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Word: crome (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...dense, brush-covered last-stand some 125 yards square. Behind the dense, protective foliage the little men burrowed into foxholes. Snipers tied themselves in trees. So close were the two forces that the Japs' labored breathing was clearly heard. His arm in a bloody sling, Captain C. A. Crome shouted one last ultimatum: "Surrender, you bastards, we've got you surrounded!" The answer floated back in perfect English: "Nerts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Nerts to You, Joe | 2/16/1942 | See Source »

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