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83d Recon Bn WWII Commanders

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83d Recon Battalion Commanders

Name Years Remarks
LTC Edwin C. Greiner 1942 – ? Original Bn Commander at Ft Polk
LTC William L. Cabaniss 1944 Led in Normandy, Transferred in August
MAJ John R. Tucker Jr 1944 Interim Commander for 2 weeks in August 1944
LTC Prentice E. Yeomans 1944-1945 Killed in action near end of war at Zschepkau
MAJ Richard L. Bradley 1945 Led unit for remainder of combat in WWII