How a US Soldier's 'Reload Trick' Killed 40 Japanese in 36 Minutes and Saved 190 Brothers in Arms

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At 5:47 on the morning of May 11th, 1945, Private First Class John R. McKini woke to a Japanese saber striking his skull. The blade carved a shallow groove across his scalp before the enemy soldier could complete the swing. McKini was 24 years old, 5' 7 in tall, 130 lb. He had grown up hunting squirrels and turkeys in the pine forests of Screven Co... Read More