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Show Concussion Shocked Mt. Pleasant, Pleas-ant, Utah Soldier; Rescues Wor.nded Sergeant in Italy WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, ITALY When a German shell exploded on the edge of his fox hole, Private First Class Herbert Jones was shocked by concussion, concus-sion, but that didn't keep him from carrying a wounded fellow soldier to safety. Jones, whose home is in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, is with the 3rd "Marne" Division in the Anzio sector of the Fifth Army front. "It had been hot and heavy all day and the Jerries were lay-jing lay-jing in a lot of artillery," he re-j re-j called. "One shell burst right I at the edge of my fox hole. When I came to the rest of my outfit ;had pulled over to another posi-i posi-i tion." Jones, still a bit dazed, got up land started over to jo.i them, on the way he stumbled over his squad .sergeant, who was wound-, wound-, ed. Jones managed to pick up ! the wounded ms n and carried 1 him 150 yards to s.ifety. i |