Crisp County GaArchives Military Records.....McGAHEE, OTIS N. 1942
WWII - Enlistment U.S ARMY FIRST CAVALARY DIVISION
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U.S ARMY FIRST CAVALARY
WITH THE FIRST CAVAARY DIVISION IN MANILA
 IT'S BECAUSE OF ABLE MECHANICS LIKE TECH. FIFTH GRADE OTIS N. McGAHEE OF
CORDELE,GA., THE FIRST CAVALARY DIVISION AMBULANCES MAKE THEIR DASH BACK FROM THE
FRONT LINES WITH ONLY A CHANCE IN A THOUSAND OF A BREAKDOWN.
 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE SUCCESS OF THE SURPRISE DRIVE BY
THE ''FLYING QUADRON'' OF THE FIRST CAVALARY DIVISION WHICH CARRIED THE DISCOUNTED
TROOPS 100 MILES IN 66 HOURS TO FREE THE 3,700 INTERNEES AT SANTO UNIVERSITY.
 THE FAST DRIVES AND HARD ACTION OF THE FIRST CAVAARY DIVISION ARE AN OLD STORY TO
CPL. McGAHEE, WHO HAS FOUGHT WITH THE DIVISION IN THE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS, AND ON
LEYTE,AS WELL AS LUZON.
 McGAHEE IS THE SON OF MR AND MRS O.R. McGAHEE OF CORDELE,AND FORMER EMPLOYEE OF
MR.B.N. WILLIAMS,FARMER,FROM CRISP COUNTY,GA. HE JOINED THE ARMY IN 1942,TOOK BASIC
TRAINING AT FT. BLISS.TEXAS,WITH THE ,FIRST CAVALARY DIVISION. MR. McGAHEE HAS BEEN
OVERSEAS SINCE 1943 

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