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ut. Leonard Dirks Given Praise For Work In BattleOne of Rangers Tak-'8 Part in Attack onTunisiaClispatch in the dailies b « ^at?line: With U. S.) sL -msia' Feb' 12 (De-'» sajs m part:akin but withAmpvi ginning’ in vic-Phant ?ai? Raners returned dji t-h m ^ from their first binp G nis*an front, aftertagail TM'an Stl'°n£holdfi 11 Italian prisoners.ml■A:y*'NT*mmM■Mlt;»-■«£,/Dieppe raid, marched 32 miles during a two-day sortie into enemy territory. They destroyed much axis equipment, lost only one man themselves, and left the battle field littered with Italian dead ina ferocious night attack.“The raid was led by Lieut. Coi. William O. Darby, of Fort Smith, Ark., who described it as highlySU“vfMcw up one 47-millimeter gun position, destroyed five machine gun pillboxes, and inflicted at least 30 to 40 casualties. Our own losses were .■nnall Only one manwas Killed—he walked ^millimeter shell-and two ofificero and 18 men were wounded, nor*seriously. The men were simplyvBSgg** lt;***• W1is tJarrett, medical officer, of Gam son N. Y., for *a wonderful job of patching up the injured men rightOn the battlefield.’ also commended Maj. Herman W Dammei, Great Kills, Staten Island, N Y.,Lieut. Leonard : ^Akron, la.; Capt. Max Schnudc ,of Shenandoah, la., and Capt. R ywho ieci the groupA1UU1 * *latt LIEUT' WU8■hem vetmenecl vete ms' many Veteians 0f the famous-n.. » _11V1which silenced the gun.Lieut. Leonard F. :Dir*s‘f ,* Sof of Mr and Mrs. Henry Daks orAkron He received military trsirv-hre7n the ROT- at the Universityof Nebraska and was commissioned a second lleuten.anpnmI Ciai_ssr «r»f„‘Mi i.« »e./rsRangers, was promoted to first lieutenant and Participated in the famous Dieppe, France laid.
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Le Mars Globe Post
Le Mars, Iowa, US
Mon, Mar 01, 1943
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