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Primary Unit 1954-1954, 1193, 18th Airborne Corps (XVIII)
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COL Samuel Russell
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Samouce, Wellington Alexander, COL.
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Other Comments: Wellington Alexander Samouce was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors on 13 Dec 1990.
1924-1926, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery
1926-1929, C Battery, 11th Field Artillery
1929-1934, United States Military Academy West Point (Staff-USMA)
1934-1940, Staff & Faculty Battalion, US Army Field Artillery Center and School (Staff)
1940-1940, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery
1941-1942, 1193, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery
1943-1943, 1193, The School Brigade (Cadre/Staff) Fort Benning, GA
1943-1945, HHB, 141st Field Artillery Battalion
1944-1944, Military Mission Moscow
1945-1945, 1193, IV Corps
1945-1947, Fifth United States Army (5th Army)
1947-1949, 7899, Army Ground Forces
1949-1952, Second Army (2nd Army)
1952-1954, Allied Forces Southern Europe AFSOUTH
1954-1954, 1193, 18th Airborne Corps (XVIII)
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