This Date in History: May 7

On May 7, 1873 Company M and the 7th Cavalry Regiment departed Yankton for Fort Randall (above.)  (Custer’s Best: The Story of Company M, 7th Cavalry at the Little Bighorn)

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On May 7, 1945, Master Sergeant John C. Woods was assigned to the Headquarters of the Normandy Base Section, but was attached back to the 2913th Disciplinary Training Center for duty.  For the Army, it was a paperwork drill, for John Woods – like soldiers worldwide – it was just another opportunity for the Army to screw up your pay.  (American Hangman: MSgt. John C. Woods, The United States Army’s Notorious Executioner in World War II and Nurnberg)