Transcript of Inouye Charges To The Machine Gun Nest
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0:00inaway was struck in the Torso by a0:01bullet but ignoring the pain he closed0:04to within 5 yards of the first Machine0:06Gun Nest and destroyed it With Grenades0:09he then Advanced on the second Machine0:10Gun Nest and destroyed that one as well0:12with more grenades and bursts from his0:14Thompson submachine gun he then0:17approached the final Machine Gun Nest0:19and was within 10 yds of the position0:21when he grabbed another grenade and0:23pulled the pin as he was about to throw0:26a German soldier with a rifl mounted0:28grenade took aim and fired the0:31projectile hit inaway at the elbow and0:33exploded all but severing his arm which0:36was now still attached by a bit of Flesh0:39it was also the same arm that was about0:40to throw the now armed grenade inaway0:43himself described what happened stating0:46quote and even as I cocked my arm to0:48throw he fired and his rifle grenade0:50smashed into my right elbow and exploded0:53I looked at my dangling arm and I saw my0:55grenade still clenched in a fist that0:57suddenly didn't belong to me anymore
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