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John L. Chapin


I've listed this article for peer review because I'd like to see if it can make it to FA status. It's currently a GA; looking for comments on what can improve further.

Thank you so much! Bsoyka ( talk ) 04:01, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

It's been over a month since this PR was posted. Are you still interested in receiving feedback? If so, I suggest seeking a FA mentor who can comment on this PR and give feedback on what to expect in an FAC. You can also seek the advice of editors who have recently written similar FAs or the article's Wikiprojects. If you are not interested in feedback anymore, can you close this PR? Thanks. Z1720 (talk) 19:48, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, definitely still interested in feedback! I'll reach out for a mentor soon, probably going to give it at least a couple days as I'm working on a GA review currently. Bsoyka  ( talk ) 00:35, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Comments by Nick-D Interesting article. I initially questioned whether the subject was notable, but it looks like they are from the book and high school. I'd like to offer the following comments:
 * "and was soon recruited by a Texas Army National Guard unit" - imprecise. Say when he joined up. I imagine that he joined the Texas NG rather than the specific unit?
 * "Chapin became the commander of a company " - link company
 * The first para of the 'Military career' should also be tweaked along the lines of my first comment
 * I recently did an informal review of Texas A&M University, which was strongly oriented towards the military during the period Chapin studied there (and remains rather martial to this day). It's interesting that he only joined up after graduating. Can anything be said about whether he took part in military training while at university?
 * " 36th Division" - it was actually the 36th Infantry Division
 * "While in training, Chapin was promoted and assumed control of the company. " - this seems unlikely. Officers usually did separate training courses to prepare them to command units and were promoted at the conclusion of this training.
 * " which led to a boycott from the entire unit and a US$500 fine" - how did the fine come about?
 * "Company E was stationed at various locations across the United States" - Company E would have travelled everywhere with its parent regiment "(the US Army had hundreds if not thousands of 'E' companies)
 * "On December 12, 1942, Chapin departed on a train to the front line in Europe during World War II. " - he would have needed to travel by boat! Where did his unit embark?
 * When was he first wounded, and how long did his recovery take?
 * "during the Battle of Rapido River,[1][10][11][12][13] which occurred on the Gari River" - bit confusing
 * " he was posthumously awarded a Silver Star for his courage and devotion" - can more be said about the citation?
 * " his gravestone displays the letters "KIA" " - very unlikely, as this is not the practice of US military cemeteries. The US cemetery near Omaha Beach in Normandy doesn't follow this practice, for instance, including for men killed on D-Day. The photos of this cemetery on Commons don't show this marking on any of the graves. I doubt that this source is reliable if it's making claims like this.
 * "but spoke with many living members of Company E" - why did they speak with these men?
 * I'd suggest 'reading around' this topic to place Chapin's career in context. The relevant volumes of the official history of the US Army in World War II (available on multiple websites) and Shelby Stanton's US Army World War II order of battle book (available on Archives.org) should be useful for explaining where the unit Chapin formed part of was and what it was doing at various times. Just to stress, his company would have almost always been with its parent regiment as this was the main US Army tactical unit in the World War II era - presenting the company as a stand-alone as the article does at times is a bit inaccurate. Nick-D (talk) 22:54, 17 April 2022 (UTC)