Show I How HOll Stormed a Hill in Battle o of Harbor We had already fought for five days on island when we were rushed north to join in the Battle of Harbor We were yards from irom rom the Jap ridge when Nhen hen snipers forced us to take cover The story of the squads squad's last 25 yards was disclosed at a rear base rest camp by Corp William J J. J Haines He told Staff Sergt Samuel marine combat corre corre- But we were ordered to keep 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 Ve picked up 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 j Thornburg was killed outright Hacker grabbed up the machine I gun and stuck it behind the cover of a banyan tree We turned to give Shipp first aid I was reaching into my pocket for the morphine when a snipers sniper's bullet pierced my helmet but it only scratched my heed head I still wasn't sure whether or not oot Id I'd been hit but there I was still on my feet so I pushed up to the top of the hill with Hacker and we I got the gun in position and fired a belt of ammunition before thin things 1 I quieted down Then we got word I back on our situation |