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f-Waterloo Marine Loses Legin Bloody Tarawa LandingMarine Pfc. Charles R. Hermann, 25, of Waterloo, who was in the first wave of marines to battle the Japs on Tarawa in ihe Gilbert island group, has lost his left leg because of machinegun wounds, his parents, Mr. and Mrs, George E. Hermann, 806 Hammond avenue, disclosed Tuesday.Taking part in one of the Moodiest battles in marine history, Private Hermann was one of almost 3,000 Americans wounded. The navy announced 1,092 Americans killed, .in action.Writing home, Private Hermann reported:1-idatitatI got three machinegun slugs in my left leg and one in my riglit leg. The right leg doesn’t botbet* at all, but they had to cut off my left leg just, above the -knee.’12S3-toe-25esseD-Private Hermann, who entered the marine corps two years ago' Monday, commented:“I figure I was very fortunate in getting off Tarawa alive.”The family has had no official communication from the navy department.No letter had come from ihcir son. for a month previous to that which was written from a naval hospital somewhere in the Pacificarea.Philosophically cheerful, theletter continued, The doctors tell me that 1 can be fixed up with a wooden leg and walk again as good as ever,”toutcenedyofit.A former employe of the Rath Packing Co., he has three brothers also in, the service. Sgt. George Hermann, 24, is stationed in the Hawaiian islands with the signal corps; Sgt. Leask Hermann, 22, is a •gunner in the army air forces on overseas duty, and Pvt. Edgar Hermann, 19, is enrolled in an army specialized training course at Clem-son, S. C.rFC. CHARLES HERMANN.tion regarding the sisters, Dec. 5. alter Ihe arrival of ihe exchange ship, Gripsholm. The sisters have tui-ned St. Paul's hospital there into a clinic- for the poor in the Walled City.The report stated, “Miserable as tire people were before the war, their condition must be pitiablenow.WAlcd;ri:IOVd,ILLtit!irniiWitV b7 MI]AV ii nSurTvtaMilTutTutTutTinSruTMaMilTBisChiDa-DeiNeOtrStoWaBsiatCpiD
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Waterloo Daily Courier
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Tue, Dec 14, 1943
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