Word: turreted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Said Private Moore from his hospital cot: "I got up next to the sergeant guarding the turret and one of the Japs stuck his head down inside. I shot him right between the eyes. Suddenly there was a terrific explosion and I saw the tank commander go down. Then I felt a burning pain in my neck and realized they must have thrown a grenade down the turret. A few moments later they set fire to the tank. The driver and I figured it was better to get outside and get shot rather than burn to death. The driver poked...
President of famed Jones & Lamson Machine Co. (turret lathes) in Springfield, Vt., Ralph Flanders actually represents nobody but himself. His expert technical advice was much sought in Washington when he bossed OPM's machine-tool priorities division in 1941. He left when he found himself in conflict with bureaucrats, but his advice continued to be sought...
...solid wall to greet him. On the testing ground, he watched 50 tanks roar through mud and dust. One tank drove straight at him, slogged through a muddy testing hole, ground to a stop ten feet away. The young Polish driver stuck his dirty face from the turret and grinned. "A good drive!" shouted the President...
...serious trouble-machine guns firing from a four-foot turret; an arsenal of tommy guns, shotguns, rifles, side arms...
...mixture of daring and humor, of the Navyman's good-natured contempt for the Army and respect for its leader. Aboard the PTs, gold braid and oak leaves, drenched with roaring spray, were not in their element. "I noticed a figure by the machine-gun turret," says Kelly. "His stomach was long ago empty, but he was leaning forward, retching between his knees." Kelly told a quartermaster to help him below, got the answer: "The general says he doesn't want to move, sir-he knows what's best for him." Even the lone admiral aboard...