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...Well known story (probably happened more than once) from Korea where a lieutenant tried to force an enlisted soldier not in his chain of command to "trade" his Thompson for the officer's M1 Carbine...
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Interesting.
My grandfather commanded an infantry regiment in Korea. He taught me how to shoot. He also taught me how to be an officer, so I know that had he been aware of anything like that happening with one of his officers, he would have relieved them.
My father (veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam) wouldn't carry anything other than an M1 (or later M2) Carbine. The round's supposed lack of stopping power didn't keep him from killing Japanese in Burma or Viet Cong in Vietnam.