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Real Life Comics 12
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Real Life Comics 12
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Grade:
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9.0
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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1157781008
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Owner:
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walclark
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
On the night of August 21, 1942, Al Schmid was manning a M1917 Browning machine gun along with Corporal LeRoy Diamond and PFC Johnny Rivers. The Japanese, 800 strong, attacked the perimeter held by the Marines with the goal of breaking through to destroy the American airstrip of Henderson Field. During the night, Rivers was killed by a bullet through the head. Diamond, the gun commander, was wounded and several bullets hit and shredded the water jacket of their machine gun. A Japanese greenade thrown in the machine gun pit blinded Schmid, but he kept firing using instructions from Diamond. The next morning over 200 dead Japanese were counted in front of their machine gun. Schmid was awarded the Navy Cross on 18 February 1943. This cover is dated July 1943.
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