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Captain Henry Thomas Waskow (September 24, 1918 – December 14, 1943) was a United States Army officer, with the rank of captain, memorialized in Ernie Pyle's dispatch "The Death of Captain Waskow," which in turn was faithfully portrayed in the movie The Story of G.I. Joe.
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), starring Burgess Meredith as Pyle, is based on Pyle's reports from North Africa and Italy, including "The Death of Captain Waskow". [105] The film's producers donated a major portion of the proceeds toward scholarships at Indiana University. [106]
The regiment was designated at various times as Newton's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, Morgan's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, 2nd Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, and the 8th Regiment Arkansas Cavalry. [1] This regiment should not be confused with a later regiment commanded by Col. Robert Crittenden Newton , which was a regiment of Arkansas State Troops ...
The 4th Infantry, Arkansas State Troops (1861) was an Arkansas State infantry regiment that served during the American Civil War. After being raised in mid-1861, the regiment was assigned to the command of Brigadier General Nicholas Bartlett Pearce , who was the commander of the 1st Division, Provisional Army of Arkansas. [ 1 ]
Waskow is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur Waskow (born 1933), American author, political activist, and rabbi; Dieter Waskow (born 1957), German diver; Henry T. Waskow (1918–1943), American World War II captain; Thomas C. Waskow (born 1947), American Air Force officer
The following list shows the names of substantive, full grade general officers (Regular U.S. Army or U.S. Volunteers) effectively appointed, nominated, confirmed and commissioned (by signed and sealed document) who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [1]
The Arkansas State Military Board was responsible for authorizing, raising and designating Arkansas regiments, in response to requests from the Confederate States War Department for new units. The board took a sheet of lined paper, numbering the lines from 1 to 48, and applied the next available number to each new regiment.
The 9th Arkansas was organized at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, July 20, 1861, [3] and was known as the "Parson's Regiment" because it contained forty-two ministers. [4] Its companies were recruited in the following counties: [5] [6] The unit contained four companies (A, G, H, and I) which were originally organized as volunteer companies in the 24th Regiment, Arkansas State Militia.