Show I How Stormed ed a Hill in n Battle of Harbor I We vWe had already fought for tor five I days on island when we were rushed north to join in the Battle Battie of Harbor We were i yards from the Jap ridge when I snipers forced us to take lake cover The story of ot the squads squad's last 25 yards was disclosed at a n rear base rest camp by Corp William J. J Haines Humes He told Stall Staff Sergt Samuel marine combat core corre k I B But t we were ordered to keep I driving ahead So we kept at it and my squad got within 25 yards of the top when all hell broke loose Corporal Strauss was hit bad through the chest We picked up his his' tripod and ammunition and kept on We almost made it Only five feet to go when Thornburg an ammunition ammunition ammunition am am- carrier and Shipp who was bringing up the gun were hit I Thornburg was killed outright I Hacker Backer grabbed up the machine gun and stuck it behind the cover cover of I a banyan tree We turned to give gly e Shipp first aid ald I 1 was reaching int into o my pocket for the morphine when n a snipers sniper's bullet pierced my helmet but it only scratched my head I still wasn't sure whether or no noId not t ti Id I'd been hit but there I 1 was still stil i on my feet so I pushed up to th the e top of the hill with Hacker and w we e got the gun in position and fired a abelt abelt as belt of ammunition before thin things thing s quieted down dorm Then we got wor wo word d back on our situation I |