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Word: nagurney (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Nicholas Nagurney, a fireman, of the Hull, aboard another raft, had the strangest delusions and a unique experience. "Glenn Wilkerson told me to see how deep the water was. Then a shark bit me. I don't remember feeling it when he bit me, but he was about eight feet long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Perils of the Sea | 1/22/1945 | See Source »

...shark had bitten a thin slab off the top of the right forearm. On the under side were teeth marks, half an inch deep. Back on the raft, Nagurney had his arm bandaged, but he was not finished. A lieutenant (j.g.) had become delirious and had taken a swag of sea water. Nagurney pounced on him, rammed his finger down the officer's throat to make him vomit. The lieutenant bit Nagurney's finger. Nagurney's summation: "I guess I'm the only guy that's ever been bit by a shark and an officer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Perils of the Sea | 1/22/1945 | See Source »

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