单词 | machine gunner |
例句 | “Now!” the machine gunner yelled over his shoulder. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When he came up he saw that everybody—the ammo carriers, the demolitions guys, the machine gunners, everybody—they were all dropping everything into the water and going under like Ishmael. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When Henry Allen joined the military, it never occurred to him that he would end up serving as a machine gunner in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “If we do get into anything, make sure you report any body count. One last thing, you stay close to Scotty over there. Scotty’s our machine gunner. You can feed for him.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He learned where to place the green-faced lieutenant and the captain, and, high ground being priceless, to set the machine gunner on a book, a children’s dictionary. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The machine gunner started firing even before he looked out. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning it turned out that one of the guards had become convinced of an escape in progress and had alerted the tower machine gunners. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As a big man, therefore a machine gunner, Henry Dobbins carried the M-60, which weighed 23 pounds unloaded, but which was almost always loaded. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long until the machine gunner was killed on another night mission. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The patriotism of her young flight crews would be an inspiration to women serving the Motherland in a host of less glamorous roles—as snipers, tank drivers, antiaircraft machine gunners, technicians, cooks, or launderers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Another area of complexity in which Polman sprays around denunciations like a machine gunner behind enemy lines is what might be called the micro-economy of aid. Worst aid 2010-04-24T23:06:00Z Major Black went through Marine Corps recruit training in April 1988 as a machine gunner. Top Marine selected to be the next senior enlisted adviser to Joint Chiefs chairman 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Some armed drones, like those provided by Iran, fly low and slow, making them sometimes adequate targets for well-trained machine gunners, rather than using expensive missiles in more advanced air defense systems. U.S. rocket artillery for Ukraine will double its explosive reach 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Marine machine gunner Ian David Long opened fire before midnight at the crowded bar, which was hosting college country music night. Terrifying video, 911 calls released three years after Borderline mass shooting 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Marine Corps for nearly 11 years ending in 2014, including stints as a machine gunner, a martial arts trainer, and an information operations planner, his LinkedIn page shows. Special Report: Trump aide set up meeting where election worker was pressured 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Ian David Long, a former Marine machine gunner who served in Afghanistan, used a legally purchased .45-caliber pistol with an extended magazine in the shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill. Mass shooters exploited gun laws, loopholes before carnage 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Marine machine gunner opened fire about 11:20 p.m. Ventura County district attorney's office releases new details on Borderline mass shooting 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z When Stroud graduated from his Texas high school in 1944, he volunteered for the Navy and trained as a machine gunner. World War II, Korean War veteran made his living in Cobb 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Lee Trevino, who went from the Marines to professional golf and the World Golf Hall of Fame, spoke to the veterans about his time on the course and as a machine gunner. PGA HOPE helps change veterans' lives with golf therapy 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z “And to our advantage, they were silhouetted in the gunfire smoke, making easy targets for my machine gunners and riflemen.” Recalling the horror of Long Tan: 'I was too bloody busy to be frightened' 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z He was recognised for a lone attack on a nest of five machine gunners at the Battle of Cambrai in World War One on 20 November 1917. Soldiers' medals on display for first time 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z He served as a machine gunner, automatic rifleman and gun team leader before becoming a fire team leader. JBLM Army Ranger dies from combat wounds suffered in Afghanistan 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z He claimed his only companions were the “machine gunners,” referring to security personnel, and “they don’t wave, they don’t smile.” After shutdown talks go nowhere, officials to try again 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Later, he talked about his Christmas "all alone," with no one around except for the "machine gunners." Home alone no more: Trump's chatty recovery from cabin fever 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Later, he talked about his Christmas “all alone,” with no one around except for the “machine gunners.” Home alone no more: Trump’s chatty recovery from cabin fever 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z He claimed his only companions were the "machine gunners," referring to security personnel, and "they don't wave, they don't smile." Trump meets with congressional leaders in Situation Room on border security amid partial shutdown 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Long, 28, a former machine gunner and Afghanistan war veteran, posted on social media during a break in the gunfire that he wondered if people would think he was insane. California bar shooter had enough ammo to kill many more 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Long, a former machine gunner and Afghanistan war veteran, attacked the bar on a busy weekday night, firing into the crowd as some hurled barstools through windows to escape. California bar shooter had 5 unused high-capacity magazines 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Long, a former machine gunner and Afghanistan war veteran, attacked the Borderline Bar on a busy weekday night, firing into the crowd as some hurled barstools through windows to escape. Investigators to update timeline of California mass shooting 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Long, a former machine gunner and Afghanistan war veteran, attacked the Borderline Bar on a busy weekday night, firing into the crowd as some hurled barstools through windows to escape. Investigators to update timeline of California mass shooting 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Long, a former machine gunner and Afghanistan war veteran, attacked the Borderline Bar on a busy weekday night, firing into the crowd as some hurled barstools through windows to escape. Investigators to update timeline of California mass shooting 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Stationed in Hawaii, Long became a machine gunner. California gunman’s life was both unremarkable and troubled 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Stationed in Hawaii, Long became a machine gunner. California gunman's life was both unremarkable and troubled 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z A former machine gunner with the Royal Irish Regiment, he said he wanted to make a difference at Cheshire Constabulary. How a predatory paedophile became a PC 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Julie Hanson, who lives next door to Long’s ranch-style home, described him as “odd” and “disrespectful” well before he left home a decade ago, got married and enlisted in the Marines, becoming a machine gunner. California gunman was volatile but passed mental assessment 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Inside, German machine gunners had taken up positions in defensive holes, behind rocky outcrops and shielded by dense undergrowth. Why this WWI battle is still important in US 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The machine gunner hit a large piece of fiberglass on the copter, and its debris flew into the engine. EXCHANGE: Marine recalls being downed in Viet Nam rice paddy 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Three women — a rifleman, a machine gunner and mortar Marine — arrived at 1st Battalion, 8th Marines in mid-January. Marine Corps shifts gears with ad highlighting women in combat, their ‘fighting spirit’ 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z “Nothing against plumbers and machine gunners, of course, but you don’t meet a lot of them in the editorial ranks,” said Danny Judge, 30. Iowa man creates literary journal while supporting ill wife 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Armistead says they will serve as a rifleman, a machine gunner and a mortar Marine. 3 female enlisted Marines reporting for infantry duty 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The German plane carried two men, the pilot and a machine gunner who operated two guns, one facing forward, the other rearward. WWI aviator Rockwell: ‘The best and bravest of us all’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Their machine gunners might have been demoralised by tons of high explosives falling on their bunkers, but soon they were galvanised by the opportunity to hit back. Battle of the Somme: Carnage for the Scots battalions - BBC News 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z The driver and the machine gunner were also killed, Qader said. Afghanistan president condemns killing of NPR journalists in ambush 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z So he did what a machine gunner might do. Iowa man creates literary journal while supporting ill wife 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z He was a machine gunner in a turret atop a Humvee. Johnson County court rescues Marine veteran from jail 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Between biplanes attacking destroyers and machine gunners armored like knights, 1 is already looking like the weirdest and most interesting Battlefield game ever made. Watch an exhaustive frame-by-frame analysis of the Battlefield 1 trailer 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z The Vietnam War was ramping up, and together, they were part of a weapons platoon - three machine gunners and one anti-tank man - getting ready to ship off to East Asia. 4 Marines come together after 50 years for the perfect photo 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z They fired on a brown troop carrier at the crossroads and a machine gunner perched in the vehicle's turret shot them dead, he said. Burkina Faso's long night of horror in killing spree by militants 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Another served two tours in Afghanistan as a machine gunner. EXCHANGE: Former political candidate runs construction firm 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z The Marine Corps recommended that certain jobs such as machine gunner be kept closed, but the secretary said that the military is a joint force, and his decision will apply to everyone. In historic decision, Pentagon chief opens all jobs in combat units to women 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Deployed to Ramadi, Iraq, in 2004, the machine gunner in the 2nd Battalion 5th Marines was hit by an improvised explosive device while on patrol. Wounded veterans find source of healing on golf course 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z Some are trained as machine gunners, for example, and others learned to operate antitank missiles. Feature: As U.S. moves to allow women in combat, researchers help set the bar 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z He was a veteran of World War II, trained as a machine gunner at the end of the war, but he never saw combat. Are there people alive whose dads fought in the Civil War? 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z On his way to England, a German forward machine gunner sits in the nose of a Heinkel He 111 bomber plane. The First Battle Fought Only in the Sky Began 75 Years Ago 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z He won a Pulitzer Prize a year before he was killed by a Japanese machine gunner on a Pacific island on April 18, 1945. IU to mark Ernie Pyle’s death with moment of silence 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z On Feb. 15, 1915, a young machine gunner serving with the French Foreign Legion on the western front was mortally wounded by German shellfire. First Americans to die in WWI may have been volunteers in French army 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z The appearance of Mr. Christukat’s name in a list of machine gunners who took part is “not sufficient proof” that he participated in the killings, the statement said. German Court Finds Insufficient Evidence Linking Ex-Soldier to Nazi Massacre 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z He said Mr Ireland joined the Royal Marines in September 2012 and excelled in his role as a general purpose machine gunner. Body was that of missing marine 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z "I have nothing against Russian nationalists, or a great Russia," said Dmitry, as we sped through the dark Mariupol night in a pickup truck, a machine gunner positioned in the back. Azov fighters are Ukraine's greatest weapon and may be its greatest threat 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z A limited number, usually heavily exposed machine gunners, are equipped with helmets. Syrian Kurdish fighters pushing back Islamic State on their own 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Volodmyr Kydon, said the draft is targeting skills that the military needs most: machine gunners, snipers, artillerymen, missile launcher operators and medical personnel. Ordinary Ukrainians become unlikely warriors 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z When my machine gunner began to engage targets and Matt started using his 40-millimeter grenade launcher, I thought we would gain some breathing room. At War Blog: A Hunt for a Deadly Sniper from Two Perspectives 2013-06-05T02:19:19Z Commanding officer Lt Col Jim Taylor said of Drummer Rigby: "An experienced and talented side drummer and machine gunner, he was a true warrior and served with distinction in Afghanistan, Germany and Cyprus." Lee Rigby named as Woolwich victim 2013-05-23T16:29:19Z Wary Nigerian Army machine gunners flanked the ambulance, and the attendants wore face masks against the odor in the 109-degree heat. Body Count Soars as Nigerian Military Hunts Islamists 2013-05-07T23:42:26Z He walked at ease among the crowd of machine gunners, apparently issuing orders. Bullets Fly Around Provincial Peace Talks in Afghanistan 2012-11-26T06:35:27Z Powers, a poet by training who served as a machine gunner in Tal Afar, Iraq in 2004-2005, writes in evocative passages that capture the inner turmoil of his narrator, Private Bartle. The Yellow Birds: An Iraq Veteran's Novel Gives a View from the Inside 2012-09-17T19:35:35Z A machine gunner, for instance, may seem adept only at dismantling, cleaning and firing a weapon. Confronting the Significant Hurdles in Matching Recent Veterans With Civilian Jobs 2012-07-02T23:43:46Z In essence then, they're all covering the familiar military shooter classes, with snipers, heavy machine gunners and speedy recon guys all present and correct. E3 2012: Medal of Honor Warfighter multiplayer preview 2012-06-07T07:08:00Z The work of forming the principal ring of defense around the City of the Doges was confided to the machine gunners of the navy. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The .50-caliber machine gunner was pointing directly at us, as he yelled and motioned for us to stay back. At War: Spending Time With the Karzais in (Parts of) Kandahar 2011-07-19T15:23:48Z A German machine gunner mowed down most of the men exiting Baumgarten's boat. D-Day veterans recall World War Two turning point 2011-06-05T13:33:10Z Little machine gunners, the men used to call them, for they looked like so many small replicas of those men we had been killing and who had killed us. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z During the Battle of the Bulge, Mr. Wiedorfer’s platoon was crossing a clearing around noon on Christmas Day when camouflaged machine gunners supported by riflemen opened fire. Paul J. Wiedorfer, Hero of the Battle of the Bulge, Dies at 90 2011-05-30T04:01:28Z On the other hand, groups of allied machine gunners and machine riflemen, taking advantage of the depressions of the ground, have everywhere taken heavy toll of their adversaries. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z With Qaddafi snipers, machine gunners and mortar crews watching over it, no rebel dared to pass under it, much less drive on it. After Rebel Success in Misurata, NATO Strikes Tripoli 2011-05-12T13:09:29Z When the long fight was over the machine gunners of the 13th Battalion only mustered thirteen out of fifty-eight, and there was but a single survivor of those attached to the 7th Battalion. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Murphy whispered updates into his radio and checked on his men, repositioning his machine gunners and keeping his medic close at hand. The Afghan Diaries: Night Patrol with the Bomb Squad 2011-01-18T08:50:00Z When our front line was hung up by enfilading machine-gun fire Captain Bell crept forward and shot the machine gunner. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z One machine gunner with a good target got through 30,000 cartridges, and could have fired twice that number had they been at hand. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Then, when it still didn't stop, a machine gunner got the OK to open fire with a M-249 machine gun. Afghan war logs highlight civilian killings by U.S. forces 2010-07-26T04:30:00Z All this time his trench was under heavy fire from the artillery, bombers, and machine gunners of the enemy. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Other books started as soldier blogs, at least before commanders shut them, among them “My War” by Colby Buzzell, a former machine gunner in Iraq. 2010-02-08T16:18:00Z They spent an hour routing out the German machine gunners with rifles and hand grenades, when the ammunition began to run low. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. A patrol led by Captain Starita was able to surround them and to penetrate and kill the commanding officer despite the heavy fire of the machine gunners. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Two days later the machine gunners achieved real distinction, when Donahue and Bowly brought a German aeroplane to earth a few hundred feet from the position. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division So determined were the Germans to hold the position that they had chained the machine gunners to their weapons. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z They soon swung into a long driveway and headed toward a big stone gate with machine gunners at each side. A Yankee Flier in Italy Descending upon this point in great force, they succeeded in crossing the river in the face of a destructive fire from American machine gunners and infantry, who fought and died where they stood. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. It was four o'clock in the afternoon of May 31st that those American machine gunners got their first glimpse of real war. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" The other men—machine gunners and B. C. detail—carved bunks out of the sides of the trench that ran along in front of the pieces. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division I noted on the 21st October that of the 300 men of the Battalion then in the field, nearly 100 were on detached jobs—signallers, machine gunners and details attached to various headquarters. With Manchesters in the East Concrete dugouts of the strongest description were provided for the protection of garrisons and machine gunners, and nothing that labor and skill could devise was neglected to make the position indestructible. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources The American machine gunners mowed down the advancing enemy battalions and later supported the French infantry in a counterattack which forced the enemy to retire beyond the northern edge of the wood. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. In spite of the fact that the enemy artillery intensified its shelling of the south bank, the American machine gunners remained at their posts without firing and played a waiting game. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Near the machine gunners, the shells burst thick, and both Donahue and Harry Overstreet were sent to the hospital with bad poison burns. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The Royal Irish Rifles swept over the German parapet, and, assisted by the Inniskillings, cleared the trenches and destroyed the machine gunners. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War The machine gunners are in a great state, because the enemy will soon be “searching” with his artillery for the eighteen-pounder and the lairs of the smaller hidden guns will suffer. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went The battalion of American machine gunners already mentioned, which had been posted on May 31, 1918, to guard the river bridges at that town, found the Germans already in the northern outskirts. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. Our machine gunners maintained a continual fire into that part held by the enemy. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" By an American soldier who went, Arthur Guy Empey, machine gunner, serving in France; together with Tommy's dictionary of the trenches. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Private Thomas Cooke, a machine gunner, continued to fire after all his companions had been killed and was found dead beside his gun. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War But the sad part was that the German machine gunners, seeing their men surrendering, opened a furious fire on them. Life in a Tank In this group of farm buildings the Germans had, on their withdrawal, left behind a strong force of machine gunners and infantry, which set up a strong defense. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The retirement of both parties was covered by our machine gunners on the south bank, who poured a hot fire into the evacuated areas as the Germans began occupying them. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" By climbing the hill on which M. lived, we came close to the schools of the machine gunners, and could listen to the stuttering of their infernal instruments. A Padre in France Well, you're a machine gunner too, and you know he traverses the Maxim after me by patting it on the cheek. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders It weighed seven tons, including its load of sixteen 100-pound bombs, and was manned by two pilots and a machine gunner. The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man They were composed of storm troops, volunteers, machine gunners, artillerymen, pioneers to destroy the wire entanglements, and stretcher bearers to carry off their casualties. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. In spite of their losses, the Germans continued their grewsome rushes toward the approaches of the iron bridge across which our machine gunners were pouring a devastating fire. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Away by the narrow bridge above Marcoing one living and three dead machine gunners were lying in a mangled heap. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry The moment I stepped out of my trench a German machine gunner got after me and I could hear the "swish swish" of the bullets a few feet in front of me. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders It was, therefore, expedient to make a surprise attack with fire-arms, since the noise was immaterial as far as alarming the supports, and very efficacious in throwing the machine gunners into a state of demoralization. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Meanwhile, in the center at Xivray and on the left, the machine gunners did the rest. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. Our machine gunners turned the northern bank of the river into a No Man's Land. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" One thing that was annoying to our advance was the German "pill boxes" in which machine gunners were placed. In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France A number of the machine gunners were killed and wounded. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders At 2 a.m. on the 20th December the "C2" party left, and now in the key position there remained only 37 officers and riflemen, four machine gunners, and two signallers. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Even when making steps backward, they endeavored to render the American progress costly by leaving behind German machine gunners cleverly concealed in nests. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The Royal Irish Rifles went through hell that day, and sought out the machine gunners at the bayonet's point. Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 Many of them were concealed in trees, and it was a common sight to see our infantrymen advance unseen by the machine gunners, and then with their rifles, shoot them out of the trees. In the Flash Ranging Service Observations of an American Soldier During His Service With the A.E.F. in France At the first cast it caught on at the top of the rail, while the machine gunners trained their weapon to "get" any one who endeavored to cast off the grapple. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers A considerable number of the junior officers and N.C.Os. attended, together with a proportion of the machine gunners and signallers. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Hidden among the clustered foliage, German machine gunners desperately contended for every inch of ground before surrendering it. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. A few days later an infirmary was opened for the machine gunners and Company "C" of the engineers at Solombola. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Its greyish-white sides were pitted and scarred by shell-fire, but none the less in its chalky bowels it contained plenty of dugouts filled with machine gunners, who took full advantage of their dominant position. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) Frank asked of a machine gunner whom he knew, as the man limped by him, supported by a comrade. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive The results of the four classes attending this School from your Battalion, viz., officers, N.C.Os., signallers and machine gunners, are most satisfactory. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula American outposts moved to the first line and with other infantrymen and machine gunners waited for those of the attackers who survived the American barrage. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. Our total numbers during this attack did not amount to more than four hundred men, including the Cossack machine gunners and Canadian artillery-men. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 One, in particular, named Bouchard, a boy who enlisted when but sixteen, developed into the brightest and most efficient machine gunner I have ever known. The Emma Gees It seemed as though the machine gunner had not exaggerated when he said that there were millions. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive In addition there were two teams of Brigade machine gunners to guard the flanks, and seven sappers to blow up dug-outs. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion From dawn onwards artillery fire slackened somewhat, but the enemy machine gunners and snipers kept up harassing fire from their well established posts against the men in their exposed and isolated posts. The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918 I also remember Babcock on that march--Babcock, who was one of our best machine gunners, never complaining and always dependable. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 The average machine gunner will probably go through the whole war without ever seeing a live enemy--excepting prisoners. The Emma Gees "Isn't mine at Verdun?" and then proudly, "And machine gunner at that!" With Those Who Wait But the machine gunners attached to us soon brought their machine guns into action, while our artillery f.o.o. took up a position on the ridge from which he could fire his guns to good effect. With the British Army in The Holy Land The enemy machine gunners were lined up on a ridge some four hundred yards away, but on seeing us they decamped with all speed, probably believing us to be a regiment of cavalry. Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery The French machine gunners by this time were badly needed on the railroad force. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 As the guns and tripods were very conspicuous objects they naturally became the especial targets for enemy riflemen and snipers and the casualties among machine gunners ran far above the average for other troops. The Emma Gees There were many nights of official calm when we machine gunners crept out of the trenches with our guns to positions prepared beforehand, either in front of the line or to the rear of it. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army A section of machine gunners moved forward close behind the leading companies. With the British Army in The Holy Land Billy Brownway, machine gunner, had assured Thatchy that undoubtedly he was wanted to represent the messenger service on the War Council at Versailles. Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer He returned with his gun and dropped among the Americanski machine gunners, telling of the death of Ballard and the Russian soldiers at the point of the Bolshevik bayonets. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 From there we would shoot, day and night, often, at the first, having our targets where we could "see 'em fall," a very unusual occurrence for a machine gunner, save during a general engagement. The Emma Gees Snipers, machine gunners, artillerymen, airmen, engineers of the opposing sides, vie with each other in skill and daring, in order to secure that coveted advantage, the morale. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army It passed over the boat and the hut beside it and the crowd of us outside, and I could see Oscar in the machine gunner's seat aiming a portable audiovisual telecast camera. Four-Day Planet In the Argonne against superior forces, amid a baptism of shell fire from hidden machine gunners, they advanced to victory. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights The comrades in question consisted of a platoon of Russian machine gunners who were bravely fighting with the Americans in Vistavka. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 The trouble with us is that we have not, and never have had, any machine gunners in the United States Army. The Emma Gees As a machine gunner I was particularly interested in the construction of the machine-gun emplacements. Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army But we do need a good machine gunner. Four-Day Planet It was a battle of machine gunners and infantry. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights How courteously they taught the doughboy machine gunner the little arts of digging in and rejoiced at the rapid progress of the American. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 The major, from among the prisoners crawled to York with an offer to order the surrender of the machine gunners. Sergeant York And His People These were really miniature fortresses of concrete and armor plate with a dome-shaped roof and loopholes for machine gunners. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War The enemy was fighting well, his infantry and machine gunners being particularly stubborn and covering their retirement very skilfully. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 Broken bits of gun and fragments of cloth mixed with earth explained the fate of a German machine gunner who had emplaced his piece in the same manner. My Second Year of the War But now he must hurry out with his detachment of machine gunners to help the Americans. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Then the men of other regiments, and the regiments of other nations, wanted to see the American who single-handed had fought and forced a battalion of machine gunners to come to him. Sergeant York And His People A troop of Lovats and a section of machine gunners were in support to us. The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R.H. 1914-1919 Our foremost troops undoubtedly met determined resistance from the machine gunners, but they were probably blissfully ignorant of what was taking place behind them. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 This was the opportunity of the machine gunners in shell-craters and the snipers and the curtain of artillery fire. My Second Year of the War Yorkshire troops and machine gunners were quickly rushed up to bolster up these loyal men and a few days later retribution swift and terrible was visited upon the deserters and their newly made comrades. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Yet, one man, a representative of America on that hillside on that October morning, broke the morale of a battalion of machine gunners made up from members of Germany's famous Prussian Guards. Sergeant York And His People The two 7-mm's that had been left on the top had vanished, along with the machine gunners, in a hole that had been blown in the landing stage. Null-ABC Down below lived Company Headquarters, the garrison, one or two tunnelling experts and the specialists, stokes mortars, machine gunners and others. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. To assist in completing the rout of the Turkish troops retiring from Beersheba, a small mobile force on camels, consisting of Lewis gunners, machine gunners, and a few Sudanese Arab scouts, under Lieut.-Col. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron The enemy machine gunners had the range, and several were wounded almost on leaving the trench. The Story of the "9th King's" in France I was so close to these prisoners that the machine gunners could not shoot at me without hitting their own men. Sergeant York And His People Some of our machine gunners, including Clare, were done in the other day, and they put up a biscuit tin, with their names pierced in with nail holes, to mark the spot. Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front Every effort was made with bombs and rifle grenades to dislodge the German machine gunners from their posts on the main road, but, though Serjts. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. Lieutenant William Warfield of the Battalion Duncan single-handed took an enemy machine gun nest which had been harassing his company, and after disposing of the enemy machine gunners returned to our lines with the gun. History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, the Spanish-American War, and the Late Imbroglio With Mexico The enemy machine gunners opened fire at once and the attackers began to fall almost as soon as the attack was commenced. The Story of the "9th King's" in France I saw the German prisoners who were still in a bunch together waving their hands at the machine gunners on the hill as if motioning for them to go back. Sergeant York And His People While the latter squads ordinarily were located behind the lines, the machine gunners were up where there was trouble all the time. The Children of France A Book of Stories of the Heroism and Self-sacrifice of Youthful Patriots of France During the Great War The Exeter Dump was lively at times, especially when a machine gunner on Fosse 8 slag heap, popularly known as Ludendorf, was pointing his gun in that direction. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. I got my rifle into action and 'knocked off' two of those German machine gunners. History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, the Spanish-American War, and the Late Imbroglio With Mexico In many cases the heroism and tenacity of a few machine gunners have permitted the rapid retaking of a lost position. Military Instructors Manual York several times shouting to the machine gunners on the hill to come down and surrender, but from where I stood I could not see Corp. Sergeant York And His People Along toward the middle of the night the machine gunners reached their destination. The Children of France A Book of Stories of the Heroism and Self-sacrifice of Youthful Patriots of France During the Great War Captain Ellwood and his machine gunners at once got to work and did terrific execution, being chiefly responsible for the failure of the enemy's efforts, and enabling the Canadians to hold the Hill. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. My tanker was a young fellow not over twenty-five, a machine gunner, and in a little estaminet, over a glass of citron and soda, he told me of his first battle. A Yankee in the Trenches While the machine gunners and helpers do the excavating, specialists in rear prepare the parts for assembling. Military Instructors Manual They were in the forest fighting on, when the story went over the world that an American soldier had fought and captured a battalion of German machine gunners. Sergeant York And His People At last the German line began to waver; it stopped, then began a retreat on the run, followed by the bullets of the machine gunners. The Children of France A Book of Stories of the Heroism and Self-sacrifice of Youthful Patriots of France During the Great War In August, 1915, the French had introduced a steel helmet for their machine gunners, finally extending the issue to all ranks. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. During these rests from the trenches I was sometimes summoned to Brigade Headquarters, where the arch machine gunner dwelt. Bullets & Billets In this trench there were only two dugouts, and these were used by Lewis and Vickers, machine gunners, so it was the fire step for ours. Over the Top The machine gunner and his squad aim to put as many of the advancing, retreating, or standing enemy out of the fighting as possible, and to save themselves. Air Service Boys in the Big Battle Or, Silencing the Big Guns Claude took this up and showed it to the machine gunners in the Snout. One of Ours The rifle spoke and a German machine gunner collapsed behind his weapon. Tarzan the Untamed However, I pulled myself together, and set about collecting all the machine gunners, guns and accessories. Bullets & Billets The machine gunners in the dugout were laughing and joking. Over the Top This last carry was critical; a false step, the clatter of falling metal, meant drawing the fire of some curious and alert German machine gunner. The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war By climbing this gully, the raiders should be able to fall on the machine gunners from the rear and surprise them. One of Ours The machine gunners went over with the fourth wave to consolidate the captured line or "dig in" as Tommy calls it. Over the Top I said good-bye to our little perforated hovel, and set off with all my machine gunners and guns for the road behind the wood, to go—goodness knows where. Bullets & Billets Later on I learned that machine gunners and bombers are known as the "Suicide Club." Over the Top This arose in front of High Wood, which was a veritable nest of German machine gunners in such a critical tactical position as to hold up our advance in that region. The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war A collection of machine gunners who think they are the deciding factor of the war, and that artillery is unnecessary. Over the Top |
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