How a U.S. Sniper’s “Cigarette Trick” Took Down 92 Japanese in 4 Days

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November 14th, 1943. 0530 hours. Bugenville Island, Solomon Islands. Staff Sergeant Thomas Arthur Caldwell pressed his body deeper into the volcanic soil. The Springfield 03 rifle steady against his shoulder. Through the Unertle 8 power scope, he watched a Japanese soldier 280 yards distant carefully light a cigarette. The brief flare of the match ... Read More