Forward Observer

Forward Observer FORWARD OBSERVER BY EDWIN V. WESTRATE Published by THE BLAKISTON COMPANY, Philadelphia Distributed by E. P. BUTTON CO., INC., New York TO MAJOR GLENN S. HUBBARD United States Field Artillery a brilliant artillerist, a great and warmly human leader and, best of all, my friend. X - NOTE Every combat incident recorded here is authentic but, for military reasons, the real identity of the participants, their outfits and the exact location of their exploits may not be revealed as yet. So the names Kennard, Hallon, Johns, Warren, Byrnes and the rest seemed as good as any. Names of field commanders and of Fort Sill officers mentioned are, of course, their own. I wish to acknowledge especially my great indebtedness to Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Thompson, who was there and won the Silver Star for gallantry in action and to Major Glenn S. Hubbard of the staff of the Field Artillery School for their invaluable assistance in the preparation of this book. The Author. FORWARD OBSERVER KENNARD JAMES KENNARD, first lieutenant, Field Artillery was brought back to the United States from Africa on a stretcher, by airplane. His radio operator, Barney Johns, technician 5, occupied another stretcher on the same plane. They had been wounded within a few minutes of each other somewhere near Bizerte while on a special mission they had undertaken together. It was the second time Johns had been wounded, the fourth for Kennard. Jack Warren, who had been Kennard s first instrument corporal, was in the same hospital when they arrived. He had preceded them by a week or two, both as to the time he was wounded his second time, also and his return across the Atlantic. One day, after Kennard was able to sit up in bed for afew minutes at a time, a general came to the hospital and pinned a Distinguished Service Cross on him. He did not seem particularly excited about it. The only time his face lighted was when he was told Johns was receiving the same decoration. Warren already was wear [...] Autor: Edwin V. Westrate Wydawnictwo: Aristophanes Press Rok wydania: 2007 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 184 Wymiary: 21.6 x 14.0 x 1.2 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9781406706369