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<blockquote data-quote="Snattlerake" data-source="post: 3246112" data-attributes="member: 44288"><p>One of the older technicians at work told me a story about a pistol that was in his in-laws family. </p><p></p><p>He tells me that his wife's late father, who was a Marine in the battle of Iwo Jima, had brought back his pistol from the war. I'm thinking, OK must be a nice old 1911 model, one that has probably seen more than a few soldiers hands. then comes the rest of the story. </p><p></p><p>Turns out that the guy's father in law, had a camera with him in his sack, and had taken some pictures of when they raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi . He submitted his photo, but it was not chosen as the one that is now famous. The family still has this picture hanging in their living room. </p><p></p><p>A few days after the flag raising, the Japanese attacked the Marines, and another fight broke out. As they are in the middle of everything, a Japanese sniper takes a shot at him. The bullet hits him in the right wrist, and hits his gun hanging from his belt. The round, after completely disabling his right hand, penetrates his leather pistol holster, and embeds itself into the slide of his 1911. fragments from the round penetrate through the other side of the holster, and into his leg, injuring him further. The Marine was able to get to the medic, where he was then evacuated to care for his injuries. </p><p></p><p>The Marine's name was Horace Arthur Smith "Arty". </p><p></p><p>You can find this story in Google. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]138611[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138612[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138613[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138614[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138615[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138616[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138617[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snattlerake, post: 3246112, member: 44288"] One of the older technicians at work told me a story about a pistol that was in his in-laws family. He tells me that his wife's late father, who was a Marine in the battle of Iwo Jima, had brought back his pistol from the war. I'm thinking, OK must be a nice old 1911 model, one that has probably seen more than a few soldiers hands. then comes the rest of the story. Turns out that the guy's father in law, had a camera with him in his sack, and had taken some pictures of when they raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi . He submitted his photo, but it was not chosen as the one that is now famous. The family still has this picture hanging in their living room. A few days after the flag raising, the Japanese attacked the Marines, and another fight broke out. As they are in the middle of everything, a Japanese sniper takes a shot at him. The bullet hits him in the right wrist, and hits his gun hanging from his belt. The round, after completely disabling his right hand, penetrates his leather pistol holster, and embeds itself into the slide of his 1911. fragments from the round penetrate through the other side of the holster, and into his leg, injuring him further. The Marine was able to get to the medic, where he was then evacuated to care for his injuries. The Marine's name was Horace Arthur Smith "Arty". You can find this story in Google. [ATTACH=full]138611[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138612[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138613[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138614[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138615[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138616[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]138617[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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