dvnedain:Entering a trench, Mr. Compton’s baseball instincts took over when he saw German soldiers
dvnedain: Entering a trench, Mr. Compton’s baseball instincts took over when he saw German soldiers retreating. “The distance to the fleeing enemy was about the same as from home plate to second base,” historian Stephen Ambrose wrote in the 1992 book “Band of Brothers.” Mr. Compton “threw his grenade on a straight line — no arch — and it hit a German in the head as it exploded.” [x] -- source link
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