| Show how Devil dogs stormed a hill in battle ol of harbor we had already fought for or five days on island when we were rushed north to join in the battle of harbor we were yards from the jap ridge when snipers forced us to take cover the story of the squads last 25 yards was disclosed at a rear base rest camp by corp william J haines he told staff sergt samuel marine combat correspondent spon pon dent 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 picked up his tripod and ammunition and kept on we almost made it only five feet to go ei when thornburg an ammunition carrier and shipp who was bringing up the gun were wt hit thornburg was killed outright hacker grabbed up the machine gun and stuck it behind the cover of a banyan tree we turned to give shipp ship first aid I 1 was reaching into my pocket for the morphine when a snipers bullet pierced my helmet but it only scratched my head bead 1 I still sure whether or not id been hit but there I 1 was still on an my feet so I 1 pushed up to the top lop of the hill with hacker and we got the gun in position and fired a 8 belt ot of ammunition before thin things quieted down then we got word back on our situation |
