Talk:Thomas Leigh Gatch

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A fact from Thomas Leigh Gatch appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 December 2007, and was viewed approximately 789 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that before becoming the Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy, Thomas Leigh Gatch was awarded two Navy Crosses?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/December.

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GA Nomination

I think this article is very close to a GA nomination but could be expanded with some more reference to command of South Dakota, there is some controversy surrounding the Guadalcanal action and the publicity that the South Dakota received.Awotter (talk) 08:32, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]