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John P. Lucas

John P. Lucas (Old Luke) was a General and the commander of the US Army's VI Corps[?], during World War II. On January 22, 1944, from the deck of the cruiser USS Biscayne[?], Lucas oversaw Operation Shingle. Lucas was a graduate of West Point and had served, during World War I, as a battalion commander.

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