John A. Bobo military commendations, [manuscript] 1914-1919

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Bobo, John A. 1896-1918.

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John Allen Bobo was born May 10, 1896, to James E. and Lulu Bobo, in Bonanza, Sebastian County, Arkansas, the second oldest child of five. Bobo served in World War I, became Sergeant and led Company E of the 16th Infantry Regiment, United States Army. Sgt. Bobo was well-known for his act of heroism and extraordinary leadership. On July 18-19, 1918, in Soissons, France, Bobo led his company deep into dangerous enemy territory; he personally took out a machine gun nest and commandeered the gun. La...

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...