Assertion: platoon's officer | /r/HasProperty | styled as the platoon commander
Facets:
value: until 1943
type: TEMPORAL
value: to provide an experienced senior nco
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: This was the forerunner of the modern platoon sergeant slot created in 1943 (originally known in 1940 as the "platoon leader", as the officer was styled as the "platoon commander" until 1943) to provide an experienced senior NCO as an advisor and second-in-command to the officer commanding the platoon.