Evening star., 1944-06-26
Henry
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guns on half tracks. He was ac-
companied by 1t. Edwin Klitch oi
Baltimore and Corpl. Julius Wilier
laying telephone wire.
Capt. Larson, who afterward lee
his company into the city streets
by telephone conversation directed
three direct mortar hits which
knocked out the three rocket guns.
The fortress was very elaborate
The officers quarters had fine fur.
niture and q red plush carpet
There were, special accommodation,
for women. The storeroom was full
of cosmetics. No women were cap.
tured here, but seven we're found
in another fertilization yesterday
There was champagne and beer II
abundance. The fort was like 8
medieval stronghold. 1t was sur.
rounded by moat filled with green
water.
Pinned Down by Fire.
There was no pause The bat.
talon proceeded downhill along 9
narrow country road into the out.
skirts Of the city where command
post was set up while companie.
proceeded to the docks.
Photographer Bert Brandt, 5S2T
North Washington boulevard, Ar
lington, Va, and I ran a gantlet OF
sniper fire over the hill and were
pinned down half hour in a sunken
road by an ack ack sniper, the heav-
lest fire have yet encountered.
Men were hit around me. "Medi-
cos up 'front.'" was heard an all sides
Men were being driven crazy mad
by the snipers. Let's 60, get the --
- -" yelled young 1t. Willard
Speigelman of Pittsburgh trying te
jump a wall with a bullet in his
thigh.
He was restrained but he refused
aid since the only two Medical Corps
men present were busy with othel
wounded
Face Down in bitches.
We all lay face down in thu
bitches The place got so hot tha
Maj. Bailey was forced to evacuat,
through sniper fire to direct opera
tions of companies in the city. Twt
German prisoners, lately snipers
were pinned down with US. The,
got taste of their own medicine.
Back in a French farmhouse
welcomed dose Of "Old Doc Nc
Glaughlin's Shock Remedy" spe
cial alcohol-base concoction admin
istered by Capt. William McGlaugh
lin of Chester, S. c., the battalion
surgeon. We all thought the snip.
ing had resumed when bottle o.
Normandy cider exploded as tn,
hospitable farmer tried to uncorl
it. Every one was drenched by it.
This reporters progress was stop.
ped at Cherbourg outskirts, as tht
streets we're too hot because o.
snipers' fire Our action had Gu
off the western end of the city from
which the enemy might have triee
to evacuate to the Hague Peninsula
Black smoke covered the docl
area most of the afternoon will
intermittent explosions believed du
to Jerry blowing up installations.
At the end two regiments race,
to enter the city. One which wen
in after sending patrols through
Octeville into Cherbourg last nigh
and finding all quiet, found them
selves opposed by new force today
I was halted at the battalion dress
ing station in narrow road owe
which tanks and tank destroyer
were constantly passing. Terribl
wounded men were brought in to
fast for the small group of medica
corpsmen and the single doctor.
Men carved splints with jac
knives from packing case board
and wrapped them with gauze. TIL
corpsmen gave life-restoring bloc
plasma. Every ones face was fu
of dust kicked up by the tanks.
saw a major who had provided m
with a hot breakfast q few hour
before brought In shot through tn
hip.