WW2 Marine Took a Machine Gun Burst Across the Chest 😳
A WWII Marine recounts being shot by machine gun fire across the chest during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Two rounds penetrated his left arm as he raised it to fire, and he was rescued by corpsmen who pulled him into a shell hole for cover.
Summary
During the Battle of Iwo Jima, this Marine was advancing over a hill when a Japanese soldier in a nearby pillbox opened fire with a machine gun. The Marine was carrying extra ammunition for BAR (Browling Automatic Rifle) men, accompanied by two corpsmen. As he came over the hill, the enemy soldier fired, with the first two rounds striking across the Marine's chest and exiting from his left side. At the moment of impact, the Marine had raised his arm to return fire, and both rounds passed through the muscle of his left arm. As he went down from the gunfire, the two corpsmen positioned behind him immediately responded by pulling him back to safety into a shell hole located just below the position where he had come over.
Key Insights
- The Marine was struck by machine gun rounds across his chest that exited from his left side while his arm was raised to return fire
- The shooter was a Japanese soldier positioned in a pillbox who retreated back into the fortification after opening fire
- Two corpsmen carrying extra ammunition were directly behind the Marine and immediately pulled him to safety when he was hit
- Both machine gun rounds passed through the muscle tissue of the Marine's left arm as he was attempting to fire his weapon
- The Marine was pulled into a shell hole positioned just below the hill crest where he had been shot
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Transcript
[0:00] Did you get shot in Iwo Jima? >> Got machine gun crossed my chest. The guy that shot me, he ran back into his pillbox. I had two corpsman behind me and we were carrying extra ammo for the BAR men. And just as I came over the hill, the guy that ran into the pillbox opened fire. The first two rounds went across my chest, came out on my left side. I had raised my arm up to fire. Both rounds went through the muscle of my left arm. And as I went down, the two [0:30] corpsman behind me pulled me back when I'm pulled me down into a shell hole right below where I had just…
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