William Frederick Nice |
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William Frederick Nice | World War I, 1914-1920
Marine Corps
1st and 2nd Platoon, 49th Company, 5th Regiment
France
Second Lieutenant
Philadelphia, PA
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By the time the United States entered World War I, William Frederick Nice was a 12-year Marine veteran of campaigns in Haiti, Santo Domingo, Mexico, and Cuba. Nice fought in some of the Great War's fiercest battles, serving in the 49th Company whose slogan was "We tame the tough ones and toughen the tame ones." The exploits of the 49th inspired a popular book, Fix Bayonets!, and Nice's own adventures earned him the colorful nickname "Gunner Nice of the Devil-Dogs."
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