YANKs Capture German Soldiers in Close Encounters
In next week’s Yank, Krauss commands surrender in German while two Germans exit with hands up after being surrounded by three Yanks. Sgt Dan T Barfoot of Oklahoma repeats the feat in English. Barfoot spots a machine gun barrel and a German helmet, calls the occupant, and two Germans emerge. Barfoot then leads a 13-man patrol, one added by a dizzy German, back to headquarters.
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Krauss
Dan T. Barfoot
Oklahoma
Barfoot
Bloody Basin: An Italian No Man's Land of Black Mist
In Italy's frontline Bloody Basin earns its name among Fifth Army troops. A misty, shellpocked bowl, 200 yards across, hosts foxhole and patrol warfare as Yanks and Germans skirmish at dawn and dusk. Tales recount sniper sweeps, close calls, and acts of notable valor by S/Sgt. James Rutledge, S/Sgt. Jack McMillion, Pvt. Gerald Gralinski, and Pvt. Martin Krauss amid artillery barrages and wary patrols.
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Bloody Basin
No-Man’s-Land
Italy
Fifth Army
James Rutledge
Rising Star
Tex
South Pacific Yanks Witness New Zealand Memorial Dedication
A Sunday memorial on a Pacific island honors 15 New Zealand artillerymen killed in a Jap dive bombing during occupation. Kiwi and American troops attended as the NZ and US national anthems played, with a Seabee band. The square base supports a cone, facing the jungle on the coral beach. A matching marker for U S troops will be placed nearby.
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Pacific
New Zealand
South Pacific
Herzl Rosenbaum
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Yank
Panama
Jocko
Sgt
Burgess Scott
Rutledge
Jerry
Jack McMillion
Harrisburg
Colo
McMillion
Basin Sector
Gerald Gralinski
Milwaukee
Wis
Gralinski
Pvt
Martin Krauss
Millville
N. J
Jeanne Darrell
Liberia
Leon M. Blackley
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