Gen. Spruance
Gen. Spruance
Gen. Spruance
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Gen. Spruance
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     Setting: In 1940, George S. Patton listened while a young field artillery forward observer enthusiastically explained the potential of light aircraft in artillery spotting and observation. Patton, then Commander of the 2d Armored Division, saw the merit of Lieutenant Spruance's ideas and tasked him to develop aerial tactics and strategy for the division. The pioneering work of that young officer led to the successful use of light aircraft in WW II, and laid the cornerstone for today's vital forward air control mission.

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