However, this description by Ambrose is almost certainly incorrect. Lieutenant Foley would not have been present at observation post two nor would John Martin have been there. Almost all communication with Martin was done by phone with Martin at the platoon command post. According to David Kenyon Webster, it was actually Donald Wiseman who mouted off at the platoon commander …
On a side note, Banner Brothers incorrectly refers to the citation as the presidential distinguished unit citation. However, at the time, it was just known as the Distinguished Unit Citation. It didn't become re-designated as the presidential unit citation until 1957. Conveniently, the series leaves out the fact that Cobb had been fighting in the war longer than almost all …