From left, Sgt. Titus "Mac" McClintock and me, Cpl.
Randall Wahoske. Sgt. McClintock was Section Leader for the 81mm
mortars and a very fine Marine. As you can see, towards the end of
the siege we did not have much left of our uniforms. I dug the hole
in the trench, which is visable in the background, with the idea of obtaining
shelter in case I was caught away from my bunker when 'Mr. Charles' was
firing his 120mm mortars. The hole went straight in then veered to
the side for protection. Am doubtful about how much protection it
would have provided, but seemed like a good idea at the time. |