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Saipan's snipers were the meanest yet. In this cable, TIME Correspondent Robert Sherrod tells how the marines went about one job of mopping up these fanatical, last-ditch fighters...
...grenade struck the head of the driver, went on to hit the officer beside him between the eyes, killing both men. The cycle skidded into a ditch, catapulting the third German headfirst to his death against a stone wall. The doughboy retrieved his grenade from a tree trunk and rammed it back on the rifle launcher; it was still good...
...What then? Each occupying army would be compelled to cooperate with such local forces as can be found. . . . The United Nations would probably prefer and would certainly consent to deal with Germany as one. But the almost inevitable result of Hitler's own present 'last-ditch' policy, if carried through to the end, would be that the Union of Germany, which has been a determining factor of Europe's destiny for three-quarters of a century, would pass away. The next chapter would be a new one for Europe as well as for the Germans...
...yelled to Root, Doolen and Robinson and rushed for a shallow ditch 50 yards away. The fighters roared across, pulled up and then turned on our ship. They spattered bullets across the fuselage and wings, then started a little fire on the left side...
...lighter and faster. We started across this big field headed for the woods. I watched the speedometer 45-50-55-60-65, full speed ahead. I saw that woods, believe me I said a prayer. We were right at the edge of the woods and there was a ditch about 20' wide and 6' deep. We landed in the middle of the damn thing, took one bounce and was in the woods. . . . Well we sighted the tanks and they were running like maniacks up over a hill. . . . There were fifteen tanks so we started blazing away with...