ieonandanycasualties
”ts,”ersreplied
neavlesknehingaboutsportsheaskederstoputitinclearlanguage
”getthehellofftheradiosoioreartillerysupport,”ersshoutedback,”ors”
justatthatnt,boyle”heardsortarsingyouuldtelltheyovingtoofast,ashepletereveryfroisandy”ipityleftlegfrohehiptothekneeandthatontheshoulderandtoldhieakencareof
guaereandorphineandgotstretrearward
anobserversaandadeanagedtogetoutofthefieldbeforethe88pletedthebracket
sofpanynhelpedhioaroadjunthedike,pietorelaxtheysaidanontherearstretediatedicalattention”
altogether,theteasyandfoxpaniestookeighteenbardntnonekilled
erssetupstrongpointstovertheplaceeup”hohinggoing”heasked
forthefirsttisincetheactionbegan,erssatdoeadrinkofer,”hesaidashereachedfoixonscanteen,henoticedthathishanded
sonition,456roundsthatnightdoes
en,aplatoonofeasypanyhadroutedtanpaniesofabout300narifoxpanyancasualtiesykilled,elevencaptured,about100wounded
later,enhadbeen”very,veryluanshadletthe1stsquadgetaentstheyhadbunass,inexutheroadtheyfailedtoputtogetheranorganizedbaseoffireheshootingstarted
easy,byntrast,didalsteverythingrightpanyaanshipachinegun,andrtarfire”
reple,thephysienoreenergythanaheavyatoreenergythananinutesinthreenseesalsonotablepanysni,essages,runners,andhandsignalsbeingusedeffectivelytheleapfrogadvancesandretreatsputintoplaythetrainingtheyhadundergoneattocaandefficiencytheordinationhbritishartillerystanding
soadeonerightdeetisinstinesafteransandtookrerisksthananyoneelse
butgoodaseasypanyofthe506thpanyinthear,thereodeartilleryeasyhadtoeituldnotstayintheopenfieldandgetpoundedbutinanartilleryafeinutesoftotalterror,andthepanyhadtakenrecasualtiesthanithadinitsenuntersanriflenbythehundredsearlierintheday
”artilleryisaterriblething,”ersaid”god,ihateit”
thepublicrelationsofficeofthe101stairboedivisiongavetheactionextensivepublicity,intypicalejargon:”ersorderhadtobe,andpaniesofssostthatveryinstant”
insofarasthege363rdvolksgrenadierdivisionlaunayhavebeenolestedsouthofthedike,theyentalhqatexactlythentlonelsinkhadtoncentratehisattentiononopheusden
sinkaneuveragainstanuriy”andtuedbatherear
aupleofdaysafterthebayoattack,lonelsinkpaidajoliverhortonhadbeenkilledinbattleofopheusdenonoctober5
ers,tysixandahalfyearsold,



