Chapter 61: I'm not gonna lose my whole damn squad
Chapter 61 picks up the story after Johnny is killed.
1. The details of Sergeant Winterbottom's attack on the machine gun nest reconstructed from various sources, including his Silver Star award and his memories of the event.
2. The quote from Sergeant Robert Ellis' battlefield notebook as presented in his book See Naples and Die.
3. The conversation at the end is as recalled by Carl Cossin.
4. Review the F-85 morning reports for April 15 to April 16, 1945.
Media and Web links:
1. Figure 61-1 Video: James Winterbottom describes his assault on the machine gun nest in the farmhouse.
2. Figure 61-2 Web: Learn more about Sergeant Ellis, his diary, and his book about the men of F-85.
Copyright 2007 by Dan Oja