He was wounded by machine-gun fire in the final days of the battle, ending his combat service.
Her combat service, however, proved extremely short; less than a month, in fact.
George W. Bush wasn't the only rich kid to avoid combat service.
Caldwell was relieved of command during this reduction and saw no further combat service.
This recommendation was based on the fact that present Army unit awards were for combat service only.
As the only son of a widow, he was exempt from combat service.
Every F-82 which could be made ready for flight was pressed into combat service.
He was decorated for his combat service as a forward air controller.
By the end of his combat service he was officially credited with 12 German planes shot down and 11.5 others destroyed on the ground.
However, once placed in combat service, the "F" series was found to be tail heavy.