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- ↑ Jarymowycz, Roman J., Tank tactics: from Normandy to Lorraine, Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, ISBN 1-55587-950-0 (2001), p. 212: The .50 cal. M2HB fitted to tanks and M3 half-tracks was frequently employed against German rearguard forces including snipers and anti-tank teams, often firing into locations merely suspected of hiding such forces[ clarification needed ]
- ↑ Abramski, Anthony V. (Pfc.), Eyewitness Account of Pfc. Anthony V. Abramski, Citation In Support Of Congressional Medal of Honor Award to 2nd Lt. Audie Murphy at Holtzwihr, France, 26 January 1945
- ↑ Jarymowycz, Roman J., Tank Tactics, p. 212
- ↑ Galloway, Joseph L. (1990). "The word was the Ia Drang would be a walk. The word was wrong." U.S. News
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