What was the infraststructure of the all-blackregiments during the civil war?
The officers were white, but the non-commissioned officers and troops were African American.
Why all B 17 pilots were non commisioned officers in world war 2?
They weren't. Many were full commissioned officers.
What is a NCO in a war?
Non - Commissioned OfficerA non-commissioned officer (NCO) is contrasted with a commissioned officer.Commissioned officers are made so by an official document, actually or symbolically issued by a sovereign power. In the US this is the President. In the United Kingdom it's the Queen.Non-commissioned officers (usually) obtain their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted rank. In the US Army they are corporals and sergeants and in the navy petty officers are NCOs.
Did any non commissioned officers go to the Vietnam War from Australia?
Information about Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War can be found by going to the following site. http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/vietnam.htm Viper1
What was west point during the civil war?
Institution for the training of commissioned officers for the united-states-army
How many U.S. Army officers were killed in Vietnam?
Nearly 7,000 US military officers perished in Vietnam.
Which college ROTC program commissioned the most officers in World War 2?
The Army, because the Army ROTC was at more colleges than the Navy. Texas A&M's ROTC program commissioned 15,000 officers that served in World War 2, more than any other school, including West Point.
What impact did the rapid expansion of the military services during World War 2 have on the status of the NCO?
Non Commissioned officers and other servicemen rapdily rose up the ranks during World War II. It was not unsual to to have Master Staff Sergeants who were only twenty five years old.
How many vietnamese died in the Vietnam war?
The answer to this is impossible to answer because there are so many Enlisted Men NCO's (Non-Commissioned Officers) and O's (Officers) that went Prisoner Of War or MIA (Missing In Action) but the death toll currently says that 3 to 4 million Vietnamese from both sides, 1.5 to 2 million Laotians and Cambodians, and 58,159 U.S. soldiers lost their lives during this period
What were the names of the Naval Academy graduates killed in the Vietnam War?
Over 6,600 US commissioned military officers were killed in the Viet War; Most were commissioned by ROTC's, OCS, state OCS/Military Academies, direct commissions, etc. The more notable schools lost the following men: 1. US Military Academy (West Point) lost 278 officers. 2. US Naval Academy (Annapolis) lost 130 officers 3. US Air Force Academy lost 205 officers 4. Texas A & M lost 112 officers 5. The Citadel lost 66 officers 6. VMI lost 43 officers 7. Virginia Tech lost 26 officers 8. Norwich lost 19 officers
How was Emily geiger impacted the war or history?
was emily geiger impacted in the war or history?
