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Conduct of 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions -- it has not been my observation
or pleasure before to see in action American organizations which measure up to the
fighting efficiency of the 82nd and 101th Airborne Divisions. These units are officered
by young men imbued with the offensive spirit and possessed with high qualities of
leadership. The enlisted personnel are well-trained and conduct themselves in combat
with a vicious fighting attitude. While attached to the VIII Corps, these units set an
example as first-class fighting troops, the extent of which may well serve as an example
to which other units in the Army may strive to reach.
TROY H. MIDDLETON
Maj. Gen., U.S. Army,
Commanding
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