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iviaae oiraiegicSaipan ChargeSAIPAN, M A R I A N A S Tlt;3-I ANDS The first man to pokehis nose above hill 500 on Saipan was a former Cincinnati, O, lawyer Marine Capt. James G Headley.Two bullet wounds failed tostop the ( aptain as he successfully charged the hill, leading a detachment of marines.Capt Headley was wounded in the scalp when he made an unsuccessful attempt to get up the hill.In tins hid for the Jap-held position, m u liine gun and mortar fire kept his men pinned down. Several of them, besides himself, wer» hit H - was forced to withdraw to a less vulnerable position. The withdrawal, however, was made only' aft. r he had directed tin* removal to safety of each wounded man and had himself carried out one ,f the injured After he had reorganizedunit hlt;- made his second assaul and this time was successful. I this attack a Jap bullet nicke him in the left hand D spite the: wounds, the captain did not rlt; quire hospilalizaaion and is car
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Norwalk Reflector Herald
Norwalk, Ohio, US
Mon, Jul 17, 1944
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