Sergeant Bud Culin Behind Normandy Hedge Bunker Breakthrough
Ex Sergeant Curtis G Culin Jr devised a tank hedge cutter using iron roadblock fragments welded to a crossbar. Bradley watched the test, 600 frontline tanks were spruced for secrecy, and the device helped push through hedgerows near St Lo on July 25 1944. Culin later earned the Legion of Merit.
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Culin’s resolve after wartime injuries fuels continued effort
Culin lost a left foot and part of the right thigh from two German mines near Haertgen Forest. He refused to become a pacifist, vowing not to repeat past mistakes of 1939 and urging more decisive action.
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Escapes Blast Hits Near Athens Killings In War
A car behind Deputy War Minister Constantine Rodopoulos was struck by a mine yesterday near Athens. One person was killed and two were seriously injured. Military leaders were en route to Karditsa from White Communist guerrilla forces were driven yesterday. Strikes have cut Peru's sugar output.
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