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Well remember he was writing it to his wife, so of course he was going to to write it as optimistically as possible so she would not worry. The failure here was in the higher command, appointing an inexperienced non-infantry officers to take command a unit that wasn't combat effective. As mentioned in the video, a fragging is unlikely. He just made fresh butter bar mistake and got himself killed.
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One of those ironic coincidences probably. What is as or more remarkable is that he kept that name. Many German families dropped the "von" and/or anglicized it into "Seadlier" etc. during WWI and WWII when things German were discriminated against.
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Sadly it wasn't. It was just badly led, and indifferently trained and equipped. Many US units that were not "white" were often overlooked and looked down apron with little oversight by higher command. Inferior officers and NCOs were appointed and retained, and their training and morale could be sub-standard because of that. This isn't to say that there weren't quality minority units in the US Army. The Nisei mentioned and African-American units could be excellent troops. But it depended on the quality of the individuals and not the institution of the army, which carried the racism of American culture at the time.
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@zingwilder9989 This isn't unique. US Army military awards tend to scale with rank. A private earning a silver star did something remarkable where as a senior officer can get one for just doing his job. Also National Guard's are infamous for promoting those with connections over those with ability.
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@zingwilder9989 Korea was a much smaller war and more intense, esp. early. Much harder to hide incompetence. They were often doled out based on politics as much as on capability, even in the regular army. Not so bad now a days, but it still is a factor.
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