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Battle Scarred Austrian Baron Joins Fifth Army Scout
Austrian born Baron Rudolf von Ripper, now an American citizen, is recalled from painting to lead patrols for the Allied Fifth Army in Italy. A Silver Star recipient and double amputee of prior wars, he commands front line reconnaissance and daring night patrols despite five wounds and a rugged escape from Nazi traps.
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