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Sobel was good at producing a company of
fighting men, but poor as a combat commander.
His proficiency in skills critical for combat
officers was somewhat lacking - for example,
Sobel had difficulties in map reading (as
depicted in the Band of Brothers miniseries
episode "Currahee") and his grasp of military
tactics was apparently poor.
"Camp Mackall "
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Camp Mackall is an active U.S. Army training
facility located nearby Southern Pines, North
Carolina. The facility is in close proximity
to Fort Bragg, which is home to the XVIII
Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division
and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Headquarters. Camp Mackall is a
sub-installation of the Fort Bragg. Camp
Mackall is the setting of primary training to
become a member of U.S. Army Special Forces.
On February 8, 1943, General Order Number 6
renamed the facility Camp Mackall in honor of
Private John Thomas (Tommy) Mackall. He was
born May 17, 1920 in Ohio and grew up in
Wellsville, Ohio . He served in the 2nd
Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment.
During the Allied invasion of North Africa in
the airborne segment called Operation Torch,
he was mortally wounded in an attack by
French Vichy aircraft on his aircraft as it
landed near Oran. Seven paratroopers died at
the scene and several were wounded, including
Mackall. He was evacuated by air to a British
hospital at Gibraltar where he died on
November 12, 1942.
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