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Stilwell alternately performed the services of company commander, mess sergeant, gun-bearer and guide, bedding down beside us in the jungle, standing in line with us at food time, loading his sick on mules or improvised stretchers, coaxing others to march where they thought they couldn't until we arrived at safety...
...Reserve Officer who thought the sergeant knew more than...
This is how Hersey introduces the men who went through the first Japanese air attack: "The men, who had instinctively thrown themselves on the ground, stood up and dusted off. The Sergeant who had started a letter carefully folded the piece of paper, which had only 'Dear Mom' on it, and put it in his pocket. They all talked about the wind that bombs make, and how they felt. . . . They started loading their guns. They had never actually fired their guns before and they wished they could let a couple of rounds go just to get over...
...Sergeant who worked the radio . .. was Joe Stanley Smith, and he was a New Mexican. Joe Stanley got his nose broken playing soldier with his older brother at the age of four. He grew up muscular, and he was all the neighbors' friend. The people of Carlsbad used to send for Joe Stanley when there was a drowning in the Pecos River, and Joe Stanley would go and swim strongly and take out the body. He had a big black dog, he liked to dance and he would box with anyone just for fun. He married a girl whose...
Successful completion of the glider pilot course leads to a Staff Sergeant's rating with flying...